One of the distinctive features of Monteverde (now much imitated) is a bridge over a deep valley which allows visitors to walk by trees at the canopy level, seeing the plants that would normally be far above our heads.
Tag: red
Scarlet Macaws, Pacific Coast, South of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, 2012
While eating lunch, a flock of Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) landed in the avocado trees across the road. My long lens is not very good, so the image is a bit soft, but I couldn’t miss including it in my Costa Rica set.
Torch Ginger, Manuel Antonio Village, Costa Rica, 2012
Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior) also known as the Red Ginger Lily, an exceptionally-red, waxy flower common in gardens throughout Costa Rica.
Red Ginger (Alpinia purpurata), near the Rio Frio, Costa Rica, 2012
Red Ginger (Alpinia purpurata) was all over, both growing (apparently) wild and as a garden plant.
Hibiscus, La Fortuna, Costa Rica, 2012
Palm Fruit, Restaurante Las Iguanas, Muelle, Costa Rica, 2012
The colorful fruit of what I believe is the pejibaye, or peach palm, a fruit mainly local to Costa Rica.
In the Window, Schwartz’ Deli, Montréal, Quebec, 2011
Meat sits on display in the window of Schwartz’ Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen, on Boulevard Saint-Laurent, in Montréal. I have tried to give this a more filmic quality in processing, by adding grain, reducing saturation, increasing vibrancy, and toning it to increase blues in shadows and yellows in highlights. A different direction for me, but I am mostly pleased with the results.
Scribal Tools, Adigrat, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2009
An inhorn with black ink, a small bottle of red ink, a bamboo pen (ba’ar), and a piece of tile used for rubbing the parchment surface before scribing all sit in their places on a wooden inkstand, in the home of a scribe in Adgrat, Tigray Province, Ethiopia.
Woman in Street #5, Harar, Ethiopia, 2009
