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  • #61
    Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

    there is always two sides of coin, well tourism can develop those area, as a tourist we like to see those remote places where basic commodity is a challange
    Initially Shimla and Manali was also lacking these but now because of tourism they are developed now and locals have more money to live quality life not quality life but they have enough to live properly and fullfiill their requirements like hospitality , kids education etc
    Other side is - nature and natural things are slowly going , now you can see AC rooms available at Shimla which is weird but thats now a days is a requirement of most of the tourist
    well at the end I would like to say, Traveler want remote and untouched place but tourist like those places with AC rooms and a good menu card for dinner

    Let me tell you one story, I was there at Thirtan valley for 2-3 days at The Himalayan trout house, place us very nice with good hospitality but still untouched.
    Chris who own the place was saying just 10 years ago there was not a single car in that area and people had to face many issues
    he got first car there and helped locals when required at late night, now because of tourism you can see many cars not 50-100KM is not far for them
    But what will happen in future due to crowd that is unpredictable but I am sure It will ruin the nature

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    • #62
      Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

      which camera was used for this photography?.......Pics are mindblowing

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      • #63
        Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

        Originally posted by prashanth.d12 View Post
        which camera was used for this photography?.......Pics are mindblowing


        Thanks Prashanth. We used Pentax K1 DSLRs along with Ricoh Theta for 360 photos!

        regards
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        • #64
          Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

          Originally posted by sunilg View Post
          Thanks Prashanth. We used Pentax K1 DSLRs along with Ricoh Theta for 360 photos!

          regards
          Hi Sunil,

          Can you please start a thread with some good tips about photography as I am sure many will have DSLRs but may not be knowing much apart from point and shoot.

          It would be sincerely appreciated if you could start a thread on photography skills.

          PS: I am not sure if there is one which already exists.

          Regards,
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          • #65
            Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

            Originally posted by experimentalhead View Post
            Hi Sunil,

            Can you please start a thread with some good tips about photography as I am sure many will have DSLRs but may not be knowing much apart from point and shoot.

            It would be sincerely appreciated if you could start a thread on photography skills.

            PS: I am not sure if there is one which already exists.

            Regards,
            Raghu
            It also depends on the type of DSLR camera you use......the camera he mentioned costs approximately 1.6 lakhs just for the camera body

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            • #66
              Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

              Originally posted by prashanth.d12 View Post
              It also depends on the type of DSLR camera you use......the camera he mentioned costs approximately 1.6 lakhs just for the camera body
              Yes! you are absolutely right! It all depends on the machine and not the one who uses it. Rossi is a useless bugger! Even you can win 10 motoGP titles if someone allows you to ride the Yamaha M1 motoGP bike.
              (Been There Done That) x 3.25

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              • #67
                Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

                Originally posted by sunilg View Post
                Yes! you are absolutely right! It all depends on the machine and not the one who uses it. Rossi is a useless bugger! Even you can win 10 motoGP titles if someone allows you to ride the Yamaha M1 motoGP bike.
                Lol was that sarcastic 😜........ I meant It "ALSO" depends.......yes you can't absolutely expect rossi to win motogp titles with Yamaha R15 competing with litre class bikes.......neither can I even with Yamaha M1.......depends on the rider mostly but machine also plays the part!

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                • #68
                  Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

                  Originally posted by sunilg View Post
                  Yes! you are absolutely right! It all depends on the machine and not the one who uses it. Rossi is a useless bugger! Even you can win 10 motoGP titles if someone allows you to ride the Yamaha M1 motoGP bike.
                  And you are amazing photographer........photography skills are well understood with the pic

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                  • #69
                    Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

                    Originally posted by prashanth.d12 View Post
                    It also depends on the type of DSLR camera you use......the camera he mentioned costs approximately 1.6 lakhs just for the camera body
                    Originally posted by sunilg View Post
                    Yes! you are absolutely right! It all depends on the machine and not the one who uses it. Rossi is a useless bugger! Even you can win 10 motoGP titles if someone allows you to ride the Yamaha M1 motoGP bike.
                    Equipment is secondary if you ask me. What is the point of having a 1.6 lakhs worth camera and one does not know what is and how to use aperture, burst mode, depth of field, shutter speed etc. [MENTION=7123]sunilg[/MENTION] please consider starting a serious thread on photography like maxbhp which gave good knowledge on motorcycles' technicalities and riding skills
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                    • #70
                      Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

