- Futbal! - Lee Sie
La Paz, Bolivia
Arriving to La Paz by land is quite an experience. La Paz is in a valley, but it overflowed into the altiplano. In South America, the outskirts of the big cities are very poor. The peasants coming from the countryside looking for jobs settle there. So, your first contact with La Paz is quite shocking, as you see the exteme poverty of the people who live there. Nicer large.
The bus then winds down the road into the very crowded La Paz. The streets are narrow and lined with little stores that sell everything, the traffic and pollution are horrible, and there are lots of people. It is picturesque but unsettling. I live in Los Angeles, but I am from Colombia and I have seen my share of poverty. La Paz is something else.
We only stayed for one night in La Paz and left the next morning to Oruro and Uyuni. I am sorry I don't have more photos of La Paz. Wreckless as I am, I decided to take a stroll around the hotel, but without the camera. No point losing your camera before the best part of the trip.
ISO 800, 28mm, f5.6, 1/320. Shot through the window of the moving bus. Thanks to the magic of digital photography one can see through the smog and appreciate the beauty of La Paz. I wonder how it looks after a good rain.
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Afrocheye, photograph painter, Lee Sie, larigan., and 77 other people added this photo to their favorites.
szeke (43 months ago | reply)
This photo looked hopeless and sat on my disk for two and a half years. I am glad I didn't delete it. It was only after seeing Joanot's photostream and his amazing before and after images that I decided to spend time with this shot.
Afrocheye (43 months ago | reply)
Uah....Fantastic shot and job....for an incredible city.......!!!
Ciao
only one night??
What a pity......!!
photograph painter (43 months ago | reply)
I like your pictures very well. The details are so fine. Great!!
Have a nice day
Lee Sie (43 months ago | reply)
This one is absolutely top notch! Perfect processing
larigan. (43 months ago | reply)
Wow - what a stunning setting!
atsjebosma (43 months ago | reply)
Beautiful work and view!!
Great colours too!
Renée L (43 months ago | reply)
Impressionnant !
Panuwud (OFF for a While) (43 months ago | reply)
Stunning!! Truly amazing picture. Thanks for sharing your pictures. I hope you have a great and safe trip.
JLMphoto (43 months ago | reply)
What an amazing bit of post-processing you've done here -- just incredible. The large version is definitely worth the view.
Moussah Atue (43 months ago | reply)
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Marhabanbikum [deleted] (43 months ago | reply)
Felicidades amigo, siempre te quedan unos colores de lujo !!
Excelente esta composición. Buen fin de semana. :))
57 Corvette ~ Bob (43 months ago | reply)
Super work on the re-touching .....
Jaimito Cartero (43 months ago | reply)
I'm just loving your whole beautiful Bolivia series!
Really appreciate the "before" photos but
miss your kitchen cooking steps... :)
You've certainly got that NIC software mastered.
Scariest drive I ever took was El Camino de la Muerte from La Paz
to the Valley of Yungas. I shiver just thinking about it.
Thanks for the memories, Pedro!!!
The girl with a leaf (43 months ago | reply)
Wow, amazing view and light.. Really love it.
Dani℮l (43 months ago | reply)
Wow great processing!
KpucmuHa {Kristina} (43 months ago | reply)
It looks magical!
ChrisK4u (43 months ago | reply)
WOOOOOW
impressive shot!
this is really more than beautiful!
faved!!!!
You did a really great work on it!
Olivier Burnside (43 months ago | reply)
Amazing cityscape and treatment; congrats
tara.m. (43 months ago | reply)
Amazing!!
Ian@NZFlickr (43 months ago | reply)
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Stunning recovery! One of your very best!
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malavoda (43 months ago | reply)
Exciting view of... May imagine the former grandezza and mystic of the ancient citizens there.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Beauty Selection (Invite Only), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Laurent T (aka thery_lg) (43 months ago | reply)
Amazing result !
Warkas (43 months ago | reply)
Perfect work Szeke!
Tulay Emekli (42 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!
~EvidencE~ (42 months ago | reply)
incredible work...
lumachroma (42 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!
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Ianmoran1970 (13 months ago | reply)
through the bus window, amazing!, such depth and colour. great
Siebe Janssens (13 months ago | reply)
Wow! I'm going to La Paz next summer.
Jaime Ramallo Camacho (10 months ago | reply)
Excelente captura, lindo procesado!!!! felicidades