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vsboxerboy
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Yes there are some artifacts from the stitching process, and no I wasn't perfect in my photography, but I hop you still enjoy this nonetheless. It's 60 pictures stitched together taken from the top of Kala Patthar, just a stone's throw from Everest that I took last March. We left at 4am to get to the top and when we arrived it was -28c at the top (though we think this is just where the thermostat bottomed out). At the top, there is only 1/2 the oxygen of sea level, so going was tough but well worth it. Hope you like it!
http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/74301/
Everest is the smaller mountain on the left. Those "clouds" are the jet stream (yes, that jet stream) pounding into the 29,029 foot peak with winds over 200mph blowing slow off of the peak. The photos were taken around 7am and Everest is so tall that even though we're relatively near the equator, the sun wouldn't come over Everest until 9am. Additionally, disable IS on your camera at these temperatures, I learned the hard way that the motor will break in this kind of cold.
http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/74301/
Everest is the smaller mountain on the left. Those "clouds" are the jet stream (yes, that jet stream) pounding into the 29,029 foot peak with winds over 200mph blowing slow off of the peak. The photos were taken around 7am and Everest is so tall that even though we're relatively near the equator, the sun wouldn't come over Everest until 9am. Additionally, disable IS on your camera at these temperatures, I learned the hard way that the motor will break in this kind of cold.
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