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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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Gonna try to get some clearer pics of this guy tomorrow. I saw a pair of them looping around that same patch of forest today, I think I can find them again tomorrow.

Might be hard to get an ID than get a photo though. Crazy gorgeous stone-like lower wing, then electric blue streaks on the upper.

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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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Me in the morning vs me in the afternoon.

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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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At first I thought they only liked yellow flowers but then... plot twist!

Copper on purple. Bhutan style.

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Went to a festival in Bhutan. Found a giant yellow moth.

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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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If you ever get a chance to visit Bhutan, I recommend you plan the trip to align with one or more festivals. Especially if you have time to travel deeper into Central or Eastern Bhutan and visit a very small gonpa or lhakhang that doesn't get attention from tourists. These are special.

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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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Not sure you have to be an amazing photographer to go home with some great moments :)

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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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The crowd is as fascinating as the chams. I look for those quiet moments when people are just being themselves. I make sure they are aware of what I'm doing, and catch their eye first. I look for a nod or a smile. Then I show them that photo.

They go back to doing their thing, and that's when I get the more candid shots. Them just being themselves without posing.

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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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The music is a huge feature of these festivals too. There's a dedicated team of monks who just do percussion and horns. Then there's the novice monks who inject a little more random cheer into the event :)

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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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This little guy was dead impressed with the masked dancers. While nobody was paying attention, he tried out a few moves of his own.

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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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All eyes are on the masked dancers. These are monks who train for years. They are incredibly strong, performing each cham for up to an hour, in bare feet.

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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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Big crowd for the Tsechu in Bumthang this week. I love the way Bhutanese folk dress up in their finest, regardless of the weather or the muddy road they have to walk through to reach the gonpa!

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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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The light in Himalayan winters is an absolute gift to photographers. Cool air, clear skies and low angle of the sun.

Only trouble is of course the mountains will steal the very early and very late light. On the plus side, you get a little more time to download and process the photos :)

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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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Hellooooooooooo it's time for a proper thread again. Have got a few huge deadlines under the belt and my brain is a little less crushed :)

Welcome to Bhutan in late 2019, just before the entire world stopped. In many ways the world beyond Bhutan does stop when you visit, which is one reason I keep going back.

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