Landscape
Himalayan Mist
Manali, India · 2024
Nature · Light · Editing
Frames from the quiet weather.
I'm Badal — a nature photographer working out of the Indian Himalayas. This is where I share the photographs I take, and the editing that turns a frame into a feeling.
Latest
Himalayan Mist — Manali
Selected work
A few frames I keep going back to.
All edited in Lightroom & Capture One. Colour grades, retouching, and cropping are part of the craft.
Light
Golden Hour Ridge
Spiti Valley · 2024
Forest
Pine Whispers
Tirthan · 2023
Water
River Through Stone
Kasol · 2023
Winter
Snow at Dusk
Rohtang · 2024
Water
Monsoon Cascade
Kheerganga · 2022
Editing
The frame is half the story. The edit is the other half.
Colour grading
Moody greens, warm highlights, soft shadows. I treat colour like a second composition.
Light & contrast
Recovering highlights in misty scenes, deepening skies without crushing detail.
Retouching
Sensor spots, dust, and the occasional plastic bag — cleaned quietly, never obviously.
Crop & framing
Reframing a photo is sometimes the whole edit. Aspect ratios matter.
Field journal
Notes from the road.
Oct 2024
Chasing mist in Manali
How a four-hour wait at 4 AM turned into my favourite frame of the year.
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Aug 2024
My editing checklist
The five steps I run on every photo before it leaves Lightroom. No exceptions.
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May 2024
On colour and memory
Why I push greens warm and why I won't apologise for it.
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Let's work together
Got a place in mind? I'll bring the camera.
Editorial assignments, brand shoots, prints, or a quiet week in the mountains. I read every message.