Hiking Around Patagonia



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By Abe Schreiber

Packing for a trip is hard. I was going on a hiking trip in Patagonia, Argentina/Chile and had more equipment and clothes than I could carry. Every item was scrutinized as I predicted how often I would really use it and thought about how much extra weight it would add to my pack. Did I really need a tripod? Can I leave that lens? It was like playing Tetris but in real life.

I remembered my Platypod Max - easy to carry and best of all I didn’t need to compromise stability for a lens. I left my normal tripod at home and couldn’t have been happier. I was always able to find a rock to put Max on and not once did I feel like I was missing my tripod. After my Patagonia trip, I realized my Platypod Max has a permanent spot in my photo bag, never to be scrutinized at packing time again.



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Over the course of my trip, I made countless stops to enjoy the scenery and make an image or two. From nighttime photography capturing the starry night sky, to serene mountain lakes.



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From beautiful snowy landscapes that needed HDR to do them justice to babbling rivers shot from a slippery rock.



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I was able to use the same setup for two portraits, the one above and the selfie below. No hiking trip can be called complete without a selfie!.



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