Category

Drone

Location

Salar de Arizaro, Argentina

Gear

DJI Air 2S drone; ISO 110; 1/1250 sec at 22m; f/2.8; altitude 3542m.

Description

This image is of ‘El Cono Arita’, a spectacular geological feature that has been formed by erosion from the harsh climate of the Argentinian altiplano. The cone seems to be lost in the vast salt desert of the Salar de Arizaro. One of the features of this part of Argentina, known as the ‘Puna’, is the string of enormous salt flats that stretch out under the foothills of the Andes mountain chain. Legend has it that the name ‘Arita’ means “sharp” in the ancient Aymara language. I had visited this site before and knew that the early evening sun casts a long shadow of the cone on the salt pan. Using a drone, I was able to capture the magnificent shadow of Arita on this beautiful, cloudless evening.

Photographer

John Seager

Social Media

Instagram: mister_seager

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