subida a la duna, originally uploaded by Patounica, All Rights Reserved
Sweeping the new Hall of Fame format in April, Patounica becomes the 1st player in our history to win the Grand Master Champion medal twice! This capture of a desert dunes with the deep blue sky is remarkable on many levels. In our new format, players compete in the Qualifying Rounds against other photos in their category. This entry won the category Landscape and then played against the other 15 finalists. She pulled ahead early, and went on to a 20-point victory.
Where are you from?
I am from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I live with my family 60 kms north of downtown near Pilar city in quieter area away from the bustling city.
What type of equipment do you use?
I use a Canon Rebel XTI with three lenses, 17-75, 70-300, and a Macro 60.
What type of photography do you enjoy shooting?
I enjoy shooting nature, birds, sunsets, silhouettes, candid portraits and now I’m doing macro shots more often.
How long have you been into photography?
Not so long. I started studying photography in March 2007. The main reason to signing up for the course was that my husband and I like to travel as much as possible and he stops all the time to take photos and I was getting bored while waiting!!. So I decided to learn myself and share his hobby. And now I am very passionate about it specially after discovering Flickr a year ago. I’ve just started my second year with the photography program.
What is the story behind your Brackets photograph?
I took this photo last January during my summer vacations in Uruguay. This is a place called Valizas where young bohemian people spend their summer in wooden huts with no electric power. There are huge dunes right by the sea but first, you have to take a small boat to cross a river which leaves you at its footsteps. There was a lot of people at that time, beeing peak season, so it was difficult to make a clean shot. It looks like a desert somewhere in Africa but it’s not, we hope that sometime we’ll have the chance to visit the real thing!!.
