7-10 June 2013: Kundol Lake Trek - Swat Valley

[asifcae]

After setting up camps and settling the thaki hari team in the camps, we started dinner preparations.

In the meanwhile, porters had setup desi stove with wood.

We used Freshmate food packs and once dinner was over, we had a round of tea.

Afterwards, everyone got into sleeping bags ... well they were already in sleeping bags since evening and just zipped up and slept

Me and Rashid bhai went out around 10 p.m. and started the night session with this wonderful view.

Rashid bhai light painting the lake while i took this shot ... Galaxy is just rising

268 by Mobeen Mazhar, on Flickr

nice shot... this is an ideal camping ground.......

[aks_e_ahmed]

Thx a lot

If u r shooting in JPEG mode then reduce the noise reduction in custom settings of the camera to disabled or minimum.

Canon processing engine tends to blur more details and keep the image cleaner.

I shoot RAW and customize the balance between sharpness and noise reduction myself. That is why u see sharper images as i prefer details over noise reduction.

Thanks You So Much For Detailed Answer Baki If I Need Any Question I Will Discuss In Private Msg Today My 18-55 Has Been Dead Due To Water Wave At Seaview Karachi

[asifcae]

Thanks You So Much For Detailed Answer Baki If I Need Any Question I Will Discuss In Private Msg Today My 18-55 Has Been Dead Due To Water Wave At Seaview Karachi

thats too bad.

DSLR kay sath extra care free gift pack hoita hai .... u have to take good care of it...

waisay i have never liked my 18-55 also (on nikon)

[faraz74]

You were always there on the trek. Discussed about u quite a few times

ohh...it is just lovely to hear that I was remembered and discussed ...Most probabely in a good manner.. LOLZZZ

[skullcandy]

Nice start. Farrukh is present on pakwheels @skullcandy

Thank you Nauman Bhai... i'm here@nomi700

[skullcandy]

After the main break, we were on the move again.

Time to cross the big glacier and get on the main trek

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Raheel bhai... great job

[Raheeln]

Thanx Candy !!

Raheel bhai... great job

[aks_e_ahmed]

thats too bad.

DSLR kay sath extra care free gift pack hoita hai .... u have to take good care of it...

waisay i have never liked my 18-55 also (on nikon)

Khayr He Yar ISi Tarhan Seekhta Hay Banda Shukar Hay Body Bach Gae Or Lens Expensive Nahi Tha ab Isi Bahany Koi Acha Lens To Aae Ga

[aks_e_ahmed]

@ Raheel Bhai Ap Ne Thora Zoor se Pathar Pe Paon Rakhna Tha Patha Ka Kam Hojata

[asifcae]

Khayr He Yar ISi Tarhan Seekhta Hay Banda Shukar Hay Body Bach Gae Or Lens Expensive Nahi Tha ab Isi Bahany Koi Acha Lens To Aae Ga

very true janab............

[tariqzaidi]

@aeseige,
Great going!!! nice pics as always!!! I wanted to ask about the performance of your Sigma 10-20 mm ultrawide lense. Are you satisfied with it or you will recommend some other brand like Tamron, Tokina or Canon lense?

[aghaabbas]

Sydney Opera House at Kundol Lake

264 by Mobeen Mazhar, on Flickr

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[aghaabbas]

266 by Mobeen Mazhar, on Flickr

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[aghaabbas]

Can't believe.. Shahbaz is in last of the group.

Ha HA HA HA....

[Skill]

[asifcae]

sir rangbazian tu ap par khatam hai... nice.......

[Skill]

[Shahbazzain]

Mobeen Bhai: as usual wonderful work, especially lake pics r really superb, really enjoying trek story...

[aesiege]

mashallah beautiful

Thx a lot Ahmad bhai

nice shot... this is an ideal camping ground.......

Thx a lot

Location was amazing but ground was not level.

Thanks You So Much For Detailed Answer Baki If I Need Any Question I Will Discuss In Private Msg Today My 18-55 Has Been Dead Due To Water Wave At Seaview Karachi

Anytime bro

Take care of your equipment.

ohh...it is just lovely to hear that I was remembered and discussed ...Most probabely in a good manner.. LOLZZZ

Tension na lein Faraz bhai .. achi achi baatein hi ho rahi thin

@aeseige,
Great going!!! nice pics as always!!! I wanted to ask about the performance of your Sigma 10-20 mm ultrawide lense. Are you satisfied with it or you will recommend some other brand like Tamron, Tokina or Canon lense?

Thx a lot janab

Sigma 10-20mm is a great lens and u can already see the images in my last 3 threads. It is cheaper than other 3 and gives more or less same performance. Tokina and Canon are better but the price gap of $200-300 doesn't justify the performance gap.

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Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thx a lot

Now this is exceptional work !!!!

Cha gaey hien Aamir bhai

Mobeen Bhai: as usual wonderful work, especially lake pics r really superb, really enjoying trek story...

Sarkar aap bhi aa jaein ab PW par ... 4 parts ho gaey hien ab to

Thx a lot bro !!!

[armghannishat]

Here i am

Mobeen Mazhar

Shot taken by Armghan

@aesiege

023 by Mobeen Mazhar, on Flickr

Mobeen Bhai I think i took this shot while leaving Pameer Hotel, kalam for Kandol Lake.. u may see reflection in ur goggles