                      Originally posted by prashanth.d12 View Post
                      Lol was that sarcastic 😜........ I meant It "ALSO" depends......
                      yes it was! good you got the point nothing is more insulting for a photographer than someone saying what you said

                      Originally posted by prashanth.d12 View Post
                      And you are amazing photographer........photography skills are well understood with the pic
                      Lol! that was good comeback

                      Originally posted by experimentalhead View Post
                      Equipment is secondary if you ask me. What is the point of having a 1.6 lakhs worth camera and one does not know what is and how to use aperture, burst mode, depth of field, shutter speed etc. @sunilg please consider starting a serious thread on photography like maxbhp which gave good knowledge on motorcycles' technicalities and riding skills
                      thanks for the support! Good photography gear is definitely welcome, especially when you are shooting in less than perfect shooting conditions. But ultimately it is how you use the gear.

                      Will do the needful regarding starting a thread for sharing photography tips...though I do not consider myself 'good enough' photographer to teach someone.

                      btw, we already have a dedicated forum section for people who are interested in photography!
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                      • #71
                        Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

                        Originally posted by experimentalhead View Post
                        Equipment is secondary if you ask me. What is the point of having a 1.6 lakhs worth camera and one does not know what is and how to use aperture, burst mode, depth of field, shutter speed etc. @sunilg please consider starting a serious thread on photography like maxbhp which gave good knowledge on motorcycles' technicalities and riding skills
                        If you're interested in photography, this is a great place to start - https://digital-photography-school.com/
                        Then based on what you want to learn (Editing tools like LightRoom, Photoshop), venture into YouTube.

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                        • #72
                          Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

                          Originally posted by mathi_vadhaann View Post
                          If you're interested in photography, this is a great place to start - https://digital-photography-school.com/
                          Then based on what you want to learn (Editing tools like LightRoom, Photoshop), venture into YouTube.

                          My Flickr: flickr.com/mathi_vadhanan
                          Thank you so very much for the link. Appreciate it
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                          • #73
                            Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

                            Beautiful stuff. [MENTION=7123]sunilg[/MENTION]

                            I have a question - How did Dominar's bright white LEDs fare on the equally bright white snowy environment and roads at early morning or late evening rides? Would you prefer them over the traditional Yellow light in that environment or not?

                            Regards.

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                            • #74
                              Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

                              Originally posted by PrinceCruise View Post
                              Beautiful stuff. @sunilg

                              I have a question - How did Dominar's bright white LEDs fare on the equally bright white snowy environment and roads at early morning or late evening rides? Would you prefer them over the traditional Yellow light in that environment or not?

                              Regards.
                              Thanks [MENTION=84130]PrinceCruise[/MENTION] After riding the Dominar during the night, especially between Hoorling and Kaza and in the rain between Tapri and Pooh, I'd prefer its headlights over any other motorcycle that is available in the country today, and this I am saying after riding quite a few motorcycles that you can ride here.

                              Would i prefer a little more yellowish light? Yes, i won't mind that!

                              Did the white light cause any visibility related issue? No! None that I could notice!
                              (Been There Done That) x 3.25

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                              • #75
                                Re: Mission: Dominate the Snow

                                Originally posted by sunilg View Post
                                Thanks @PrinceCruise After riding the Dominar during the night, especially between Hoorling and Kaza and in the rain between Tapri and Pooh, I'd prefer its headlights over any other motorcycle that is available in the country today, and this I am saying after riding quite a few motorcycles that you can ride here.

                                Would i prefer a little more yellowish light? Yes, i won't mind that!

                                Did the white light cause any visibility related issue? No! None that I could notice!
                                Awesome [MENTION=7123]sunilg[/MENTION]. That's some useful info for everyone.

                                And I recognize you from my early BCMTouring days, some 7-8 years back. You had the same avatar and name there, helping us newbies out.

                                Regards,

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