Costa Rica Photography Adventure with Diane Kelsay and Bob Harvey, a photo tour to great photographic opportunities in Costa Rica

December 2-12, 2012

Join Nature Photography Adventures for an exciting photograph adventure in Costa Rica's rainforests and Pacific Coast.

What should a Costa Rica Nature Photography Adventure include?

Rainforests and Cloud Forests

Birds

Canopy Photography

Monkeys

Tropical Beaches

Hummingbirds

We have woven together a set of photographic opportunities and Costa Rican experiences that will put you in the right place at the right time to produce great images – and give you a set of personal experiences guaranteed to make you fall in love with this beautiful country. You will come home with a great collection of images and a better understanding of the diverse ecosystems of Costa Rica.

Our explorations will concentrate on rainforests, cloud forests, and coastal mangrove forests of the Pacific side of Costa Rica. We’ll visit Monteverde, Barú National Wildlife Refuge, Tarraba Sierpe National Wetlands, Rainmaker Forest Reserve, Los Quetzales National Park, Los Santos Forest Reserve, Tapantí National Park, and Manuel Antonio National Park.

We will explore rainforests and cloud forests on amazing ground trails, from stable suspended walkways high in the canopy, and (optionally) by zipline.

We’ll find rainforest birds (Costa Rica has over twice the species of continental United States), frogs, butterflies, leaf cutter ants, sloths, and monkeys.

We’ll also photograph the exciting designs and patterns of the rainforest from both the ground and from the canopy! And we’ll create artful images of waterfalls surrounded by beautiful forests!

We’ll explore the coastal mangrove forests by both power boat and kayak, creating images of exciting birds, monkeys, crabs, caimans, iguanas and crocodiles! The patterns of the coastal mangrove forests, themselves, are conducive to great art!

We’ll wrap up this adventure with a foray up into an idyllic valley where some of the best coffee in the world is grown. They will just be beginning the coffee harvest, picking plump red coffee berries and hauling them to small mills where they are prepared for shipment around the world. We’ll get to pick berries, photograph and learn the process, and sample some of the best coffee you can imagine. Yes, you can bring some home!

While we’re up in the mountains we’ll visit an exquisite cloud forest – and have some of our best opportunities to photograph a variety of hummingbirds.

We have designed this adventure for a small group (5-10 photographers). We’ve picked lodgings that put us close to the action – you should be able to step out your door in each place and capture great images!

This is a great adventure for your non-photographer traveling partner to enjoy. We’ll have great experiences they can enjoy – and the photography pace of this adventure won’t cause them to grit their teeth!

2012 Prices
$2,590 each, Double Occupancy
$2,990 each, Single Occupancy

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2012		Status
Yellowstone in Winter (Three Sessions)	Explore Yellowstone's winter wonderland by snow coach, capturing images of pristine winter scenes, abundant wildlife, and exciting thermal features...	Full Full Full	Jan 13-20 Jan 21-28 Jan 29 - Feb 5
Tanzania Photography Safari	Timed to meet the great migration in the Serengeti, our safari takes you to some of the great parks and protected areas in northern Tanzania in search of lions, zebras, giraffes, cheetah, hyenas...	Full	Feb 17 - 27
Patagonia	Explore southern Chile and Argentina finding huge glaciers, Torres del Paine, condors, guanacos, Tierra del Fuego and scenery that will simply amaze you!	Full	March 6-17
Galapagos Photography Adventure	North & West Itinerary. Amazing opportunities with wildlife above and below water - and scenery - and great geological wonders.	Full	April 8-18
Galapagos Photography Adventure	Our Combined Itinerary featuring 15 days in the Galapagos! This itinerary is to die for - or evolve from! Life changing experiences and many many great photography opportunities!	Full	April 8-25
Galapagos Photography Adventure	Unveiling our new South & East Itinerary. Amazing wildlife and landscapes! Some of the most dramatic Galapagos scenery!	Full	April 15-25
Wine and Waterfalls	Let's explore Oregon's wine country, visiting a diverse selection of vineyards that demonstrate the strengths and quality of Oregon's wine regions. We'll taste and photograph, and take interesting side trips to find photographic opportunities in spring flowers, pristine forests, and amazing waterfalls.	Space Available	May 26 - June 2
Oregon Coastal Adventures	Join us as we explore our old backyard on the Southern Oregon Coast. We've timed this adventure around fantastic low tides, a full moon, and the bloom of wild rhododendrons.	Space Available	June 3-8
Glacier Bay Alaska Explorer	Whales, bears, bald eagles, otters, puffins, calving glaciers, sea lions and more. Join us for this non-stop feeding frenzy of photography!	Limited Space Available	June 24-30
Oregon Cascades and Waterfalls	Let's explore Oregon's waterfall country, capturing exciting images, and learning new techniques made possible by changing technology!	Space Available	Sept 23-27
Wild Bunch	Wild Bunch Rendezvous. Date and Place available to Wild Bunch members.	By Invitation	Mid Fall
Wild Bunch in Belize	That Wild Bunch is at it again. Climbing higher and caving deeper in the Mayan sites and wild caves of Belize and Guatemala. Are you wild enough to join them? Email and find out!	By Invitation	Nov 17-25
Costa Rica	We have an exciting new itinerary. Join us for a photographic exploration of the Pacific-facing rainforests, cloud forests, and coastal mangrove wetland forests - and all the great species that live there! Think birds, reptiles, monkeys, frogs, butterflies, leaf cutter ants - and more!	Space Available	Dec 2-12

