This photo was taken in Ica, Peru on a desert dune buggy ride.  Most people would think I got this photo in Egypt or Dubai but Peru has a huge desert close to the coast.  Everyone just thinks of Machu Picchu for Peru but it pretty much has it all; jungle, mountains, and coast.

I didn’t have to do much to this photo to make it stand out more.  All I did was raise the black levels, clarity and saturation to bring out the colors more.  This photo was all about the lines of the desert and following them with the eye.  I wish all photos could be edited this quickly, as this only took about 10 sec to do.

Notice above how the histogram is mounded in the center.  This is ideal for a perfect exposure, if it’s to the far left the photo was underexposed (dark) and if it is to the far right it was over exposed (blown out skies).  Below the histogram you can see where I raised the black levels, clarity and saturation.  Big difference from start to finish but it only took a few tweaks to make it better.

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Posted on February 24th, 2010 Archived in Peru, Photography Examples, South America

Feb10, Lightroom, Peru, Photography Examples

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