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Punta del Este, Uruguay

no HDR, I don't use HDR...
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom
Focal Length: 14 mm
Exposure: 1.3 sec at f/2.0
ISO: 50

Access road to Isla del Tesoro (Treasure Island).

...esta zona fue refugio de piratas. Según las leyendas locales, un pirata llamado Francisco Tournier, habría enterrado un tesoro en una de las islas del arroyo Maldonado. Dicho tesoro fue buscado por numerosos grupos, hasta que en 1888, un grupo de exploradores que se encontraba trabajando en la búsqueda del tesoro, desapareció del lugar, abandonando las instalaciones sin avisar a las autoridades locales, de lo cual se deduce que el tesoro fue hallado.
Ref: www.viajeauruguay.com/punta-del-este/el-puente-de-la-barr...

Translation: ...this area was a haven for pirates. According to local legend, a pirate named Francis Tournier, would have buried a treasure in one of the islands in the stream of Maldonado. This treasure was sought by many groups, when in 1888, a group of explorers who was working on a treasure hunt, disappeared from the place, leaving the premises without notifying the local authorities, from which it follows that the treasure was discovered.

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Arroyo Maldonado, Uruguay.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom
Focal Length: 14 mm
Exposure: 30.0 sec at f/2.0
ISO: 50

The skinny crescent moon offers skywatchers a good chance to see the ghostly glow of earthshine -- light from the sun that is reflected off of Earth to illuminate the dark portion of the moon in its current phase.
Reference: www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/26/planets-align-venus-jup...

Location: Arroyo Maldonado, Uruguay.
El arroyo de Maldonado se origina en la Sierra de Carapé y está formado por caudales de otros arroyos más pequeños. En su recorrido se van formando pequeñas islas, que dan al arroyo un toque especial, pintoresco.
Ref: www.puntadeleste.com/es/informacion/punta_del_este/paseos...

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: EF135mm f/2L USM
Focal Length: 135 mm
Exposure: 30.0 sec at f/2.0
ISO: 50

On Sunday evening, the moon will have moved up, almost to where Jupiter is, sitting off to the lower right of the bright gas giant planet.
Ref: www.space.com/14670-jupiter-venus-moon-alignment-viewing-...

Maldonado, Uruguay.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: EF135mm f/2L USM
Focal Length: 135 mm
Exposure: ¹⁄₂₅₀ sec at f/2.0
ISO: 800

Maldonado, Uruguay.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Opteka 800mm f/8 High Definition Telephoto Mirror
Focal Length: 800 mm
Exposure: ¹⁄₁₀₀ sec
ISO: 800