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The Guanaco. How can you not smile when surrounded by these creatures? A guanaco poses in Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile. Yes, we saw plenty. Every time I saw one I smiled.

I've found the rule of thirds to be one of the easiest, and yet most helpful guideline in photography. I'm constantly amazed at how such a simple compositional technique can transform an image. A perfect rainbow spans the Grey Glacier in Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile. Not bad for a view ten feet from my tent, about five minutes after waking! But sometimes, you've got to break rules. Especially when handed an incredible glacier along with a full rainbow, visible about ten feet from my tent door. And for some reason, the glacier blue, and the stormy grey, with a perfect rainbow, just feels right split down the middle. The weather in Torres Del Paine National Park was ever-changing, but always interesting. Contrary to first assumption, a bright blue sky is not what most landscape photographers seek. It is the element of shadows, and variation. Of something in the wind. When the sun is beaming on my face and I'm getting soaked, I look for rainbows. This...

I'll be spending the next week catching up and posting about the South America trip, as well as getting back in the groove at Dartmouth. My travel adventure/nightmare after the east coast storm was epic. 3 taxis 4 airplanes 1 airport train 1 hotel shuttle bus 2 Greyhound buses 6 airports 1 hotel 3 rides in family members vehicles Some airport I was in, sometime between Friday and Sunday. Maybe Chicago. (Canon SX 50 HS) Day 1 - Friday 02/08 I started in El Calafate, Argentina on Friday morning. Shot an amazing bird reserve, showed up at the hostel, and was immediately told that I had missed the shuttle to the airport, which the had told me was an hour later. So, taxi to airport about half an hour away, then a massive line to check in, and another line to pay the airport tax, before going through both security and passport control. Airplane to Buenos Aires was two and a half hours. Feeling ready for a long but efficient journey back home by noon on Saturday. On...

Floralis Generalis, a sculpture by Eduardo Catalano in Buenas Aires. We're about halfway through our trip to Argentina, and it's been absolutely incredible. I was hoping to have posted more frequently, but internet access has been sporadic at best. A tower in La Recoleta Cemetery. I'll keep the post fairly brief but I'm including quite a number of photos to give an idea of what we've seen so far. This trip is a celebration of my father's 70th birthday, and needless to say, he's set a pretty high standard for birthday parties. Along with Julia and myself, the trip consists of a number of my parents' friends from various points throughout their lives. Truly a wonderful conglomeration of people. Part 1 - Buenas Aires Julia and I arrived a day after my parents in Buenas Aires. We stayed at a nice hotel called Hotel Casasur . On the first afternoon, Julia and I went to La Recoleta , which is a beautiful cemetery with individual mausoleum...

Dan uses his splitboard to ascend for another deeeeeeeep run in the Chic Choc mountains of Quebec.  Well, I know I've been remiss over the past two weeks in updating my blog. I have a legitimate excuse though! I've been working like a banshee trying to get ready for my trip to Patagonia! In fact, Julia and I are at JFK right now waiting to board the plane. I'll be posting updates and photos from our trip, so be sure to check it out. And on to the title-related topic, Falcon.com (Falcon Guides) has just posted a very short Nature Spotlight that I wrote along with a few photos. This is from an amazing trip skiing the Chic Choc mountains on the Gaspe peninsula of Quebec. The snow was DEEEEP. Check it out here . http://www.falcon.com/blog-entry/nature-spotlight-going-deep-chic-choc-mountains

The new Dartmouth College President, Phil Hanlon '77 addresses the Dartmouth community during his welcome reception. Over the past few days I once again had the opportunity to spend some time following and photographing our new college president, Phil Hanlon. President Hanlon waves hello to the audience before delivering a short speech . The first shoot was at the President's house where he met and greeted the trustees. Then it was on to a press conference with media followed by a public welcome by in Spaulding Auditorium. Finally, he personally greeted members of the community in Alumni Hall. People wait in line while Phil Hanlon and his wife Gail Gentes personally greet members of the community. Then this morning, I photographed President Hanlon at a grad student reception immediately followed by a reception with undergrads in '53 Commons (the new name of Thayer Dining Hall). This afternoon we walked over to watch part of the men's basketb...

Seth and Katie take diverging routes down Smuggler's Notch. This shot was taken at Smuggler's Notch in January of 2010. It was the last run of the day. I thought the composition was fun as my friends decided to take opposite paths around the tree in the middle of the trail. This shot wasn't planned but I had my camera out anyways. You can have the best camera in the world, but if it's not in your hand when you need it, it's not doing you very good. In fact, the times that are most inconvenient for taking photos often end up providing the best images.