Liquid Dark wrote in post #14950071
here is edit of second photo, pretty much the same thing done as to first image
Thanks for the edits. I need to get some decent software to do stuff with... I'm only working with canon dpp and free software atm. If you prefer the edit with the RAW files I can post them somewhere for you.
MichSt wrote in post #14950122Thanks for sharing! I've seen plenty of shots of the ruins, but I've never seen any along the hike to the site. Sure is some amazing scenery. I'd also be interested in hearing some more details about the hike. This is a dream trip for me and my wife.
The inca trail traditionally is a 4 day 3 night trek, though they do have some variations to this itinerary. Its basically camping along the way, sleeping in tents. Porters carry most the heavy stuff, and you can pay extra to have porters carry your personal items (though you will still need to carry a daypack). There are various campsites along the way with 'hole in the ground' style toilets... they can get pretty gross. After 3 days of it (plus lack of showers and sleep), my wife nearly had a mental breakdown 
She did recover from her moment of weakness, and in the end was happy she did the trip.
I really enjoyed the scenery along the way, and it is nice seeing the inca sites and getting some of the history from the guides.
In terms of photography gear, I brought a sigma 18-200mm and sigma 30mm with a canon 600d. The sigma 30mm didn't see much use, because I couldn't be bothered carrying it in my day pack (left it with the porters). Also the trail can get a bit dusty so I didn't want to change my lens much. The versatility of the 18-200 was good, but retrospectively I do notice the images are not as sharp and clear as I would like them to be. I guess everything has a trade-off.
Also bought a mini tripod (ultrapod 2) which I used for the night shot. But besides that didn't actually end up using it much. Didn't find that much need of a external flash for most my peru trip, and am glad I didn't bother bringing one.
