Siddhesh Sali
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Ladakh

Three days between Leh, Nubra and Pangong — high desert, a lake that changes colour by the hour, and the marmots that own the grass.

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A single-lane road running dead straight through a gravel plain towards dark mountains.
0118mm · 1/400 · f/10 · ISO 200View photograph 1: A single-lane road running dead straight through a gravel plain towards dark mountains.
Deep blue water in the foreground running to a long bare ridge under a bright sky.
0255mm · 1/400 · f/11 · ISO 400View photograph 2: Deep blue water in the foreground running to a long bare ridge under a bright sky.
A still lake mirroring a bank of cloud and a low ridge, snow-lined mountains behind.
03View photograph 3: A still lake mirroring a bank of cloud and a low ridge, snow-lined mountains behind.
A narrow spit of pale sand curving out into flat water, a lone figure at its end.
04View photograph 4: A narrow spit of pale sand curving out into flat water, a lone figure at its end.
A small red boat moored on a green shore below snow-capped peaks and heavy cumulus.
05View photograph 5: A small red boat moored on a green shore below snow-capped peaks and heavy cumulus.
A dark valley at sunset with a plume of dust rising from the far ridge.
06View photograph 6: A dark valley at sunset with a plume of dust rising from the far ridge.
A pale eroded cliff face above a flat of grey meltwater and sand.
07View photograph 7: A pale eroded cliff face above a flat of grey meltwater and sand.
A wide glacial valley running between bare ridges, snow in the gullies, under broken cloud.
08View photograph 8: A wide glacial valley running between bare ridges, snow in the gullies, under broken cloud.
Coloured pebbles seen through a few centimetres of clear, moving water.
09View photograph 9: Coloured pebbles seen through a few centimetres of clear, moving water.
A Himalayan marmot standing upright on its hind legs in short grass, forepaws held to its chest.
10200mm · 1/800 · f/6.3 · ISO 200View photograph 10: A Himalayan marmot standing upright on its hind legs in short grass, forepaws held to its chest.
Three marmots huddled together on a grassy bank, all looking in different directions.
11270mm · 1/640 · f/6 · ISO 200View photograph 11: Three marmots huddled together on a grassy bank, all looking in different directions.
Brown-headed gulls on a stony shore, one lifting off with wings spread.
12300mm · 1/640 · f/6.3 · ISO 125View photograph 12: Brown-headed gulls on a stony shore, one lifting off with wings spread.
Two red-billed choughs perched on a granite boulder against a blurred green bank.
13300mm · 1/250 · f/8 · ISO 200View photograph 13: Two red-billed choughs perched on a granite boulder against a blurred green bank.

Three days in July 2019 — Leh, over the pass to Nubra, then out to Pangong. Not long enough, and the light was doing something different every hour.

The marmots were not shy. They are used to the road.

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