PotD: Obvious to some

Colca Canyon

Sony A7RII : f/7.1@500th : ISO 100 : EV -0.7 : FE 90mm f/2.8

You’d think that when you visit a place of natural beauty such as the spectacular Colca canyon in southern Peru that you would not need to paint a sign on the side of a rock telling visitors not to pee on said rock. Then again, what is obvious to some is not necessarily obvious to others. And, if you have to deal with over 120,000 visitors annually, then it doesn’t take many people not to be bothered to climb the few hundred yards to the public amenities before you have a problem. And then there are people like me who just think it makes for a good picture, with the warm yellow pinkish tones in the foreground, the cold blue tones of the canyon walls in the background, and the green painted sign as a humorous little extra…

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