Taobat, by Imran Dawood

Kel is about 155 km from Muzaffarabad in 2200 meters altitude ,to get here it takes about 10 hours 4WD driving on the mountain road which is under construction by Chinese a Gift for Pakistanis People and main street in Kel on one side and a high unprotected cliff on the other with a mountain river at the bottom. This picture was taken on the way to Taobat which is almost 3~4 hours 4WD journey from Kel. A small village, but place look so dreamy and beautiful. The area itself is in LOC zone (Line Of Control) which has been created during the ongoing dispute between Pakistan and India. To get here you need to get permission from the Pakistan Army & Original CNIC must be submitted at the Check Post and then on your way back you will collect it.

NIKON D90 | Exposure 1/250sec | Aperture f/10 | ISO 200
Taobat, by Imran Dawood

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | June 25
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Kel Valley, Azad Kashmir | Pakistan

Photographer: Imran Dawood (Lahore, Pakistan) Registered
Imran Dawood is a telecommunication Engineer and working with Warid Telecom as IN/VAS Engineer. He was having interest since long but couldn’t follow it though. He properly started photography when he bought his first DSLR in Philippines while he was working there. After Philippines he went to many countries and found ample opportunities to take pictures. He is a nature lover that’s why he loves to photograph those stunning places and freeze his memories. He started with Nikon D80 which was destroyed during a mishap with himself in Malaysia. Then He switched to Nikon D90 and currently He is using Canon EOS 7D.

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