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Jetée · 03-09-2011, 05:20 PM

Photographer Anton Jankovoy spent months camping at the foot of Mount Everest
in a bid to capture the perfect picture of star trails over the Himalayas. Anton,
from Zhytomyr in Ukraine, used a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with a 24mm lens to capture
this picture, leaving the shutter open for several hours.

author's comments: (A. Jankovoy)
I adore photography, especially landscapes because I can just sit there and observe the nature around me. It's so peaceful.

But because star trail images need very long shutter speeds they take a lot of patience. I've learnt how to endure the freezing cold by meditating.

It's surprising but it really helps. Although I started taking photographs when I was nine years old I really learnt to cultivate my skills when taking photographs in the mountains. All my childhood I dreamt about mountains and hoped to visit Nepal one day.

Then four years ago, after saving for a year-and-a-half, I made my first trip to the Himalayas.

I visited Mount Everest and it was like a revelation to me, a different world, a different way of life, almost a different universe to what I had known in the Ukraine.

It had a profound effect on me and seriously changed my life. I fell in love with Nepal, the people and the amazing scenery.

When I came home I realised I couldn't go back to my old way of life and so for the last three years I've lived in Nepal for six months of the year.

It has taken a lot of dedication and patience but the result has been worth it.

+ BONUS

Peaks including the Annapurna South and the Hiunchuli can be seen in this spectacular image, which took hours to capture and expose

[Telegraph. / DailyMail.]

03-09-2011, 05:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Photographer Anton Jankovoy spent months camping at the foot of Mount Everest in a bid to capture the perfect picture of star trails over the Himalayas. Anton, from Zhytomyr in Ukraine, used a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with a 24mm lens to capture this picture, leaving the shutter open for several hours. author's comments: (A. Jankovoy) I adore photography, especially landscapes because I can just sit there and observe the nature around me. It's so peaceful. But because star trail images need very long shutter speeds they take a lot of patience. I've learnt how to endure the freezing cold by meditating. It's surprising but it really helps. Although I started taking photographs when I was nine years old I really learnt to cultivate my skills when taking photographs in the mountains. All my childhood I dreamt about mountains and hoped to visit Nepal one day. Then four years ago, after saving for a year-and-a-half, I made my first trip to the Himalayas. I visited Mount Everest and it was like a revelation to me, a different world, a different way of life, almost a different universe to what I had known in the Ukraine. It had a profound effect on me and seriously changed my life. I fell in love with Nepal, the people and the amazing scenery. When I came home I realised I couldn't go back to my old way of life and so for the last three years I've lived in Nepal for six months of the year. It has taken a lot of dedication and patience but the result has been worth it. + BONUS Peaks including the Annapurna South and the Hiunchuli can be seen in this spectacular image, which took hours to capture and expose [Telegraph. / DailyMail.] __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi