Photographer’s Notes Taktshang Goemba (know in English as the Tiger’s Nest) is near Paro, Bhutan. It is arguably the most famous monastery in Bhutan and inextricably linked to Bhutanese culture and the Buddhism practiced in Bhutan. To get to this vantage point, I hiked a couple hours from the trail head and gained about 1,800 vertical feet.
I took about 25,000 photos in 2008. I narrowed it down to 19 I felt were best. Then I enlisted the help of friends and family to narrow it further to 4. Here are the other three candidates.
Wonder if one of these would have done better?
And you can see my 19 best, in order, at my web site..
Post Processing • Convert from Raw (Lightroom 2)
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• Remove Sensor Dust (Clone Tool Layer)
• Reduce Noise (Neat Image)
• Soften Hot Spots (Masked Exposure Layer)
• Increase Background Contrast (Masked Brightness Contrast layer)
• Darken Background (Dodge & Burn Overlay Layer)
• Brighten Dark Patch of Rock (Dodge & Burn Overlay Layer)
• Desaturate Background Blues (Masked Hue/sat layer)
• Darken Intermediate Trees (Dodge & Burn overlay Layer)
• Remove a Distraction (Clone Tool Layer)
• Resize (Genuine Fractals)
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• Save for Web (PS CS4)
Camera Data • Date: 2008-10-20
• Camera: Nikon D3
• Lens: 70-300 mm @ 92 mm
• ISO: 6400
• Aperture: f/32
• Shutter: 1/640
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Is there any history on the creation of this monastery? I wonder if anyone actually fell off the cliffs during construction, it's so close to the edge. I suppose if you're planning on becoming a practicing Buddist in Bhutan, you shouldn't be afraid of heights.
Congratulations on your high score in an extremely competitive challenge! Very well done!
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