Patagonia January 2010 , The Viola tour

[gervandenbeuken]

Some nice pictures of Viola columnaris and Chuquiraga straminea

[Richard Green]

The landscape and plants are just breathtaking Ger, I must go one day.

The light must be very strong so you have a good depth of field and everything is in focus.  Do you need a tripod?

[gervandenbeuken]

No Richard, I never use a tripod.  Indeed we had very strong light. This is not what I need for good photos.  Very hard to make good pictures in these strong light conditions.
You know almost always a part of the plant is in shade. On the other hand you have a huge depth of field.

[Hans A.]

WOW -superb pictures, thanks for showing them!
Never have been in this area, but after seeing your pictures maybe next year.

[Ragged Robin]

Ger, your photos are outstanding and fascinating even if difficult to take in high contrast light...they show such extraordinary, tenacious plants in the wildest of landscapes where they live alone except, it seems, for the Gauchos and their herds....

Do animals grazing eat any of these plants?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Another astonishing trip you're taking us on, Ger !! 

Great show !
Thanks so much for sharing !

[johnw]

Oxalis erythrorhyza

Ger - Wonderful pictures.  I am fairly certain this is the Oxalis species that a friend was growing fairly successfully in St. John's, Newfoundland.

johnw

[hadacekf]

Ger,
Outstanding and fascinating pictures, Thanks.
How large are the Rosettes of the Viola?

[gervandenbeuken]

10 pictures of different forms of Viola cotyledon

[gervandenbeuken]

the following 10

Alstroemeria aurea
Alstroemeria diazii
Calandrinia aff. sericea
Close up Viola tectiflora
Junellia micrantha
Oxalis compacta
Oxalis squamata
Viola congesta
Viola tectiflora
Viola trochlearis

[gervandenbeuken]

And the last 8.
I really hope you enjoyed the pictures.
Perhaps see you on one of our forward trips to S. America.
Ger

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Mutisia linearifolia
Ourisia microphylla
Viola aff. cotyledon
Viola aff. trochlearis
My wife Mariet is waiting patient as usually
Always hunting on plants

[tonyg]

We have some excellent travel/plant reports here but this has to be one of the best ever.  Amazing plants and scenery, beautifully recorded, sometimes quite breathtaking.  Thanks very much for sharing your adventures with us.  (And for all that sunshine      I expect it was cold up there but the bright skies certainly warmed my heart in these gloomy winter days!)

[Maggi Young]

An excellent report with mouthwatering photos, thank you Ger!


Friends, some of the photo files are rather larger than we normally have, please just bear with it!

[fleurbleue]

Viola trochlearis, foliage and flowers, are  ... really wonderful

[gervandenbeuken]

Many , many thanks you all for your nice comments.
It was a real pleasure to share our tour-memories with you all.
If somebody has any question, I will try to answer 
Ger