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This image was captured on the same morning as my two other photos: "Candy like Patagonia" and "Otherwordly." Both were showcased here at some point, after my Patagonia 2014 Tour. Actually, it was taken after "Otherworldly" and before "Candy like Patagonia," when the first light of the day started to appear. It all happened in mid April, on the last of four days that I stayed alone waiting for the weather to improve and light to come. The amazing thing about late fall or early winter in Patagonia is that when the light happens, it lasts quite long. The golden hour is extended to 2 hours or more. It was exactly the case that morning (please view all 3 images to compare). The clouds were on the constant move causing light changing display. I had enough time to change my location of shooting and composition few times (the spots were few hundred meters apart).
This image contains 2 images stitched together to include amazing cloud formations. The light is 100% natural and post processing was minimal.
With this image I will probably finish posting my Patagonia 2014 photos (although there are still quite a few in the raw format). I expect to be equally lucky the next year during my Patagonia 2015 Photo and Adventure Tour.
I suppose my next photo posting here will show some results of my most recent photo tour to the amazing and cold place. Stay tuned!
Good to finally be home and have a hot, real meal!
Every time you post a shot from here I get more and more depressed to know that I'll never be able to afford to make the journey With that said, this rocks my socks. Very rich scene. Terrific job!!
Amazing photograph of some jawdropping scenery. Love the richnes in tones in this scene, and the river leading towards the mountains. While I've been to Patagonia when I was a starving student, I never made it here, so here's me hoping to settle that soon!
Thanks jord217. Patagonia when you go on your own is not terrible expensive. Depending on this with whom you go (if you go with a photo tour) and if you are staying in 5* hotels or in the tent on the camping (my preference). Then it all goes down to airline tickets(those might be expensive if you are located in remote areas). Anyway, it can be doable for you If you ever have any questions regarding this topic, let me know.
I don't even posses words of the English language to say how cool that is...suffice to say...that is really an awesome image of a place that I can only dream of going to.
Love the clouds and Love the scene! Only wish some of the areas on the land had some more light on it. But paradoxically I quite like the dark areas, gives it the mystic, eerie look and feel
Makes me very excited about Greg and my upcoming workshop there!
My only critique is that I would personally turn down saturation in PS color mode, by about 10 or so pts. The image is so great I don't think the saturation needs to be pushed near the edge. But I know everyone's taste is different in that regard and it is great nonetheless.
@ berenosphoto & Travis Rhoads: guys, it is definitely worth putting extra money aside and going there and as I mentioned before it doesn't need to be crazy expensive.
@Rohanban: so you like dark parts or not? There are details everywhere, maybe this little, compressed version is not the best to see them...but tell me do you like it or not?
@prashant: cropping as saturation is a personal preference so guess we differ here.It looks good to me but opinions may vary, of course. I can crop it the way one wishes....
@Mark Metternich: I am so sad that you don't like the saturation......Just kidding...guess it is personal preference as always I wish you to have a lot of spectacular light next year in Patagonia. And I hope for the same for myself and my tour. The only problem is that this particular spot, as showcased on Blissful Cuernos is not easily accessible for masses because it is off the beaten trail. Important: if in doubt, let me know and I will let you know which beer in Argentina/Chile is worth your buck and where is the biggest burger in Puerto Natales
Just out of curiosity, how involved is the permitting process for leading tours in a different country? Is it more or less stringent than leading tours in US national parks? Is your insurance from a US based company, or do you have to purchase the insurance from the country you are visiting? I've always been curious about that since there are more and more people leading tours abroad now.
With that said, this rocks my socks. Very rich scene. Terrific job!!