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Mt. Gurla Mandhata, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet   033a5304-01 by yhcvn, on Flickr

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Near Baiku Co, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet   045a5847-01-2 by yhcvn, on Flickr

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Mt. Gurla Mandhata & Lake Mansarovar, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet   050a5437-01 by yhcvn, on Flickr

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love the photos! I've been a landscape and nature photographer for many years using canon gear and one of the main worries I have about Fuji system is whether can it delivers or at least matches DSLR fullframe lenses quality. I think your photos and your choice of lenses just reassured me on that.

 

I can see a lot of the photos are taken with the 10-24?

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love the photos! I've been a landscape and nature photographer for many years using canon gear and one of the main worries I have about Fuji system is whether can it delivers or at least matches DSLR fullframe lenses quality. I think your photos and your choice of lenses just reassured me on that.

 

I can see a lot of the photos are taken with the 10-24?

 

Photos in post# 10, 11, 12, 21, 22, 23, 39, 40, 45, 46, 48 were taken with 10-24

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Thanks for the clarification! I'm sure it's a good travel landscape lens compared to the 16 which I have trouble deciding!

 

16 should be more suitable for night shots & indoor shots in travels, but 10-24 will be more capable when new generation body like XPro2 comes out when better high ISO performance

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One of the most impressive landscape series I have seen in a long time. Superb colours also, your older Tibet series on flickr, like the one from 2013, look less good in terms of colour and tonality. What camera did you use then?

 

I travelled to Nepal and northern India a while ago, and shot with my Fuji S5pro. The high mountains of the Himalaya together with the simplicity and spirituality of the Tibetans (in the case of Nepal: living in exile) makes for a unique experience that left a deep impression on me.

Did you go there out of photographic curiosity mainly, or by an interest in tibetan culture and religion? If this is not a too personal question...

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One of the most impressive landscape series I have seen in a long time. Superb colours also, your older Tibet series on flickr, like the one from 2013, look less good in terms of colour and tonality. What camera did you use then?

 

I travelled to Nepal and northern India a while ago, and shot with my Fuji S5pro. The high mountains of the Himalaya together with the simplicity and spirituality of the Tibetans (in the case of Nepal: living in exile) makes for a unique experience that left a deep impression on me.

Did you go there out of photographic curiosity mainly, or by an interest in tibetan culture and religion? If this is not a too personal question...

 

I used Sony Alpha before 2013 and NEX for the early-2013 trip only. One of the reason that I dropped Sony was at that time, Fuji-x was the only light weight AF system that offer great colour and lens quality

 

I went there mainly for landscape photography. The itinerary will be totally different if the trip is for culture and religion

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Number 17 for me. My overall feeling: too much contrast, too much saturation, too much sharpness emphasis lead to halos and rendering too far from nature. That said: fashion of modern digital era. I think it deserves some good compositions (some lines and distortions should be corrected but it's a detail).

Just my point of view, obviously.

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Xing, it seems you are well versed with the names of the mountains, etc.  Were you with a guide or you just know Tibet by heart?  Do you have any recommendations on which travel agency to contact or where to begin if I want to embark on an adventure similar to yours?  I hope the question isn't too personal.  Feel free to PM me if you prefer that. 

Your images are just amazing.  It give the viewer a feel of how it is being there.  Hats off!   Thanks in advance. 

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Xing, it seems you are well versed with the names of the mountains, etc.  Were you with a guide or you just know Tibet by heart?  Do you have any recommendations on which travel agency to contact or where to begin if I want to embark on an adventure similar to yours?  I hope the question isn't too personal.  Feel free to PM me if you prefer that. 

 

Your images are just amazing.  It give the viewer a feel of how it is being there.  Hats off!   Thanks in advance. 

 

I live in Hong Kong and we do not need to ask Tibet travel agency to apply Tibet Entry Permit and employ a guide. Sorry that I do not have any recommendations on travel agency.

 

One important issue you have to notice is that most guides and travel agencies are not specialist in photography. They can plan a great trip in terms of culture and religion. They may know the hot spots for photos, but they don't know the right timing.

 

So first of all, you have to familiar with the locations, photo spots, accommodations and estimate the timing for photo by yourself. This is the most time consuming part in which I have spent almost one year before my first trip to Tibet. You need to search internet for travel notes, read books like Lonely Planet, and if you like trekking, read "Trekking Tibet" written by Gary McCue is a must. At the same time, it is better that you look for partners that can go with you and search for travel agency / guides

 

Once you are familiar with the above aspects and have knowledge to plan the itinerary, confirm with your guide / travel agency whether your itinerary is feasible or not. There may be some limitations on the accommodations that will affect the itinerary. There are also strict speed limits in Tibet, don't expect the car can run fast just like on the highway, which means limit the travel distance each day. You have to confirm with the guide / travel agency about sunrise, sunset, and/ or even night photo locations, and ask the guide / travel agency to make sure they can satisfy your request, as some Tibetan drivers are not willing to work at nightime

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I used Sony Alpha before 2013 and NEX for the early-2013 trip only. One of the reason that I dropped Sony was at that time, Fuji-x was the only light weight AF system that offer great colour and lens quality

 

I went there mainly for landscape photography. The itinerary will be totally different if the trip is for culture and religion

 

I do not want to start any flamewar here. But since I own both Sony A7 FF camera and Fujifilm X-E1 + X-A1 cameras I can compare them easily.

 

Sadly for a landscape photography Fujifilm does not come close to A7. First X-trans is not the best thing for Ligtroom + foliage, second it might be just me but I prefer more realistic look of Sony files. Fujifilm files are well a little bit too dreamy for my taste. Anyway I bought none X-Trans X-A1 camera and yes foliage looks better than from X-E1.

 

I have one major problem with Sony generally. Colors and auto white balance is really really bad. So if you do not want to loose your time with tweaking colors, white balance -> go a Fujifilm way.

 

Hopefully it can help you.

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love the photos! I've been a landscape and nature photographer for many years using canon gear and one of the main worries I have about Fuji system is whether can it delivers or at least matches DSLR fullframe lenses quality. I think your photos and your choice of lenses just reassured me on that.

 

I can see a lot of the photos are taken with the 10-24?

 

No worries about the quality. For travel, I laugh at people still carrying around DSLR gear, thinking "those poor people with those heavy packs!"

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An inspiring set Xing! This is the first time I have seen landscape photos from Tibet, that are different than the usual culture shots.

 

Interesting to note, that you are able to get around the requirement for having a guide, so you are able to get your own shots. How many days did you spend to get all the shots you are showing?

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An inspiring set Xing! This is the first time I have seen landscape photos from Tibet, that are different than the usual culture shots.

 

Interesting to note, that you are able to get around the requirement for having a guide, so you are able to get your own shots. How many days did you spend to get all the shots you are showing?

 

I've hired a 4WD 20 days for traveling within Tibet, plus one more week for travel to and from Lhasa & stay in Lhasa to acclimate high altitude

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