Stitched Panoramas

Salar de Surire is situated at 4245m near the border to Bolivia. It is part of UNESCO's Lauca Biosphere Reserve and a Ramsar Wetland . Nevertheless it is only listed as a Monumento Natural (the lowest level of protection) by the Chilean authorities because of Lithium mining. EXIF: 1/160 • f/9.0 • 31.0 mm • ISO 100/ Canon EOS 350D/ 18.0-200.0 mm stitched from 21 verticals

Laguna Verde is situated at 4300m in Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve, SW Bolivia, just north of the border with Chile. Its green colour comes from mineral suspensions, among them arsenic. Flamingoes are never seen there, only in neighbouring Laguna Blanca. Because of its high mineral content Laguna Verde never freezes over, even in temperatures as low as -56°C. EXIF: 1/160 • f/10.0 • 18.0 mm • ISO 100/ Canon EOS 350D/ 18.0-200.0 mm Laguna Blanca Laguna Verde Licancábur y Laguna Verde

Laguna Colorada lies at 4278m in Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve in the south western corner of Bolivia. Its red colour stems from halobacteria and algae (dunaliella salina) and a very high copper content. Laguna Colorada is the breeding ground of several flamingo species, mainly the threatened James's flamingo. In 1990 it was designated a RAMSAR site. EXIF: 1/100 • f/9.0 • 57.0 mm • ISO 100/ Canon EOS 350D/ 18.0-200.0 mm

Laguna Capina is situated at appr. 4.440m, some 30 km north of Laguna Colorada. It is mined for Borax by manual labour using pick and shovel and a simple workshop and workers' lodgings are on the shore (see inset). The "road" on the left is used by lorries. EXIF: 1/160 • f/10.0 • 36.0 mm • ISO 100/ Canon EOS 350D/ 18.0-200.0 mm

Stormclouds make for a colourful sunset on the world's largest salt flat

View from the top of Isla Incahuasi over Salar de Uyuni. The distant mountain is Volcán Tunupa. Salar de Uyuni lies at 3660m and is the world's largest salt flat at 10.582 km². 30.000-42.000 years ago Salar de Uyuni was part of prehistoric Lake Minchin which slowly evaporated and left the Salar along with Lake Titicaca, Lago Poopó and Salar de Coipasa. Salar de Uyuni is covered with a salt crust of up to 30m thickness, underneath is a brine saturated with sodium chloride, lithium chloride, and magnesium chloride. Salar de Uyuni holds 43% of the world's lithium reserves. Isla Incahuasi and the other "islands" are the tops of ancient volcanoes submerged during the era of Lake Minchin. They are covered by fossilized coral and stromatolites, giant cacti (trichocereus pasacana) grow on the islands. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salar_de_Uyuni Salar de Uyuni liegt auf 3660m Höhe und ist mit 10.582 km² der weltgrößte Salzsee. Er entstand vor ca. 30.000-42.000 Jahren aus dem prähistorischen Minchin-See, der langsam verdunstete und den Titcacasee, den Lago Poopó sowie Salar de Coipasa und Salar de Uyuni zurückließ. Der Salar ist mit einer bis zu 30m dicken Salzschicht bedeckt, unter der sich eine in Wasser gesättigte Lösung von Sodiumchlorid, Lithuíumchlorid und Magnesiumchlorid befindet. Unter dem Salar de Uyuni finden sich 43% der weltweiten Lithiumvorkommen. Isla Incahuasi und die anderen "Inseln" im Salar sind die Gipfel alter Vulkane, die vom Minchin - See überflutet wurden. Sie sind mit versteinerten Korallen und Stromatoliten bedeckt und mit riesigen Kakteen (trichocereus pasacana) bewachsen. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salar_de_Uyuni (der englische Wiki-Artikel ist deutlich besser)

My first try at a little planet, inset the panorama it was made from. Shot from the top of Isla Incahuasi, an island in the middle of Uyuni salt flats. www.photographymad.com/pages/view/little-planet-photos-5-simple-steps-to-making-panorama-worlds Mein erster "Planeten"-Versuch, das Ursprungs-Panorama ist im PiP. Aufgenommen vom höchsten Punkt der Isla Incahuasi im Uyuni-Salzsee.

