Fence in Tingriti

Copyright Nathan Montgomery, 2008

While stone walls are common throughout the Himalayas, barbed wire fences are relatively rare. This fence marked the boundary of the government-built but vacant hospital in Tingriti, and I suspect the choice of material represents the preference of the downstate government rather than local custom.

In any case, I like the image. There are nice leading lines, and I like using short depths of field on repetitive structures like this one. In that regard, it's a bit like the picture I took of steps in Portland. On the other hand, the fatal flaw of this shot is that I cut off the post that is the subject of the picture.