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Travel Photography | Nepal | Can I Take Your Photograph, Please?
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Once Upon a Time in Nepal I simply could not resist photographing them, the light was so wonderful. I’m sure, I will be haunted by this moment if I didn’t get the shot, well, at least I should try to ask them. Photographing strangers, isn’t easy, nobody ever said it was. Actually I just about to leave this place, heading back to our van for the next destination when I struck at this place. Actually at first I was drawn by the lighting, then I saw a great moment. I brace myself asking them, whether I can take their photograph, not a single words uttered by…
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Travel Photography | Bhaktapur at Night | Why You Don’t Need Flash Here?
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Night Activity at Bhaktapur | Bhairabnath Temple | Taumadhi Tole Square Bhaktapur | Nepal | 50 mm | ISO 2500 The photograph above were taken at Bhaktapur, just after the sunset. They were chanting and playing some kind of a traditional musical instrument. The light were so dim, it was very dark, the only source of light there coming from the candles. Anyway my point here is that, sometimes, especially those who are new in photography tend to pop up their build in flash or quickly attach a flash to the camera hot shoe and take the shot. The result that you get when using a flash…
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Travel and Photography | The Photographers and The Himalayas | Pokhara Nepal
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | The Photographers and The Himalayas | Sunrise at Pokhara Nepal “Photography is a funny thing. It is a way to capture a moment, explore the world, create art and tell a story. Its beauty lies in the feelings it conveys to the viewer, which can differ vastly from person to person. Yet a camera cannot truly capture all the human eye can see; the subtle changes of light, shades of colour and depth of our view can never be fully realised in a frame. And still, there is a beauty and magnificence that a single image can convey that is beyond description. It is a…
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Travel and Photography | Portraiture at Pokhara With Traditional Malay Outfit | Baju Melayu
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Self Portrait Against The Himalayan Region © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Rade Knoxville | Annapurna Range in The Background © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Shukur Jahar | Annapurna Range in The Background Baju Melayu is a traditional Malay outfit for men. It literally translates as ‘Malay Shirt’ and consists of two main parts. The first being the baju (long sleeved shirt) itself which has a raised stiff collar known as the ‘cekak musang’ collar (literally fox’s lease). The second part is the trousers. The two parts are made out of the same type of fabric which is usually silk, cotton, or a mixture of polyester…
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Travel and Photography | The Photographer and The Mountain at Sarangkot | Pokhara Nepal
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | The Photographer and The Mountain at Sarangkot | Pokhara Nepal “The landscape is like being there with a powerful personality and I’m searching for just the right angles to make that portrait come across as meaningful as possible.” – Galen Rowell – Sarangkot lies at the altitude of 1592 m above sea level, is the small hilltop which is famous for its breath taking view of sunrise and Annapurna range and Fishtail (Machapuchare). From here, you can see a panoramic sweep of Himalayan peaks, from Dhaulagiri (8167 m) in the west to the perfect pyramid that is Machhapuchhare (6997 m) and the rounded peak of Annapurna…
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