Tuesday, December 9, 2025

These are NOT my images from Costa Rica!

Over the years, you have probably seen a lot of my photos from the rain forest of Costa Rica, but in this blog post I am not sharing any of MY photos. These are the photos that the guests on my most recent photo tours captured with their cameras. 

A couple of years ago I wrote a blog post showing the images from my guests and everyone loved that, so I figured it was time to do it again! I think that this really shows that, even without being a professional photographer, with some teaching and inspiration, amazing images can be captured. 

I hope you enjoy the breadth of images here (with minimal writing from me)! They are in no particular order.


It is not easy to capture images of the Scarlet Macaw in flight.


This owl was buried in a tree, but I love that this guest was able to capture this great shot.


Nothing better than a mother and baby Howler monkey.


Another tough shot, as the dolphins popped up around us.


Great detail in the feathers of this bird.


This anteater was going to town in a nearby tree.


A hummingbird in flight and tack sharp on the eyes!


I love the leg position of this Red-eyed tree frog.


Great positioning of the snake and this guest got the tongue sticking out too.


A nice adult Iguana.
 

Another Howler monkey with good catch-light in the eyes.


A Fire-billed Aracari posing for us.


A fleeting moment right before this bug flew off.


A minimalistic view of the Dart frog.


We could never get enough of the Scarlet Macaw.


Lunch time...


A nice tight shot of this frog


This is a great shot of multiple dolphins mid-air!


A Spider monkey concentrating on some leaves.


A Three-toed sloth that was checking out my guest.


I love the black-and-white treatment to this photo.


Another great shot of that mother and baby Howler monkey.


A Red-eyed tree frog perched at the end of a leaf.


Another nice sloth photo.


I love the great colors of this snake and the angle to get perfect blur in the background.


A third view of this guest favorite duo.


Another great choice for B&W.


Nice tight shot of this Toucan with a treat.


Great sunlight on this Iguana.


Awesome interaction between these two birds!


"Huh?" This look made me laugh.


A very cool shot of a very cool hummingbird.


Two Toucans make a fourcan. :)


A Toucan in flight (this one taken in the cloud forest).


A rare sighting of a King vulture.


We saw many monkeys eating the apples in the trees on the hotel property.




Great colors in this photo...


...and this one.


Speaking of great color!


What is better than a great shot of a Squirrel monkey? Getting a great shot of multiple monkeys in one photo.


I love that this guest grabbed this shot of a Red-eyed tree frog that had jumped onto a Canon lens.


Another great in-flight shot.


Even we can be subjects for a photo!


This last photo made me laugh. I asked all my guests to send me their favorite photos from the trip and this guest decided to use AI to create the ultimate moment.  I always joked with them about getting a photo of a sloth riding on a dolphin so they did!

In all seriousness, I am really proud of all my guests, not only for the great images that they captured but also for getting along so well and making the trips such a pleasure for everyone. I always start each trip by telling my guests that the goal of the trip is to have fun, first and foremost. They did just that and took home some awesome photos as well. Great job everyone!



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