In August 2018, we travelled to Peru and Bolivia as members of an organised trip.
One day in Bolivia the guide brought us to visit Salar de Uyuni flat salt. Flat salts are found in deserts and are natural formations. This site is the world’s largest salt flat. It is characterized by a surreal white expanse of over 10,000 km², an infinite horizon, and a striking mirror effect during the rainy season (December–March). Located at an altitude of 3,656 m in the Andes, it holds 70% of the world’s lithium reserves.
At the beginning of this trip, I thought that deserts were dull, flat and boring landscape element!
At the vantage point, I was amazed to see salt grains close to me and covering an unbelievable flat landscape. The big question was “How am I going to seize this unbelievable scene.
I took my camera with my wide-angle lens. Handheld, I composed and framed the image using a 16 mm focal length. I included the distant mountain on the upper left side of the scene and the little salt blocks in the foreground.
To ascertain a perfect exposure (ETTR), I intentionally overexposed by 1,3 stops.
During that amazing trip, I captured lovely landscape scenes.
