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104. Shillong city

2010.01.25
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Horizontal view
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Vertical view
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Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya, one of the smallest states in India.
It is also the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district and is situated at an average altitude of 4,908 ft (1,496 m) above sea level.
The city had a population of 260,520 according to the 2001 census.
In 1874, on the formation of Assam as a Chief Commissioner's Province, it was chosen as the headquarters of the new administration because of its convenient location between the Brahmaputra and Surma valleys and more so because the climate of Shillong was much cooler than tropical India. Shillong remained the capital of undivided Assam until the creation of the new state of Meghalaya on January 21, 1972, when Shillong became the capital of Meghalaya and Assam moved its capital to Dispur.

This shot was taken from the Shillong Peak, called so being the highest point in the area, roughly 2000m.
We had visited the same site the previous evening, but being very foggy, could not get any shots.
That next morning it was bright and sunny and gave a good view of the city as well as the surrounding Khasi hills.

My usual, panorama (stitched from 7 images) in horizontal as well as vertical orientation. Sorry about the neck aches! ;)
41 Comments
giooo I wanna be there ! ;)
giooo · 2010-01-25: 09:46
borogovoi ....lovely place! ciao
borogovoi · 2010-01-25: 09:48
SADHYA Whoops!
Lovely. And the sky isn't thick with pollution as with many Indian cities.
SADHYA · 2010-01-25: 09:48
Ryana No neck pain for me, I turn my computer screen ... hahahahaha
Beautiful view, and indeed nice to so NO pollution here. ;^)
Ryana · 2010-01-25: 10:00
????? Nice pano!
????? · 2010-01-25: 10:05
atszabo Very nice!
atszabo · 2010-01-25: 10:20
Riyaz Great panoramic view! Well done ! Looks a very "green" place to be!
Riyaz · 2010-01-25: 10:34
openbelarus great panorama
openbelarus · 2010-01-25: 10:35
NINJIN2 How beautiful this is!!!
NINJIN2 · 2010-01-25: 11:26
urmysunshine beautiful!!!~
urmysunshine · 2010-01-25: 11:27
ArtBee Beautiful panorama!
ArtBee · 2010-01-25: 12:03
richellesmile now this one is totally amazing! i like the bulky feathery sky, and it makes me feel i could just raise my arms up and touch it (if i'm there :D). see??? your work is great!
richellesmile · 2010-01-25: 12:12
smbunation Great pano! I promise not to make a joke about the name of the city...
smbunation · 2010-01-25: 12:20
????? Very beautiful PANO!!!
????? · 2010-01-25: 12:36
onlyricky Heya!!
this is a stunning Pano!!! wow!
onlyricky · 2010-01-25: 13:15
SunFlower1990 BEAUTIFUL!!!!
SunFlower1990 · 2010-01-25: 13:39
yellodog Lovely panorama.
yellodog · 2010-01-25: 13:53
miltonjacob beautiful! the vertical picture is so cool as usual
miltonjacob · 2010-01-25: 15:07
photogp I wish I could be there!
photogp · 2010-01-25: 15:39
jennye beautiful!
jennye · 2010-01-25: 16:07
blackhawk1552 Very nice set and post my friend! that is a very nice panoramic capture!
Best regards ,
rob
blackhawk1552 · 2010-01-25: 16:58
cryuffeints Great creativity! The idea of a vertical picture is amazing :)
cryuffeints · 2010-01-25: 19:50
lookagain Wow, what a view....marvelous photo!!
lookagain · 2010-01-25: 20:07
????? Fabulous panoramic view!
????? · 2010-01-25: 20:22
Shaparak very good !
Shaparak · 2010-01-25: 21:25
livelovelaugh It's so beautiful and peaceful. :)
livelovelaugh · 2010-01-25: 23:15
????? Lovely, top of the world feeling!
????? · 2010-01-26: 00:50
slowpete wow panorama
slowpete · 2010-01-26: 01:01
MouseholeKit Fantastic panorama - great sky.
MouseholeKit · 2010-01-26: 04:26
Eiram very beautiful and interesting post!
Eiram · 2010-01-26: 05:32
????? Lovely pano
????? · 2010-01-26: 05:48
huiching Wow. Looks to be cool and fresh air there.
huiching · 2010-01-26: 06:32
dontblink Great panorama!
dontblink · 2010-01-26: 07:50
wanazza beautiful scenery... :) great shot!
wanazza · 2010-01-26: 12:31
jevsnw Great panorama :0
jevsnw · 2010-01-26: 17:49
????? Amazing shot! I can just feel the cool thin air of that altitude!!!
????? · 2010-01-27: 13:10
hannamagnusson Wow, great panorama!
hannamagnusson · 2010-01-28: 02:04
pickledherring WOW !!
pickledherring · 2010-01-29: 00:43
????? That's a very lovely panorama. I don't know yet how you can make such long shotin vertical... Other PBggers did itthe "neckteaser" ;-)
????? · 2010-01-30: 01:34
GKorts Amazing pano. Thanks for the small version as actually I cannot move my head so well. Perhaps all pano lovers should fix a day and bomb Michael with emails for a pano function
GKorts · 2010-01-30: 02:29
stormmravenda there is no "x" in the word "photography, as there is no suckage in your photoblog.
stormmravenda · 2010-01-30: 12:45
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