Photo contest list

Trek Photo Contest

Kedarkantha Winter 2012

Details: Parent Category: Trek-Photo-contest; Created on Monday, 11 February 2013 18:30; Published on Monday, 11 February 2013 18:30; Written by sandhya uc; Hits: 1416

Kedarkantha December-2012 Photo Contest

The contest results are out ! The top three winning photos are below. Our Judge Srinivasa Prasath shares with you why the pictures turned up winners. Post your comments below.

First Prize: The first prize goes to Kunal!

Goes for the feel the photographer has managed to create through this composition. A sense of achievement and happiness, being at the top is very evident in this picture! Photographer is successful in stirring a craving in us, to be at that very place to enjoy that very view. The dark red shirt of the foreground subject against the white background of the mountains worked very well for the contrast and separation. The placement of subject on the vertical thirds adds strength and stability to the composition. The curves of the mountains naturally guides the viewer's eyes into the frame to explore the depth of the scene slowly. In all a beautiful, involving composition."

Second Prize: The second prize goes to Nupur!

A beautiful early morning scene painted by light. Credits to the photographer for capturing the glorious golden yellow rays, lighting only a selective section in the frame. Exposure is perfectly handled. Details in the shadow region is also visible. Depth is beautifully handled using layers - that small bit of snow in the foreground, the dried tree in the shadow region, the lighted section of the mountains and the snowcapped mountains in the background. Even the top-thirds occupied by the sky is dramatic with clouds reflecting the light!

Third Prize: The third prize goes to Gagan!

Another beautiful composition. Fell short of being incredible because of tilted horizon which makes the mountains look as if they are sliding backwards towards the right and the top one third sky not offering much to the composition. Apart from that, truly a million dollar place to sit and enjoy the incredible view of the mountains below. Photographer has managed to capture the true essence of the environment through this picture.

Here are the shortlisted 15 best photos of the Kedarkantha trek. Trekkers were asked to submit their best photos from the trek for the contest.

Our judge Srinivasa Prasath will now run through these photos and choose one among them as the winner. Before the judge chooses, tell us which of these photos deserve the best photo award (use the comments box below).

The photographs selected here are in random order. The numbers attributed to the photos are to identify the photographer and does not denote any ranking by Indiahikes. Use the number and the name of the person to make your comments.

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A note from Indiahikes:

The winners get the following awards from Indiahikes.

The winner of the photo contest gets a Rs 5,000 Trek Voucher from Indiahikes.
The second runner up get Rs 2,500 Trek Voucher from Indiahikes.
The third runner up gets Rs 1,000 Trek Voucher from Indiahikes.

1-Photographer: Abhirup

2-Photographer: Amol

3-Photographer: Chirag

4-Photographer: Doyeli

5-Photographer: Gagan

6-Photographer: Jayaprakash

7-Photographer: Kunal

8-Photographer: Nupur

9-Photographer: Sahana

10-Photographer: Sandipan

11-Photographer: Satish

12-Photographer: Shoaib

13-Photographer: Shoaib

14-Photographer: Sreekanth

12-Photographer: Soumik

Chadar 2013

Details: Parent Category: Trek-Photo-contest; Created on Monday, 11 February 2013 18:30; Published on Monday, 11 February 2013 18:30; Written by sandhya uc; Hits: 1958

Chadar Jan/Feb - 2013 Photo Contest

The contest results are out ! The top three winning photos are below. Our Judge Srinivasa Prasath shares with you why the pictures turned up winners. Post your comments below.

First Prize: Arun

Sometimes we need to wear monochrome goggles to experience the true beauty offered by the scene, stripping off all usuals including colors. It takes a lot of imagination and observation to shoot a frame in monochrome. First prize rightly goes to Arun for coming up with a Chadar scene in monochrome. It helps the viewer enjoy the selective play of light during that time of day, relate to the mood of the trekkers relaxing next to their camps in such a beautiful place and finally the simplicity of living in the tents with bare minimum requirements! Exposure is handled very nicely with good details even in the shadow region. Depth is good with sharp details from foreground to background. A fantastic capture, truly deserving!

Second Prize : Dave

Well done Dave for choosing this amazing perspective to capture this frame. It has all the interesting elements that make up Chadar trek! Trekkers climbing up that incredible slope is a great choice of the foreground subject and by positioning them in the bottom thirds intersection you have anchored it very nicely. The frozen zanskar river, the deep gorges and the sheet of chadar are very clearly visible from this POV. Good exposure combined with lighting ensured the sky color and details on the mountains. In all the frame makes the viewer want to be there and enjoy the beauty of the scene. A nice capture!

Third Prize Sourav

Saurav has managed to capture a scene that is very unique to Chadar trek - Walking on the sheet of ice! Overall exposure is good except for the sky. Having sky without color is lacking a bit of interest on the top thirds. But the color of the sheet of ice in the bottom two thirds make up for that completely. Depth is very good with good details on the white ice flakes in the foreground to the distant mountains in the background. The line-up of people is also interesting, slowly leading the attention into the frame. Overall a good capture!

Here are the shortlisted 15 best photos of the Chadar frozen river trek. Trekkers were asked to submit their best photos from the trek for the contest.

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A note from Indiahikes:

The winners get the following awards from Indiahikes.

