One of the coldest shots I have ever taken. Looking across frozen prayer flags to the 'Dried Lake' (5297m/17319 ft) and beyond towards Changtse (7553m/24780 ft) in Tibet. You can see the Khumbu Icefall making its way down to the right of the photo with Everest just off frame to the right. The photo taken from the pre- dawn summit of Kala Pattar (5545m/18192ft) after climbing up with headtorch. Shot taken on Fuji Velvia slide film.
Nature sleeps through winter unperturbed by the world around it. The silence, the stillness, and the monochromatic visual surrounds all combine to reduce sensory input and provide an overwhelming feeling of calm when travelling through a winter forest. The sense of quiet comes from the high porosity of loosely packed crystals of freshly fallen snow which trap sound waves. Asahi-dake, Hokkaido, Japan
Anyone see a croc? When fishing in the red rock and white sand, of Bathurst Island you always have to be on the lookout for salt water crocodiles. The Tiwi Islands are part of the Northern Territory of Australia, 80 km to the north of Darwin where the Arafura Sea joins the Timor Sea. They are inhabited by the Tiwi people, as they have been since before European settlement in Australia. The Tiwi are an Indigenous Australian people, culturally and linguistically distinct from those of Arnhem Land on the mainland just across the water. Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia.
