Above the Urubamba Photo

Photographer’s Note

In 1992, when this photo was taken, tourists were still allowed to hike the Inca Trail on their own, which is what I did with a few companions, camping out where we wanted to and spending the last night with our tent pitched right above the ruins of Machu Picchu. In this photo you can see the Urubamba River winding through the mountains down below the trail. A very dramatic landscape, needless to say.

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anthonyb (1209) 2006-06-22 19:05

Hi Hugh
This is a great photo showing a dramatic landscape.
The human interaction with the landscpe brings it to life.
Cheers Anthony

superpau (1460) 2006-10-26 20:17

Hola Hugh
si, una foto muy dramática... y que suerte que tuviste, al poder hacer el Camino del Inca por tu cuenta...
Peru debe ser una maravilla para descubrir... lo voy a tener en cuenta para proximas vacaciones!

El POV es muy buena.
La imagen tiene un poco de ruido, pero teniendo en cuenta que es un scan de una foto vieja, no es importante.

Gracias por compartir!
Saludos, Paula.

pilpel-adom (3016) 2007-01-21 19:00

Hey Hugh!
A magnificent shot you got here, the scenery is just outstanding, and just to think, you could do it all by yourself without all the hassle of the Peruvian government...
This is a good spontaneous shot, with good composition of 1/3 FG and the rest BG - it is very impressive!
I would have cloned/crop that backpack side on the right side. It is quite a shame the colors got skewed, so I prepared a WS - hope you like it!
Chen

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