Tag Archives: Spiti

Abstract Ice Sculptures from the Spiti Valley

By Somendra | Published March 16, 2012

I made an early season trip to the Spiti Valley (Himachal Pradesh) in April 2011. The plan was to survey the valley for Bharal (Pseudois nayaur) and Ibex (Capra ibex). We did have some success with our mission. You can see some images of Ibex from this trip in the “Ibex (Capra ibex) in the Pin valley – Spiti” post. As we were early in the season we saw a lot of ice and I spent some time photographing the ice with my macro lens to get some abstract images. The images presented in this gallery are a selection from these.

Continue reading »

Posted in Galleries - Abstracts, Galleries - Nature and Landscapes | Also tagged , Leave a comment

Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the Pin valley – Spiti

By Somendra | Published February 13, 2012

Ibex (Capra Ibex)I made a short trip to the Spiti valley, in April 2011, before the summer tourist rush started. The plan was to survey the valley for Ibex (Capra Ibex) and Bharal (Pseudois nayaur). If lucky we might get to see some before they started moving to higher altitudes. If not we would at least have the snow covered Spiti valley to ourselves and enjoy the stunning scenery.

We based ourselves in Kaza (at the only hotel that was open) and we spent the days driving around, enjoying and photographing the stunning landscape while on the lookout for wild animals.

Continue reading »

Posted in Galleries - Nature and Landscapes, Himalaya, Wildlife | Also tagged , , , Leave a comment