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Travel Photography Tips | Choosing The Right Lens For Swayambhunath and Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Swayambhunath Stupa | Kathmandu Valley | 24 mm Lems on 5D Mark II © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu | Nepal | 24 mm on 5D Mark II Normally before I set my foot on new adventure, photographing places that I’ve never been before, I like to do some kind of a research especially the location of an interesting place I’m about to visit. The other thing is I like to know whether my current lenses especially really suit for the job or will cover the places that I want to Photograph. Anyway, since this is about on how to choose the…
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Travel Photography | Once Upon a Time at Swayambhunath Stupa | Kathmandu Valley | Nepal
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Travel Photography | Swayambhunath Stupa | Monkey Temple | Kathmandu Valley | Nepal The Swayambhunath Stupa is one of the crowning glories of Kathmandu Valley architecture. The entire structure of the stupa is symbolic, the white dome represents the earth, while the 13-tiered, beehive like structure at the top symbolises the 13 stages that humans must passthrough to achieve nirvana. The site has two access points: a long stairway, claimed to have 365 steps, leading directly to the main platform of the temple, which is from the top of the hill to the east; and a car road around the hill from the south leading…