Tuesday, November 25, 2008

A Glimpse of the Northern Areas of Pakistan...

...on popular demand! You will have to click on the thumbnails to see larger images. The camera I had at the time of this trip, was an extremely basic point-and-shoot model, hence, the unflattering colours (and it occured to me after the uploading exercise to "photoshop" them). There are some interesting things to note in the second and the second-last pictures. 





Also, two more pictures here.

Copyright (c) 2008 Saadia Malik

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lovely pictures.nature's bounty in abundance.

Anonymous said...

What beautiful pictures you have posted!Thank you for sharing.

Id it is said...

There's an untouched look to some of those locales!
Thanks for sharing Saadia.

Unknown said...

The pics sent chills all over my body... :)
I remember my trip to neelum valley in 2004...
I wrote a travelogue here...

http://muddleheadedsblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/one-day-excursion-turned-out-to-be.html

do check it out...
Afaque

Tazeen said...

wow


great pictures

Anonymous said...

The photos are breath taking :-)

Alex @ The Travel Blurb said...

Nice pics - I added you to my top links

Unknown said...

Wonderful pics Saadia! And thanks for stopping by my blog.

human being said...

very beautiful.... and serene...
i'm curious to know what are those interesting things to note?

Saadia said...

I'm so glad you've all been enjoying the photographs.

Human being, bravo for asking! The second one's got a baby in the bag, who I think looks adorable. And the second last, if you notice closely, shows a niche carved in the glacier, for cooling drinks. This is quite common in our northern areas - placing bottles in ice or flowing water, since not everybody can afford electronics and of course, not all these areas boast electrical supply.

human being said...

oh yes... amazing... i remember when we were kids our families did the same thing with the drinks and fruits when we went on a picnic... and boy the river not only kept them cold but i think added more taste and energy to them...

i love photos and paintings with such details and hidden stories...
love also your viewpoint toward life and your country...

Irfan Mahmood said...

Very good blog.