Storm, Machu Picchu

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted August 7, 2013907 views16 comments

Clearing Storm over Machu Picchu.

Storm clouds clear shortly after sunrise, revealing the dramatic splendor of the ancient ruins of the lost city of the Inca.

An iconic place for sure, but I tried to shoot a different composition than the classic scenes most people are familiar with. I hope it works.

Thanks for looking,

Mike Anderson

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 7, 2013 at 5:10 PM

Mike, It sure does work!! This is great and I love the view and conditions you captured! Very cool looking and super interesting!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on August 7, 2013 at 6:05 PM

Just saw this over on 500px but sure glad you posted here as well. Wonderful light and atmosphere.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on August 7, 2013 at 7:35 PM

It's great to see this scene with the terraces on the right. You're right...it is a unique and thoughtful composition.
Best of all, it works! The low clouds and selective light look great, too.

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Comment posted by Glenn Tunaley on August 7, 2013 at 10:50 PM

Awesome! Very cool looking place! Composition looks great

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on August 8, 2013 at 10:21 AM

Awesome view and very unique. Like the terraces and great clouds. Lots of atmosphere to this Mike. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 8, 2013 at 11:11 AM

Wow, stunning shot, Mike! Love everything about it! Hope I get to see this amazing place in person some day.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 8, 2013 at 12:07 PM

Great light, outstanding atmospherics, amazing subject, and yes, a different perspective. All combine to make a winner.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 10, 2013 at 12:26 AM

Amazing that this place was ever built. It still seems like it would be nearly impossible today. Very nice presentation.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on August 10, 2013 at 7:34 AM

Really like the sunrise light from this vantage point. A good way to avoid the masses that are generally on the other side of the terraces. I was in almost the exact spot for late afternoon, and it was especially quiet and peaceful compared to the chaos around. Also, not much room for others to get in front of your shot

I guess no alpacas at this time of day. The clouds make it magical. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on August 10, 2013 at 5:06 PM

Thanks everyone! I took this image in the spring of 2010 after the heavy floods that washed out the railroad and parts of the Inca trail. The ruins were closed for months, but reopened the day before I took this image. There were hardly any people around which really added to the majesty of the experience. Harry, I love your images from here and from Patagonia. South America is magnificent!

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on August 12, 2013 at 10:26 PM

outstanding image, Mike. love how your foreground leads the eye into the depths of the image.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 15, 2013 at 12:30 AM

Quite amazing..perfect comp, great light and colours.
Congrats on a fine WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Zhoen on August 16, 2013 at 12:09 PM

This is majestic and magical...

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 21, 2013 at 12:13 AM

Nice Composition Mike. I like the circular lines moving into the center of the photo that seem to continue in the curve of the peaks around the back of the lower ruins. Foreground light is wonderful. Clouds in upper right are a bit bright, but well handled. The view goes on forever. Nice.

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Comment posted by Paul DeCesare on September 1, 2013 at 1:52 PM

Whoa. Mike, that's about as perfect of a composition as can be. Outstanding.

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Comment posted by Stan Wojtaszek on September 6, 2013 at 4:28 PM

Not just a unique pov; probably one of, if not THE best image of Machu Picchu I've seen !!!

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