I couldn't help but see all the contrasting colors in this vendor of ice cream. She's standing in the shade to keep it from melting in the Equatorial sun. - www.retake.com

Spent 4 days in Quito and the surrounding country in 2011. I made it a simple trip, mainly by taking only one lens: the 28-300 mm /f3.5-5.6L. Since it was a slow lens, I shot about everything at 400 ISO. The first day I concentrated on people in the filled plazas on Sunday, and then I traveled some out of Quito.

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Lone woman at the top of the cathedral steps, trying to keep dry in the light rain.

Man sitting alone on a bench. I shot this from an upper balcony of the President's Palace. I just had to convert it to black and white!

Pretty little girl, again with her face painted (a Sunday tradition).

One tradition of the Sunday fun in Quito is painting faces.

I sincerely doubt that this dog was as amused as the owner was pleased. Everybody dresses their dog up on Sundays.

I couldn't help but see all the contrasting colors in this vendor of ice cream. She's standing in the shade to keep it from melting in the Equatorial sun.

Two boys flying down a steep street having the time of their lives.

La Basilica, the largest church in all of Ecuador.

I couldn't help but see all the contrasting colors in this vendor of ice cream. She's standing in the shade to keep it from melting in the Equatorial sun.