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Salar de Uyuni - The Place


Salar de Uyuni - The Place
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Copyright: Sergio Delmonico (harpya) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5622 W: 197 N: 2324] (9066)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-11-08
Categories: Nature, Transportation
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Exposure: f/16, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Travel in Bolivia - November 2008 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-06-26 13:14
Viewed: 329
Points: 33
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Salar de Uyuni




The Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, is one of the few places in the world where you can experience the incredible feeling of being on another planet. Usually familiar with large areas covered by water (oceans, seas and large lakes), snow (Northern Europe and America) and sand (deserts of North Africa, Asia and Australia), with apparent surprise that is sighted for the first time this resplendent desert salt, encouraged by a multitude of reflections of light in crystals of direct exposure to the sun. It feels astonishing.


If during the day, the Salar de Uyuni and surprised that it overshadows any image may exist in our imagination is certainly the end of the night, that this landscape is presented in a more surreal. When there is, simultaneously, to a Sunset, west and the moon at birth, in the East, the scene beyond any description. At night, the sky completely clear, the celestial sphere of stars inhabits is, in number as great as ever, at any time, the human eye could reach. The thousands of miles from any significant source of artificial light, the salar is a real paradise for astronomy enthusiasts who want to become familiar with the panorama of stars in the hemisphere south of the torrid sun noon, the temperature can easily drop for values below zero at night.
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  • suzy Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 425 W: 38 N: 1261] (4336)
  • [2009-06-26 13:26]

Hi Sergio

very attractive gradient on the sky, almost unreal, or surreal
and the contrast with the white sand is simply great...
this scene is beyond charming and only by looking at this fabulous
image, am sure the experience of being there is overwhelming enough,
I really like those tents, or huts with orange roof tops against the blue.. great presentation and thx for the useful note too...

greetings Sergio
suzy

Ola Sergio,
Feel of eternity...
Wonderful contrast of brillant sky with roof color
Thanks for informatic notes...
TFS
Selahattin E

I love the contrast of colours here with white, yellow and blue.

Ótima imagem, Sergio. Pra variar, excelente tratamento.
O azul do céu está perfeito! Bela composição, belo trabalho.

Grande abraço,
Bruno

Amigo Sérgio,

bela foto e excelente trabalho de edição!
Cores fantásticas e também luz e brilho!
Parabéns e um grande abraço,
Sergio

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4183 W: 407 N: 6474] (41355)
  • [2009-06-27 2:01]

Ola Sergio

This must be a very high elevation judging from the intense blue sky. I like the warm cold colour contrast between the red tiled roof & the blue sky too. Good sharpness & framing & well exposed on the salt, that resembles snow. Parabens!

Bom dia Sergio,
Os Andes são o local ideal para grandes voos e a grandeza dessa foto - uma das melhores que já vi na minha vida - não me surpreende vida de um Harpya.
Bom fim de semana com esta bela foto,
Raimundo

Hello Sergio

Nice image of this very isolated place in Bolivia. Interesting POV.

regards
Jimmy

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2498 W: 56 N: 3862] (17478)
  • [2009-06-27 7:59]

Ciao Sergio,
That is however interesting and clear photo, the colors, sharpness and detail is very beautiful. Excellent organization.
Congratulate.
Janusz

Hi Sergio

With this photo you really touched my wish list!!! Bolivia is a place I would like to visit due to this Salar, read a lot about it, what a strange feeling it gives you once surrounded by it! I imagine it would be nice to include also Peru. Well, we'll see, haven't really convinced my husband yet....but I'm working on it...Lol! ;0)
Nice journey, hope to see more of your visit to Bolivia...this one is owesome!

My compliments

Hi Sergio,
Very beautiful photo vith excellent lighting and contrast.TFS.
Um grande abraço,

hAyAti

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  • Emma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1403 W: 6 N: 1919] (10149)
  • [2009-06-27 10:04]

Hi Sergio,
A marvelous illustration where we always which new discover can. Very beautiful perspective.
Regards.
Eva

Hello Sergio,
After seeing this photo of Salar de Uyuni and other Bolivian photos from your gallery, I have decided to start saving (piggy bank perhaps). I would like to visit Bolivia someday. The blue sky is most appealing, the sand indeed looks like it could be from another planet, and your Note description of an evening in Salar just intensified my appetite. Well done and best regards...
Danilo

Hi, Sergio. Beautiful saturated colors with contrast. Almost looks unreal . Nice composition and POV. As usual a nice post for us to share. Thanks,

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  • kanton Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 677 W: 5 N: 1194] (5028)
  • [2009-06-27 12:01]

Hi Sergio!
Wonderful compo,with amazing lighting,colours
and tones,perfect contrast and pov.Nice presentation of this isolated place in Bolivia!
interesting informative note!
Regards and tfs
Kostas

Brilliant light Sergio and outstanding colour and contrast!! Really does look isolated!
I feel though that the image quality isn't up to your usual sharp standard - quite pixellated and there are many dust sensor spots in the blue sky that could be cloned out.

Rgds
David

Hi Sergio,
A lovely shot with excellent lighting and contrast, vivid colors.
Good work.

Best regards,
Alex

P.S. What do you think about panorama format here?

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