Patagonia Road Trip

[Hogarth Ferguson]

What a different world! Love the shot of the Shepard watch dog with the security cameras.

That is the border into Argentina, they had old tube monitors for their computers, a big old wood burning stove, and that dog that I kept playing with.

 

[Rangefinder 35]

I have a "stupid question".
Is Patagonia only accessible through Argentina? Is there a Chilean Patagonia?

Back when I was a very serious rock-climber and alpinist, Patagonia was a real "destination". Still is.

Among the climbing world, it was said Patagonia is an opportunity for psychological growth or collapse: You either learn to embrace the wind and live as one with it, or you melt into a quivering mass of wind-beaten former human. The wind has power in Patagonia. It is a constant. Ever present. Potent.

During my 3-week backpacking in Patagonia (both Chile and Argentina) there were maybe 3 days of "normal" wind. The rest was unbelievable. Sometimes, at night it felt like at any moment the wind's gonna pick up my tent, with me in it and toss it against the ground.

 

[ptpdprinter]

Shot a decent amount of expired film, so some of the colors weren't what they were supposed to be but, what can ya do? Nothing.

Actually you can do something: use fresh film.

 

[Hogarth Ferguson]

Actually you can do something: use fresh film.

Thank you, that was very helpful.

 

[ptpdprinter]

Thank you, that was very helpful.

I'm not the one that took old expired film on the trip of a lifetime.

 

[Hogarth Ferguson]

I'm not the one that took old expired film on the trip of a lifetime.

I wasn't complaining, I was making a note.

 

[Prest_400]

I've seen a few of your blog posts, infact I think I did get through all a while ago and forgot to comment the Amtrak crosscountry!

I wouldn't take long untested expired film but I do have some 220 that expires next year and is a hedge for some future trip. I know it's a "do it" thing, but I am longing for a SE asia trip although the conditions aren't quite there for me to go and the camera would be a Fuji 6x9. Burn film nicely. Fresh film ain't cheap nowadays but it's better to spend it on trips and material rather than gear.
E6 seems more finicky for its directness. I should shoot more Slide... I really like the look on a few of the shots - the rainy dusk street looks great! [Edit: Clicked on the flickr and it's Ektar. Pwned]

I think I'd be hard pressed to choose film. Love how Negative film looks like, really like slide, specially with nice light; and B&W is classic. Heck, just a lil' of all.

 

[Hogarth Ferguson]

I've seen a few of your blog posts, infact I think I did get through all a while ago and forgot to comment the Amtrak crosscountry!

I wouldn't take long untested expired film but I do have some 220 that expires next year and is a hedge for some future trip. I know it's a "do it" thing, but I am longing for a SE asia trip although the conditions aren't quite there for me to go and the camera would be a Fuji 6x9. Burn film nicely. Fresh film ain't cheap nowadays but it's better to spend it on trips and material rather than gear.
E6 seems more finicky for its directness. I should shoot more Slide... I really like the look on a few of the shots - the rainy dusk street looks great!

I think I'd be hard pressed to choose film. Love how Negative film looks like, really like slide, specially with nice light; and B&W is classic. Heck, just a lil' of all.

The Amtrak write up, I think, was my best. That trip also turned out to be wonderful, more than my wife and I were expecting. We are doing it again in September. This time the southern route.

I am in the process of writing up our Trans-Mongolian adventure, Beijing to St Petersburg.

I shoot, and have shot, a lot of expired films and have no problems. Especially the Kodak slide films. The one film I have most issues with is the Velvia 50. I have about 25 220 rolls left, I'm not going to let it go to waste, and the "issues" I have with it really are not that big of a deal to me, I just figured I'd make note of it.

 

[Prest_400]

Transmongolian? That sounds fantastic. I actually haven't taken long train journeys, being a nice way around some long legs of a trip. Anyways, I have commuted a lot with them so a bit fed up on riding.

I also enjoyed the Cuba shots. Actually the largest small town (Spain) I got near has lots of related history and lots of colonial inspired architecture but I'd like to see the real thing.
A friend of mine is moving to NY (from Europe) and was looking forward to visit the island. However, as you noted in the blog; he told me that with "Mr. Cheetos" it isn't a good idea.
Though with many (film) photographers shooting Havana and instagram stories, one can see a whole lot of far places.

I have some travel envy Though it's down to priorities. With some budget and good planning, much travel is possible. I'm needing a few things sorted before parting anywhere.

The one film I have most issues with is the Velvia 50. I have about 25 220 rolls left, I'm not going to let it go to waste, and the "issues" I have with it really are not that big of a deal to me, I just figured I'd make note of it.

220 IMO is gold for travel with 6x6+ cameras. Too bad they aren't making it anymore.

 

[Hogarth Ferguson]

Transmongolian? That sounds fantastic. I actually haven't taken long train journeys, being a nice way around some long legs of a trip. Anyways, I have commuted a lot with them so a bit fed up on riding.

I also enjoyed the Cuba shots. Actually the largest small town (Spain) I got near has lots of related history and lots of colonial inspired architecture but I'd like to see the real thing.
A friend of mine is moving to NY (from Europe) and was looking forward to visit the island. However, as you noted in the blog; he told me that with "Mr. Cheetos" it isn't a good idea.
Though with many (film) photographers shooting Havana and instagram stories, one can see a whole lot of far places.

I have some travel envy Though it's down to priorities. With some budget and good planning, much travel is possible. I'm needing a few things sorted before parting anywhere.


220 IMO is gold for travel with 6x6+ cameras. Too bad they aren't making it anymore.

Patagonia and Madagascar were top on my wife's list of places to visit, and we got to do Patagonia last year, Madagascar next year, and this year we did my top place, the trans-mongolian. It was everything I hoped it would be and more, even. Writing it up is taking a while, and I've decided to break it up, one post about the train trip, and one for the cities, or two for the cities.

Cuba was great, we really enjoyed it. Everyone shoots the cars, of course, and they are great, but the real treat in Cuba are the people. Just absolute joys.

I still have some velvia 220 as well as some kodak prn 220 (expired in 99) and some agfa 400 220, and ektachrome 220.

I think the issue was not that film was expired, more that it is velvia and I don't do well with it.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Mega Idyllic! Patagonia is something every kid in USSR would know by reading of this book and even watching the same movie.