Machu Picchu In Morning

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted January 14, 2012803 views6 comments

This has been a busy year. One of the highlights has been our trip to Machu Picchu. I made this image early in the morning last June. As soon as the gates opened Gail and I hiked up to the vantage point as fast as we could to get the right location and before the Sun peaked over the Andes mountains on the right.

The image is a 5 image HDR from EV -2 to +2 processed in PS and Photomatix. (Moderators - if this is in the wrong gallery due to the HDR please move. Equipment was Canon 1D MK4 with 17-40 @17 with polarizer. Full frame.

Thanks for looking. Comments most welcome.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 14, 2012 at 3:46 PM

Ed: What a grand view and the light is just superb. Congrats on a fine shot and the trip. >=))>

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on January 14, 2012 at 5:09 PM

Nice image Ed....it brings back fond memories!

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Comment posted by Phillip Noll on January 15, 2012 at 3:33 PM

Wow! What a view! An those light rays coming in on the right are wonderful! I can't imagine how impressive this place must be to see it first hand! The mountains below the light rays seem a bit blue-ish to me. Easy fix though. Outstanding!

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on January 16, 2012 at 11:04 PM

Beautiful. I like the beams coming in from the right.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 17, 2012 at 5:40 PM

Marvellous processing. The beams of light certainly make this special.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 18, 2012 at 10:26 AM

What a view you have here, and no one standing in your view. There seems a little craziness in the blend at the sky-land junctions, haloing maybe? Because of the uniformity of the halo, looks like it might be a processing issue.

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