I finally convinced my wife to join me to a Andes mountain trip last Saturday.
Our trip took us to Santa Rosa & Negro Francisco Lagoons and the high lands in between. I took almost all my gear with me and my wife her Canon IXUS870/SD880.
Here's a short story:

I did not intend to take any panoramas but then back at home, I realized that I had enough photos to make a try.
(These still need more PP to get more even colors and straight horizon.)
This first one is from Santa Rosa lagoon on the south corner of Marigunga salt lake (~3600m above sea level).


And this second one from Negro Francisco lagoon about 60km south from the first one(~4100m above sea level).


I could not get close enough (F80-200 at 200mm + cropped) so this is not a great shot. These guys didn't allow us closer....


But they left something behind:

I darkened heavily the water to bring up the feather. I'd like to know if I went too far, not far enough or maybe should change the background color?

This time the wind and landscape was to my favor so I could get closer to this fellow.

[reytor]

But at the end he also decided to hit the road.


Now couple of landscapes from the Marigunga salt lake and mountains.




How can I erase the power line towers from pics like this?


And my wife wants to know what you think about the picture she took. This is non-PP straight from the box (IXUS870).

[pasipasi]

I was going to ask if you're Finnish, but then I saw your signature. Hi there! Those are great photos and makes me even more sad about the current climate here at 65° North in Finland, where we have about 4 hours of daylight at the moment.

[reytor]

I was going to ask if you're Finnish, but then I saw your signature. Hi there! Those are great photos and makes me even more sad about the current climate here at 65° North in Finland, where we have about 4 hours of daylight at the moment.

Hi Pasi;

Sometimes I miss the short days of Finland as here the sun is a (in words of great Johnny Cash) burning ring of fire (me burning like a roasted lobster).

[goddo31]

Great photos, reytor.
I have never seen anything like this landscape before, and I like how you have captured it.

Your wife's photo is good too, composition is quite nice and the background is great. I only wish it was just a little wider

cheers

[RoxnDox]

Beautiful shots, all of them. Yes, your wife's also, even if it was taken with one of *those* cameras

You could clone out the power line towers by zooming in and carefully cloning over them, but I like the sense of scale they provide, personally. I also like the scale of the flamingo ? flock in your #3 shot, zooming in too much more and you lose the curves of the channel they're standing in...

Thanks for sharing a part of the world most of us will never see in person!

Jim

[scott-devon]

Wonderful series, thanks for sharing. It is great to see country I'll never see in person.

I hate to say it but... My favourite is your wife's shot...

[Jonson PL]

I like best, the flamingos taken from atop. Very interesting perspective.
Good series