Kathmandu Valley

[Ezzie]

Lovely stuff. Funny (strange) really that the police and army are obviously not bothered by your taking pictures of them, up close too. Given, as you said, the long internal conflict. Would have thought they were more on edge.

They are all good, but the boy with cap in the first group, the boys in the second, and the army girl and the last police shot in the last are fantastic.

 

[Vics]

Very nice photos! This is why they say that the real expense of photography is the air fares! Excellent work. Do you have more?
Oooops! I just hadn't read down far enough. I love the color pictures as well!

 

[shadowfox]

Beautiful, all of them!
Thanks for bringing back a slice of Nepal with you.

 

[Mister E]

Very nice!

 

[jky]

Thanks for sharing... I miss Kathmandu. Would definitely go back should the opportunity present itself!

 

[bennyng]

Beautiful pictures Budi!

Cheers,

 

[Chris C]

Wonderful photos, they bring back some great memories of when I was there in 2008. Still itching to go back. There was a high Police/Military presence then too, but they let their guard down with tourists especially. I had some really great candid chats with a couple of them.

 

[kievman]

I LOVE KATMANDU!!!!!!!!!! and nepal. I have been there 3 times and I am planning to go back next year. Nepal is a photographer's paradise in my estimation -Kievman

 

[Imaji]

Another set from a recently developed roll

 

[jay_kay]

Beautiful photos. Kathmandu is definately in my top 5 places to visit, I can only hope I make it there one day!

 

[Phantomas]

Wonderful photos, I love B&W especially. Looks like a very photogenic place.

 

[ktmrider]

Great photos. I am going to be in KTM for 3 weeks in November. Am thinking X100 and either M2 with 15/90 or DLux5. Did you have any trouble with electricity? Have friends who live there and they seem to have a lot of brown outs so wondering about charging batteries. Will also be traveling to Bangkok and Ankor Wat as well.

Have never traveled without a film camera. Am kind of worried about just digital but there are weight restrictions and the DLux5 is an amazing little camera and I think it would be an excellent backup for the X100. And of course it has 24-90mm equivalent focal lengths. Any place extra special to photograph in KTM? Will probably do a 7-10 day trek so any advice would be appreciated.

Am actually looking at volunteering after the first of the year to teach english at a Buddhist monastery for five months. I think I would only take the X100.

 

[ktmrider]

Can't Leave Film at Home

Can't Leave Film at Home

Well, I am off to KTM next week. I have decided to take the X100 and R6.2. I am worried about keeping batteries charged in Nepal due to frequent and long power outages. And on the trek, electricity is even more of a problem.

I will probably do most of the photography with the X100 as it makes everything so simple. I opted for the R6.2 over the M2 as I wanted a longer lens for photos in the mountains. So, X100 and R6.2 with 28,50, and 135 and Ektar 100. Hope my photos turn out as good as yours.

By the way, Thailand and Cambodia for 3 weeks with my daughter after Nepal. Have not been there since an amphibious cruise back in 1983 so looking forward to it. Good memories of the Thai people and had to land a CH46 helicopter on the deck of the USS Missouri. I remember the flight deck was made of teak and skid equipped helos were not allowed to land on it.

 

[Chris C]

I am worried about keeping batteries charged in Nepal due to frequent and long power outages. And on the trek, electricity is even more of a problem.

I'm sorry I missed this sooner. You'll most likely be fine with power in Nepal. When I was there in late '08 my friend I traveled with only had a digital. In Kathmandu they have a pretty good idea when the power outages are going to be, and they're generally in the evenings. You should be fine to charge your batteries in the morning/over the day, but your hotel staff will have a good idea when there'll be power. It's generally quite an "organised" power outage.
As for trekking, I haven't trekked in all areas, but in the Everest region and even up the less traveled Gokyo valley, pretty much every guesthouse will have solar panels and convertors and charge a small fee to charge things (I charged my iPod several times for those nights I couldn't sleep, and my friend his camera multiple times) which works just fine. You could probably get by with 1 battery easily enough, but any more than 2 would probably be overkill unless you're going well off the beaten path.
Hope you have a good trip! I'm desperate to go back.