Posted by Susanna On December - 2 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
Today started with a breakfast at the WunderBar. While eating my fruit salad I observed a hummingbird outside the windows. I did some photos what was kind of difficult since the bird is very fast. After that I decided to see the view archeological sites like the Ruinas de Todos Santos and the ruins of the Inca city called Tomebamba. The archeological park is wonderful. Not that much the ruins but the garden and the various Ecuadorian birds.
Posted by Susanna On December - 1 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
I am excited. Three of my Galapagos photos came into the finals for the Galapagos calender of the GCT (Galapagos Conservation Trust). The voting is until the 5th of January and I really want to win to help the animals of Galapagos with having a month in that beautiful calendar! Please help me and vote for photo 10, photo 26 or photo 31! You can make a difference and it will raise awareness for the amazing animals on the enchanted islands! All photos are made with the best equipment: Sony NEX5 Camera and Joby Gorillapod Tripod! VOTE them here:http://www.savegalapagos.org/photos/competition/2010/
Posted by Susanna On December - 1 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
It is easy to forget about time while walking through the old streets of Cuenca. All over the place you will find the loveliest restored colonial houses and a lot of churches or cathedrals – one more pompous than the other. Therefore the center is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Trust site. This city which its full name Santa Ana de los cuatro ríos de Cuenca is definitely one of the most beautiful colonial cities of the world ad at the same time the third biggest in Ecuador. It is located in the southern highlands at above 2500m (8200ft) above sea level. Named was Cuenca around 1557 but first settlements go back to 8060 BC. Later the indigenous people the Cañari settled which were conquered by the Incas which called it Tomebamba. For the Inca it became as same important like Cusco in Peru and was considered a candidate for the mythical city of gold which the Spanish called El Dorado. In 1557 Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, then Viceroy of Peru had commissioned the founding and ordered the city named after his home town of Cuenca, Spain. Nowadays according to the latest numbers about 467,000 people live here.
The Old Cathedral of Cuenca, or El Sagrario, was constructed 1557, the same year that the town of Cuenca was founded. Its location where to buy viagara in south africa is on ancient Inca ruins.
Posted by Susanna On November - 30 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
The best and cheapest way to visit Ingapirca the best preserved Inca ruins of Ecuador from Cuenca is with the bus. You need to go to the main terminal and take a “Canar” bus. It cost me $5 there and back. But it took ages since the bus stops for everybody who waits for a bus at the streets. In total it took about 3h there then I only had 45min to visit the ruins and the museum and then the same exhausting trip for 3h back. Ingapirca cost $6 entry for foreigners. The ruins are nice but not to compare with Machu Pichu or the Mexican pyramids. Still it was worth seeing! If I would have done that trip with a tour it would have cost me about $40. So $11 is a great deal I think.
Posted by Susanna On November - 22 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
Since I had much time in Guayaquil staying in the house of my friends who mostly were models the idea came up to do another nice photo shot. I got only my cameras and no external lights or much more equipment. But there was this great location the abandoned house. This time we sneaked in and were as quiet as possible since we didn’t wanted to wake up the dog nor meet the man with the machete again… This shooting was easier than the first one since I already knew the location and had a few ideas what I wanted my models to do. We had no big variaty of clothes and such but see yourself… The photos became quite nice. The camera did a great job simply using the little light we had. I like to express the contrasts between light/shadow, black/white and structures and space in my photos.
Models: Angel Passini, Oswaldo Vargas, Maria Belen Intriago Photographer: Susanna Kubernus Camera: Sony NEX5 with Joby Gorillapod
Posted by Susanna On November - 15 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
Today we left for a place a bit outside of Babahoyo because our hosts wanted to do photos of the candidates of the Mr Ecuador contest. My friend Oswaldo / Brownie entered the competition to become Mr Ecuador. I think he has good chances to win. Fingers crossed! All the best and buena suerte to you!
Posted by Susanna On November - 14 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
Today my friends had to go to try on clothes for the runway show in the evening. I almost did it as well but since I didn’t have high heals with me and everything was kind of hectic and unorganized I decided to leave the show before it started… It was just crazy so many people there and all trying to touch you. Girls screamed and wanted autographs and photos…And it was very noisy! My friends did a great show and I had a good night sleep…
Posted by Susanna On November - 13 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
My friends and I went for few days to Babahoyo where there was an event for a new local TV talk show “Ellos y Ellas con Paola”. Paola had invited us and we all got awarded. Them for being models and I for my works as photographer. They had dinner served and later some party where we didn’t stay that long since my friends had to do the runway next day.
Posted by Susanna On November - 10 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
Ok I think that’s something for the guys – a Miss contest! In Ecuador beauty contests seem to be quite important.A friend of mine and me went to the Miss Tourismo Latina 2011 contest in Guayaquil. If you think there only Latinas attending you are very wrong. They had even a German and a Russian. I don’t know what that is all about and why that title since the US American won. And by the way she not even speaks or understands any Spanish! You thinks its the right choice?! My favorite were Miss Costa Rica and Miss Peru. Look and decide yourself – who is your favorite to be a Miss Latina?
Posted by Susanna On November - 5 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
Can you imagine! Guayaquil in Ecuador is probably the only park in the world where big iguanas live peacefully in the middle of a pulsing city! Of course I had to see them. Yes it was true – park Simon Bolivar is full of people – and iguanas! They walk around, dig wholes in the ground and climb trees or chasing pigeons… Just amazing to watch. Nearby is the cathedral what I visited as well.