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Quechuan Woman with Natural Dye on Her Lips, Chincheros, Peru

One Quechua woman kindly offered to explain the way they traditionally dye their clothes and textiles. It was an amazing experience. What's on her lips also is a kind of dye from an insect she just crushed. She mixed lime juice to make the vivid red color from the insect into orangish color. And her magic kept going on.

 

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Camera: Nikon D5000 (newer version of the camera is Nikon D5300

 

Lens: Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Nikkor Lens

 

Circular Polarizing Filter: Tiffen 77mm Circular Polarizer

 

Step-Up Ring: Super Cheapo Step-Up Ring from 77mm to 52mm

 

Post Processing: Adobe Lightroom 5

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Uploaded on August 25, 2012
Taken on August 3, 2012