Some Pics from Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh

I took a lot of digital photos, but I should confess that I am losing interest in the ability of pure click-n-shoot digital cameras. All the more so, after I saw some fabulous shoots of my erstwhile colleagues ET and DD recently. ET probably uses some advanced digital camera but I simply cannot believe the quality of her photos. DD has become a Digital SLR aficianado for the past couple of years – I have seen him with a Lumix and recently with a Canon. He steps out of his home with the SLR everytime, I guess.

Here are a few pics I took. More should follow soon, ofcourse. I missed taking the Dalai Lama when he was passing by, since I could not obviously wish him and take photo at the same time. And, his car was moving rather fast anyway.

Let us see below………Enjoy the pics and make it a point to visit the State of Himachal Pradesh at the foothills of the mighty Himalayas one day. It would be, I promise, a great holiday. With pure crisp mountain air and good clear water – to breathe and drink, respectively. Away from the polluting cities.

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A Beautiful View of the Dhauladhar Mountain Range surrounding Dharamshala

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In the Heavenly Clouds

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A tree which grows at high altitudes, I guess…….

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A Tibetan boy, playing with stones, at the edge of a cliff, near the Yoga Centre – nobody around him to take care……

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Another short-range view of the mountains………

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Microwave and Mobile Towers……everywhere in Dharamshala

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A Tea Garden at Dharamshala, about a Km from the hotel resort where we were staying – We went on a “Tea Garden Trek” which took all of 2 hours !

Hope you liked the pics ! Have a wonderful week ahead !!

Cheers

Vijay Srinivasan
02 Nov 2008
Mumbai