Pehoe Lake Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia

The Torres del Paine National Park - an area of 2,400 km² - was declared a Biosphere Reserve by the UNESCO in 1978 and is a popular hiking destination. There are clearly marked and well maintained paths and many refugios which provide shelter and basic services. Views are breathtaking.

Hikers can opt for a day trip to see the towers, walk the popular "W" route in about five days, or trek the full circle in 8-9 days.

It is a national park and thus hikers are not allowed to stray from the paths. Camping is only allowed at specified campsites, and wood fires are prohibited in the whole park.
In 2005, a Czech backpacker camping in the park used a gas stove and caused a fire that destroyed 160 km² of the park. Replanting, with assistance from the Czech Republic, begun in September 2005.

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Ultrablue, nivaldo, leo61, Modos, maximage, Bruno40, brano14 has marked this note useful

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Ultrablue (553) 2009-03-04 11:46

Patagonia?!?! Yes! Finally a great photo of this beautiful land not many frequented by tourists! Unfortunately I've never travelled so far but I hope to do it one day.
Very beautiful shot Alex!!!

Regards

Elena

nivaldo (12982) 2009-03-04 11:49

That´s sharp, that´s beautiful!
Great shot, super POV!
TFS.
Brazilian Greetings,
Nivaldo

leo61 (43205) 2009-03-04 11:50

Hi Alex!
A great shot from Patagonia!
Perfect sharpness overall and I like the composition with these rocks in the foreground.Great POV and wonderful reflections.
Regards,Leo

nicolecdp (20) 2009-03-04 11:52

this is a beautiful photograph of a place i have always wanted to go. seeing it makes me want to jump on the next flight out. the pov is nice and i love how clear the reflections are in the water. well done :)
regards,
nicole

gpkoopen (68) 2009-03-04 11:52

Hi Alex,

Great picture with wonderful reflection in the water. Well done!

regards,
Gerard

mar14 (95) 2009-03-04 11:56

I really like the composition and balance between the mountain, it's reflection and the large rock emerging from the water.

Cheers,

Michael

Andala (32) 2009-03-04 12:01

Hi Alex,

what a fantastic shot. It's a perfect composition the spectacular mountains, the reflection on the water and the rocks in the lake.

Greetings from Austria,
Andrea

adramad (3498) 2009-03-04 12:21

Hola Alex
Mis felicitaciones por una foto tan bella, me encantan la fuerza del color, el reflejo de las montañas es fantastico, igualmente perfecta la transparencia del agua en el primer plano.
Saludos.

geester (0) 2009-03-04 12:25

Hi Alex,

A fine picture. I love the clearness of the water in the foreground and the rocks underneath with a fantstic mountain in teh background. I wonder if the foreground could be sharpened a little bit though to make those rocks stand out? I've done a workshop though I can;t decide if it did anything. Hope you don't mind.

Graeme

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Modos (679) 2009-03-04 12:40

Hello Alex

This place is fantastic and your photo is magic! Very nice composition.

Congratulations.

Luiz Paulo

bosskokoss (1704) 2009-03-04 13:54

Hello Alex. That's a beautiful and pleasant picture! The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. Regards Piotr.

shama (149) 2009-03-04 14:45

Its difficult for me to stop staring the small pieces of the turquise sky, the reflection of the snowy mountain and the colors of the rocks in the front
Beautiful landscape, with sharpness and movement

Great
Shama

maximage (13327) 2009-03-04 14:45

Bonjour Alex
Magnifique image de ce paysage grandiose. Belles réflexions dans l'eau.
Amitiés.
max

ein22 (462) 2009-03-04 19:39

Wow what a powerful landscape. If anyone is not left breath less I do not think they are human.

Amazing job
Andrew

claudio74 (6408) 2009-03-04 20:06

Hello Alex
Very nice point of view of this nice landscape.
I really like the foreground,perfect coloured rocks and great reflection well captured.
Well done
Regards
Claude

Bruno40 (6440) 2009-03-05 1:10

Nice work Alex,
very clear and very well framed.
Did you use GND filters? or PP to get that dyanamic range?
cheers
Jorge

Focales (514) 2009-03-05 2:46

Une si belle photo que l'on regrette de ne pas en profiter en plus grande taille.

npecanhuk (13595) 2009-03-05 2:48

Hello Alex!
I wish it was larger, but still, a very beautiful picture, with excellent sharpness, correct exposure, natural and wonderful colors, very well chosen pov and superb composition!
The landscape is magnificent and you really knew how to photograph it! I also love the reflection!
TFS - Congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

brano14 (1866) 2009-03-05 3:31

Hello Alex,
Very smart use of that small rock in foreground against that mountain peak.Great colors and clarity and a beautiful reflection.
Thanks!
Brano

cdmonson (2751) 2009-03-10 15:06

Hi Alex:

Nice unique shot of Pehoe. I like that you tried for the unique perspective, although I think the shot is a bit too weighted to the right side of the frame. I also like the workshop sharpening the foreground. But you got uncommonly good weather, especially to get that reflection, and the clarity and colors in the shot are amazing. Very good work.

Clark

Photo Information

Copyright: Alex Fan Moniz (LondonBoy) (566)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2001-02-10
Categories: Nature
Camera: Olympus SP-510UZ
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Ney's favorite pictures of Chile !, Torres del Paine [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-03-04 11:40
Favorites: 1 [view]