Piedras Rojas, Atacama Desert
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SOCIAL IG: @victorlimaphoto
STORY:
Piedras Rojas is one of the most beautiful and visited places in the Atacama Desert. Above 4000 meters of altitude and far from any source of light pollution, in this place it is also possible to observe and photograph the night sky as in few places on the planet.
The first time I was in Piedras Rojas was in 2016, when I was starting my photography career. I spent the night camped in this place, with temperatures close to -20 degrees Celsius and suffering from a lack of oxygen due to the altitude. Despite that, I was able to make, perhaps, some of the first night images in this place, since I had never seen anything like it before my trip to this place.
After this first night adventure in Piedras Rojas, I was able to return a few times and now I take my landscape astrophotography students to photograph this wonder of the Atacama.
This image was captured last week during my photo tour in Atacama. The conditions were difficult, largely due to the strong wind that took the thermal sensation to levels difficult to bear. Even so, my students and I managed to withstand the altitude and the cold and make incredible images of this wonder of the Atacama Desert.
EXIF:
Piedras Rojas, Atacama Desert in Chile
19/10/2022 00:05h
Canon 6Da | Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Art
10x 15 sec | f/1.8 | ISO 4000
Piedras Rojas, Atacama Desert
CATEGORY: Stacked
SOCIAL IG: @victorlimaphoto
STORY:
Piedras Rojas is one of the most beautiful and visited places in the Atacama Desert. Above 4000 meters of altitude and far from any source of light pollution, in this place it is also possible to observe and photograph the night sky as in few places on the planet.
The first time I was in Piedras Rojas was in 2016, when I was starting my photography career. I spent the night camped in this place, with temperatures close to -20 degrees Celsius and suffering from a lack of oxygen due to the altitude. Despite that, I was able to make, perhaps, some of the first night images in this place, since I had never seen anything like it before my trip to this place.
After this first night adventure in Piedras Rojas, I was able to return a few times and now I take my landscape astrophotography students to photograph this wonder of the Atacama.
This image was captured last week during my photo tour in Atacama. The conditions were difficult, largely due to the strong wind that took the thermal sensation to levels difficult to bear. Even so, my students and I managed to withstand the altitude and the cold and make incredible images of this wonder of the Atacama Desert.
EXIF:
Piedras Rojas, Atacama Desert in Chile
19/10/2022 00:05h
Canon 6Da | Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Art
10x 15 sec | f/1.8 | ISO 4000