The huaso, or Chilean cowboy, can be seen riding in and around Chile's Parque Nacional Torres del Paine. To cope with the cold of Patagonia some are so wrapped up in sheep's wool they almost look like Eskimos. This one rides with his dog towards the impressive formation that is Torres del Paine. Taken in 2003 from the guard post at the main entrance to the park, it was shot handheld on maximum zoom with a tele-converter attached to my old Sony DSC-F717. Although the scene is compressed, the hugeness of the landscape is not lost. Chile is a beautiful and photogenic country. There are a few more shots from our travels in Chile here, which has previously featured in Image of the Week and as the inspiration for a musing on religion vs. science.
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Chilean Patagonia, November 2003. The Grey Glacier and Lago Grey on an unusually calm day. Icebergs break off the face of the glacier and are guided by the wind to the far shore of the lake where they beach, slowly disolving in the summer sun.
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Ever considered a holiday in Chile? This long but thin slice of South America is a land of contrast and a fantastic playground for budding landscape photographers...
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Are they different? Are they two equally viable alternatives to the same problem?
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