Himalayan Contemplation WITH REPOST

As my previous post was moved to Hand of Man (quite rightly) - I feel ok about posting another image in Landscapes - yes, it's called the cheek of the Scots!

This Lake was our target when we trekked in the Everest Region last fall. Plenty of time was spent working out dates to get here in a good moon phase, and it's a 6 day walk from the nearest entry point to the Khumbu! (handy!)

The lake is located at about 5200m, and is something of a rarity in the region, there is not a lot of open water, and what there is doesn't have too much in the way of dramatic reflections. We'd hiked up the previous afternoon in heavy snow and limited visibility, and I quickly realised my hopes of shooting the lake under moonlight were not going to happen. The descent into this little hidden valley is steep, loose and quite treacherous, not to mention doing it in the dark.

So, we were up at about 4:30am and my wife and I hiked up - a good way to get the blood pumping! We made our way down to the lake shore in twilight and spend the most adorable dawn together. The bank of cloud shown here grew steadily, and by the time we were trekking down, the snow was falling again.

This is a 2 shot blend.

D3x 24-70 CPL.