Clandestine by Ted Gore

Clandestine by Ted Gore

During my time in Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile, 2 weeks total, I found myself quite starved for that colorful edge of day light that we all crave. It was rare, despite hearing about how abundant it was from others. At one point a major storm front came through the area while I was there that left me waiting for it to pass in my tent for three days. I really actually enjoyed that time, chilling in my little self sufficient shelter, reading the novel ‘Wild’, listening to music, taking naps, eating, all accompanied by a soundtrack of falling rain against the nylon of my tent. On the third day I was scheduled to take the ferry across Lago Pehoe to backpack to a few areas I had plans for exploring. It was raining still on this day, and upon reaching the other side, a park ranger was stationed at the trailhead, turning everyone around because of trail closures. I’m not sure of the reason, but erosion, trail flooding, and high water crossings probably had something to do with it. I decided to stay the night at the Hosteria at the trail head, wake up early in the morning and head down the trail before any park rangers would probably be up and stationed to stop hikers. I didn’t have to get far down the trail before my planned route took me off trail and out of sight. By the light of my headlamp, and the guidance of of my glowing gps screen, I made my way down the trail, and after a short distance, scurried off trail into the brush towards my destination. Fortunately the brush in this area was not very thick, and I was able to cover a decent distance before the glow of dawn began on the horizon. What I saw looked promising, and after some time passed, and the light began to evolve into something I knew would be good, I sped up my pace, and headed for the top of the nearest hill. Finding no interesting settings for a more immersive type of wide angle shots, I gave up and focused on the long lens options, which looked fantastic with the abundance of atmospheric clouds swirling around the mountains before me. What you are seeing here are the Cuerno Principal and Este, the celebrity mountains of this area, only seen from a different angle than what most are used to seeing. The clearing storm, a fresh coating of snow, and some colorful light made for an image I’m happy to have. I was particularly drawn to the convergence of multiple triangles through the interplay of light, cloud and rock. Are you interested learning more about how I create my images? I have several workshop offerings and also some newly introduced processing videos. You can find all of these things HERE on my website. Thanks!

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