Pics from the Panama trip

[popcan]

Should have done this much sooner, but anyhow, here's a few pics from our panama trip earlier this year...

Our itinerary took us from Ft Lauderdale to the ABC's, Cartagena, through the Canal, and then up the west coast.

What a great itinerary! I don't see it offered next year, so I'm glad DW spotted it!

We must have taken almost 3000 pics. Here's a small sample. (I like birds...lol).

 

 

Snowy Egret, Mexico

 

 

Brown Pelican, Bubali Bird Sanctuary

 

 

Crested Cara Cara

 

 

Little girl in Nicaragua

 

 

View from Emmasbrug Bridge

 

 

In Costa Rica

 

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[Krazy Kruizers]

Excellent pictures.

Were you on the Westerdam?

[Richard in Panama]

Great shots!! You should also post these on the Panama Canal thread! Regards, Richard

[erewhon]

Thank you for sharing your great photos.

[kazu]

Beautiful pics. Nicely done:D thanks:D

[KirkNC]

Nice pictures, wow 2,000, you sound like us!

[stlouistravelers]

Great pictures

[cruisinjudy]

Great pictures!!

[Boris-n-Natasha]

Nice photos!

As a bit of a photography buff I was curious as to camera and lens combination. Would you mind sharing that info with us too, please.

 

 

Should have done this much sooner, but anyhow, here's a few pics from our panama trip earlier this year...

Our itinerary took us from Ft Lauderdale to the ABC's, Cartagena, through the Canal, and then up the west coast.

What a great itinerary! I don't see it offered next year, so I'm glad DW spotted it!

We must have taken almost 3000 pics. Here's a small sample. (I like birds...lol).

 

 

Snowy Egret, Mexico

 

 

Brown Pelican, Bubali Bird Sanctuary

 

 

Crested Cara Cara

 

 

Little girl in Nicaragua

 

 

View from Emmasbrug Bridge

 

 

In Costa Rica

 

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[solocanadian]

Nice photos. Would love to see more.:)

[trub]

thanks for sharing -great photos - the crested cara cara is spectacular - would also love to see more as also a bird buff.

[Winters in NZ]

Nice photos. Would love to see more.:)

 

I agree completely. And as the little fellow at breakfast time once said,

" Pleas sir....I want some more. "

[Krazy Kruizers]

Nice photos. Would love to see more.:)

 

I agree completely. And as the little fellow at breakfast time once said,

" Pleas sir....I want some more. "

 

Absolutely!!

[sevenseasnomad]

Lovely, brings back memories. Especially like the one of the child. How precious.

[popcan]

Nice photos!

As a bit of a photography buff I was curious as to camera and lens combination. Would you mind sharing that info with us too, please.

 

Thanks for the kind comments- but you would have to work very hard NOT to get some nice pictures on a trip like this.

 

For camera equipment I was using Panasonic Lumix GF-1, and a bunch of native panasonic lenses. This is the so-called "Micro four thirds system", which is mirror-less and utilizes a smaller sensor than a regular DSLR camera. It does have limitations as a result, in terms of ultimate image quality, etc. But the gains are that it is a very small and very light camera, which makes it ideal for travel. The majority of bird pics were taken with a 45-200 zoom.

Long ago I abandoned my full sized cameras as too heavy, especially since I like to have 3 or 4 lenses along.

 

In the next little while I will post up a few more, since you ask!

cheers!

[popcan]

Excellent pictures.

Were you on the Westerdam?

 

 

Yes I was.... Did we meet?

[jbhcw]

Wonderful pictures...thank for sharing:)

[Boris-n-Natasha]

I have to say I am impressed with the detail and color rendition for such a small sensor. Very nice and thank you for the response.

 

Thanks for the kind comments- but you would have to work very hard NOT to get some nice pictures on a trip like this.

 

For camera equipment I was using Panasonic Lumix GF-1, and a bunch of native panasonic lenses. This is the so-called "Micro four thirds system", which is mirror-less and utilizes a smaller sensor than a regular DSLR camera. It does have limitations as a result, in terms of ultimate image quality, etc. But the gains are that it is a very small and very light camera, which makes it ideal for travel. The majority of bird pics were taken with a 45-200 zoom.

Long ago I abandoned my full sized cameras as too heavy, especially since I like to have 3 or 4 lenses along.

 

In the next little while I will post up a few more, since you ask!

cheers!

[PetNanny]

Great photos. Thanks for posting.