Crossing the Border

The caribbean side of Panama and Costa Rica are known for Banana plantations. Back in the late 1800’s American Corporations were growing bananas in this region for the USA. They built a train line to be able to transport the bananas. This photo is of the train line crossing over the border of Panama and Costa Rica. It is not used today. The bananas are now shipped out of Almirante instead.

Location: Sixaola, Costa Rica.
Camera: iPhone 6 Plus
ISO: 32
Focal Length: 4.2mm
Aperture: f/2.2
Exposure Time: 0.0077s (1/300)

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Vulcan Concepcíon and Airport

On Ometepe Island there is this airstrip. It is crossed by the main road the goes around the island. When there is a plane landing the road is closed. This woud be a great airport to land at with the view outside your window.

 

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Location: San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua.
Camera: Nikon D7100
Lens: AF-S DX VR Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G II
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 46.0mm
Aperture: f/9
Exposure Time: 0.00125s (1/800)

Vulcan Baru

Vulcan Baru is the largest mountain in Panama. It sits at 3,474m (11,398 ft) above sea level. I hiked up and back in a day. The sunrise is spectacular. I got a chance to see the Caribbean and the Pacific Oceans at the same time for the top.

On the top of the volcano sits this cross. To me it was a reminder that every day is a gift that is given to us and we should treat each day as it is our last.

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Location: Vulcan Baru, Boquete, Chirriqui, Panama.
Camera: Nikon D7100
Lens: AF-S DX VR Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G II
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 18mm
Aperture: f/3.5
Exposure Time: 0.00125s (1/800)

Bungle Bungles, Purnululu National Park

Over the last 2 weeks I have had the opportunity to work up in the Kimberly and Top End Region. I was guiding a group of Gap Year students showing and experiencing new areas such as Purnululu National Park. The photo above is one of the many sunsets that we saw while we were traveling the Top End. It was very hot. We spent two mornings assisting rangers clearing paths, removing cane toads, and clearing campsites. The work we did made a difference to the appearance to areas that we cleaned. In the afternoon we explored the walks. On the first day we went to the Cathedral and Picaninny Creek. The next day we explored the Echidna Chasm. There is a lot more to see. I found the best time is in the evening and early mornings. Some places are best seen at midday.

 

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Location: Purnululu National Park, Western Australia.
Camera: Nikon D7100
Lens: AF-S DX VR Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G II
ISO: 2500
Focal Length: 18mm
Aperture: f/4.5
Exposure Time: 0.00313s (1/320)

Wake and Water Drops

I spent 2 months living and working in the Whitsundays. On one of my trips around the island, I took this photo on the boat ride to a snorkeling spot. It was an experimental shot. It has turned out a lot better than I thought. I had my hand hanging over the side of the boat as we were crossing the Whitsunday Bay.

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Location: Whistunday Island, Queensland
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FT2
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 4.9mm
Aperture: f/3.3
Exposure Time: 0.00125 (1/800)

Kookaburra sits in the….

I went for a walk along the Bega River one morning and found a couple of Kookaburras sitting in the Oak tree eyeing off the food on a picnic table. They were waiting for the family to leave something behind so that they could enjoy some also.

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Location: Bega River, Bega, New South Wales
Camera: Nikon D7100
Lens: AF-S DX VR Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G II
ISO: 320
Focal Length: 55mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.008 (1/125)