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Love this little full frame beast. The 40mm G lens and the Sony 85mm FE (now replaced with a Viltrox 85mm) are my go to. The 40mm lives on my camera 70% of the time and is a fantastically sharp little lens.

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40 mm & 28 mm single exposures @ 2.5 s, f9, ISO 200. Shot on my trusty old a7 & Tamron 28-200.

Taken on the Sony A7Cii + Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 lens

Probably one of my last trips there before summer ends. Other than the insane amount of bugs in the evening, it was great.

Standing tall as the very first major Himalayan wall rising from the plains, the Dhauladhar Range acts as a giant granite barrier that you can clearly see shooting straight up from the Kangra Valley, India.

What makes these mountains so magical are the unique shapes, impressive heights, and ancient legends behind each peak.

Camel Peak (Approx. 4,520 metres / 14,830 feet): Named perfectly because its rocky silhouette looks exactly like the hump of a camel resting against the sky.

Dhauladhar Matterhorn / Gauri Junda (4,971 metres / 16,309 feet): A strikingly sharp, technical peak named after the famous Swiss mountain due to its near-vertical pyramid shape.

Mun Peak / Mon Peak (4,610 metres / 15,124 feet): Towering right behind the Triund ridge, this famous summit gets its name from Mon (General Money), the early explorer who first mapped out the routes and scaled it.

A Local well read man shared an interesting story with me about the myth that these mountains were given as dowry to Lord Shiva by Goddess Parvati’s father, King Himavan (his another name, Himachal). Locals believe that the mountains were given so Shiva would have a grand, beautiful place to rest alongside his bride.

The range is also famous for its history of early twentieth centuries daring climbs. British mountaineer Major H.D. Minchinton famously made the very first ascent of the Dhauladhar Matterhorn in 1913, only to later lose his life on the neighboring Mun Peak in 1927.

Today, Gaddi shepherds, believer of Shiva, still look up at these summits as the sacred playground of the gods

I captured these peaks around various times of the day early in July, from the perfect vantage point of Triund.

Shot on Sony A6700 with Sigma 18-50mm lens.

Urban Panama city birds taken with the a6700 with a G 200-600mm

On my vacation 2 weeks ago i went to the darkest place in my region in Poland to do Astrophotography. "Park Izerski ciemnego nieba" is known for dark skies and it's placed far from cities, i was able to see the Milky Way arch with my own eyes and never saw stars so clear yet. Very happy of the trip and the photo i took there!

20 lights frames stacked in Sequator.

Sony A7IV + Viltrox 16mm 1.8

Some little guys and aura farmers from the past few weeks (A7R6, 100-400mm)

Gear: Sony A7S III + Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II

These might just be some of the coolest flowers I’ve ever seen!