POST 9 (WEEK 13): A PHOTOGRAPH YOU LIKE

I have been taking photos without a break since the beginning of the summer. I use several vintage cameras I have bought online with different types of films trying to learn and experiment with how light interacts with the 35mm rolls. I have been taking photos of a bunch of different things like landscapes, streets, people, nature, museums, my pets and a lot of adventures with my friends.

I think it’s too hard to choose just one photo, but if I had to choose a few this is definitely among my favorites so far. It depicts the Osorno volcano at the golden hour, the time when the sun is starting to go down. The photo was taken about four months ago when I was with my friends driving around Llanquihue lake and suddenly decided to go up to see the sunset and play with the snow. The road was a little bit tough because it was full of curves and certain parts were totally frozen, but after driving very carefully we got to the top just in time to see the show from start to finish.

I remember the moment when I took my camera to shoot this because right away I shot the volcano I fell on the snow. I was freezing to death but laughing as hard as I can because I felt so dumb to not being able to keep on my foot just because I wasn’t able to see with the camera right in front of me.

I love the final result. The picture looks so full of color and detail, the shadows of the mountain plus the shining sun over the snow looks just perfect. This also was one of the last photos I took using the Praktica LTL3 which was the very first vintage camera I’ve ever had.

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