Trey Ratcliff | Stuck In Customs | HDR Photography Portfolio : Photo Keywords : argentine : <h2>Natalia on the Farm</h2> <br/>After getting back from one of those long hikes in Patagonia, I stayed with my Russian friends at a small hotel in El Chalten. It was a little family-run operation and the daughter Natalia helped out by running errands and these sorts of things. I took her around with me to take some photos in the little town, and she was happy to pose! It was plenty easy to find all kinds of interesting backgrounds, since El Chalten is a picturesque little town with old buildings, horses in fields, and mountainous backdrops.<br/><br/> - Trey Ratcliff <br/><br/>Read more <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2010/11/13/natalia-on-the-farm/">here</a> at my travel photography blog, Stuck in Customs.

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Natalia on the Farm After getting back from one of those long hikes in Patagonia, I stayed with my Russian friends at a small hotel in El Chalten. It was a little family-run operation and the daughter Natalia helped out by running errands and these sorts of things. I took her around with me to take some photos in the little town, and she was happy to pose! It was plenty easy to find all kinds of interesting backgrounds, since El Chalten is a picturesque little town with old buildings, horses in fields, and mountainous backdrops. - Trey Ratcliff Read more here at my travel photography blog, Stuck in Customs.

The Tree Alone Against the World There was this interesting tree sitting alone after a morning snow. The snow had melted, but the skies still had these white-out conditions. Those skies normally make for very dull visuals, so I thought this would be a good candidate for textures. I think, by now, you guys know I can’t stand a boring sky in my photos… and since you can’t always have a four-star sunset, maybe it drove me to use the world around me to find textures to re-purpose inside these photos. I don’t know. Maybe I’ll figure out that bit in a while.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Valley To Forever The first part of one of my hikes in the Andes included a pretty serious jaunt up a mountain. This was jarring in many ways -- mostly because I simply wasn't expecting it. But, once I got to the top, and emerged to the other side, I was afforded this view.My lackluster food rations and absolute lack of Internet was not really an issue with this sort of view. It was nice to be able to spend hours and hours hiking without having to worry about checking my email. Maybe this is partly why I like adventuring in remote places so much... I have really good excuses for being slow on emailing people back! When I am on the Internet, and people see me on Twitter all the time... they know I am there... they know they know... and ignored emails and tweets have no excuse!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

My Nymph in the River This beautiful location was near one of the many glacial rivers that flows out of the mountains. The air was cool and crisp, but not frigidly cold. You can see Irina has a little hoodie up to keep her nymph-ears warm ...- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

My Adventure Buddy in Argentina
I'm relatively picky when it comes to travel partners. #1 rule: Don't annoy me. Is that too much to ask?

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So, I choose my travel partners with care... and I did not make any mistakes with my Russian friends in Argentina.

The Edge of Chile Today's photo comes from the from the very southern tip of the Americas. It is a bitterly cold place, even in the summer. I believe that the glaciation period is relatively recent, so the peaks are extra jagged and everything feels fresh and raw.I can't believe there are actually people that climb this thing! It was hard enough getting myself up high enough on a distant peak to take this shot. Then again, I'm not exactly in mountain-climbing shape. I've heard the old answer to the question, "Why do you climb the mountain?" The answer is always, "Because it's there". Funny -- that is my same answer when people ask my why I don't want to climb the mountain.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

A Rocky Morning One morning when I crawled out of my tent in Argentina, a dense cloud was just rolling through. I got out to explore a bit, and the cloud quickly blew away to reveal an amazing landscape.I had planned just to take a few shots and then go back to the camp and make some breakfast. But then, I saw something interesting just around the other side of the rocks. And then, I got over there and saw something else that might be interesting. And it was. And then I saw something even further away...- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

An Icy Cold Evening I'm always amazed at all the little living things in the most extreme conditions. I'm a big fan of all those science shows that talk about various organisms and extremophiles that barely cling to life in the most bare of circumstances. I was reminded of this while at this icy cold lake in Argentina.I'm used to moss and lichen and this sort of thing growing in more temperate climates, so I was surprised to see whole rocks covered in it, especially with little icebergs floating nearby. It did give some nice color to an otherwise blue-cold-stark scene.The only thing more stark than this scene was the cooking waiting for me back at the camp. I don't mean to say anything bad at all about the two Russian women that were cooking for me -- but over a week's worth of in-the-bush Russian food is enough to harden any soft man. My main mate on the trip was ex-Soviet military, so he was used to these sorts of rations and seemed to enjoy it -- or, at least tolerate it with less of a grimace.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Riverfall Even though I know the science inside out, the idea that one hemisphere swings into Autumn while the other turns into Spring always is a very cool concept to me! It's so strange to go from the southern hemisphere where the colors are just starting to change to the deep oranges and reds -- and then arrive in the northern hemisphere where everything is just starting to bloom!This is a perfect little river down in Argentina. It emptied from a big glacial lake, so there is always a bit of a strange color and tinge to the water... but it is very nice and other-worldly, in a way.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Natalia on the Farm

After getting back from one of those long hikes in Patagonia, I stayed with my Russian friends at a small hotel in El Chalten. It was a little family-run operation and the daughter Natalia helped out by running errands and these sorts of things. I took her around with me to take some photos in the little town, and she was happy to pose! It was plenty easy to find all kinds of interesting backgrounds, since El Chalten is a picturesque little town with old buildings, horses in fields, and mountainous backdrops.

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at my travel photography blog, Stuck in Customs.

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Natalia on the Farm

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