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| Mapuche Elder. He didn't respond to my Spanish, but was game for a photo |
First, a couple of disclaimers. This was Marco’s fishing trip, on which I tagged along. Photography was where I could find it, so there are not so many landscapes in ideal light. I also spent two days in bed with food poisoning, during which photography was furthest from my mind.
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| Marco casting on Lake Tronen |
I'm going to hit the highlights.
We spent a couple of days in Buenos Aires, enjoying art and landmarks. One of the latter is the Grand Splendid Bookstore, a converted theater.
Another favorite was the very old giant fig trees in the Recoleta section of the city which I was able to photograph in morning light. It was a great, safe place to walk.
Once in the Lake Section of Patagonia, wildlife was a highlight. There was a guided morning birdwatching, and my favorite was a red fox in Lanìn National Park.
From the back patio of the house we stayed in, there were views of Lanìn Volcano. Photography doesn’t get much easier than that.
The house was right on the Chimehuin River. I didn’t find a landscape composition of the
river that I liked but had fun with abstracts and reflections.
Hiking through the rainforests and among the monkey puzzle trees were a best part. Lanìn was visible from many angles.
The trails were full of flowers (it’s summer there after all). Many native species show up in our gardens and flower shops.
Perhaps my favorite photographs are portraits, taken of the Mapuche people and of Gauchos at the Rural Festival in Junìn.
As always, there’s more on the website, in the Winter 2025-26 Gallery.
