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PATAGONIA Our Amazing Planet
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PATAGONIA At the southernmost tip of South America is a wild and untamed landscape of dramatic mountain peaks that pierce the heavens, sweeping steppes, frigid glaciers and icefields, and epic waterfalls. Patagonia is, as Bruce Chatwin memorably wrote, “the farthest place to which man walked from his place of origin,” referring to its geographic remoteness from Africa. It feels every bit as remote today. Although Patagonia is a very large region of South America, this e-book is a compilation of some of my favorite photographs from Los Glaciares National Park of Argentina and Torres del Paine National Park of Chile. These two areas include some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the entire world and to which I’ve made more than a dozen photography trips over the past ten years or so. I hope you enjoy twenty of my favorites from one of our planet’s truly amazing places. At left: The Perito Moreno Glacier on a cloudless day in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina. Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm @ 121mm, 1/400 second @ f/13, ISO 250.
“Cielo En Fuego� The Cuernos of Torres del Paine reflected in Lago Nordenskjold at sunrise, Chile. The best light and landscape photograpy opportunities in Torres del Paine occur at sunrise. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon 11-24mm @ 11mm, 66 seconds @ f/11, ISO 800.
“Cerro Torre� Warm morning light and jagged shadows on the Cerro Torre, photographed from Laguna Torre in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina. The 10,262-foot (3128-meter) granite tower located in the Southern Patagonia Icefield is considered one of the toughest mountains in the world to climb. Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon 70-200mm @ 90mm, 1/80 second @ f/10, ISO 160.
Fire-Eyed Diucon (Xolmis pyrope) on firebush, Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon EF100-400mm @ 400mm, 1/1600 second @ f/5.6, ISO 2500.
Wild Namib horses of Aus with heavy fog partially obscuring the rising sun. These feral horses inhabit the barren plains on the fringes of the stark Namib Desert. Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon 100400mm lens, 1/1000 second @ f/11, ISO 640
“Fire On High� Intense, stormy sunrise light on Paine Grande (left) and the Cuernos (right) with colorful reflections in Lago Nordenskjold, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon 24-105mm @ 35mm, 1/4 second @ f/11, ISO 160.
“Chorrillo del Salto Autumn #2� Chorrillo del Salto waterfall with autumn colors, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina. The best autumn color begins in the lower elevations near the first of April. Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon 24-70mm @ 35mm, 0.5 second @ f/16, ISO 100.
“Enduring Light� The Cuernos under a stormy sky at sunrise with golden morning light. Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm @ 85mm, 1/8 second @ f/11, ISO 400.
“Canyon Steppe” First light on the Fitz Roy massif and the Rio de las Vueltas near El Chalten, Argentina. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Irix 15mm Blackstone lens, 4 seconds @ f/16, ISO 100.
“Paine Rojo” A crimson red sunrise over the Cuernos and a cascade on the Paine River, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon 24-105mm @ 35mm, 3.2 seconds @ f/11, ISO 125.
“Fractured� A column of calving ice crashes into Lago Argentino, Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina. The massive Perito Moreno Glacier advances, on average, six feet per day resulting in several large ice calving incidents daily. Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm @ 200mm, 1/400 second @ f/13, ISO 250.
“Cordillera del Paine� The Cuernos in warm, morning sunshine. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon 70-200mm @ 122mm, 1/160 second @ f/8, ISO 250.
“Capri Reflections� Pre dawn light on the Fitz Roy massif and reflections in Laguna Capri, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina. Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 24-105mm @ 31mm, 6 seconds @ f/11, ISO 400.
“Almirante Nieto� Cerro Almirante Nieto and layers of colorful lenticular clouds at sunrise, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Lenticular clouds are formed when warm air and strong winds collide with high mountains, cooling the air sufficiently for condensation to take place. Lenticular clouds tend to remain stationary over the mountains that created them and are often mistaken for UFOs because of the rounded, saucer like shape. Because of the weather and geography, Patagonia sees many lenticulars clouds.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon 70200mm @ 192mm, 1/10 second @ f/8, ISO 100.
“The Day After� The apocalyptic aftermath of the 2011 forest fire in Torres del Paine National Park of Chile. The fire burned 40,000 acres of the park and left Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 16-35mm @ 22mm, 1/40 second @ f/16, ISO 125.
“Caballos de Patagonia” Horses on the Patagonian steppe near Lago Viedma, Argentina. I particularly liked the rim light on the horses’ fur and the backlit grasses. Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200 + 1.4x tele-converter @ 280mm, 1/800 second @ f/7.1, ISO 1000.
“Red Towers” The Towers of Paine and red lenticular clouds from Laguna Amarga, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm @ 104mm, 1/40 second @ f/11, ISO 100.
“Spooky Lengas� A dense lenga tree forest in Los Glaciares National Park during peak fall color, Argentina. Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 16-35mm @ 16mm, 1/160 second @ f/11, ISO 200.
“Bahia Tunel� A brightly-colored wave cloud near sunset at Lago Viedma, El Chalten, Argentina. Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon 16-35mm @ 18mm 1.3 seconds @ f/16, ISO 100.
“Forbidden� Perito Moreno Glacier and peaks of the Andes, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon 70-200mm @ 200mm, 1/500 second @ f/11, ISO 500.
“Patagonia Wild� First light on the Fitz Roy massif after a dusting of snow near Laguna de los Tres, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina. Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 16-35mm @ 16mm, 0.3 second @ f/14, ISO 160.
“Cuernos Slumber” Perfect reflections in the Paine River, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 24-70mm @ 61mm, 1/125 second @ f/11, ISO 100.
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RICHARD BERNABE Contributor to National Geographic, The New York Times, Outdoor Photographer as well as Contributing Editor for Popular Photography magazine, Richard Bernabe is an internationally renowned landscape, wildlife, and travel photographer and widely published author from the United States. His passion for adventure has been the driving force behind his life’s quest to capture the moods and character of the world’s most amazing places, from Africa to the Amazon to the Arctic and countless places in between. Richard is a highly sought-after teacher and public speaker who accepts many invitations from around the world each year in order to help educate others on matters of photography, adventure travel, and our natural world. He also leads several photography workshops and tours each year to some of the Earth’s most spectacular places and authors books on photography and travel. www.richardbernabe.com