Rainforest

This page is a general introduction to my rainforest portfolio. You'll find at the bottom of this pagelinksto 4 portfolios;Monkeys,Birds,IguanasandMiscellaneous.
Howler Monkey‚ Costa Rica, 2001
Photographed with a Canon EOS D30 and 100~400mm f/5.6L lens @ 400mm1/125 sec @ f/9.5‚ ISO 400
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As regular readers know my primary orientation is as a landscape photographer. But I also enjoy doing wildlife work from time to time. In February 2001, in pursuit of this growing interest, I spent a week atLapa Rios, an eco-lodge located on a nature preserve in the rainforest ofCosta Rica. The lodge is small‚ just 14 casitas; so with a maximum of 28 people it never feels crowded. The locale is the remoteOsa Peninsula, at the extreme southwest end of Costa Rica near the border withPanama. It is lowland rainforest and one of the areas of greatest biodiversity in the world. 
Getting there isn't t...