18 January to 5 February 2018

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My partner Jools and I are about to depart on a photographic tour to Ladakh with Crooked Compass.  There will be about ten of us altogether and with luck we may be able to photograph some snow leopards.

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Thursday 18^th January: Singapore

• Abstract Australia
• National Orchid Garden
• Flower Dome
• Cloud Forest and Asian Civilisations Museum
• Chinatown

Saturday 20^th January:  Delhi

• Back Streets of Old Delhi
• Pigeons and Flowers

Monday 22^nd January:  Leh

• Thiksay Monastery
• Hemis Monastery
• Alchi Monastery
• Likir Monastery
• Rivers and Mountains
  • Ancient Buddhist capital of Ladakh, in Jammu & Kashmir, close to the border of China.  Essentially a Tibetan cultural area.
  • 3,500 metres = 11,500 feet
  • Temperature: Probably around -5°C to -20°C

Thursday 25^th January:  Rumbak (Hemis National Park)

• Walking In
• Rumbak
• Blue Sheep
• Frozen River
• Moving Camp
• Glimpses of Snow Leopards
• Rumbak revisited
• On the Roof of the World
• Walking Out
  • 3,800 to 4,300 metres = 12,500 to 14,100 feet
  • Temperature: Probably around -5°C to -20°C

Friday 2^nd February: Walk back to Leh

• Leh Palace

Saturday 3^rd February:  Overnight in Delhi

Sunday 4^th February: Return to Canberra

Monochromes

• Abstract Australia
• Gardens by the Bay
• Chinatown Singapore
• Delhi
• Thiksay and Hemis Monasteries
• Alchi and Likir Monasteries
• Rumbak (Hemis NP)
• Ice (Hemis NP)
• Ponies and People (Hemis NP)
• Landscapes (Hemis NP)
• Leh Palace