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Iconic views reversed

Posted on24/11/201926/09/2021

Have you noticed that people often take the same pictures of places that are popular with tourists? For example, there are millions of pictures of the sunrise at Angkor Wat with the lake to reflect the image or Manhattan Bridge shots taken from Dumbo’s perspective. A lot of these shots are nearly all taken from the same spots. The ‘iconic views reversed’ is an idea to take them the other way around.

Like what is the iconic spot “looking at” from its perspective if it looks at the spot where the photographers usually take their shots from. Well, I’ve started collecting those and here are few examples of iconic views reversed 🙂 FYI, it’s a shame that this idea hasn’t crossed my mind earlier, because I would now have the iconic views reversed of quite a few places by now.

Here’s the fcbk page, in case you wanted to check it out and post some pics yourself. It would be appreciated 😉 In case you wanted me to re-post them here, please do let me know and I’d post it on this site with all credits you provide 🙂

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  • So here are some Iconic views reversed:
    • Fin del Mundo board @ Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
    • Macchu Picchu, Peru
    • Las Torres @ Torres del Paine Parque Nacional, Patagonia, Chile
    • Laguna de Las Tres @ Parque Nacional de los Glaciares en El Chaltén, Argentina
    • Costanera Center Torre 2, Santiago de Chile
    • Arco de Santa Catalina with Vulcan de Agua @ Antigua, Guatemala
    • Full Moon as seen from the dark side of the Full Moon 🙂
    • Roques de García @ Mount Teide National Park, Canary Islands

So here are some Iconic views reversed:

Fin del Mundo board @ Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

This is where the idea of iconic views reversed came to me in its earlier form of taking a shot from the “beyond of the world’s end” AKA the board everyone takes their picture upon arrival to Ushuaia, right before they purchase a postcard with this picture only to send it from the southernmost Post Office. FYI, it took more than 8 months for my postcards to arrive at their European destinations 🙂 More information about Tierra del Fuego could be found here, in case you were interested.

A popular spot in Ushuaia: Fin del Mundo board with port and Beagle Channel in the background.
A reversed view from “beyond” the end of the world.

Macchu Picchu, Peru

I went to that large green part near the smaller hill and took a shot backwards. FYI, I took the “iconic shot” from being on that tree line on the top. More details and practical tips about Machu Picchu could be found here.

And he was right. About 90 minutes in,t did clear.
A reversed shot of Machu Picchu iconic photo.
that “Uroboros” goes on forever

Las Torres @ Torres del Paine Parque Nacional, Patagonia, Chile

This is only a shot that looks the other way around away from Las Torres from the usual photographer’s shot. I didn’t climb the towers. More details and practical info about Torres del Paine could be found here.

Iconic Torres del Paine, Patagonia, CHile
#iconicviewsreversed

Laguna de Las Tres @ Parque Nacional de los Glaciares en El Chaltén, Argentina

Like with Las Torres, this shot is also only looking the other way as opposed to climbing Mt Fitzroy and taking a shot backwards. More info about El Chaltén and its comparison to Torres del Paine could be found here.

When everything is just perfect. Laguna de Las Tres in Argentinian Patagonia.
A reversed view from Laguna de Las Tres.

Costanera Center Torre 2, Santiago de Chile

Costanera Center Torre 2 or Gran Torre Santiago is a 300 metres (980 ft), 62-story tall skyscraper. Finished in 2013, Sky Costanera became the tallest building in South America, and after Mexico’s T.Op Torre 1, the second tallest in Latin America. In summer 2015, an observation deck called Sky Costanera was opened to the public on the 61st and 62nd floors.

Santiago’s Sky Costanera and the stunning Andes at night. Picture by Ximena Nahmias from Unsplash
A view of the city from Sky Costanera. Photo by Caio Silva on Unsplash

Arco de Santa Catalina with Vulcan de Agua @ Antigua, Guatemala

Antigua is a pretty little colonial UNESCO World heritage town so nearly every picture taken there has a high chance to be nice. The shot of the arch with the dominant volcano is the classic postcard picture everyone makes. It’s however not too bad the other way around either, is it? More details about Antigua as well as the gorgeous Lake Atitlán nearby could be found here, in case you were interested.

The 17th century arch is one of the distinguishable landmarks in Antigua Guatemala, which makes it a classic postcard or selfie shot. The majestic volcano in its captured in its arch is Volcán de Agua, also known as Hunahpú by Mayans. It’s 3760m (12340ft) tall and it’s considered inactive.
and here’s the reversed view of the same spot

Full Moon as seen from the dark side of the Full Moon 🙂

OK, I admit that this is on the edge of cheating ‘cos I’ve taken these pics of the Internet but it’s somewhat interesting, isn’t it?

Full Moon as seen from Earth. Photo from space.com
And Earth as seen from behind the dark side of the full Moon. Photo by Mik Fielding.

I’ll try collecting more of those in the future, given the circumstances, there might not be that many new pics to enrich this collection. That’s unless you help me 🙂

Roques de García @ Mount Teide National Park, Canary Islands

For most holiday goers, the Canary Islands are known for their beaches and resorts. This diverse tropical archipelago of volcanic origins is however also home to a number of inland natural beauties, one of which is the iconic Mount Teide National Park on the island Tenerife.

Roques de García are a rock formation located in Mount Teide National Park.
Its “iconic status” could be confirmed here on the 1000 Peso note that was valid until the end of 2001 when Spain switched to Euros. FYI, 1000 Pesos was worth about €25 but back then, you could buy much more for that kind of money, especially in Canary Islands…
Now, if you look the opposite direction away from Mount Teide, this is the view. The dominant part is taken by Montaña de Guajara (2718m/8917ft). Guajara is the highest peak of the 1/2 ring that was part of the prehistoric megavulcano’s crater’s edge. Being the 4th highest peak on Tenerife, Guajara offers on of the best views on the island.
The National Park itself is extraordinarily stunning location that comes with many great trekking options. It’s base is at about 2100m above the sea level. FYI, the focus point of the whole park as well as the island you could see in the first picture, El Pico del Teide rises up to 3718m/12198ft, which makes it the highest peak in Spain. — at Montaña Guajara, Parque Nacional Del Teide.
This view looks pass the rock formation further into the park, the ring being on the left, which is the south side of the island.
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