Posted in Panama on Jun 18th, 2008
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Teatro Nacional
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Life in the city – Waiting to board in Panama City.
We are both city people. When people ask me “Why do you like the city? It is so crowded!”, I always find it hard to answer. It is precisely that crowded hubub that I like, almost like being part of a living organism. I cannot explain the thrill I experience by the sights, sounds and smells of a living city, the feeling of belonging to a huge social entity, the cafes, the bookstores and the history around me.
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Posted in Costa Rica, Photography on Jun 15th, 2008
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Golden Orb
Spider
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An Active Participant – To Better Macro Photographs
Macro photography requires concentration on technique and thus makes the photographer a very active participant in the picture taking process. With the wonderful cameras of today it is all to easy to just point the lens and click away and have the image captured within five seconds or less of having concieved it. Macro is very unforgiving of this quick approach – indeed it is difficult to capture a good macro image without significant thought and planning. In this post I will talk about some of the lessons learned from our new hobby, which are applicable to general picture taking as well.
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Posted in Panama, Reflections on Jun 10th, 2008
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Chiriqui
Highlands
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An Innocent Character – Smacking wee balls – The Quetzal! – The asterisk
In the guise of an innocent character there lurks a fiend. Now we all know that 42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything, but how many are aware that in ASCII it is the mark of the devil? For it is the code for the asterisk (*), a character that throws in doubt everything that precedes it. It is the uninvited person from Porlock that ruins a good theme, the movie that ends by revealing that the last two hours were a dream sequence.
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Posted in Costa Rica on Jun 8th, 2008
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Neena at the beach
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Closure of the Pan American – Water shortage – On the road to Corcovado – Luna Lodge
“No hay paso”. The Pan American has been closed since the tropical storm “Alma” wreaked havoc in Costa Rica. After losing our water again in another lodge (although briefly) we filled up ten gallons at the friendly police station close to Alajuela, which is a suburb of San Jose. The concerned police offered us showers too. We have been dragging those ten gallons all over Costa Rica with us just in case the water does the disappearing act again.
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Posted in Costa Rica, Nicaragua on Jun 2nd, 2008
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At the Doka Coffee Plantation
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Eager helpers and delinquents – Fumigation – The rogue Lester – Howling winds – Muddy white waters
“Guide? Guide? You need?” We were being besieged with faces of every size and shape pressed on windows on both sides of the car by individuals eager to help us, for a tip, of course. Meanwhile the efficient immigration officer was bravely trying to shout above the din to give us the correct information – for no fee.
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