Torres del Paine

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 19, 2011602 views13 comments

This is another image from my trip to Torres del Paine in Patagonia.

I had scouted the lake below the Torres the day before and was lucky to have the shore for myself that morning. There were some high winds that moved the small clouds really fast. Strangely the lake's surface was calm though.

Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena, Chile

Canon 5DMKII, EF 17-40 @ 17mm, Lee GND, B+W Polarizer
ISO 50, f/11, 110 seconds
single exposure processed in LR and PS (TKs luminosity masks)

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 19, 2011 at 4:49 PM

Welcome to both NPN and the Landscape gallery, and what a great post. A beautiful take on a beautiful location - I like this alot.

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Comment posted by Sarah Marino on September 19, 2011 at 5:09 PM

Welcome to NPN! Overall, I like this image and the subject matter is just stunning. I wish there was just a little more of the clouds in the center, but that is a tiny point. Look forward to seeing more of your images in the future.

Registered on November 10, 2008, 23 Posts, 393 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on September 19, 2011 at 7:58 PM

Welcome to NPN Joerg. Very nice shot. Like the movement in the sky. What a location captured nicely.

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy Aron on September 19, 2011 at 8:26 PM

Gorgeous image with striking resolution. The water and rocks are so lovely I wonder if the photograph might look a little less busy if it were cropped to the bottom half or two-thirds. A radical idea I know.

lucy

Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on September 19, 2011 at 11:21 PM

It's a beautiful spot. I like seeing it without the icebergs too. Nice clouds and color in the sky. I do think the blues/cyans might be a little to strong.

Chris

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on September 20, 2011 at 1:42 AM

Looks great. The movement in the clouds adds some dynamics to the shot.

Registered on November 8, 2005, 219 Posts, 1340 Comments

Comment posted by Kent Mearig on September 20, 2011 at 1:42 AM

Just before reading your description I was marveling at the strange disconnect between the motion in the sky and stillness of the lake, a neat contrast.

Registered on September 4, 2006, 237 Posts, 4748 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 20, 2011 at 2:02 AM

Joerg,

Beautiful reflection-scape. I'm a little torn about the motion in the clouds; not the motion per se, but because the motion had to start and stop somewhere. Somehow, that start/stop of motion is slightly distracting for me. Otherwise, what a fabulous setting and I'm sure you have lots of alternatives to this one. thanks for sharing.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on September 20, 2011 at 3:17 AM

I guess I've seen this one on your website already. It doesn't get much better than that - great location, great conditions and great execution/processing. My slightest nit would be that the lower right corner could feel a bit empty without your watermark. A little technical issue is the web sharpening which is a bit tough on the edges creating small halos. You could try my web sharpening script which takes that into account (link in my signature).

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by Joerg Bonner on September 20, 2011 at 4:14 AM

thank you for all your comments!

@ andreas
thanks for pointing me to your script, i will try it! when it comes to web sharpening i always tend to overdo it.. maybe your script will help me out

Registered on September 5, 2011, 44 Posts, 221 Comments

Comment posted by Jack Brauer on September 20, 2011 at 3:11 PM

Wow, sweet shot!!! How lucky to catch the reflection in such a normally windy place. Personally, I would prefer a tighter crop around the mountains, but it's certainly nice how it is as well. The only thing that bothers me is that the watermark covers up the peaks reflection!

Registered on September 12, 2005, 40 Posts, 627 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 20, 2011 at 10:31 PM

WOW! Not that is some light and your comp is incredible. Nice to have you hear on NPN.

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Comment posted by Bill Langton on September 21, 2011 at 7:38 PM

Love it!!

Registered on February 26, 2005, 8 Posts, 26 Comments