Under a Peruvian Sky, a photo from Puno, South

Photographer's Note

Lake Titicaca bordering Bolivia and Peru is claimed to be the highest navigable lake in the world (~ 3810 m above sea level) Extending from southeastern to western Bolivia, Titicaca is 196 km long and an average 56 km wide. It is the remainder of what was once an inland sea, its blue waters contrast nicely with the parched surrounding altiplano.
At this altitude the sun's rays are very harsh so i'd advise wearing sunscreen. (unless of course you are after the lobster look ;))

Technical info
shot in automatic exposure mode,
Kodak 100 ISO film
handheld on boat
Scanned at 300 dpi

Post processing: colour levels in PS, added border

ianmcall, summer89, ChrisJ, manny ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-04-02 4:26

You´re a perfect artist !
Your pictures are very good !
This colours and reflex are so beautiful !
Congratulations for this one and thanks for sharing !

ianmcall (1213) 2004-04-02 4:56

Great composition and lovely colours. It has lost some sharpness and definition in the scanning, but I especially like the ripples and reflection on the water.

pgilberto (1136) 2004-04-02 5:45

Excelent work, a beautiful scene perfectly cathed

iamxa (3103) 2004-04-02 6:01

What a wonderful mirror. Excellent image, 1/3 and 2/3 very well done. Contrast between strong tones are nice. I like very much. I will go there next month and your photos are exciting me a lot. If you want, I've some ones from Peru too.

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PechePassion (483) 2004-04-02 6:53

Si il ya bien un endroit dans le monde ou j'aimerais aller si je le pouvais c'est bien la !

Merci pour ta belle photo qui me permet de rêver qu'un jour je pourrais faire la même.
La composition est magnifique !

summer89 (5422) 2004-04-02 7:21

What a photo Brendan.

It´s great the view. The water mirror it's excelent.

Well done

clodreno (0) 2004-04-02 7:26

I know Eric (eleparc) will laugh he he reads this , but this is a place I really would like to visit..I saw the other side, in Bolivia.
The light is this one is very beautiful. Your framing is classical, well adapted to it.
Well done.

ChrisJ (171146) 2004-04-02 11:29

Needs to be a little sharper.

jurgen (2074) 2004-04-02 11:45

Very nice picture. I have some photos of this lake also, you can check them out.
You have an error in your note, the Titicaca lake is not the largest in Southamerica, that top position is for lake Maracaibo in Venezuela; though it is the highest navigable body of water --maybe in the whole world.
I like the mountains in the background, they are sunlit in some parts and have shades in others, and that is also reflected on the water. Do you know where were you exactly?

manny (22032) 2004-04-02 12:19

THIS is a very good picture, Brendan. I like everything here: colors, composition, framing...simply beautiful You should be very proud of this capture. A great shot! Congratulations.

Intruder (3099) 2004-04-03 17:42

everything here is so beautiful, the lake, the colours, the composition, the reflection... very nice work Brendan!

desman (2222) 2004-04-05 7:00

très belle composition, avec la légère ondulation de l'eau qui donne ce coté vivant.

kittyhawk (1802) 2006-10-11 15:50

Hello Brendan,

Very nice photo, I like the composition and the peacefull feeling to the photo. I allso like the detail and textures in the image. Very nice work. TFS.

- Halgeir