Thiksay Monastery

© Ujjwal Mukherjee

Thiksay Monastery

Uploaded: March 02, 2017 | Entered: March 02, 2017 08:28:10

Description

Ladakh,India.
Located at an altitude of 11,800 ft. in the Indus valley, this twelve-story complex monastery was founded in the mid 15th century. It has close resemblance to the Potala Palace in Lhasa,Tibet.

Exif: F Number: 18, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/125 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 34.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D

Comments

Gord MacEachern March 02, 2017

Simply incredible Ujjwal, fantastic find and capture!! #1680725

Harvey A. Ravitch March 02, 2017

Glad to see your work, again! Beautiful capture, & place.. Great angle, & Pov.. #11567790

John Connolly March 02, 2017

What a remarkable building and capture Ujjwal! An amazing sight, and thanks for the info! #11567827

John Koepfer @PresentPleasures March 02, 2017

So well exposed Ujjwal, great composition and such a spectacular Monastery!!! #11567878

Teresa Burnett level-classic March 02, 2017

What an impressive structure this is, Ujjwal!! Beautiful capture, with incredible comp, detail and light!! #11567966

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