Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: Costa Rica

Across the narrow bay from the town of Golfito, Costa Rica was a backpacker (mochilero) destination run by an old American expatriate amputee, simply referred to as Captain Tom. He lived with a pretty young Costarican woman and their baby in this colorful trailer. "The office" was surrounded by a haphazard group of buildings and cottages situated in a tropical forest that this area is so well known for. The area was also known for it's magic mushrooms--thus the constantly arriving mochilero population. The community had an honor system. Rent was $1.00 a day and when travelers departed they shoved an envelope under the door of the trailer. This photo was taken by a Yashica Electro 35CC and COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens with a Pro 52mm (UV) Japan filter using 35mm Kodak slide film and was saved from the ravages of time by a scan of the slide by an HP Scanjet G4050 and restored using multiple operations with Photoshop.

Something different. Obviously an amateur film clip, yet a tantalizing view of the exquisite cloud forest of Monte Verde, Costa Rica. Please note: Videos on Ipernity take a while to render and may also be slow depending on your internet speed. This short video clip from April, 2006 was shot from my Sony DCR-TRV27 camcorder and edited and rendered with iMovie/iDVD on my Mac Pro desktop computer as a memory of a family excursion.

Monte Verde Cloud Forest Reserve protects a spectacular tropical environment. This 2006 photo came from a Nikon E8700 "Coolpix" 8 megapixel consumer digital camera. Although I post primarily analogue film photos I reserve the right to post an occasional digital image much in the same way that I occasionally eat unhealthy food . . .