I’m in the Pumamarca region of Argentina right now. I went to visit the Humahuaca gorge last night. Mostly with a tourists view rather than to do any serious photography, as I had assumed that this region of coloured hills would only work with some intense light on them. We stayed until just shortly after sunset when we were ‘ejected’ from the location by a local guide. But the light was very beautiful, and the mountains started to ‘glow’ once the sun had completely gone.

I love how I look as though I’ve staged this shot: the background is a poster somewhere, and I’m standing in front with a fake camera. No? Well, that’s how it looks to me :-) ha ha ha :-)

I often feel many photographers make the mistake of leaving far too early. As soon as the light is no longer kissing the mountain peaks, and everything is in shadow, they depart. Yet I think this is just when things get going for me. My spot meter told me I had a 1 stop difference between the sky and earth. Perfect. I also know from doing this kind of shooting so many times now, that going home with super flat images like this allows me to play with the contrasts and bring out the areas of the image that are important.

We’re heading back tonight again to try again. We made an arrangement with the local community for a longer stay. I hope the light will be as special tonight as it was last night. What will be will be.