Friday, 29th May 2009
Torres Del Paine Condor
by Dale Mitchell
Whilst on an excursion in the Torres Del Paine National park, Chile. My wife and I were walking at the bottom of these mountains and saw this Condor flying in his domain. I couldn't help but capture this beautiful image, which will always be in my mind!!
Equipment: Nikon d300, sigma 50-500mm
Dale Mitchell
I am interested in photography and taking photos of the environment which surrounds us. I have been interested in photography for about 4 years now but over the last 2 I have started to get into it with a bit more depth.
Website: Flickr
Torres Del Paine Condor by Dale Mitchell was photo of the day on Friday, 29th May 2009. It is tagged Birds, Chile, Mountains. You can leave a comment below.
28 Comments
Katherine Lee Strassburg
This photo speaks volumes! The Andean Condor almost went extinct, and the captive breeding program that saved it was later used to also save the California Condor from the brink. This view against the sunbeams and mountain peaks belies the ten foot wingspan, but reminds us that without our help, it is a bird that could sail off into oblivion. I too, will always remember seeing my first California Condor (1976)–they are amazing birds! Thanks for this evocative potd.
Rastello
unreal
Leslie Parsley
Oh my. That is breathtaking.
Stephen Oachs
Very majestic photography with a lot of mood. Nicely done.
Casey
That is truly a fabulous image. Great job, and thanks for sharing it.
Anurag
Nice shot, specially notable is the aparent paradox of seeing the cloud below and the bird above. Also noteworthy is the heavy sky with those crepuscular beams.
su
Wonderful shot Dale such a majestic bird
s a n d y
amazing and inspirational shot- thank you for sharing this
Pauline Jones
This is what Earth Shots is all about; the capturing of rare and wonderful things and sharing them with the world; thank you for this wonderful photo.
Ann
Whew… such a sense of space and majesty, and the bird oh magnificent. Can well understand how this moment in time will stay in your mind.
Matt Harvey
Timeless.
Branko
Indescribable…
Malta Photography
Now that is a great shot indeed. greatly composed and the condor is just incredibly in the right spot
wanda krack
You’re lucky to have seen such a view. Lovely picture, and nice capture!
Maher
OMG
Renee
You have the beautiful part right, what a amazing shot! Congrats!!!
Alex
Dramatic shot. Great use of B/W.
Dianne
“They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings as eagles.” Isaiah 40:31 How awesome you portray that Scripture. Outstanding job, incredible scene and wonderful eye. Keep up the terrific work. You are annointed.
Alessandro Zocchi
Really breathtaking !
Jakub Zych
Power of mountains plus majesty of eagle. And clouds. Really outstanding.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Magical shot! Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece of art.
Joao Ferrer
Beautiful picture. Magical moment. Thank you very much for sharing.
mike
I love the sky in this one.
Kirk Jordan
I quit. (Not really, there’s a lot of beauty to go around) But this shot stands out from among the standouts. Astonishing photo and setting.
planet lover
Ditto to all the comments. Best photo in a long while! I love seeing these birds in their natural habitat rather than cages in a zoo. Great job, señor Mitchell!
Renee
Wow all the great comments this is a really amazing shot
Su
Great shot hope I get to see a condor one of these days.
Rajib Singha
Great shot!