Villa de Leyva

My wife and I just came back from another trip to our home away from home, Colombia. Every year we check out a new place and this year we decided to go to Via de Leyva. I found it touristy, but from the standpoint of photography it was a dream come true. The light there is truly amazing.

We got up early enough so that we had the town pretty much to ourselves and I could explore the entire pueblito with no trouble.

We stayed at a hotel that is right outside of town that was just unbelievably beautiful. I can't remember the name, but it was built by a Spanish architect in the late 16 or 17 century. It's one of the most incredible places I've stayed in Colombia and was worth every penny.

Via de Leyva is not a big place. We stayed there one full day and night and that gave us plenty of time to check out the town. These are some of the images I took when I was there.

By Strobers on Dec 11, 2007, 13:11 in Travel tips.

tejasmarcos says on Dec 11, 2007, 15:42:

great job! how did you put this piece together by the way? is there a specific software or program you used?

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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Strobers says on Dec 11, 2007, 19:41:

Thanks.

I use a program called Photo to Movie. I use it to make the movie because it's more versatile than iMovie and you rarely get shimmering, which can really distract from the images. Once I make the movie I export to iMovie, add audio and titles and then export it as an MPEG4 or mov. file.

It's kind of a long process, but I have a lot of fun making them and the images are much more enjoyable to watch with a soundtrack than just showing them to someone in a photo album.

"Life is too serious to be taken seriously"

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orestesdd says on Dec 27, 2007, 16:02:

Didn't you get stop by Colombian troopers (soldiers) on your way there? I was stopped, and I was searched for weapons and whatnots. Then, I took a picture of them, and thanked them for keeping the road saved.

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