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Travel photos (anything outside of home area of Tampa, St Petersburg)

Yellow-throated toucan, Lapa Rios Ecolodge, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Birds, Blog, Travel

Birds of the Osa Peninsula

Many travelers go to Costa Rica solely to see the wide variety of tropical birds. Two species that I was really hoping to see and that I did end up getting to photograph are the Scarlet Macaws and the Yellow-throated Toucan. I got to see and photograph both of these […]

View of Sequoia from inside a Sequoia, Sequoia National Park, California
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Sequoia National Park

One of the national parks that we stopped at on our California trip this summer was Sequoia National Park. None of us had ever seen a Sequoia or a Redwood prior to our trip so it was something we were all looking forward to. The Giant Sequoias were definitely impressive. […]

Sunrise from the Porch at Lapa Rios, Lapa Rios Ecolodge, Costa Rica
Blog, Travel

Lapa Rios Ecolodge

Our last stop on our trip to Costa Rica this year was at Lapa Rios Ecolodge on the Osa Peninsula. This was a beautiful place with views of the Golfo Dulce close to where it meets the Pacific Ocean. The lodge is set up on a hillside with great views […]

Tunnel View Sunset, Yosemite National Park, California
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Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park is one of the most iconic natural places in our country and is on most photographer’s must visit list. I had the opportunity to visit for a few days during our recent California trip. The good is that Yosemite is stunningly beautiful. The bad is that all […]

Scratching Sloth Nayara Hotel, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Blog, Travel, Wildlife

Slothful Saturday

I figured a Saturday would be a good day to throw up a couple of sloth pictures. These shots were taken about 25 feet from the door of our hotel at Nayara Resort in Costa Rica. I watched this guy climb up and down the tree over 2 days in […]

Lapa Rios Jungle Sunrise, Lapa Rios Ecolodge, Costa Rica
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Golfo Dulce Sunrise

Our last stop on our trip to Costa Rica was at Lapa Rios Ecolodge on the Osa Peninsula. It is set up on a hillside with great views of the Golfo Dulce. It made for a good place to watch a sunrise over the water. The Howler monkeys make sure […]

Black and White Tree Pattern, , Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
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Abstract patterns

When I am out doing photography I do not spend enough time looking for patterns and am usually too focused on the whole scene. However, every once in awhile I do remember to look a little closer and can come up with some very different shots. These two shots from […]

Scarlet Macaws in Flight, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Travel, Wildlife

Birds and Monkeys

On our trip to Costa Rica we made a special detour down to the Osa Peninsula because of the wildlife viewing. We were not disappointed in this regard. We saw Scarlet Macaws, Parrots, Toucans, all 4 kinds of Monkey’s native to Costa Rica, a sloth, iguana, crocodiles and probably a […]