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Inside the Teatro Nacional

Daily Photo – Inside the Teatro Nacional

Here’s another image from inside the Teatro Nacional with its awesome ceilings…

Inside the Teatro Nacional

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  • Date Taken2024-05-24 14:15:23
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Details of the Teatro Nacional

Daily Photo – Details of the Teatro Nacional

Here’s a little detail shot featuring the Milanese Muse of Dance, from way back, inside the Teatro Nacional in San José Costa Rica.

Details of the Teatro Nacional

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  • Date Taken2024-05-24 14:12:33
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A Costa Rican Sunset

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Here’s another from deep in the archives, 2006 to be exact which I uncovered when flicking through images from my previous Costa Rican trip.

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  • Date Taken2024-05-24 14:00:30
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The Journey Begins

Daily Photo – The Journey Begins

Today, leg 1 of my journey to Costa Rica. I was there, long ago, for very different reasons. Here’s a shot from back then… so old I didn’t even have it in my portfolio, just hidden away in Flickr.

The Journey Begins

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  • Date Taken2024-05-24 13:53:23
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Simple Locations

Daily Photo – Simple Locations

Sometimes in New Zealand you need to trek for a while to find a great view, most of the time though you’ll find one just a few steps off the road. I’ve published a bunch of shots from up here over the years. It’s an area that never disappoints but as you can see, it’s like zero effort. (Not complaining!)

Simple Locations

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  • Date Taken2024-05-20 16:37:23
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Reflection Hunting

Daily Photo – Reflection Hunting

While out with the workshop people, hunting for reflections.

Reflection Hunting

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  • Date Taken2024-05-20 16:32:23
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The Golden Fall

Daily Photo – The Golden Fall

We arrived in the Earnslaw Burn by helicopter fairly late in the day, so the light was getting low. I had to direct the pilot exactly where to go so I could get the shot without the sun lighting me up and reflecting myself onto the window. Almost everything we tried did not work until we found one spot where the heli was in the shadow but one of the waterfalls was still illuminated.

The Golden Fall

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  • Date Taken2016-05-05 01:08:17
  • CameraH5D
  • Camera MakeHasselblad
  • Exposure Time1/800
  • Aperture8
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length90.0 mm
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Not Montana

Daily Photo – Not Montana

You’d be forgiven for thinking that this was out on a ranch in Montana but actually it was over past Glenorchy, here on the South Island of New Zealand!

Not Montana

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  • Date Taken2014-07-20 01:21:24
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/800
  • Aperture4
  • ISO2500
  • Focal Length36.0 mm
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  • Exposure ProgramManual
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A Quiet Time

Daily Photo – A Quiet Time

When I was scrolling for another image, this one jumped out at me. firstly because of the vibrant green but also because it brought me back to the scene where it was so quiet out in the fields that all I could hear was the rustling of the plants in the wind.

A Quiet Time

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  • Date Taken2015-11-14 11:50:44
  • CameraILCE-7RM2
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/200
  • Aperture22
  • ISO250
  • Focal Length184.0 mm
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  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
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