2017 Posts – structures & shapes

April 16, 2019October 14, 2019 briesphotography 2017 Posts

Best of 2017

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Svinafell Gletscher, Island — Svinafellsjökull, Iceland

Skatafell Gletscher, Island — Svinafellsjökull, Iceland

January 5, 2018April 22, 2019 briesphotography 2017 Posts, Landscape

Heading towards El Chalten on route 23: For nearly 100 km alongside Lago Viedma this road offers a fantastic panoramic view of two of the most famous mountains of the Andes: Cerro Torre and Mount Fitz Roy. Rarely there are no clouds!

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December 25, 2017April 22, 2019 briesphotography 2017 Posts, Behind The Shot, Sky

Southern Cross

EOS_9426-4 — Southern Cross and the starry sky of the southern hemisphere

While it is well known that the north of Chile is the place of the largest and best observatories in the world, I tried a shot just with my DSLR and a wide angle lense in the Torres del Paine National Park which is located in the south of Chile.

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December 24, 2017April 22, 2019 briesphotography 2017 Posts, Animals

Merry Christmas!

December 14, 2017April 22, 2019 briesphotography 2017 Posts, Ice

Ice Sculptures – Blue Art

Grey Gletscher — Grey Glacier, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Where the Grey Glacier falls into Lago Grey mother nature constantly creates and reshapes sculptures of ice shining in all shades of blue becoming one with the blue sky and the turquoise water of the lake.

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November 30, 2017April 22, 2019 briesphotography 2017 Posts, Ice

Glaciers of Patagonia – blue, white, turquoise

EOS_9018-HDR-4 — Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina

EOS_8521-Pano-4 — Spegazzini Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina

EOS_8414-Pano-4 — Upsala Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina

EOS_9876-Pano-4 — Grey Glacier, Patagonia, Chile

One may think all glaciers look the same. These four shots proof the opposite!

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November 25, 2017April 22, 2019 briesphotography 2017 Posts, Animals

King Penguins from Tierra del Fuego

Königspinguin, Feuerland, Chile — King Penguins, Tierra del Fuego, Chile

King penguins are the second largest pinguins in the world. The subspecies “Aptenodytes patagonicus patagonicus” is found in the south atlantic only. They live 25 years on average, weigh 10-12 kg and get around 1 meter tall.

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Category: 2017 Posts

Best of 2017

Iconic Mountains in Patagonia

Southern Cross

Merry Christmas!

Ice Sculptures – Blue Art

Glaciers of Patagonia – blue, white, turquoise

King Penguins from Tierra del Fuego