Tag: Rainforest

Bird photography is a must for a Costa Rica nature trip, but it can be the beginning of a much wider photographic journey. Forests, mountains, wetlands and coastlines invite you to move between subjects, scales and ways of seeing. You can arrive with birds at the top of your list and leave with an interest in macro, wildlife stories, flowing water or the night sky.

A second photography trip to Costa Rica can develop a different story rather than repeat a list of places. Perhaps your first visit focused on bird portraits and you now want habitat context, small forest subjects or a slower study of wildlife behavior. Returning can also give a familiar location the time and attention it […]

Featured photo: Arenal Volcano and Lake Arenal by Kamran Saraf, CC BY 3.0. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. The photograph remains available under this license. Costa Rica offers nature photographers a varied set of environments to explore: humid lowland forest, mountain forest, seasonal woodland, wetlands and coastal settings. The opportunity is to connect those places […]

Featured photo: Pierella Garden official photograph. Reproduced with permission. Illustrative photograph of the destination or subject; it does not represent every provider or imply a recommendation. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. Close-up photography in Costa Rica can begin with a change of attention. Instead of scanning only for large animals, look at a leaf edge, […]

Featured photo: Cahuita National Park Caribbean coast by Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. Costa Rica faces the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which is part of the Atlantic system. For photographers, the useful comparison goes beyond choosing a sunrise or sunset beach. Regional climate, forest, wetlands, coastal access and […]

Featured photo: Keel-billed toucan in Costa Rica by Andy Morffew, CC BY 2.0. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. A bird checklist tells you what has been recorded; it does not tell you what your photographs will communicate. Costa Rica bird photography becomes more rewarding when you choose a visual goal alongside your target species. A […]

Featured photo: Mist in Monteverde cloud forest by (WT-shared) Velorian, CC BY-SA 1.0. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. This image and its resized/cropped versions remain available under this license. Costa Rica’s changing weather can be part of your photographic vocabulary. Mist can separate forest layers, cloud can soften a harsh background, and rain can leave […]

Featured photo: Arenal Volcano and Lake Arenal panorama by Kamran Saraf, CC BY 3.0. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. Costa Rica deserves a place on a nature photographer’s travel list because a thoughtfully paced trip can connect very different ways of seeing. You might work with forest atmosphere, a bird’s behavior, a wetland reflection and […]

Featured photo: Monteverde cloud forest habitat by Ron Knight (sussexbirder), CC BY 2.0. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. Choosing a habitat is one of the most useful decisions you can make before a Costa Rica photography trip. A misty mountain forest asks you to work differently from a sunlit wetland or a seasonally dry woodland. […]

Featured photo: Cahuita National Park Caribbean coast by Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0. Resized; thumbnails may be cropped. Caribbean Coast photography in Costa Rica should be planned by individual destination, not as one interchangeable coastal stop. Tortuguero, Cahuita and the southern coastal communities support different types of visits and travel arrangements. Decide whether your priority […]