Entries from 'project 365'
Day 265
- Aperture: f/4.5
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/1250 s
- Focal Length: 32mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Huaca Pucllana. You may notice something a little different about the location of this particular clay pyramid. It is right in the middle of the Miraflores, Lima instead of a Peruvian desert and for that reason It is the most expensive, touristy and most restored mud brick pyramid we have visited so far. We left Lima after visiting…
Day 264
- Aperture: f/5
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/320 s
- Focal Length: 35mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Today I had my photo all thought out. I learned through Atlas Obscura that there is a catacomb In downtown Lima called the Monastery of San Fransisco which houses the bones of more than 50,000 people, with some decoratively arranged beneath the Monastery. However, unfortunately it is forbidden to take any photographs or video inside the Monastery…
Day 263
- Aperture: f/4.5
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/200 s
- Focal Length: 11mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
This morning we arrived into Peru’s capital Lima via a night bus. We had been recommended to stay in Miraflores so booked a hostel not too far from the beach. From what we have seen today, this city is surprisingly different to what we had heard and expected, and we are convinced that our night…
Day 262
- Aperture: f/5.6
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/800 s
- Focal Length: 200mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Today I was planning on going fishing in one of the traditional caballitos boats but after our tour yesterday ran more than an hour late I didn’t get back in time to book it in. So this morning I went out to set myself a photojournalism type goal and photograph the fishermen returning with their…
Day 261
- Aperture: f/3.5
- ISO: 640
- Shutter Speed: 1/15 s
- Focal Length: 18mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
El Brujo. This is an ancient monument of the Moche culture and also a temple believed to be used for human sacrifices. This temple is similar to the “sun and moon” Temple we visited on Day 258, in that it has 6 or 7 different layers from different time periods. This one has also been cut away…
Day 260
- Aperture: f/4
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/800 s
- Focal Length: 28mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Huanchaco, Peru. This is a caballitos, the traditional fishing vessels here in Peru. Today I was feeling under the weather and we had to organise some flights so we had a bit of a chilled day. We also decided not to visit any ruins today so we don’t ruin ourselves out too quickly. Tomorrow we are visiting…
Day 259
- Aperture: f/4.5
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/500 s
- Focal Length: 50mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Chan Chan. This is huge Chimu city ruin which spans over 14km on the outskirts of Trujillo but only one of the huge administration buildings has been excavated and partially open to the public, and this much has taken the archaeologists about 50 years. The ruins are amazing, however unlike the ruins yesterday, sections of…
Day 258
- Aperture: f/5
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/160 s
- Focal Length: 16mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
This is “Huaca de la Luna y Sol” ruins (the temple of the moon and sun) about 10km outside of Trujillo. Here there are two massive mud brick pyramids and an accompanying museum. One of the mud brick pyramids had been renovated 5 times by the pre-ican’s and each new renovation was built over the…
Day 257
- Aperture: f/4.5
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/1600 s
- Focal Length: 11mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Today we finally (kinda) made it to Ventanillas De Combayo! On day 254 we attempted to make it here after visiting the more touristy Ventanillas De Otuzco, but were thwarted by some wrong information and directions. Todays adventure started off very much the same way, but we were determined to make it there this time. After…
Day 256
- Aperture: f/6.3
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/640 s
- Focal Length: 11mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Cumbe Mayo. This is an archaeological area about an hour outside of Cajamarca and isn’t very well known despite being crowned the 3rd or 4th wonder of Peru. The Cumbe Mayo area consists of caves, an awesome “stone forest” which has been formed by eroded volcanic rock, home to a pre Incan aqueduct over 3000 years…