26 November 2011

Harpoon [Paine Grande ice]; Torres del Paine


On our way to the mirador beyond Campamento Britanico, we stopped to admire the light on Paine Grande's glaciers. For a few seconds, sunlight grazed the top of the glacier near Cumbre Norte (the north summit), and I managed a couple of quick photographs. Then the light vanished.

I'm now in Ushuaia, the furthest south I've ever been. In a few days I begin the long journey north again.

[Update: New post just published on Pohanginapete]




[20 November 2011, Panasonic Lumix GH1, 100–300 mm at 252 mm, ISO 100, 1/1600 at f8]


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4 comments:

  1. Zhoen26 November 2011 at 10:43

    Another sort of river.

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  2. pohanginapete27 November 2011 at 12:30

    Zhoen, yes — rivers slowed to near-geological time. I find glaciers both scary and endlessly fascinating.

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  3. Leonie28 December 2011 at 22:18

    Light really is magical isn't it.

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  4. pohanginapete29 December 2011 at 20:36

    Transient, too, Leonie. Need to work fast sometimes.

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