2013		Status
Yellowstone in Winter (3 Sessions)	Explore Yellowstone's winter wonderland by snow coach, capturing images of pristine winter scenes, abundant wildlife, and exciting thermal features...	Space Available Full Space Available	Jan 4-11 Jan 12-19 Jan 20-27
Tanzania Photography Safari	Timed to meet the great migration in the Serengeti, our safari takes you to some of the great parks and protected areas in northern Tanzania in search of lions, zebras, giraffes, cheetah, hyenas...	Limited Space Available	Feb 13-24
Iguazú Falls	Come with us to Iguazú Falls on the Argentina/Brazil border, witness one of the most exciting waterfalls in the world, and develop your skills at waterfall photography!	Space Available	March 21-29
Galapagos Photography Adventure	North & West Itinerary. Amazing opportunities with wildlife above and below water - and scenery - and great geological wonders.	Space Available	April 7-17
Galapagos Photography Adventure	Our Combined Itinerary featuring 15 days in the Galapagos! This itinerary is to die for - or evolve from! Life changing experiences and many many great photography opportunities!	Space Available	April 7-24
Galapagos Photography Adventure	Unveiling our new South & East Itinerary. Amazing wildlife and landscapes! Some of the most dramatic Galapagos scenery!	Space Available	April 14-24
Exploring the Peruvian Andes, Land of the Inca	We have woven together a tapestry of nature, Incan archaeology, and Quechua culture into an amazing photographic journey through the Andes. Join us as we create art in Machu Picchu and other great Inca sites and learn as we explore!	Limited Space Available	May 17-26
Botswana!	The Okavango Delta at the absolutely perfect time. Victoria Falls. Chobe National Park. Safari by Mokoro. Moremi Game Reserve. Photography heaven! And pleasant temperatures to boot!	Space Available	Aug 19-30
Southwest Sun, Shadows, Sandstone, & Slot Canyons!	Monument Valley, Mystery Valley, Antelope Canyon and more as we explore the red rocks and strong light of this magic land of Navajo and Anasazi!	Space Available	Oct 16-21
Secrets of the Maya	Our Belize and Guatemala Adventure explores Mayan sites, rainforest trails, and caves, capturing the Indiana Jones feel of the Mayan highland rainforest.	Space Available	Nov 23- Dec 1

2014		Status
Antarctica	Join us for an exciting exploration of Antarctica, the Falklands, and South Georgia Island.	We are close to filling one landing craft	Jan 2014
Patagonia	Explore southern Chile and Argentina finding huge glaciers, Torres del Paine, condors, guanacos, Tierra del Fuego and scenery that will simply amaze you!	Space Available	March 5-16
Galapagos Photography Adventure	North & West Itinerary. Amazing opportunities with wildlife above and below water - and scenery - and great geological wonders.	Space Available	April 6-16
Galapagos Photography Adventure	Our Combined Itinerary featuring 15 days in the Galapagos! This itinerary is to die for - or evolve from! Life changing experiences and many many great photography opportunities!	Space Available	April 6-23
Galapagos Photography Adventure	Unveiling our new South & East Itinerary. Amazing wildlife and landscapes! Some of the most dramatic Galapagos scenery!	Space Available	April 13-23

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Links to Galleries from Past Photography Adventures
Galapagos	2010 Tanzania
Yellowstone in Winter	Peru
Costa Rica	Secrets of the Maya
Iguazú Falls	Oregon Coast
Southwest	2008 Tanzania

Adventure Scrapbooks	Participant Galleries
Yellowstone in Winter	Yellowstone in Winter
Costa Rica	Iguazú Falls
	Tanzania
	Costa Rica

Contact Information
Diane Kelsay PO Box 1900 Ava, MO 65608 417 683 6881 diane@naturephotographyadventures.com

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