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Published: 2010-06-06 04:43:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 13524; Favourites: 945; Downloads: 0
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Beyond the trail to Fitzroy Basecamp, Argentine Patagonia.I could hear falling water in the distance so I decided to hike cross country down to a canyon away from the trail to Fitzroy basecamp. When I got down to the river, I found this beautiful series of cascades rimmed with fresh ice after a cold autumn night. A few days later I got up at 3am and planned to hike solo back to this location for sunrise. As I came around a bend in the trail, my headlamp illuminated the eyes of a crouching puma, only a few feet away next to the trail. I was alone, it was pitch black, and the body language of the puma convinced me to slowly back away and abandon my plans for sunrise...
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Wow cool story! Too bad you didn't get a picture or video of the puma. Very nice shot too. I've been to South America aswell, though never here. I've been toΒ Machu PicchuΒ Cuzco, Lake Titikaka, Island of the Sun & Moon, Sacsayhuman. They're all beautiful places with cool architecture or scenery.
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Awesome! how much frame speed did you use there?
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This deviation has been featured in my journal entry [link]
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Great story mike 
And I lived approx the same situation in the early morning with shape & eyes of a Puma in the night ! ..
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Hello!
Your very beautiful work has been featured here: [link]
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This almost looks too beautiful to be real 
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Amazing picture and amazing story! It's not easy to spot a Puma. I am argentinian and have never seen one in the wild.
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Stunning, other worldly landscape. Your eye for composition is exquisite.
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incredible beauty ! what an amazing view!! ;o
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Looks like a lot of dynamic range. Did you use two exposures?
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No, this is one exposure, but I used a graduated neutral density filter over the mountain (www.Singh-Ray.com) which is color neutral and doesn't add anything to the scene. It had the effect of darkening the upper half of the image 2 stops without affecting the lower half. Galen Rowell used these all the time and I prefer to use them so I can get the image perfect in the camera and don't have to sit at a computer and try and make natural looking blends of multiple exposures- gives me more time in the field too! Thanks for commenting!
-Mike
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Your photos capture nature's beauty so well... very lovely
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a very high dynamic situation mastered perfect!
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This photo have been featured on Thumbs of the Week 126th and 127th .
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Not sure which is more gobsmacking - the photo or the story!
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Very good job, it's beautiful, i like it much
Pierre
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Such an amazing place and an amazing time to capture it perfectly.
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This photo have been featured on Thumbs of the Week 125th .
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Oh, wait...this one might be even better. Beautifully arranged composition...wonderful
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Very great photo! title fits perfectly
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Very nice shot!
You lucky guy...I never got to see the Fitz Roy and "little brothers" that good during my 3-day stay in january :/
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first off i'm really glad you sensibly backed away and
stayed safe!
secondly this is another amazing capture! the light
is captured to perfection! wonderful work!
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An absolute scene of beauty!! Glad to see you posting shots everywhere...cause they are always great to see
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Great shot Michael. Lovely compo and great exposure.
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Incredible shot! The lighting is perfect.
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The colors are just fantastic. You have a way with your camera!
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you took the best moment of it, the color and contrast just amazing, especially the golden color
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