Luckypenguin
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
- Name
- Nic
As part of my travels last year I spent about four days in the Bolivian capital of La Paz which lies in the Andes at an (average) altitude of 3600m ASL. It was a chance to stop for a bit, relax and explore. Well, as relaxing as walking up and down steep streets at that altitude can be. The last time that I travelled overseas like this was to the Middle East in 2010 when I had a Canon 50D DSLR and a little Ricoh CX1 compact, and I had neither the experience nor the ability to try any genuine street photography and capture some of the local life that is a big part of the experience of travel. Additionally I didn't really have the equipment that I felt comfortable using in that role. Moving forwards to 2013 I have a camera like the Olympus E-M5 in which I feel that, with the right lens/es, is perfectly suited to this type of role. The following images were taken mostly with the 25mm f1.4 lens and a few with the 45mm f1.8, and hopefully give you an insight into everyday life in this corner of the world.
OEM5-P8229212-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8229216-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8229218-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8229220-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239232-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239233-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239234-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239235-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239237-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239238-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239242-P Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239271-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239272-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239276-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239277-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239280-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239283-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
P8239288-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239290-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249303-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249304-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249307-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249309-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249313-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249320-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249321-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249322-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249330-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249332-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249343-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249347-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249358-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249365-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249397-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8229212-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8229216-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8229218-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8229220-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239232-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239233-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239234-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239235-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239237-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239238-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239242-P Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239271-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239272-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239276-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239277-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239280-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239283-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
P8239288-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8239290-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249303-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249304-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249307-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249309-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249313-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249320-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249321-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249322-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249330-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249332-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249343-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249347-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249358-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249365-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
OEM5-P8249397-PR Olympus OM-D E-M5 La Paz Bolivia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr