I'm finished with the Scotland photos for now. I have a few more that I'll share one day, as well as photos from other adventures done prior to the existence of this photoblog. But tomorrow, it's back to "current" shots. I know at least one person out there will be very excited to hear that I got my first two rolls of Holga shots back today and will be posting a few this week... :)

Today's shot was taken in the Andes mountains of Peru, near Machu Picchu. The entire area is called the Cordillera Oriental (Oriental mountain range), but there are sub-cordilleras. I wasn't certain which this photo shows, but after a bit of research I am 99% sure that this is the Cordillera Urubamba, as visible from our final campsite at Winaywayna. While on the trail we also saw a lot of the higher Cordillera Vilcabamba (and its most impressive peak, Salcantay).

In black and white, I feel the shot is great for this past week's Photo Friday topic, Ghostly.

wow! very dramatic picture! great b&w!

Very impressive mountain shot. The b&w makes the sky look even more dramatic...

Wow, having had the advantage of seeing this picture in color, I can say that the B&W is a definate improvement. And I almost never like B&W better!

I love the grain and darkness of this photo. Also, the cloud and mountains form almost a natural vignetting, which is interesting.

I love this picture!!! I am going to Machu Picchu in 2 weeks as well. Hope I can take some good shots.

what a great picture! like the clouds mixed up with the mountains! very good!

wow - the mood in the sky makes this shot for me. It looks like a storm is brewing around the mountain top. Stunning landscape - well captured.

I love how the dark shapes seem to enclose the shot whereas the snowy mountains and the clouds open the view.
Well done!

Excellent shot. The lighting is very interesting.