f/8 and Be There workshops

I just found on the web Steve Kossack's f/8 and Be There workshops. On this trip you'll learn the how, when and where of photographing Yosemite Valley.

Interested in seeing some of the greatest photographic areas with like minded people? Want to learn the the art and strategy of Landscape photography? Come join us on one of these photography workshops.

Landmarks of the Southwest, October 27-31, 2005

Yosemite in Winter, February 9-13, 2006

Death Valley, March 11-15, 2006

Yosemite High Camp Backpack, August 26-September 1, 2006

Last day in Peru

I am now in Cuzco waiting for my transfer to airport and doing last minute shopping for gifts. Today I will fly from Lima back home.

Machu Picchu

I have done Inca Trail. It was tougher than I toughteven if trail itself is not that difficult. What makes it difficult forme was that I made many things first time in my life. First time I was hiking on altitude around 4000m, first timeI giked 4 times in rowso there was not time time to regenerate. My knees and feet are sore but I am happy I tried it. Many things could be better if I new some tricks before:

Do not try to carry all your stuff with you. Porters cost $50 for entire trail and you need really only camera, water, warmer cloths, rain poncho, insect repellant, sun screen. Your sleeping bag, tootbrush is not needed on a trail but it weights :-)

If possible wear long sleeves and pants. Bugs are really enoying and you will not feel them busy with climbing :-)

Hiking poles are usefull. Get lightest posiblebut you can buy wooden sticksfrom locals on thetrail. If you got hiking poles get rubber tips cause you cannot use metal on the trail. Again locals would sell you one pair for 3 soles :-)

Sun screen is good if you do not want to get burned like me :-)

Go slowly, altitude will suck your stamina very clickly

Always got somespare change, on first 2 days you can buy water on the trail soyou donot have to carry it

Come to Machu Picchu before 9AM (sunrise is ussually around 5AM and bus service starts around 6AM) if you want to take some pictures. Later tourists are everywhere:-)

Cuzco

I spent 4 days in Amazon jungle. It´s amazing but rauning season alrady started so it was quite muddy. We have to walk in rubber boots. I am in Cuzco tonight. Tomorrow I will go to Inca Trail.

Lima, Peru

I am waiting at Lima airport for my flight to Puerto Maldonado. It looks I did not take any ATM card with so I have to wait till 9:00 for bank opening to get some cash cause I do not have PINs for my credit cards. MIstake, always carry some cash with you :-)

I spent a night in Carmel Hotel which was located on Atahualpa street what a coincidence ;-)

Surprise, they got US current outlets in hotels :-)

Lima airport looks very nice, maybe it's brand new?

Photoshopsupport.com

It looks like it could be insteresting site to explore...

My Nikifor at Mill Valley Film Festival

In an extraordinary cross-gender performance, actress Krystyna Feldman becomes the curmudgeonly Polish folk artist Nikifor, a naive painter whose prolific talent and sheer stubbornness brought him national fame. Based on a true story, My Nikifor (crystal globe award, Karlovy Vary 2005) unfolds in mid-20th-century Poland across a gray winter landscape further oppressed by Communist party politics and perpetual shortages.


See Mill Valley Film Festival page.