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

Iconic Mountains in Patagonia

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On route 23 to El Chalten; left: Cerro Torre, right: Mount Fitz Roy; Patagonia, Argentina

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

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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!

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

Ice Sculptures – Blue Art

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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

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Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina
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Spegazzini Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina
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Upsala Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina
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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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November 25, 2017April 22, 2019 briesphotography 2017 Posts, Water

Golden Fall

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Giessen Waterfall, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

In addition to the summer version and the winter version of the Giessen Waterfall which is located in the Swiss Kanton Basel-Landschaft, I ‘d like to share now the fall version of it!

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