Photographer's Note
First I agree this is not a very sharp picture. But this is the best I have to show the stone paved path of the Inca Trail. It is fabulous to think that this construction of many miles long has been built hundreds of years ago and it's still in use today. No ciment was used, only stones fitting together. And as on this picture, it often has been built along steap cliff summited to heavy rain, and still resisting perfectly to erosion.
levels - sharpness - contrast - cropping (tried everything!)
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Ok, j'admet que ce n'est pas la photo du sciècle. Mais c'est la meilleure que j'ai pour montrer le sentier pavé de pierres de la Route des Incas. Cette construction qui date de quelques centaines d'années et s'étend sur plusieurs kilomètres est toujours utilisée tel quel aujourd'hui. Les pierres sont agencées ensemble sans utilisation de mortier. Comme cette photo le montre, le sentier a souvent été construit au flanc de falaises abruptes soumises a des pluies intenses, sans jamais souffrir de l'érosion.
recadrage - niveaux - contraste - netteté (j'ai tout essayé!)
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jurgen
(2074) 2004-03-20 14:31
It seems the picture is a little blurred. Maybe you move yourself while shooting? The purpose is a good one, to show the inca trail and its green surroundings. Was there fog or is it just the sky overexposed?
Certainly it has not resisted that much to erosion, but it is still there.
zmaggiev (19) 2006-01-07 14:52 [Comment]
Photo Information
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Copyright: Frederic Poulin (freddd)
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- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2000-03-07
- Categories: Transportation, Ruins
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Travelogue: Amérique du Sud
- Theme(s): Inca Trail to Machu Picchu [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2004-03-20 13:48
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