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photografia

these are my favourite thirteen shots...for various reasons. i have a lot of photos...and many that i love, but i wanted to keep things concise. so here they are in no particular order:

Plane Light

I took this on the flight from Miami to Lima. At this point, we are over the Carribean and the sun is starting to set itself gently over the beautifully billowing clouds. The picture itself attempts to reflect in my face the tranquil enjoyment i am experiencing out the window.

Window

This was a sneaky shot that i took hanging out of a window across the street. I found the view intriguing. A window into another life.

Fiore

This is Fiorella, Angela's four-year old daughter who is the fireiest little girl i have ever met. She was so photogenic (and loved being photographed) so you will notice her in many of my favourite shots. This one is simply Fiore - the very essence.

Julio ~ Tiger in a Cage

This was a little boy I met at Raul's birthday fiesta. He bounced off the walls like a little cricket, but was shy of getting his photo taken at first. This was taken later on in the afternooon, after we had bonded a bit, and he took pride in posing his "tiger in a cage" face for me. I loved this door and was excited to get a great shot of it.

At Play

This is a great "light and shadow" shot of Fiorella and Julio playing in the front stoop. It is such a simple shot but the light adds so much depth to both the meaning and presentation.

Chiascuro

This was taken of Fiore as she walked ahead of me down a dark hallway the ran under the ground at the athetics club. Chiascuro is the art term for "using light and dark" and i felt this to be the very eptiome of such, in photograph form. I particularly like the offset subject and slight tilt on the shot.

Papa y hija (father and daughter)

I love this shot partly because of the beautiful lighting, but also because of the subjects positions. Fiore the little firefly, is a step and a half in front of her dadl, and almost pulling him excitedly down the stairs. While Raul holds firmly back, strong and steady, preventing his daughter from flinging herself down the steps in her ecstatic rush for the beach.

hills

Now normally I don't call pictures myself in them my favourites, but i happened to really like the positioning of this shot. Behind me is the beautiful, breath-taking hills of Machu Picchu, with blue-grey clouds and breaking light. By placing the subject off-centre in the foreground, it adds a bit of reality to an otherwise unrealisticly beautiful sight...adding a hint of authenticity and allure.

river below

This shot was from the other side of the hills i stood on to take the previous shot. It is less photographed, but in my opion boasts a better view. Your eyes eventually find their way down to the river, at which point you gasp at how steep the hill is and how far down life goes.

peaches

This is a portait shot of the side of some old buldings in Cusco. The colours are what i love most about this shot. Especially the peachy colour. If you didn't know i took the shot you might almost think it was taken a long time ago.

stop; look

This was one of the stops that the train made on the way to Machu Picchu. It was so beautiful that i couldn't help but taking a picture. One of those "stop and smell the flowers" moments.

steep gaze

It was so fascinating i couldn't help but stand under it, looking up in awe. Such an expressive hillside of sand.

In Plain View

I thought this title and the intended play on words was fitting because this is hardly what one sees when typically looking out the window. These are the hills a Cusco, as we saw them flying in from Lima. It was quite amazing to look at. I got a crink in my next from having my face glued to the window so long.

hope you enjoyed.

~np

posted by crooked girl @ 2:44 PM