Patagonian Autumn

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 24, 201176 views4 comments

While the Northern Hemisphere is starting to bloom, the Southern Hemisphere is going straight to winter. This photo is from just 3 weeks ago, during the peak of the autumn in the upper lakes near Coyhaique in Chilean Patagonia.

The lucky moment came after the omnipresent Patagonian wind slowed down for the whole afternoon, allowing me to get this shot from a boat. I would have loved to have some clouds to play with in the composition, but at least this scene conditions were somewhat unusual for this place.

Photo: 16mm, ISO-400, F11, 1/125sec, no tripod (from a boat).

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Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on May 24, 2011 at 6:08 PM

The scene is very pleasent. The color in the trees seem like they could use a little more contrast. Nice comp.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on May 24, 2011 at 8:52 PM

Overall I like the composition with one suggestion - I would like to see more of the lake and less sky. The reflection feels a little tight along the bottom and I think the ripples on the lake hold more interest than the empty sky. The hillside feels a little bright--it might be worth darkening the hillside with a curves adjustment layer using a mask to cover the lake (so that the exposure on the lake is not affected). I think this could also benefit from a slight boost in vibrance / saturation. Thanks for sharing!!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 24, 2011 at 10:22 PM

I like the image comp, but the sunlit areas feel a bit overexposed. Easy to pull these down though and it would really bring out the wonderful colors.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 25, 2011 at 3:45 AM

Rodrigo,

Sometimes there is just something really enjoyable about a blue-clear sky and day; there's just a warmth that is conveyed like when the sun is lightly warming your shoulders.

I have to agree with Tony's comments about the over exposure. If you could tone down the upper part of the image, specifically the trees and mountain the colors should pop quite nicely.

Great color in the sky and lake though. Hope you have a chance to re-work and repost.

Lon

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