Entries from 'project 365'
Day 275
- Aperture: f/3.5
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/1600 s
- Focal Length: 18mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Machu Picchu, one of the 7 wonders of the world! I know, I know, one of the cliché classic Machu Picchu photos, but it really is a spectacular view. I took way too many photos and it was too hard to decided between the non-classic shots, so this is what I’m using. We ended up…
Day 274
- Aperture: f/3.5
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/500 s
- Focal Length: 18mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
The cheap path to Machu Picchu. There are essentially 3 ways to reach the famous Incan ruins of Machu Picchu nowdays. The first and most expensive option of course is to hike the famous Inca Trail (nicknamed the gringo trail) which can be done over 4/5/6 nights. I was originally was planning on doing this,…
Day 273
- Aperture: f/5
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/640 s
- Focal Length: 15mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Incan ruins of Pisac. The ruins we visited today were incredible. The whole complex spans several mountainsides, includes 4 separate “temple” type ruins, a cliffside dotted with Ventanillas similar to the ones in Cajamarca which we say on Day 254 and surrounded by hundreds of massive Terraces carved into the mountainsides. The whole complex was connected via…
Day 272
- Aperture: f/6.3
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/500 s
- Focal Length: 18mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Quirikancha and the San Domingo Convent. This convent was rudely built on top of one of the most important temples of the Incan empire called Quirikancha which means “courtyard of gold”. The temple was reported to have life-sized gold statues, solid gold alters and gold wall panels. Much of this was offered to the Spaniards…
Day 271
- Aperture: f/5.6
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/200 s
- Focal Length: 32mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Saksaywaman ruins. These Incan ruins are a jumble of natural eroded rock tunnels, some bizarre wavy rock formations that form multiple ancient stone slides, alpacas, llamas, huge stone walls and ruins of buildings and temples all overlooking Cusco city below. There are so many archeological runs in and around Cusco and because everyone flocks to…
Day 270
- Aperture: f/2.8
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 2.5 s
- Focal Length: 11mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Im so delirious with exhaustion right now. Last night we boarded our 18 hour overnight bus from Ica to Cusco. We booked in with a company called “Cruz Del Sur” which is nicknamed the gringo bus here in Peru because it is expensive and well, mostly only gringos use it. Without any other options we…
Day 269
- Aperture: f/5
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/1000 s
- Focal Length: 18mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
This is Huacachina. This place has nothing but hostels, tour agencies and overpriced restaurants but how often do you come cross a desert oasis? I was determined to get a shot of Huacachina before we boarded our 19 hour bus to Cusco this evening, so a climb to the top of the dunes was inevitable. I would…
Day 268
- Aperture: f/6.3
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/200 s
- Focal Length: 12mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Huacachina, the only desert oasis in South America! We arrive today and I went out on a sandboard/dune buggy tour. The dune buggy ride was more like a rollercoaster as the dune buggy felt as if it were free falling down the near vertical sand dunes and ready to roll over at multiple turns. The…
Day 267
- Aperture: f/5.6
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/1000 s
- Focal Length: 50mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Another photo from Paracas National Park. (too) Early this morning we took a boat ride out to see a huge ancient rock carving of something that looks like a candle holder, however it’s exact origin is unknown but thought to be from 200BC. Then the boat took us to circle the Islas Ballestas to see the…
Day 266
- Aperture: f/5.6
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/1000 s
- Focal Length: 18mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
This is the aptly named “Red Beach” in the Paracas national park which despite being bright green on google maps, is actually a desolate desert without a shrub in sight. So it turns out we aren’t actually staying in the small town of Pisco, but instead the Tiny fishing village of San Andres. We had been told…