Everest | Photographs in Black and White

Thamserku  from the high route between Pangboche and Phortse

The Everest region has a galaxy of high  peaks in the valleys of Khumbu, Gokyo and Thami.  This photo essay focuses on the black and white beauty of the Everest region shot in different seasons.

Taboche and Cholatese from Dugla 

Kwangde as seen from the airstrip of Shyanboche

Thamserku after a snow storm from near Kyanjuma 

Ama Dablam at sunrise from the trail between Khumjung and Sanasa 

Pumori from the trail to Kala Pattar

Baruntse from the trail to Chukung Ri 

Everest from the plateau below Kala Pattar 

Kangtega from Pangboche - evening light 

For more photographs from the Everest region do visit http://www.sujoydas.com/Nepal-Himalaya/Kala-Pattar-and-Everest-Spring/

For our upcoming treks in the Everest region do visit http://www.southcol.com/treks-nepal/everest-base-camp-ebc-kala-pattar-october-22nd-november-4th-2017/

San Francisco | Street Art

Some of the streets of San Francisco are rich in street art especially the areas around Haight-Asbury and the lanes in that area. This post shows some of the street art found while wandering through the city.

Resources

http://theoccasionaltraveller.com/2016/07/18/where-to-find-street-art-in-san-francisco/

http://www.sfmuralarts.com/

New Bergger Pancro 400 ISO Film

Just when all of us thought that film was dead, Kodak came up with the news that Ektachrome was going to be re-introduced and now we have a new 400 ISO film from Bergger. Bergger is better  know for its baryta papers and chemicals but this  new film can offer some competition to the king of ISO 400 emulsions Kodak Tri X.

The Bergger web site describes the film as under:

BERGGER Pancro 400 is a two emulsion film, composed with silver bromide and silver iodide. They differ by the size of their grain. These properties allow a wide exposure latitude.  Crystals are precipitated by double-jet process, under the control of a computer. The two emulsions are panchromatic, and are stabilized by high tech systems.
BERGGER Pancro 400 in 135 is coated on a 135 microns acetate base and includes DX Coding. It is designed with an undercoated anti-halation layer which clarifies during processing, and a anti-curling layer.
Processed in every developer, BERGGER Pancro 400 exhibits outstanding results, in term of grain size, detail rendition, and greyscale.

The web site also provides these images which gives us an idea of how the film will perform in different conditions:









But recently Kodak was selling is leading 400 ISO Tri X on amazon at a price of $8.88 per roll while Ilford HP 5 another  competitor was similarly priced. The web site does not give the price of the new Bergger film and its availability.

Kutch | Some Photographs

The colours of Kutch in Gujarat are simply spectacular - here are some photographs from the villages in Kutch.