Photogaboutit

When backpacking for long distances, it's a given that unwanted things will happen to your camera. If you hike with the camera strapped on your front so as to always have it at hand, as I do, it can become the first point of contact when falling. (I always bring an extra compact camera and many lens caps on these trips.) A rock and my camera met with unfortunate consequences. Luckily, the digital viewfinder turned out to be a savior, as I was able to do everything in the viewfinder that I could do on the screen, including reviewing images. On the circuit hike in Torres Del Paine, I was packing up the camera in it's lightweight case and it slipped from about waist height. In the case, a rugged body, low drop height, I was sure nothing had happened. But when I opened it up, the rear lcd screen was smashed. Now I love that screen, especially since it's articulated. When hiking with a heavy pack, it's easy to shoot down low or up high without having to strain. More...

Our first big adventure after leaving Buenos Aires was to Bahia Bustamante . This large ranch was located on the coast south of the town of Trelew. The ranch, which is larger than the island of Kauai in Hawaii has 20,000 sheep, but most income there actually comes from a big seaweed harvesting business. My parents read a 2011 NY Times article and decided this was the place to come. At the ranch, we stayed in rustic little cabins with a ocean views. The food was tremendous, and every day we went out on interesting tours. I'm not going to write much besides the captions, but as you can see, the four days at Bahia Bustamante were totally incredible.   Enjoy! The blinds, in our rustic little casa near the ocean. If you can use it to your advantage, backlighting can create interesting effects. Even the lens flare adds something. Oh, this is a real sheep dog, as there were 20,000 sheep on the ranch. It's such a small element, but I think the presenc...