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Old MOUNTAIN MACHU PICCHU, PERU


Old MOUNTAIN MACHU PICCHU, PERU
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Copyright: Andre Salvador (erdna) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 629 W: 68 N: 746] (5421)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-04
Categories: Nature, Architecture
Camera: Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-200mm AF-S, VR, Promaster 72mm UV Filter
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-18 15:17
Viewed: 412
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
To me the best way to appreciate Machu Pichu is like the way you appreciate the beauty and grandeur of The Grand Canyon, in silence. In silence you can appreciate fully the beauty of the place and be able to ponder what the Andean Incas have accomplished at the top of this mountain.

Machu Picchu, or "Old Mountain") is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,400 meters (7,875 ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Cusco. Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire.

It was built around the year 1450, but abandoned a hundred years later, at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Forgotten for centuries, the site was brought to worldwide attention in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, an American historian. Since then, Machu Picchu has become an important tourist attraction. It has recently come to light that the site may have been discovered and raided several years previously, in 1867 by a German businessman, Augusto Berns. It was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. It is also one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Information taken from Wikipedia.

Nikon D200
2008/07/04 09:28:54.5
JPG (8-bit)converted from RAW (12 bit)
Image Size: Large (3872 x 2592)
Color
Lens: VR 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 18mm
Exposure Mode: Programmed Auto
Metering Mode: Center Weighted
1/180 sec - F/7.1
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: More Vivid
White Balance: Preset d-0
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode III (Adobe sRGB)
Tone Comp.: High Contrast
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: High
Image Comment: Copyright (C) 2008 Andre' Salvador
Long Exposure NR: Off
High ISO NR: On
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Hello Andre,
very good shot of this magical place. I was there more than 15 years ago and I was just caught up by the beauty of this spiritual location.
Thanks for sharing and reminding me
Helmut

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  • linus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1477 W: 10 N: 738] (10767)
  • [2008-08-18 19:02]
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Hi Andre,
This a rather unusual view of MP that one does not normally see. Well seen and captured.
Sunil

C'est grandiose et magnifique! Wow!
Merci pour les notes.

France

Hi Andre

This is so majestic, and you captured it very well! Yes, to take in the beauty of a place like this must be done is silence.

Kind regards
Esther

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