Patagonian coast Photo

Photographer’s Note

While the mountains of Patagonia are rugged and photogenic, the Atlantic coast is rarely photographed. East of the Andes, Patagonia is an empty wind blown cold desert, where oil drilling pumps or even the road itself seem to be the only subjects worthy of a photo. The Atlantic coast is also quite dull, where flat unvegetated terrain meets the sea. In this case, I thought the high position gives a good view of the clear waters of the south atlantic, and the scattered clouds fill the sky. 10mm. focal length, taken from the side of the highway just south of Comodoro Rivadavia. There is considerable amount of plastic trash thrown by picnicers, some of which is visible in the foreground.

Matthew-Watt, burzum, angela926, jusninasirun, jjcordier, carper, tehanu_f, ahmetgedikli, PixelTerror, ChrisJ, chpp, belido has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

ajujot (91) 2008-01-26 18:50

Hi Tan:

Excellent, sharp pic!

Matthew-Watt (4473) 2008-01-26 18:56

Hello Tan,

A great photo here from this rugged and exceptionally beautiful part of South America. It is a true 'off the beaten track' destination for world travelers. I like that your POV takes in such an immense volume of scenery from the dry shrubbery in the FG, to the scattering of boulders at the water edge and then the range of beautiful colours across the bay. The upward slope of the hill is a great dominating feature of this interesting landscape. Good saturations, rich colour and enjoyable sharpness. Plenty of great detail. TFS! Enjoy your week.

P.S. Pity about the litter, very inconsiderate. I still regard this landscape as attractive, even if it is vastly empty.

Matt

angela926 (1882) 2008-01-26 19:36

Hello Tan,
Very beautiful seascape, nice composition and point of view,good sharpness and depth of field,lovely colors and good light. Fantastic sky!
Angela

jusninasirun (10361) 2008-01-26 19:45

Hello Tan,
Very well captured high angle shot in 10mm. The curve shore perspective is stunning against the puffy white cloud of the blue sky. It is such a shame how picnickers have little respect for the beauty that they were appreciating. If not, they won't be there at all.

There are times when I cloned those trash in my post but you did well to highlight those.

Well done and thanks for sharing.
Have a wonderful weekend.

Regards from Malaysia,

Jusni

debrajchatterje (6) 2008-01-26 22:21

nice colour compo and pov. great shot
deb

jjcordier (25446) 2008-01-26 23:04

Tan
Il est vrai que l'on voit peu d'images de ce lieu et pourtant il y a visiblement de quoi faire de belles photos....à condition de posséder ta maitrise de la photographie!
Amicalement
JJ

carper (66108) 2008-01-27 0:42

well what could I say here it's a Tan Yilmaz production thats a fact for me,
a marvelous view with a veryy good use of my favourite lens, the pov is great and the quality is good, very good photojob here, have a good day Tan.
gr. jaap

tehanu_f (6874) 2008-01-27 2:00

Ben boyle durumlarda bir hile yapip o copleri yok ediveriyorum. Guzelim yerlerde poset ve teneke kutu gormek zaten tuylerimi diken diken ediyor, bari fotografimda olmasinlar. Seninkinde cok belli diil allahtan, 3 parca poset goruyorum sadece. )))
Patagonya'nin nispeten siradan bir bolgesini olabilecek en iyi sekilde cekmissin, tebrikler. Olmeden bir de ben gorebilsem surayi.
Iyi pazarlar.

vincz (19073) 2008-01-27 2:26

Great use of the super wide angle to grasp this very wide bay. Love the immense sky with clouds towards the infinite, love the color of the sea. A great catch.

mortijo (12522) 2008-01-27 6:14

A great shot with a marvellous sky. I looked the place up with Google Earth, a lot of emptiness around it!!
John

gneufeld (15289) 2008-01-27 7:24

Hi Tan,
Excellent depth here with a great long view of this lake out towards the mountains. Love the clouds. Very well done and TFS. Gerald

ahmetgedikli (22243) 2008-01-27 8:50

Ters ışıkta nefis bir görünüm; netlik, keskinlik, renkler süper... Ben çöpleri gördüğüme üzülmedim aksine sevindim. Demekki çöp sadece Doğu toplumlarının sorunu değilmiş.
Ellerinize sağlık, selamlar.
Ahmet

PixelTerror (87159) 2008-01-27 8:53

hi Tan,
Water color looks appealing but looking at the place informations I begin to feel the chill of the far south; Rendering of the sensation of space with the 10-22 is superb, feels like a 5D picture !
Have a nice day JY

gilou530 (35972) 2008-01-27 11:25

salut tan
le grand angle est vraiment l'objectif qu'il faut pour donner toute la grandeur et la beauté d'un tel paysage, la polarisation des couleurs donnent des couleurs géniales, bravo pour ce beau travail
amitiés
gilbert

ChrisJ (70485) 2008-01-28 2:33

Hi Tan

Missed this one. A good downward pov, with realistic colours, & superb sharpness & framing. Tfs!

chpp (4021) 2008-01-28 6:47

Hi Tan
Very nice composition
I love the colours and the light. The POV has a nice depth and shows very nicely the sharp cliffs. great sky as well
cheers
chris

belido (17129) 2008-01-28 10:03

Hi Tan,

I don't know why this one was less critiqued than the others. The view is terrific and you knew how to put all that into those pixels. Good light management and definition. I like to see the different colors of the water and the curve of the beach. Great shot!
Regards,
Carlos

miumiu (3868) 2008-01-28 12:47

Hello Tan!
Amazing place and composition is superb!
Colours of the sea are wonderful and rock formations are very special!
Thanks for sharing!
Agnes

ViktorVaughn (1517) 2008-01-28 19:58

Hey Tan,

Another amazing view. Indeed, what draws me to this photo is the clearness, and colours in the water. You had a helpful sky to add interest with the cloud formations. It's a pity with the garbage in the foreground, but is all too common these days.

Regards,
David

Elanor (270) 2008-01-30 9:55

Great picture! Very sharp, very bright and colourful! Lovely clouds!