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See it and believe it - Patagonia


See it and believe it - Patagonia
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Copyright: Radu Xplorator (Xplorator) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 657 W: 57 N: 1500] (7671)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-11
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon CP 8800
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-01-05 3:39
Viewed: 1377
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Seeing is believing – Patagonia

A high plateau with rugged mountains buffers a politically still disputed part of Patagonia, between a vast pampas field for Argentina and a thin lush coastal plain for Chile, a place between two most majestic national parks of the planet : Parque Nacional de Los Glaciares (ARG) and the Parque Nacional Torres del Paine (CHI).
There, with one foot on desert and an eye on the rugged peaks of Cerro Fitzroy is where I spotted large birds from the ostrich family, rheas, known as “choiques” (pterocnemia penatta) to the locals and gauchos. Its fascinating to see a vast plian and large magnificent animals like the rheas or the guanacos (lama guanicoe) would roam free the way God intended, reminding me that such landscape is not just a simple idealised memory Hollywood cliche. If it wouldnt have been for the gusty, strong winds of the pampas I mightve just stayed there and kepp starring at the magnificent spectacle unveiling before my eyes but that is a place where man's stay should be just transitory and so it was...
A panoramic shot might not look attractive as thumbnail but once opened up it has its power over the viewer.
petrudamsa, sandpiper2, hansh, Robbrown, peter_stoeckl, thistle, saguzar has marked this note useful
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WOW! Amazing scenery... and I like the Rhea stood there taking it all in!

Wow, what mountains. Its's a great combination of subjects. You were in the right place at the right time. Was the green really that fluroescent? I might have been tempted to tone it down a little and take some of the green cast off of the rhea. Still it is a great shot.

Nice landscape.
Tonurile sunt bine echilibrate, o chestie putim mai dificila de realizat in anumite conditii (cum ai cam avut pe-acolo, banuiesc)

Salutari, Petru

Anothe classic bird landscape Radu. A most excellent composition, beutiful. Great exposure and presentation.

Hi Radu,
WOW! that is some breath taking scenery. Superb composition and framing of this shot. The Rhea in the foreground is really a great element to add to this landscape shot! Colors and detail are superb. A great shot!
Scott

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  • hansh Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 212 W: 1 N: 138] (574)
  • [2006-01-05 7:52]

A great picture, DOF is great, excellent sharp it is a beauty for my eyes. Thanks

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  • Avare Silver Note Writer [C: 8 W: 4 N: 75] (514)
  • [2006-01-05 8:50]

Hi Radu,

Very nice composition. Congratulations!

Nice one Radu love the veiw and the rhea looking into it adds to the veiw TFS

Beautifully framed landscape shot with the rhea Radu, this is an absolutely gorgeous capture. Well done. :)

Hi Radu,
Good detail and colours. Great POV and sharpness.
Nicely composed and good exposure.
Thanks for posting. Enjoy the rest of the week.
Have a great 2006.

Great scenery. Well composed picture. Good notes. Thank you for that! Best regards,
Peter

Superb shot!
I can feel the space looking at this. The framing is perfect with the bird looking at the mountains.
I like it a lot!
VERY WELL DONE & TFS!

Hello Radu,
excellent landscape and composition. Very good your note. But I think there are an excess of green in grass and choique.
Regards
Hernán

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