lost in llamadise Photo

Photographer’s Note

yeah, llamadise... in other words: llama paradise. not far from salar de surire reachable from putre by this king of roads.

this shot actually is begging to be blown much bigger in size. in the TE format: llamas just stay as small white spots filling the green valley. the green 'stuff'? it's actually not grass, but rather some moss like high-altitude growth. llamas love it... the yellow 'stuff'? the same moss, just different color...

altitude (between 3,500 and 4,500 meters) is about the same in today's post and all of these:

-- volcan parinacota
-- isluga
-- the king of the roads

the area is also the same, but the views: totally different... as i mentioned earlier: every turn of the road opens a completely different world.

bostankorkulugu, fulvio52, parbo, hispic, gunbud, Gerrit, Charo, avene, leo61, belido, luisafonso has marked this note useful

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bostankorkulugu (33984) 2009-02-23 6:30

LOL for llamadise, a clever one kris... reminds me of "lost in translation" somehow, may be because it was the oscar nite>:P... looks like paradise for sure, especially when compared to the dull, gray, cold and snowy istanbul...

mattharvey1 (670) 2009-02-23 6:49

Hi Kris,

Real eye catching shot, colours are great - like you say would be good to see it blown up - great sense of scale.
Matt

Silverkey (1433) 2009-02-23 9:30

Hi Kristaps
Nice colors and light. Maybe the snow mix with the clouds, so that the mountain is not well define...
Anyway nice job
Mickaël

fulvio52 (8314) 2009-02-23 9:42

Hi, Kristaps.
Stunning festival of colors : the high elevation tundra under THAT light sure is a looker! Don't much understand the lack of attention, it deserves far more than what's got so far. What a view! Have a great day, see ya soon.
Fulvio.

jasmis (51029) 2009-02-23 11:35

Amazing wide, panoramic view. A great doze of exotics, no doubt.
Photo from the end of the world.
Regards.

Greg1949 (8519) 2009-02-23 12:12

Golly gee chazam you have seen some good stuff and brought it home for the rest of us. Kristaps, I am amazed at how wonderful the small format pictures of post size can be, your color and details are nothing short of awesome. Great stuff man, great capture.

Greg

parbo (11034) 2009-02-23 14:39

Hello Kristaps,

Amazing color spectrum from green to bald and snowy ridges. Different tones of brownish fields and green-yellow textures are just fantastic under cloudy sky. Did you try this or similar scenes with wide angle? Your earlier post one for the road... is also another great photo. Congratulations. Have a nice new week.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

eversmile (6443) 2009-02-23 16:48

Hi Kristaps

The light is wonderful, the strong contrasts between the green valley and the arid and snowy mountains, give a dramatic mood to the shot, not to forget the dynamic sky. The POV is very well chosen, to offer the maximum of the panorama... Congratulations!
Regards
Marine

emilbo (9659) 2009-02-23 16:52

Allô Kristaps!
C'est beaux les grands espace quand c'est bien présentés comme tu l'as fait pour cette photo. La perspective est excellente avec une vue sur la montagne dont le haut est enneigé. Le bel éclairage met bien en évidence ce beau paysage et les moutons si c'en sont, si petits soient-ils, donnent une bonne idée de l'immensité de la scène.
Tout mes compliments,
Amicalement,
Emilius

Waylim (11159) 2009-02-23 17:45

Kristaps,
Clever title, I love it. It is a highland paradise, beautiful valley with lhamas scattered across the valley. Beautiful golden yellow tone contrast perfectly with the beautiful blue sky and puffy clouds. Excellent quality and composition. thanks.
Way

hispic (7399) 2009-02-23 19:20

Hi Kristaps,
This photo is worth seeing on the wider size enlarged to see the magnificence in this place and llama. Blue of the sky shows yellow more beautifully. I like this high saturated color and contrast.
Regards, Hisashi

gneufeld (15235) 2009-02-23 19:46

Hi Kristaps,
There is something very peaceful and rural about this image. I like the gentle slopes and the blue partly clouded sky is a very pleasant complement to the landscape. well done and TFS. Gerald

npecanhuk (14756) 2009-02-24 4:05

Hello Kristaps!
Beautiful landscape! Very nice colors! Adequate sharpness and correct exposure! Well chosen pov and great composition! Very interesting and pleasant! TFS - Congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

gunbud (28165) 2009-02-24 8:05

Hi Kristaps,
Looks like this spot gets a bit of mositure to produce the lovely green and yellow moss.
Love the shape of this alpine valley and the lovely contrasting blue sky.
Regards, Tom

Gerrit (36313) 2009-02-24 8:56

Hi Kristaps,
wonderful wide landscape. Excellent composition.
I would have given the clouds some extra blacks.
I'll try something.\
Regards, Gerrit

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Charo (31851) 2009-02-24 9:13

Hello Kristaps,
Beautiful landscape with a field full of contrasts. Very curious and the desert landscape that small green valley where grazing llamas. Superb composition with great perspective and good details.
Best regards,
Charo

archimatica (13344) 2009-02-24 14:02

Hi Kristaps.
Earth, so much space, light, nature, sky ... this is an icon of Te.
Colors and composition are fantastic.

