Colors of Deosai: A Wonderland of Pakistan
Arif Amin quite eloquently sums up how life works at highest plateau of the world
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Colors of Deosai: A Wonderland of Pakistan, a book that attempts to describe an unending love story between two photographers and the second highest plateau of the world, Deosai.
Arif Amin, quite eloquently, sums up how life works at Deosai in this review.
He writes, "at times, Deosai is a flurry of activity, covered in green with a spattering of purple, pink, yellow, red and blue flowers, fluttering birds like Rose Finches, Gold Finches, Horned Larks and Citrine Wagtails, multicoloured butterflies and bubbling blue streams with silvery fish. At other times, it presents a regal and rustic look in shades of autumn from red to orange and yellow to brown, with majestic Golden Eagles, Himalayan Brown Bear, Golden Marmot and Red Foxes scurrying across the plateau to prepare for the coming winters, and finally presenting a serene peaceful look in all white, marked with a landscape of solemn brown and grey mountain peaks surrounding the plateau."
Both Arif Amin and Ghulam Rasool are renowned photographers who have worked with utter dedication to collect these photographs. Arif Amin already has "Birds of Pakistan" on his credit which is a majestic work about colourful and mysterious birds found in Pakistan.
In the Colors of Deosai, pictures of both winter and summer seasons are spread on the pages of the book. The Himalayan Brown Bear rules this area like a king but it appears during winter which is a season not for the weak.
Brown Bear has also been associated with the legend of 'Yeti', the Abominable Snowman. According to a research paper published in 2017, DNA evidence from museum specimen compared with the Brown Bear strongly suggests that the biological basis of the Yeti legend is the local Brown Bear.
Engro Foods has published the book, a novel initiative from corporate sector. Hopefully this will be the first step towards introducing lovable aspects of Pakistan.
The book
The eternal bond between human heart and nature has been described through the lenses of the camera. There are some extracts to tell the story behind those beautiful photographs that are scattered on the pages of the book but words seem to be panting and gasping in an effort to match the charms of nature captured through deft use of camera.
Describing different aspect of human life and nature via camera is a kind of modern day poetry that uses lenses instead of words to elaborate eternal pact between human imagination and outside world. In this book, we see this mysterious association at its best.
The vastness of landscape, exuberance of beautiful local and migratory birds, presence of captivating lakes, abundance of rich plant life, sublimity of arrogant mountains and elegance of colourful flowers, every aspect of enthralling Deosai Plateau has been captured and presented as a gift for the world to enjoy.
While we experience the enchanting view of the valley, pictures of delicate butterflies fluttering everywhere catch our attention. Watching images of plentiful butterflies scattered across a vast array of flowers is simply a magical moment.
There are pictures where shy earth bejeweled with its colourful landscape and magnanimous blue sky make a tryst on the far side of horizon. Such images are not less valuable than romantic poetry. This meeting between the small planet earth with the dominating vast sky tickles the imagination. Only someone with the caliber of Warish Shah can narrate the complex and delicate details of such romantic meeting on a colossal level.
Every picture works as tiny part of a whole story told through the lens of camera. It invokes our imagination to weave a complete tale of life on this land. The story is so complete that one can't find any missing links in it. Life during the different phases of day has been presented. It starts from early morning and goes through multiple stages of the day till sad evening arrives and starts to put a cover over everything around. A small portion of the story is related to a nightly view of the Milky Way which brings before our eyes the whole mystery and awe of limitless space spread all around our tiny globe.
Arif Amin, quite eloquently, sums up how life works at Deosai in this review.
He writes, "at times, Deosai is a flurry of activity, covered in green with a spattering of purple, pink, yellow, red and blue flowers, fluttering birds like Rose Finches, Gold Finches, Horned Larks and Citrine Wagtails, multicoloured butterflies and bubbling blue streams with silvery fish. At other times, it presents a regal and rustic look in shades of autumn from red to orange and yellow to brown, with majestic Golden Eagles, Himalayan Brown Bear, Golden Marmot and Red Foxes scurrying across the plateau to prepare for the coming winters, and finally presenting a serene peaceful look in all white, marked with a landscape of solemn brown and grey mountain peaks surrounding the plateau."
Both Arif Amin and Ghulam Rasool are renowned photographers who have worked with utter dedication to collect these photographs. Arif Amin already has "Birds of Pakistan" on his credit which is a majestic work about colourful and mysterious birds found in Pakistan.
In the Colors of Deosai, pictures of both winter and summer seasons are spread on the pages of the book. The Himalayan Brown Bear rules this area like a king but it appears during winter which is a season not for the weak.
Brown Bear has also been associated with the legend of 'Yeti', the Abominable Snowman. According to a research paper published in 2017, DNA evidence from museum specimen compared with the Brown Bear strongly suggests that the biological basis of the Yeti legend is the local Brown Bear.
Engro Foods has published the book, a novel initiative from corporate sector. Hopefully this will be the first step towards introducing lovable aspects of Pakistan.
The book
The eternal bond between human heart and nature has been described through the lenses of the camera. There are some extracts to tell the story behind those beautiful photographs that are scattered on the pages of the book but words seem to be panting and gasping in an effort to match the charms of nature captured through deft use of camera.
Describing different aspect of human life and nature via camera is a kind of modern day poetry that uses lenses instead of words to elaborate eternal pact between human imagination and outside world. In this book, we see this mysterious association at its best.
The vastness of landscape, exuberance of beautiful local and migratory birds, presence of captivating lakes, abundance of rich plant life, sublimity of arrogant mountains and elegance of colourful flowers, every aspect of enthralling Deosai Plateau has been captured and presented as a gift for the world to enjoy.
While we experience the enchanting view of the valley, pictures of delicate butterflies fluttering everywhere catch our attention. Watching images of plentiful butterflies scattered across a vast array of flowers is simply a magical moment.
There are pictures where shy earth bejeweled with its colourful landscape and magnanimous blue sky make a tryst on the far side of horizon. Such images are not less valuable than romantic poetry. This meeting between the small planet earth with the dominating vast sky tickles the imagination. Only someone with the caliber of Warish Shah can narrate the complex and delicate details of such romantic meeting on a colossal level.
Every picture works as tiny part of a whole story told through the lens of camera. It invokes our imagination to weave a complete tale of life on this land. The story is so complete that one can't find any missing links in it. Life during the different phases of day has been presented. It starts from early morning and goes through multiple stages of the day till sad evening arrives and starts to put a cover over everything around. A small portion of the story is related to a nightly view of the Milky Way which brings before our eyes the whole mystery and awe of limitless space spread all around our tiny globe.