Pura Vida! A Journey through Costa Rica...

Grizzle6Grizzle6 Registered Users Posts: 168 Major grins
edited February 1, 2008 in Landscapes
It's been some time since I've posted, as I've just returned from a spectacular trip to Costa Rica. Returned with more than 30gb of photos to sift through. I'll keep the talking short, and let the images tell the story. Hope you enjoy.

Playa Espadilla
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Sunset on Arenal Lava Flow
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La Fortuna Falls
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Playa Espadilla
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Lake Arenal
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La Fortuna Falls
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Toucan
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Butterflys
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The Road to La Fortuna
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La Fortuna
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Canopy Tour
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Tree w Sunburst
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Arenal Volcano
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First Light
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Arenal Volcano
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La Fortuna Falls
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  • CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,510 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2008
    Spectacular.thumb.gifbow

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  • cwphotoscwphotos Registered Users Posts: 763 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2008
    mwink.gif Great shots. The colors are amazing !!!!!!!
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2008
    I do like the colors and the flowing water.
    Nice series.
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  • kitvankitvan Registered Users Posts: 243 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2008
    wowyzowy!!iloveyou.gif I'm going to Costa Rica!
    great set! clap.gif
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  • PezpixPezpix Registered Users Posts: 391 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2008
    Knowing the difficulty regarding hard ND filters and sunset refraction, my appreciation of shot #2 is huge! Great composition, wonderful exposure and great detail. Bravo!

    Oh yeah, and the rest of the photos dont exactly stink either rolleyes1.gif

    Great set! Thanks for sharing! How bout some specs on what lenses you shot with...

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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2008
    clap.gif Fantastic photos !
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,952 moderator
    edited January 31, 2008
    What a trip! From the purple sunrise/set to the green-scapes, great variation!
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2008
    :oogle

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  • Grizzle6Grizzle6 Registered Users Posts: 168 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2008
    Pezpix wrote:
    Knowing the difficulty regarding hard ND filters and sunset refraction, my appreciation of shot #2 is huge! Great composition, wonderful exposure and great detail. Bravo!

    Oh yeah, and the rest of the photos dont exactly stink either rolleyes1.gif

    Great set! Thanks for sharing! How bout some specs on what lenses you shot with...

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    Thanks all for the kind comments. Pez--committed to coming home with some memorable images, I took an array of lenses. The list:

    17-40
    15mm Fisheye
    180mm Macro
    24-105
    70-200
    1.4 TC

    Thankfully, I ended up using every piece of gear I took, which made toting a 30+ lb. pack around Costa Rica a bit more enjoyable...
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2008
    I am thinking Costa Rica is far up my list of where to go on the next adult vacation (provided I find some extra income in the next few years!!! :D )

    These are really beautiful. Nice work. Thanks for sharing them.

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  • coscorrosacoscorrosa Registered Users Posts: 2,284 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2008
    I think this series is what they made this guy for: bowdown.gif

    Stunning, in every way, very well executed both technically (exposure) and artistically (lighting, composition). Very impressed!

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  • Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2008
    superb shots!!

    these are truly magnificant! bowdown.gif

    not to get technical, but the greens and blues seem very (nicely) saturated. did you use a polarisation filter for that because i am thinking of buying one for my trip to vietnam.

    thanks for sharing!
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  • toberstobers Registered Users Posts: 180 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2008
    They look quite nice I suppose :D.

    Seriously, the shots into the sun are awesome. The exposure on the beach with palms, with the lovely light on the palms yet the sun not blown out is excellent. I'm guessing you are blending some bracketed exposures here?

    I like the beasties as well.

    Top job.
  • Grizzle6Grizzle6 Registered Users Posts: 168 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2008
    Again, thanks everyone for the kind critique. A polarizer was key down there, as it helped to take the sheen of all the foliage, and the reflection off the rocks and water when shooting waterfalls. Definitely a very helpful tool if you're shooting greenery.

    Interestingly enough, I didn't combine exposures on any of these shots. I am a huge believer in grad NDs and a reverse grad ND for into-the-sun shots. All were just very careful exposures, combined with some minimal highlight/shadow adjustments in PS.
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  • DarkhoundDarkhound Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited February 1, 2008
    Nice photos. A polarizer would have helped "Canopy Tour"
  • Grizzle6Grizzle6 Registered Users Posts: 168 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2008
    Darkhound wrote:
    Nice photos. A polarizer would have helped "Canopy Tour"

    Yup. All the canopy and river shots were taken with a G9, so no polarizer there. Have the adaptor, but haven't picked up a polarizer quite yet...
    It's all ball bearings these days...

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