Bravo
Renzo

avene (11140) 2009-02-24 19:50

I keep mis-pronouncing the title and saying "la la land", there's something psychodelic in the colours and shimmering light. I like a lot how the mountains seem to flow from all sides towards the valley, and the combination of green and yellow creates an impression that everything is coated with gold, quite a contrast with the cool tones of the volcanoe looming in the background. nice :)

hugs,
K.

dvlazar (6488) 2009-02-25 0:19

Your endless dramatic landscapes never cease to amaze - quite a collection of scenes youve got here! Great to see.

Dave

carper (65742) 2009-02-25 7:05

a very nice country Kristaps,
the landscape is nice, well taken and you had a light in the shot, the balance is very good, good photo job here, have a good day.
regard jaapfine

sunamoon (5061) 2009-02-25 9:26

Hola Kristaps,

Preciosa captura, me gustan muchos los colores,
buenos contrastes, una profunidad optima y la calidad y nitidez de la foto es A+, buenos detalles, buen trabajo!

Un saludo,
Elena

baba_flies (8115) 2009-02-26 8:13

I have never been to llamadise but I grew up with a picture that our grandmother gave us from llamas and highlands like you show it and many stories from her that went along. She liked to exaggerate in many ways so llamadise suits her ... and me. I hope the painting had no bad influcence on me :))) LOL. This is lovely up here, what a wonderful picture again, what a journey you two take us a long, it may continue! The clouds, again, they make us daydream, we float along. Very very nice, I like it a lot. Happy day for you ... greetings from greyland ... the blue has gone away. I wonder what comes next, snow maybe ... HELP. Barbara.

leo61 (43816) 2009-02-26 9:31

Hi Kristaps!
Your Cile serie is fantastic and wants me go there immeditally.
A wonderful palette of colors in this great composition.And this sky:wonderful.
I hope I can be there in about 365 days....
Regards,leo

cdmonson (2769) 2009-03-10 15:08

Hi Kristaps:

hahaha...llamadise. I like it. The rolling landscape here and the llamas in the distance give a sense of the vastness of the scene. Add that bit of green for some color, and you have a beautiful pastoral scene, in el Norte Grande no less. Who'd have thought? Great job.

Clark

belido (16899) 2009-03-16 8:06

Hi Kristaps,

that field has such nice vibrating colors. I like that as you can see in my gallery. It's trully a postcard. The exposure was well controlled (we see the details even in the white clouds). Powerful shot, my friend!
Regards,
Carlos

geester (0) 2009-03-16 13:24

Hi Kristaps,

Wow, the light on this one is amazing. Teh contrast between that, and the shadows that the clouds make are great.

Do you and Kristine compete to see who gets to post the image:-)

Cheers

Graeme

marietom (32084) 2009-03-17 14:24

hello Kristaps,

quelles belles couleurs, avec ce sommet enneigé qui se confond avec les nuages. C'est magnifique.
Bonne soirée
Marie

danyy (69499) 2009-03-17 23:48

Bonjour Kristaps,
j'aime beaucoup ces couleurs fraiches de la prairie, les jeux de lumières provoqués par ces nuages qui se déplacent dans le ciel. C'st encore plus beau à voir en live en 3D.
Un ciel un peu surexposé il me semble.
Bets regards.
Daniel.

xavshot (63137) 2009-03-18 23:42

Bonjour Kristaps
très joli paysage servi par une très belle lumière. Les couleurs sont bien contrastées et l'image est très agréable à regarder.
Xavier

mikele_pl (2304) 2009-03-19 6:23

Hi Kristaps,

I think this is a great landscape shot. Beautiful colors, great clarity and sharpness, carefull composition. I only wish for the blue sky behind the snow covered mountain, but that's not your fault!

cheers
michal

plimrn (19740) 2009-04-02 21:03

Hi Kristaps,
The colors are wonderful and as always, the sharpness is superb. I love the way the volcano presides over this high mossy vale and the way the snow melds into the clouds. You're right, the llamas would be great in a large post and there is no way to crop this to a pano format. What a great trip!
HLJ, Pat

luisafonso (858) 2009-04-03 3:54

Great view here with vibrant colors. The exposure is perfect. And so is the compo. That little valley across the left third is priceless. What a depth! Really nice photo!

ghilain (1714) 2009-06-08 11:57

Bonjour Kristaps,

Beau POV, belle lumière et couleurs très saturées.
Paysage de courbes... mais de courbes vivifiantes!

TFS

brigitte

dsensi (14) 2009-06-17 7:39

Excellent composition, exposure and colors. I enjoyed particularly the cloud shadows and the warm tones in the center. Congratulations!