Photography: Casanare through a telephoto lens

Impressions of a nature destination and one of Colombia's prairie states through a telephoto lens. Cowboys, red sand, lush tropical forests, rivers, large farms, cattle, lagoons, palm roofs, birdlife and canoes make for an enjoyable photographic journey: A trip from San Luis de Palenque to Orocué.

The telephoto lens closes the distance between the photographer and whatever they're photographing, it's ideal for photographing wildlife​. It'll pull a distant subject closer, which means one can get frame-filling shots of wildlife, people or a particular aspect of the landscape.

Casanare could be any romanticist's dream, any birder's, amateur photographer's and safari aficionado's sanctuary in Colombia's east where Andes roll out into vast plains and the Andes' streams all meet in mighty rivers, traversing what may well be one of South America's last big adventures: A remote world of savannas, extensive cattle farms, lush green gallery forests, biodiverse lagoons and people that treasure their traditions and customs.  

Here are a few of the photographs taken with a telephoto lens only from lush and fertile tropical San Luis de Palenque on the shores of Rio Pauto to Orocue, a remote fishing village on the shores of Rio Meta, surrounded by dusty and spiky savanna grasslands and indigenous reserves. Both places offer spectacular birding, wild and wonderful natural places and the absolute friendliest people providing insights into their daily lives and culture. Heart-warming, beautiful, dreamy, rustic and exotic are just a few words to describe the experience.

Images (c) Julia Buschmann / Aventur Eco Tours

​​A trip to remember... and to share! We are soon pulling together expeditions to explore these wonderfully wild corners of Casanare. Subscribe here to stay posted.