We went to Pangong Lake at 7 am and shot a beautiful lakeside music video with the handpan artist Daniel Waples. Kinda like Cercle. Two degrees Celsius in the morning with a chilly breeze blowing we covered our faces and ears and flew drones around the gravel patch he sat on.
After breakfast we left for Hanle. Too many river crossings on the way; I crossed a couple on foot and we shot the major ones using drones. At lunch we interviewed the co-founder with Daniel, and later did a solo one before he left at Nyoma.
In the evening we recce'd the Hanle Monastery once again, and chilled for a bit. The group got beers and had a little camaraderie session going on of their own. Everyone loves Ajhang Le, our 50-something driver who keeps on shouting 'Jullay!' every now and then, and is the most enthusiastic, jovial uncle ever.
Recorded a star lapse in the evening, pointing a camera at the beautiful star-studded Hanle sky. I drove the Thar around for a bit; from a beautiful patch of flat desert land we drove down right alongside the highway back to our hotel. The director, DOP and I spoke about films and the series narrative over some piping hot chai as the local photographer rambled on in Ladakhi way into the 4-degree Celsius night.
Sublime.
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