📷 Pakistan. Mountain view from the Eagle's Nest

Tell me, how often can you see such a picture? Stone, grass and snow — and the perfect deep blue sky. Yes, these combinations live well together even in the highlands, but for the first time I saw such a clear and quite bright color contrast in the mountains.

At the dawn, you usually look at the sky more and wait for red shades, and when the sun rises, you begin to slowly gather your things, although you still carefully look around: may be it will suddenly flash one more time?

This time the dawn was rather calm, as there were only small clouds in the sky that hardly shone. My friend Volodya and I talked about photography, shooting techniques, landscapes, and in general about beauty, when suddenly the sun's rays lit the nearest slope. “Here it is!” — I exclaimed and grabbed the camera.

There are photos that you remember from the thousands shots for the trip — it is one of them. It is better to look at the photo in high resolution 2500x1875px — I hardly recommend to do it.

Camera: OLYMPUS E-M1Mark II
Exposure: 1/5 sec
Aperture: F 8
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Focal length: 90 mm
35 mm equivalent: 180 mm