Why go to Torres Del Paine?

Torres Del Paine is beautiful but it is right down in the Antartic region of South America. Why go there and hike for seven days? What is the main attraction?

The main attraction are the towers - the three towers above the green lake. They are a stunning sight to see. Of course, just to get there is a 22km return hike up and down a mountain but it is well worth it. We had about an hour at the lakeside to have lunch and take photos on our last hiking day. (so did hundreds of other people...don't even get me started on the French family that managed to photo bomb nearly every person's photo. At least there were limited camera nerds). Below is my favourite photo from that adventure. It is a vertical panorama - three landscape photos stacked on top of each other. I tried putting it on a canvas but the size was just a little too tight. It belongs to a post of its own though. Tomorrow, I will share the composition challenges I had in this place, but for now, enjoy my favourite tower photo!

Canon EOS 50D f/9, 1/400, 50mm

It's not very imaginative, but I love the colours. The green in the lake, the grey, the white, and the yellow and orange that top the towers. We were lucky enough to have limited mist as well - just enough to make the shot interesting!