Leaving Peru
No polarizer, no color correction
Tonight Lucas and I are leaving Peru after a fantastic trip. I have had the privilege of shooting b-roll in some of the most beautiful places on earth and this definitely ranks in the top 5. The photo above was taken by Lucas Gath and has NOT been color corrected. The air in Ayacucho Peru is so clean and thin that the sky is a saturated blue that contrasts beautifully with the golden wheat and oat fields that are ready for harvest. We were extremely lucky because we had our own vehicle and were able to stop whenever we needed to along the 5 hour drive to grab gorgeous shots like the one above.
Today I have been working through all of the footage we shot with Tarcila Rivera Zea, who is an amazing person doing amazing work. If you want to practice your Spanish then look them up at: http://www.chirapaq.org.pe/es/. If you want to read a bit about them in English visit this site: http://www.thp.org/learn_more/news/latest_news/chirapaq_celebrates_25_years
Tarcila's son Inti
Yesterday we traveled with Tarcila and the CHIRAPAQ team to the small community that she is from called Pujas. It is located in an exquisite valley and overlooks majestic mountains. Tarcila was so happy to be back to and bring so many visitor to her home town. We traveled with two vans full of youth from Ayacucho who had participated in CHIRAPAQ activities as young leaders of the Qetchua community.
It is hard to leave the 60 degree weather of Ayacucho for the 100 degree heat of North Carolina, but post production needs to start so I don’t have the luxary of staying longer. Hopefully I will be back sometime soon.
The view from Pujas
Note: Lucas took all of the photos featured in the Peru blog and did a fantastic job capturing my best side and the best side of the mountains as well!