1-Photographer: Adil

2-Photographer: Anshul

3-Photographer: Arun

4-Photographer: Bhushan

5-Photographer: Dave

6-Photographer: Dave

7-Photographer: Gopalakrishna

8-Photographer: Koteshwar

9-Photographer: Krisanu

10-Photographer: Ravi

11-Photographer: Rohit

12-Photographer: Sourav Sana

13-Photographer: Shweta

14-Photographer: Vikas

12-Photographer: Vikas

Roopkund Sept/Oct 2012

Details: Parent Category: Trek-Photo-contest; Created on Wednesday, 12 December 2012 18:30; Published on Wednesday, 12 December 2012 18:30; Written by sandhya uc; Hits: 1874

Roopkund - Sept/Oct 2012 Photo Contest

The contest results are out ! The top three winning photos are below. Our Judge Srinivasa Prasath shares with you why the pictures turned up winners. Post your comments below.

First Prize: The first prize goes to Shakthi!

A beautiful campsite scene taken at the golden hour. The quality of the light is so pure and soft, gently lighting the entire scene. Edges of the slopes take a zig zag path slowly leading the viewer's attention to the mountain in the background. Good depth and appropriate exposure to show the details on the mountain as well. Only wish the tent was not cornered so much towards the right.

Second Prize: The second prize goes to Saikat!

Beautiful framing by the photographer. The bell on the left is placed on the thirds to directly grab the viewer's attention. The wooden block on the left, the flowing yellow cloth nicely frame the mountain below and restrict the attention inside. Shallow depth and side lighting works well here. Beautiful perspective.

Third Prize: The third prize goes to Baasir!

More often than not, panoramic format is ignored by the photographers. Here the photographer has rightly chosen to present the beauty of the landscape using the wide panoramic format. Nice point of view to capture the reflection completely. Also the concrete edge of the lake nicely guide the eyes from left to right making sure nothing is missed. A colorful capture!

Here are the shortlisted 14 best photos of the Roopkund trek. Trekkers were asked to submit their best photos from the trek for the contest.

The judges will now run through these photos and choose one among them as the winner. Before the judges choose, tell us which of these photos deserve the best photo award (use the comments box below).

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A note from Indiahikes:

The winners get the following awards from Indiahikes.

1-Photographer: Baasir

2-Photographer: Harpreet

3-Photographer: Jose James

4-Photographer: Jose James

6-Photographer: Jose James

7-Photographer: Pronata

8-Photographer: Rahul

9-Photographer: Saikat

10-Photographer: Saikat

11-Photographer: Shakti

12-Photographer: Shakti

13-Photographer: Sudipta

14-Photographer: Sujit

15-Photographer: Sujit

Goecha La Sept/Oct 2012

Details: Parent Category: Trek-Photo-contest; Created on Wednesday, 12 December 2012 18:30; Published on Wednesday, 12 December 2012 18:30; Written by sandhya uc; Hits: 1119

Goecha La - Sept/Oct 2012 Photo Contest

The contest results are out ! The top three winning photos are below. Our Judge Srinivasa Prasath shares with you why the pictures turned up winners. Post your comments below.

First Prize: The first prize goes to Shanker!

This photograph captures the beautiful early morning scene. The beautiful cloud formation above the peak and the soft early morning light gently falling on the slopes adds to the beauty of the scene. The photographer has rightly chosen to fill the frame with the mountain to fix the viewer's attention directly on the subject.

Second Prize: The second prize goes to Arun!

Beautiful reflection and good composition! The lines from the top and bottom directs the viewers attention into the frame and explore the beauty of the scene presented through this photograph

Third Prize: The third prize goes to Suresh!

Nice early morning panoramic view of mountains. Captures the essence of the environment as seen from Dzongri top.

Here are the shortlisted 5 best photos of the Goecha La trek. Trekkers were asked to submit their best photos from the trek for the contest.

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A note from Indiahikes:

The winners get the following awards from Indiahikes.

1-Photographer: Arun

2-Photographer: Madhavi

3-Photographer: Shanker

4-Photographer: Shanker

5-Photographer: Suresh

Valley Of Flowers - 2012

Details: Parent Category: Trek-Photo-contest; Created on Tuesday, 11 December 2012 18:30; Published on Tuesday, 11 December 2012 18:30; Written by sandhya uc; Hits: 2230

Valley of flowers 2012 Photo Contest

The contest results are out ! The top three winning photos are below. Our Judge Srinivasa Prasath shares with you why the pictures turned up winners. Post your comments below.

First Prize: The first prize goes to Swathi!

This photograph shows the keen eye of the photographer. The way the flower and the bee is isolated from the background using a shallow DoF allows the viewer to concentrate totally on the foreground. Also the bee is kept perfectly on the thirds to direct the attention directly on the main subject. Yellow and green makes a soothing color combination.

Second Prize: The second prize goes to Jinu John!

Beautiful cloud hugging Landscape, so typical of VOF! Exposure balance is brilliant. Magenta in the foreground (of the flowers) leads the eyes slowly into the frame and helps explore the background completely. Good depth of field to capture the details on the mountains as well. Blue sky is definitely a bonus!

Third Prize: The third prize goes to Sibharini!

This one goes for showing the harmony of colors in Nature. It has RBY primary colors and the complementing green as well. Nice shallow background helps to focus clearly on the subject. Gives a perfect picture of the environment at VOF!

Here are the shortlisted 10 best photos of the Valley of flowers trek. Trekkers were asked to submit their best photos from the trek for the contest.