mricjter
Newbie
Photos from a recent trip to to the Kingdom of Bhutan. All shot with the Contax T2, Kodak Portra 400.
efix
RF user by conviction
Fascinating! I reckon that Bhutan's culture is so different from that of the west that it is probably impossible to give an accurate depiction of daily life in that country even with a series of a hundred pictures ... But you allowed us for a short glimpse into a country that is probably mostly unknown to the majority of westerners, and I like that you did so employing an unbiased documentary style to capture random impressions of the daily life of the people that live there.
I'd love to see more!
I'd love to see more!
AJ_W
Member
beautiful set - more please!
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Agree with the above comments.
I especially like the Parking Reserved and the three people walking away.
The mannequin with traditional Bhutan attire is also very interesting.
I especially like the Parking Reserved and the three people walking away.
The mannequin with traditional Bhutan attire is also very interesting.
JHenry
Established
mricjter...Great photos!
How did you find Portra 400 to work in Bhutan? I'm headed there next month, and am debating on just taking Portra 400, or taking the 400 and some of the new 160. Any suggestions/lessons learned from your trip?
Thanks,
Jeff
How did you find Portra 400 to work in Bhutan? I'm headed there next month, and am debating on just taking Portra 400, or taking the 400 and some of the new 160. Any suggestions/lessons learned from your trip?
Thanks,
Jeff
mricjter
Newbie
Thanks for the comments everyone. Bhutan's culture is indeed very unique, and it is thriving. It's such a strange and wonderful country, there is really no place like it. I was fortunate enough to spend 6 weeks in the country this summer as I was working for an American study abroad organization.
Portra 400 was great! Everything is so colorful in Bhutan and I really like the subdued tones and fine grain. I'd bring some 160 too. It can get pretty bright outside and a few of my shots were overexposed, likely due to the fact that the T2 shutter maxes out at 1/500s.
My biggest advice is to take it slow for the first few days if you're not used to living at altitude. And try to resist taking too many photos of prayer flags....
Here are some more:
Portra 400 was great! Everything is so colorful in Bhutan and I really like the subdued tones and fine grain. I'd bring some 160 too. It can get pretty bright outside and a few of my shots were overexposed, likely due to the fact that the T2 shutter maxes out at 1/500s.
My biggest advice is to take it slow for the first few days if you're not used to living at altitude. And try to resist taking too many photos of prayer flags....
Here are some more:
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E.M
Well-known
great photos in there , i like nr 4 and 13 from your first set ( pity 4 isn't in focus ) and all from the second set , well done , regards !
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KenRothman
Takes really bad pictures
Amazing place... I went back in 2006.
here's a link to some of my pix... need to re-do them from the RAWs... these were shot on my old Rebel XT and run through Lightroom 1. I've gotten better at LR since then
(Maybe)
Bhutan Pix on Smugmug
here's a link to some of my pix... need to re-do them from the RAWs... these were shot on my old Rebel XT and run through Lightroom 1. I've gotten better at LR since then
(Maybe)Bhutan Pix on Smugmug
Riverman
Well-known
mricjter
These are awesome. Thank you for posting!
These are awesome. Thank you for posting!
holdtheframe
Member
Great captures with compelling and insightful compositions. Thanks for posting.