High in the Andes Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the beautiful Lago Cotacotani in Northern Chile. An exciting drive from Arica on the Pacific Coast will take you to this gorgeous region. This lake is near Lago Chungara just a few kilometers from the Bolivian border.

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Albrecht (11177) 2005-06-15 13:48

Hi Paul
This is how the moon must be like when ythere was water....Great shot of a wonderful place.
Greetings Albrecht

vil (684) 2005-06-15 13:50

very beautiful nature and good shot.Bravo. Henri.What is the altitude of this lake? Henri

leonorkuhn (13945) 2005-06-15 13:57

Hi Paul,

Nice shot! The land shall be so desolated and deserted. I like this colors.
Greetings
Leonor

tars (808) 2005-06-15 14:16

A splendid photograph of a gorgeous mountlandscape. Nice colours and contrast.
Well seen and done for me.
Thanks for showing this spectacular place.
Greetings.... Tars

toni_al (15476) 2005-06-15 15:40

Hi Paul
Très joli paysage aux couleurs etranges, mais belles
Nice shot
Toni

kurtyang04 (478) 2005-06-15 16:50

Paul, this is great place for travel. I like how you crop and compose here. The layers of the mountain are fantastic. I wish you stay there longer to take more pix of this place.

maki (0) 2005-06-15 17:30

Beautifull place and good picture Paul. Nice collours, natural contrast between blue, yellow and white. Thanks a lot.

sergecross (3438) 2005-06-15 19:17

Paul, my friend, i like this picture(continue uploading your photos).

Emile (20051) 2005-06-16 23:30

Very interesting photo.
Very isolated area. You captured it from a good angle. Nice colors and contrasts.
Well done Paul.

faubry (32403) 2005-06-18 4:38

superb landscape with beuatiful blue colors and contrasts.thanks
francine

capthaddock (28640) 2005-06-20 9:45

Hi Paul - excellent view and colours of this desolate landscape, I really like the contrast of the dark and bright parts.

PixelTerror (86620) 2005-06-21 11:43

Hi Paul,
A beautiful place typical of what can be found in northern Chile, the plant free area indicates high elevation and the colors get intensity, as here to be noticed in the water. However the scanner has left traces in terms of noise, I often get confronted to this too, I try a small WS.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

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aros (0) 2005-06-22 7:41

What's the yellow colouration caused by? Sulphur? It looks like it was taken on another planet... odd colours and no trees. Very surreal

erdna (5358) 2005-06-22 10:05

A beautiful photograph and a very interesting place. I wonder what causes the colorization of the land by the water? Thank you for sharing it Paul.

Andre'

rabdelnoor (2973) 2005-06-22 16:13

Hi Paul,
Another beautiful picture from Chile.
It looks like taken from a scientific fiction movie.
Nice Job!!!
Ricarddo

jbweasle (9294) 2005-10-29 5:16

Hello Paul, this is a beautiful view of these lakes. The blue and yellow contrast each other well. Composition is good - the lakeshore entering the frame from the bottom right and the mountains from the top right. It's a bit of a noisy image (try NeatImage?) otherwise it would be a favourite photo.

cederico (0) 2005-10-29 5:26

Magic ! It's like a painting. I like the colors - it looks so unreal, a great place for a trek, no doubt about it.

mightyweed (1290) 2005-11-01 0:37

Paul. this is some increadible photo...what a place!!!great colors and formations...

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mfonda (889) 2006-06-28 4:06

It looks like a different world here. Wonderful shot, thanks for sharing.

Joffre (527) 2006-08-05 0:22

Hiya Paul, interesting shot, wonderful colours and lighting, the landscape or should I say moonscape is wild looking. I believe Arica is one of the dryest places on the planet, quite amazing to see so much water in such a place, interesting capture!

lousat (15866) 2007-10-11 14:59

fantastic atmosphere,very very nica,best regards,Luciano

PaulVDV (5314) 2007-12-14 14:53

Hi Paul,

A very beautiful picture of an extremely beautiful place.
I certainly like to visit it.

Paul

lilimih33 (9874) 2008-03-31 17:03

Hello Paul!
Another wonderful composition in your gallery!
Nice landscape and beautiful colours!
Great perspective!
Best regards!
Lili

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cam (8880) 2009-01-08 18:14

Hi Paul
I find the Andes a wonderful place and the more I discovered some part of it, the more I want to discover more.Also the peoples that lives there give to the region a colorful and inviting feel.
This place is inviting and I guess that a photographer could be there a full day and will not have the possibility of covering all the angles.
Have a good day
Charles

emilbo (9557) 2009-01-14 7:59

Salut Paul,
C'est vrai que ce matin il vaut mieux rester au chaud et se plonger dans nos souvenirs de paysage plus chaud. Le froid n'est pas encore arrivé chez-nous, ce matin c'est -5° mais on nous annonce -29° pour la nuit prochaine. Merci pour ta critique et d'avoir cocher "random" qui m'a fait découvrir ce beau paysage désertique, un coin où j'aimerais bien aller. Pas trop mal pour un 'scan", les couleurs sont bien rendus.
Amicalement,
Emilius

bernardec (2235) 2009-01-28 23:20

Paul,

quelle beauté
quelles couleurs?
tu as décliné tous les bleus du monde en une seule prise;
Pdv remarquable!

mafegan (4413) 2009-08-01 4:24

Hello Paul
A spectacular scene and a good scan. Unfortunately there is nothing in the image to give any indication of the size of this view. Tfs, Marlene

Ultrablue (555) 2009-09-02 10:31

Hi Paul!
What can I say to a great photographer like you? Wonderful composition...I like this kind of desolate landscapes.

"Travelling" through your gallery I saw that you visited some of the most beautiful places in the earth so it is quite strange for me (that I've never leaved Europe) to give you some advices but...if your doubt is between Tenerife and Gran Canaria I'd say GRAN CANARIA. But I'm just came back from Fuerteventura and I have to say it...it is even more beatiful!!! If you have any question don't hesitate!

Best regards

Elena