emachuca
Location: Merida YU MX Posts: 296
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Wed 12-May-2004 05:51
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Rating: 9
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IMHO, this is the best picture so far with a composition angle I haven't seen before.
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jrp
Location: San Pedro Garza García NL MX Posts: 45,771
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The angle is thanks to Ron Wright who saw it first and kindly let me take his place.
The perspective is thanks to the 17-35mm f/2.8D ED AF-S, not a common lens when most images in books were made.
The other important feature of these images is that thanks to the State Ministry of Culture and the National Institute of Anthropology and History, we were granted special (and very rare) permits to come into Chichen Itza at off hours, before sunrise and at sunset.
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J_Krol
Location: Rotterdam NL Posts: 347
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This one is great!
I was there about a year ago and I already thought you guys had to have some special permits, or sun was setting very early!
Wish I could have taken this shot, because I found it hard to find refreshing angles and different photo's
Jeroen
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Marsel
Location: Amsterdam NL Posts: 4,970
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Sat 22-May-2004 07:08
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Rating: 9
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Great shot - wish I could have been there.
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jrp
Location: San Pedro Garza García NL MX Posts: 45,771
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Thank you Marsel. We really missed you, knowing you could have taught us a thing or two.
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jrp
Location: San Pedro Garza García NL MX Posts: 45,771
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Jeroen:
You can always join us next year: April 2005
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wpgf100
Location: Winnipeg MB CA Posts: 3,127
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Wed 16-June-2004 10:31
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Rating: 9
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Just goes to show those with lofty ambitions and the physical ability to get there can capture great shots.
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Tigersight
Location: CA US Posts: 47
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This is a magnificent shot and I, too, love the angle, actually angles, in it. You did justice
to the mystery and intrigue of this site.
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Hans Ztz
Location: Regensburg DE Posts: 1,687
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Thu 04-February-2010 06:48
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an awesome shot - wow!
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jrp
Location: San Pedro Garza García NL MX Posts: 45,771
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Thank you Chris. So glad you came with us.
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jrp
Location: San Pedro Garza García NL MX Posts: 45,771
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jrp
Location: San Pedro Garza García NL MX Posts: 45,771
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Hanz, most kind of you. Thank you.
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sevendayimages
Location: Costa Brava ES Posts: 7,343
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Great capture Jrp, love the fog and the feeling it gives. Well shot! Way better then me, trying to capture it together with 2328 tourists
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jrp
Location: San Pedro Garza García NL MX Posts: 45,771
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We had special permits to enter the area before opening time and stay beyond closing time.
Otherwise the crowds always get in the way and the light is harsh.
It helped that the Governor of that sate was my son's classmate ;-)
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