Dense, heavy clouds are moving in, clinging to the peaks of the Pamir Mountains, but the low sun is trying to break through the clouds with its last rays. It seems as if the light is streaming straight from the top of the mountain, as if a volcano is erupting from the other side.
We stood on the border of two countries: our feet were on the territory of Tajikistan, but we were looking at Afghanistan. Directly below us is the Wakhan valley, the river below is called Pyanj. The border between the countries runs right along the river.
The colors of the sunset change over time, but it is still a majestic and mesmerizing sight. I can enjoy such views endlessly!
It's better to watch the photos in high resolution.
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Awesome pictures 😲
Awesome place :) Thank you!
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Thank you! :)
magical views! super
The magic of light and mountains :) Thanks!
Beautiful photos.
Thanks a lot!
Love the drama in these shots, looks like the best time of day to see this valley. Great work!
Oh yes, I love how dramatic photos look. I rarely get to do them, but at least sometimes :) Thanks a lot!
Tip top!
Thanks! :)
That last shot is EPIC!
Thank you very much, your words make my heart happy! It's funny that I like the first shot the most :)
They are both awesome for different reasons. That first shot is probably more dynamic. =)
Maybe :) And I also like that in the first photo both in the foreground and in the background there is an object that I want to look at in detail. Some contrast. Everyone has their preferences, and that's great :)
That's exactly why i said that the first shot was more dynamic... but all three are some stellar shots!
I will never cease to be impressed by the photos in your posts, they always look like perfect photos for a windows 10 wallpaper.
You flatter me :) Thank you very much! In fact, I use some of my photos as a wallpaper on my desktop, but not much. There are thousands of cooler photos. But if you like - feel free to use any of mine :) I almost always post photos in fairly high resolution, they are quite suitable for such personal use.
The photos are breathtaking. I'm wondering how do you plan when making this kinds of shoot. Is it just a one day thing or you spend time camping at a location?
Thanks a lot! :)
Basically, it turns out like this: I see a beautiful view, especially with a nice sunset or stormy sky - if I have a camera or a drone at hand and at least some time, I try to take a picture. Sometimes I make trips for a couple of hours at dawn or at sunset, sometimes I go away for a couple of days, but mostly the photos on my blog are from tourist trips lasting 1-3 weeks - during this time I always get to see a sufficient number of beautiful places, some of which are successfully combined with photographically good light: sunsets or sunrises, stormy skies.
If I'm traveling on my own, I try to plan 1-2 nights in several locations where I want to walk and shoot the most, and I try to see something else and take pictures along the way. Anyway, there won’t be enough time to explore all the interesting places, because it’s difficult to go on a trip for several months :)
And, of course, at sunsets and sunrises, if it’s beautiful around and I have the strength, I try to take pictures near the place where we spend the night - ideally, I choose places with a good view in the immediate vicinity.
In the case of these particular photos, we planned to arrive there for half an hour, just take a look, and were lucky with the weather and the view - if there was a clear sky or we would have arrived a couple of hours early, in the heat of the day, the views would not have been so beautiful :)
Wow, right timing and planning. You always get amazing photos on your trips. 1-2 nights in one location seems like not enough time indeed to cover everything.
I definitely don’t have enough time very often, and I don’t know what to do with it :))
Of course, no one can say that they always devote as much time as they want to what they want to do. We just have to live with it :)