Friday, September 25, 2015

Days In Sarapiqui

Prior to leaving Evergreen Lodge and loading the boat with all our baggage and gear, we did photograph a Montezuma Oropendola and a Gray-necked Wood Rail.

Montezuma Oropendola

Gray-necked Wood Rail

We traveled back down the river to the boat landing and met our bus where our gear was again loaded and we traveled to the county of Sarapiqui and the Selva Verde Lodge, which would be our home for the next two days. We photographed at a set up outside of the restaurant that evening.

Variegated Squirrel

Great Kiskadee

Golden-hooded Tanager

The next day we traveled down to the Costa Rica Nature Pavilion Park, which are friends of Greg and who Greg help them set up the park for bird photography and viewing. What makes this area so great is that you are undercover photographing birds that can be 360° around you. There were many different species to photograph at also to see and hear.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

buff-throated Saltator

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Clay-colored Thrush

Crimson-collared Tanager

Blue-grey Tanager

Collared Aracari

Blue-gray Tanager's Fighting

In the afternoon after returning to the Lodge, we photographed poison dart frogs.

Green-black Poison Dart Frog

Strawberry Poison-dart Frog

Then at night we went looking for the red-eyed tree frogs to photograph. We also found the red-eyed tree frog's egg mass on a leaf, and also a Malachite Butterfly sleeping under a leaf.

Red-eyed Tree Frog Egg Mass

Red-eyed Tree Frog

Malachite Butterfly

Then off to bed after packing since we are leaving in the morning for the final leg of our adventure in Costa Rica

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Rain forest Macros and Landscapes

The rest of our time at Evergreen Lodge in Tortuguero, we spent photographing macro subjects with off-camera flash and utilizing a led flashlight to help illuminate the subjects. We also went down the boardwalk into the rainforest to photograph landscapes. Besides standard landscapes, we experimented with blurs and zooms. It was a great time even with a drizzle. Practicing different techniques help create interesting photographs for our portfolio.