“For this week’s challenge, share a photo of a landscape: a wide establishing shot of a scene in nature or an urban setting.” I’ve chosen a view taken in 2010 during a bird watching walk near Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica. Check out other landscapes here.
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A beautiful landscape MK. I am waiting for King Kong to appear out of the trees! 🙂
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Haha! That never occurred to me, but I do see what you mean! It is such a lush place, and the people I met were so gentle, that King Kong was the furthest from my mind. (Although, our guides let us know that venturing into the rain forest was unwise in the extreme.)
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I have a wild imagination at times ha! It sounds like you had an amazing experience.
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I did have a wonderful experience there, and I recommend it to all.
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Wow, beautiful place for walks.
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Costa Rica is the nearest I’ve ever come to “magical” in nature. Our bird watching guide took us to a road where we humans were safe from the animals, and they were safe from us. It is a lovely place and I do long to return.
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Gorgeous
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Thank you! If only I could transmit also the peace & exuberance of that place – the world would certainly have a day of happiness.
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how beautiful, MK!
for a moment i misperceived
that SoCal was lush again 🙂
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Thank you David. You have read my wants, because I am constantly on a quest to discover lushness in SoCal.
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An amazing assortment of greens!
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It certainly is!!! It’s so dense with so many different kinds of plants (and creatures) that I always think of the film “Avatar” when I think of Costa Rica.
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Nice framing! 💯👍
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Thank you for that nice photographer’s compliment, Mar! It’s impossible not to find good photography fortune in Costa Rica.
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Love the mist seeping through the trees. Beautiful shot of such an exotic location.
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Thanks Gunta. I loved all the mist and rain there too. My other choice was a shot taken up at the border of Nicaragua — with so much rain it looked like a car wash. It’s a very cool place.
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Tropical rain forests are amazing gardens of biodiversity. I can just imagine the smells and sounds from your photo. It must have been an awesome adventure!
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An awesome adventure I’d very much like to repeat. I have even more appreciation, and I’d like to capture those sounds too.
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Costa Rica! My #bucketlist destination! Hopefully soon! This photo really makes me want to sooner than later! Kudos!
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I hope you make the trip. It is wonderful.
Thanks for your visit.
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That is an amazing landscape, beautifully captured.I can feel the heat and moisture and the wildness.
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Thank you so much, Otto. I am pleased that you can feel the magic of this place.
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