OT: Patagonia

I spent almost 3 weeks in South America, visiting Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls and finally Patagonia. It was a combination photo tour, with a few long hikes and many shorter ones thrown in. It's quite a spectacular place (as Jack and other folks have shown!). All of the photos can be found here at In Patagonia, while just a few of my favorites can be found at My Favorites

Sounds like an adventure. From a quick browse it looks like you got some cool shots too. I look forward to checking them all out later. So what did you think of Iguazu Falls? I like your close up shots. I always marvel at the helicopter shots taken there, but wonder if you can get similar elevated views from the ground?

John

Paul ~ A very nice collection, looks like well spent. My fave is PA_Fav-16.jpg. I stared and stared at that image for quite a long time...

Wow looks like you had a fun and productive trip. I dig all the wildlife shots you got. You've captured a well rounded variety of subjects.

As for your landscapes, BA_IG-31.jpg and TP-20.jpg are especially awesome!

I've GOT to get down there some time! Great photos and a nice variety of subjects.

Thanks, guys, for the feedback. John, I prefer the close up intimate feel of Iguazu Falls, you can get really close to some huge water flows and it's just overwhelming the feeling. It's crowded, but one morning (since we were staying in the National Park) we started hiking to them very very early and got to them before the mob scenes arrived. Wow, just 2 of us, birds, and powerful water with swirling mists incredible.

Jack, I can really appreciate the work you did getting your awesome shots last December. Just day hiking to those locations with 35mm gear was tiring enough, but you carried your large format gear and tent, etc - incredible!

Patagonia is a place that really gets into you, and I feel I am going back (hopefully soon )

Really nice images. Looks like you had a great trip. I would love to go down there and photograph some of the wildlife.

I really enjoyed your galleries. You had an incredible 3 weeks!

Hogan's workshop sounds like a great way of seeing that part of the world.
I'm sure some might prefer a more leisurely pace, but I like it when the tour leader tries to make the most of the photo opportunities - eating and sleep is secondary when the light is right.

I attended my first "workshop" last summer, and was sorely disappointed in the leader's logistics. We left after 8AM to allow a leisurely breakfast, and usually had dinner reservations between 5 and 6 PM !!! I learned my lesson, and will certainly ask more about the leader's approach before signing up for another. Silly me to assume that a landscape workshop would try to catch the best light.

Sounds (and looks) like a great trip, Paul. I think my fav is also the edge-o-glacier shot, fav16.

Nice pictures from my country! I agree with you that Iguazu Falls are really crowdy and from a point of view of wildlife is not the best place due, among other things, the HELICOPTERS that strongly pertub the natural life in that place, so you cannot see lots of animals. They should actually be prohibited, but money rules for the tourism there. Patagonia is another world, as you have probably noticed and for next time I would suggest Punta Tombo for penguins (about 250000), Peninsula Valdez for whales (July-November), sea lions and sea elephants. Did you also see patagonian ostrichs and maras?. Patagonia is amazing but you have also other great places for nature and wildlife in Argentina like Esteros del Iberá (lots of birds, small mamals (carpinchos), alligators (yacares), etc.).

Nice pictures from my country! I agree with you that Iguazu Falls are really crowdy and from a point of view of wildlife is not the best place due, among other things, the HELICOPTERS that strongly pertub the natural life in that place, so you cannot see lots of animals. They should actually be prohibited, but money rules for the tourism there. Patagonia is another world, as you have probably noticed and for next time I would suggest Punta Tombo for penguins (about 250000), Peninsula Valdez for whales (July-November), sea lions and sea elephants. Did you also see patagonian ostrichs and maras?. Patagonia is amazing but you have also other great places for nature and wildlife in Argentina like Esteros del Iberá (lots of birds, small mamals (carpinchos), alligators (yacares), etc.).

Hola Agustin,
Thanks for your note and suggestions, much appreciated. I did see the rheas (patagonian ostriches), most of them were very skittish and hard to photograph.