The unsurfaced toll road connecting Tupiza (2965m) and the mining town of San Vicente (4498m) is used by lorries - compared to other roads in the area it is in very good condition! The first inset shows the continuation of the road up to ca. 4000m at Cerro Huaynacancha, the photos were taken at appr. 3700m. Die Schotterstrasse zwischen Tupiza (2965m) und der Bergwerksstadt San Vicente (4498m) kostet Gebühr und ist für dortige Verhältnisse sehr gut ausgebaut, da sie von Lastwagen befahren wird. Das erste PiP zeigt den Strassenverlauf hinauf auf ca. 4000m beim Cerro Huaynacancha, die Fotos wurden auf ca. 3700m Höhe gemacht.

Espinazo del Diablo (the devil's backbone) rises to above 4000m near Tres Cruces, Jujuy, in the far north of Argentina. It is a colourful formation of sedimentary folds, formed in the Tertiary period above older rocks of Paleozoic and Mesozoic origin. This outcrop, known as Santa Barbara subgroup is made up of sedimentary rocks of continental origin, loam, sandy loam and calcareous claystones with frequent fossil remains of algae. EXIF: 1/100 • f/8.0 • 57.0 mm • ISO 100/ Canon EOS 350D/18.0-200.0 mm

2675m high Cerro Castillo seen from Carretera Austral across the Río Ibáñez valley. The basalt buttresses of Cerro Castillo are the centrepiece of Reserva Nacional Cerro Castillo. Inset photos show a closer view of Cerro Castillo and some Patagonian spring flora (anemones) growing where this photo was taken. Stitched from 2 photos originally not intended as a panorama.

Cerro Palo (ca. 2200m) and Cerro Castillo (2675m) seen across the valley of Río Ibáñez. Inset photo: Cerro Palo Panorama stitched from 2 photos

88 km long Río Ibáñez originates near Cerro Hudson and drains into Lago General Carrera. In the 1991 Hudson eruption lahars ran down the valley, clogged it up and changed the course of the river. Because of Pinatubo earlier in 1991 the not much smaller Hudson eruption received hardly any international news coverage at the time. Panorama stitched from 2 photos. The inset shows the drowned trees of Bosque Muerto a bit further upstream.

Neko Harbour is an inlet of Andvord Bay on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. It was first discovered by Adrien de Gerlache and named after the whaling boat "Neko".

Big icebergs in Errera Channel. One of the high peaks of Anvers Island (Mount Francais?, 2761m) can be seen in the in the background.

View from Mount Victoria towards Rangitoto Island and Auckland North Shore. Rangitoto is the most recent of the ca. 50 volcanoes of Auckland volcanic field . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangitoto_Island www.gns.cri.nz/Home/Learning/Science-Topics/Volcanoes/New-Zealand-Volcanoes/Volcano-Geology-and-Hazards/Auckland-Volcanic-Field-Geology EXIF: 1/125 • f/11.0 • 38.0 mm • ISO 100/ Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL/ 70.0-200.0 mm - Panorama stitched from 12 verticals

View from Mount Victoria over Devonport, Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, Auckland Harbour Bridge and North Shore EXIF: 1/125 • f/11.0 • 38.0 mm • ISO 100/ Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL/ 18.0-200.0 mm - Panorama stitched from 14 verticals

View over Tairua estuary with the extinct volcano of Mount Paku to the left and Pauanui on the opposite side of the river- see inset photos! Blick über die Mündung des Tairua River mit dem erloschenen Vulkan Mount Paku links und Pauanui auf der gegenüberliegenden Flussseite (siehe PiPs). Panorama stitched from 18 verticals EXIF: 1/160, f/8.0, 41.0 mm, ISO 100, Canon EOS 40D, Tamron 17-50mm/ 2,8 Link to large size: www.ipernity.com/doc/523247/44980910/sizes/o

View from Captain Cook's lookout on Motuara Island in Queen Charlotte Sound. The Sound is part of the Marlborough Sounds in the north of the South Island, a maze of submerged river valleys where only the tops of former mountain ranges remain above sea level forming peninsulas and islands. Blick von Captain Cook's lookout über den Queen Charlotte Sound. Dieser ist ein Teil der Marlborough Sounds, einem Gewirr abgesoffener Flusstäler im Norden der Südinsel, aus dem nur noch die Bergrücken als Halbinseln und Insel herausschauen. Link to larger size: www.ipernity.com/doc/523247/46122740/sizes/o Panorama stitched from 15 verticals, EXIF: 1/80 • f/11.0 • 18.0 mm • ISO 100/ Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL/ 18.0-200.0 mm