I always admired those photos of exotic ruins or sweeping beaches whose emptiness spoke of undiscovered havens and exploration. But what are the chances of having an empty beach if you can’t pay everyone to leave on a day when the sun is just perfect? Well sometimes fate is kind…
In 2007, Raven and I along with my family found ourselves in the ‘Mayan Riveria.’ On a day trip, we visited the water park of Xel Ha, but left early for an afternoon visit to the seaside Mayan ruins of Tulum. An afternoon visit to see a rarity of Mayan architecture on a cliff over the ocean didn’t sound like the ideal timing for pictures devoid of other people. Every visit I’ve taken to tourist locals has involved the place being packed by 11.
But no… not Tulum. Instead we found only a dozen other tourists perusing the off white buildings. And the light… only the tropics can paint such light. The timing of afternoon was perfect to capture the sun hitting the face of the buildings… which was good, most of the other sides were close to the cliff!
Sometimes you only need a little luck to capture a photo that looks like it should adorn a brochure. Or be featured on a travel blog. 😉