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To: DownSouth who wrote (31156)	9/7/2000 10:13:23 PM
From: Mike Buckley	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 54805

Jerry, What Merlin failed to realize is that though his photo was not worth $.30 on the day it was made in Peru, it would be priceless in a few years when his old mind is trying to recreate that trip. Frank has probably responded on that "other" thread that my lack of memory causes its value to increase ten-fold the very next day. I can only hope that I somehow beat him to it so I can take some wind out of his sails. :) Actually, remembering the incredible trip won't be a problem. I'm a serious travel photographer (meaning I throw away 90% of the slides I take and show about 10% of the ones I keep.) I took nearly 50 rolls of film. With 36 exposures on each roll, you do the math. :) Folks, I spent what might be the single best hour of my life watching the clouds rise from 1000 feet below me while I was perched well above Machu Picchu, the most complete Incan ruin that is the size of a city during its heyday in the 16th century. If you remember seeing the big mountain that is always photographed as a backdrop to the city, that mountain was completely obscured by the clouds at 7:00am. As the morning sun heated the air, the clouds rose while being lifted by the hot air. As they gradually dissipated, the mountain was slowly revealed until all of it and the city below was bathed in the glorious, morning sunlight. It's an evolving scene my wife and I will never forget, especially because of the three rolls of film I took that hour, hoping to get at least one really great photo. It's great to be home and with all of you on a more regular basis, though I'll be gone (again!) this weekend. --Mike Buckley