Butterfly and Lichen. Taken at Villa Esmeralda, Hills of Portalon, Costa Rica
This Terciopelo is beautiful and deadly. What an amazing animal! It is nestled down in a little grotto in a stream, and was extremely hard to see at first. This photo was taken in the Hills of Portalon, Costa Rica. The pen and ink effect was added with Photoshop.
Basilisk Lizard Outside my Kitchen Window. The photo was taken at Villa Esmeralda in the Hills of Portalon, Costa Rica. The pen and ink effect was added using Photoshop.
Often in the afternoon a troop of Capuchins work their way through the trees in our yard. They always stop and take a few limes. Taken while we were living in Playa Matapalo, Costa Rica
Caiman, Parque Reptilandia, Baru, Costa Rica
Masked Tree Frog at Casa Verde, Hills of Portalon, Costa Rica
Sunset over Manuel Antonio Park from the balcony of our home in Hills of Portalon, Costa Rica.
Sunset reflected on three glass walls of our atrium room, with flowers and vines in the background. Taken in Hills of Portalon. Cropped, lightened and slight color correction. Otherwise unchanged.
Reflected Sunset II
Sunset over the Pacific near Manuel Antonio Park, taken from Villa Esmeralda in the Hills of Portalon, Costa Rica.
As another rainy season comes to an end, the sunsets are especially spectacular. Taken from the balcony of our home, Villa Esmeralda, in the Hills of Portalon, Costa Rica.
I've been waiting for two years to get this shot: A beautiful sunset, late in the year so the sun is over behind the tree in our yard, with a hawk up on the top branch. Taken from the balcony of our home, Villa Esmeralda, in the Hills of Portalon. (Cropped, rotated 3/4 of a degree to level the hroizon, and lightned very slightly.)
Another spectacular sunset over Manuel Antonio Park from the Hills of Portalon, Costa Rica
Jurassic scene: Sunset over Manuel Antonio Park from the Hills of Portalon
Springtime at Casa Verde in the Hills of Portalon, Costa Rica. You can just barely see the roof of Villa Esmeralda on the far left-hand side.
The Hills of Portalon Estates, Costa Rica, from the air. Photo from www.hillsofportalon.com.
Sunset - Playa Matapalo, Costa Rica
In Costa Rica the best part of the sunset can be behind you. Looking East on Playa Matapalo, Costa Rica.
Sunset at Playa Matapalo
Taken on on the beach, Playa Matapalo, Costa Rica
Balcony view from Casa Bella Vista, a beautiful home in Manual Antonio. Can you imagine waking up to this every day? Pura Vida!
Evening over Los Osos/Morro Bay, California. Taken from our living room window in Los Osos.
Livingroom with a View, Los Osos, California
Morro Rock is one of several "morros" between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay, California. Taken from our living room window in Los Osos, across the bay from the rock.
Marbled Godwit, taken from the beach in Montaña del Oro State Park, Los Osos, California
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus). Taken from the beach in Montaña del Oro State Park, Los Osos, California.
Snowy Plover, Montaña del Oro State Park, Los Osos, California.
One of seven "sisters" (some say nine) that stretch from San Luis Obispo to Morro Bay in central California. This volcanic peak was formed by a geologic hot-spot that pushed up a string of "morros," the most famous of which is Morro Rock located in Morro Bay. Taken from our living room window.
Composite of three photos, taken in Los Osos, California
Bearded Oak, Los Osos Oaks State Reserve, California
Sunset over Woodward Lake, Fresno, California. I like the sinister touch that the two porchlights add to this scene. Slightly lightned in Photoshop, otherwise unchanged.
Sunset over Woodward Lake, Fresno, California. The one good thing that comes from smog here are the sunsets. Unretouched.
Prior to opening ceremonies of the 2004 Olympics, Athens. audience members practice their role for later, using small flashlights found in the gift box under each seat in the stadium.
Lighting the olympic flame, Athens, 2004, opening ceremonies.
Harbor Scene, Mykonos, Greece
Sunset from the harbor, Mykonos, Greece
Fira, Santorini, Greece
