Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: Ecuador

A children’s playground carved out of an equatorial highland tropical rainforest. This 2007 photo was taken by a Nikon E8700 "Coolpix" 8 megapixel consumer digital camera, rendered and color/exposure adjusted by Photoshop.

A view of the city of Otavalo, Ecuador from the small village of Peguche. This 2007 photo was taken by a Nikon E8700 "Coolpix" 8 megapixel consumer digital camera, rendered and color/exposure adjusted by Photoshop.

Citizens in many countries around the world incorporate broken glass into the top of their walls to discourage intruders, in this case, a small village compound in the high Andes of Ecuador. This photo was taken by a Nikon FE SLR film camera with a Nikkor-H Auto 1:3.5 f=28mm lens using Efke KB25 B&W film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered in Photoshop.

Once upon a time this fenced area contained livestock . . . This photo was taken by a small consumer point and shoot Sony DSC-W55 pocket travel camera. equipped with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Smart Zoom 5.6 /16.9 lens.

There are plaza benches to warm! This photo was taken by a small consumer point and shoot Sony DSC-W55 pocket travel camera. equipped with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Smart Zoom 5.6 /16.9 lens.

The rim of the Ecuadorian crater lake, Laguna Quilotoa, is over 4,000 meters above sea level and 300 meters above the surface of the lake. I guess this barrier fence is better than nothing, preventing curious tourists with cameras from tumbling down into the depths . . . This candid shot was taken with a small consumer point and shoot Sony DSC-W55 pocket travel camera owned by my son, Nash.

San Antonio de Ibarra is a charming village filled with artists working on woodcarving, furniture and other crafts in northern Ecuador that lies at the foot of the Imbabura Volcano and on the left bank of the Tahuando River in Imbabura Province. It is about 7 kilometres from the provincial capital of Ibarra and about 70 kilometres northeast of Ecuador's capital Quito. This photo was taken by the 10.2 megapixel still shot function of a Sony HDR-SR12 equipped with a Carl Zeiss 1.8/4.9-58.8 Vario Sonnar lens and Tiffen 37mm UV filter.

Otavalo is a wonderful equatorial highland city north of the capital, Quito. I brought my family here several times, once staying at the Ali Shungu hotel where there is a lovely garden on the property. Have a seat and enjoy! This photo was taken by the 10.2 megapixel still shot function of a Sony HDR-SR12 equipped with a Carl Zeiss 1.8/4.9-58.8 Vario Sonnar lens and Tiffen 37mm UV filter.

Have a seat . . . take a rest . . . This image was shot from the 10.2 megapixel still shot function of a Sony HDR-SR12 equipped with a Carl Zeiss 1.8/4.9-58.8 Vario Sonnar lens.

The main plaza of a charming village, Cotacachi, located in the equatorial highlands of Ecuador. This photo came from a Nikon E8700 Coolpix 8 megapixel consumer digital camera and Zoom Nikkor ED 8.9~71.2mm 1:2.8~4.2 lens, rendered and color/exposure adjusted by Photoshop.

The Black Sheep Inn is an Ecolodge near Laguna de Quilotoa in the Ecuadorian highlands south of Quito. This image was shot from the 10.2 megapixel still shot function of a Sony HDR-SR12 equipped with a Carl Zeiss 1.8/4.9-58.8 Vario Sonnar lens.

The central district of Quito is full of cathedrals dating back to the Spanish colonial period. This photo was taken by a small consumer point and shoot Sony DSC-W55 pocket travel camera

Watching the world go by . . . This photo was taken by a Olympus OM-1n SLR film camera with a Sigma Zoom 1:3.5~4.5 f=28~80mm lens using Kodak TMX B&W film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered in Photoshop.

A tourist llama poses for, yes, a tourist! This photo was taken by a small consumer point and shoot Sony DSC-W55 pocket travel camera.

Watching the world go by while seated on a plaza bench. This photo was taken by a small consumer point and shoot Sony DSC-W55 pocket travel camera.

Sized to fit . . . This photo was taken by a Olympus OM-1n SLR film camera with a Sigma Zoom 1:3.5~4.5 f=28~80mm lens using Kodak TMX B&W film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered in Photoshop.

Time for a mid-day siesta. Dream away young man . . . This photo was taken by a Olympus OM-1n SLR film camera with a Sigma Zoom 1:3.5~4.5 f=28~80mm lens using Kodak TMX B&W film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered in Photoshop.

Does a fence need to be man-made in order to qualify for an HFF photo? Nature seems to have created a magnificent trailside fence here in this equatorial cloud forest reserve. This photo was taken by a Nikon E8700 "Coolpix" 8 megapixel consumer digital camera.