Everest (Kangshung Face) by Marc Adamus

Everest (Kangshung Face) by Marc Adamus

I wanted to make sure I got to post at least one of my images of Mount Everest here, since there is nowhere like Tibet if you want great views of the great one. If you are like me, you would prefer this one of just Everest’s summit: www.marcadamus.com/photo/everest-2/ But here I wanted to show a little more, and show off the mountain in a more hospitable type of light. I made an X on the map at this spot before we even went hiking because based on my map research of the angles and my knowledge of how glacial rivers carve wide drainages, I knew there must be some good opportunities here for a landscape shot that put Everest in the forefront with fall colors nearby, probably the only place in the world where such a shot exists, and one I had not seen before. To the left of Everest is Lhotse and Lhotse Shar, all 8000m + ** Follow up thought. It’s interesting to see responses to the use of a more traditional type of landscape lighting in this image when comparing to the trend these days to go into the direct, more dramatic light. Thanks for looking.

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