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When you hope for an ibex to appear on the ridge ;)

Another one of my 2016 favorites.
I'm really happy, that we decided to go to Cabo Dos Bahías, because we actually liked it much more than Valdés. As so often, the fact that a place is way more popular doesn't mean it's the better choice. At least in terms of Magellanic Penguins we really prefered Cabo Dos Bahías. ... and of course we enjoyed the rather warm days right at the beach ;)

The bird on its slowely fading base.

Almost unreal contrast in the different layers of clouds.

Awarded in the category "Mammals".

Colorful sunset in the habitats of the Hellebores.

A little shorebird fighting against the heavy storms at one of the coasts of Valdés.

Autumn at its best.

During our entire stay in Los Glaciares the conditions were wonderful. We could see the summits all the time except on the very first day.
Although there have been thick clouds hiding the mountains on our fist day of hiking in Los Glaciares, we where already pretty excited about the beauty of this place. And we didn’t know what vistas will lie ahead of us. The morning of our second day I already got up at 02:30 a.m. to check the conditions. As I left the tent the full moon lightened up the night and illuminated the summits which where no longer covered in clouds. I certainly will always remember that first look at Fitz Roy under the moon from the shores of a lake. Another unforgettable strike by the grace of nature. After I woke Sabine up immediately, we spent some time just looking at the scenery before we started our hike to a location we explored the day before, to arrive there at dawn where I finally set up my tripod for the first time during the trip. And the landscape I was shooting was already worth all the efforts of getting all the way there from Austria. And this was just the beginning. Finally all in all I guess we spent about ten days up in the areas around El Chaltén, of course also paying attention to Cerro Torre, the wildlife and all the other fantastic views and details in the park always guided by the unmistakeable shape of Fitz Roy.

On its way straight into the rising sun.

At first appearance the fjell looks pretty barren, but when you get closer you will discover its beauty full of colors, details and lots of water everywhere.

… and covered with a thin layer of soil and numerous types of moss, lichen and other plants.
Since we experienced heavy rainfalls all days long, but still moderate temperatures we didn’t care about the water from above. In fact the conditions were great to take some images there and to bring out all the rich colors we found there. So we grabbed our rain gear and explored and hiked around in the park for countless hours.

Lots of clover can be found everywhere around the creek.

No doubt, birds are actually modern dinosaurs ;)

A really small scale wildlife image. In web resolutions this is actually rather a landscape shot ;)

The green of the summer in Lower Austria.

An other shot showing a bull on this particular ridge you could already see in my first set.

I just love this kind of untouched environment with all the weathered trees.

Also highly commended by the jury, but this time in the landscapes category is my image "Wasp Waist".
The entire festival is of superb quality in every sense. Beside the numerous wonderful exhibitions and the large trade fair for (nature) photography equimpent there were many fantastic and inspiring lectures held by people like Hans Strand, Sandra Bartocha, Alexander Badyaev and so on. And the organization of the whole event is just flawless.

All in all I'm super excited that I could be part of it, see some old friends again and make some new. This was definitely not my last time in Lünen.

Luckily we came across this wonderful little mountain lake by accident.

… and they‘re always worth a closer look.

A lovely tiny piece of untouched looking forest.

A lapwing in front of one of the numerous small and very shallow lakes.

Silky waters.

When everything is covered in gold.

Due to the mostly wet conditions in this area, lots of the trees along the Feldaist creek are coverd in gorgeous moss.

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