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Carihuairazo


Carihuairazo
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Copyright: Georg Isbary (oki) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 81 W: 10 N: 114] (584)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003
Categories: Mountain
Camera: Nikon F90x, Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX, Agfa Vista 200
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Mountains, Volcanoes and Volcanic Areas [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-02-11 8:09
Viewed: 1534
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is Carihuairazo. This mountain is situated right next to the famous Chimborazo. This is a pictur of sundown a day before we started our trip to the summit of 5018m. It was quite hard to get there, because of less oxygen and the glacier in the end. We were quite exhausted but enjoyed a gulp of schnapps to heaten up the heart and celebrate the finish. My picture of the intro is on the way up to the summit.

Here are some more informations about Carihuairazo:

Mount Carihuairazo (also Carihuayrazo) is a volcanic caldera.

Carihuairazo is located in the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes of central Ecuador, 150 km (93 miles) south-southwest of the capital Quito. Its neighboured by 6,267 m high Chimborazo. The nearest cities are Riobamba (~30 km to the southeast), Ambato (~30 km to the northeast) and Guaranda (~30 km to the southwest). Carihuairazo's 1.5 km wide heavy eroded caldera opens to the east.

The Carihuairazo forms part of the "Reserva de Produccion Faunistica Chimborazo" which forms a protected ecosystem to preserve the habitat for the andens native camelids Vicuņa, Llama and Alpaca.

Carihuairazo's Glacier has lost an important part of its mass during the last decade caused by global warming and ash covers caused by the recent volcanic activity[1] of its eastern neighbour Tungurahua. (You can see one of the eruptions on my other pictures!)

Carihuairazo must have been a Volcano of similar dimensions to its neighbour Chimborazo before explosions during the last period of activity have destroyed the mass of it and left today's caldera. There is no evidence of historic activity and Carihuayrazo is considered inactive.
(Wikipedia.org)
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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2007-02-11 11:03]

Hello Georg,
Magnificent landscape.POV,framing,details,warm lighting,framing and composition are wonderful.Excellent work!
TFS...:-)

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  • isa Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 49 W: 0 N: 33] (250)
  • [2007-02-11 17:28]

Hello Georg,
Excelent composition, great colors, lights and textures.
Beautiful landscape,
Congratulations,
Isa

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-02-11 17:54]

Hello Georg

Amazing scenery.The sun lights up the mountain nicely.A very nicely composed shot with excellent POV and DOF.Nicely framed and presented.TFS

Rob

Hi Georg ,
nice image.
well comosition and great colors.
thanks and regards
Seaed

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2007-02-14 14:07]

Hi Georg

Beautiful mountain shot, wonderful light here. Amazing colours and a lovely composition

TFS

Karan

Hello Georg,
I like this beautiful mix between light and shadow here. Those colors are superb and so is this POV, composition and exposure. This seems to be a superb place. I love the texture of the sky and those details are clear and sharp. Thanks,
Claudine

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