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At the moment I mainly shoot landscape images. But 20 years ago I spent nearly 4 months in the rainforests of Costa Rica shooting macro images of insects, spiders and reptiles. I visited many different national parks but most of the images were shot at Corcovado, Santa Rosa and Rincón de la Vieja. Of course 20 years ago affordable digital photography equipment was just not available. I’ve therefore used an analog Nikon SLR with slide film.

Carrying more then 100 rolls of film in a backpack through the jungle (and through the airport security) was a real hassle. After the trip I had to frame thousands of slides and select the best images sitting for hours with a magnifier in front of a light table. On one trip the Kodak laboratory managed to destroy 20 of my film rolls during the development process. Then you had to scan the slides and deal with inevitable scratches and dust in a very time consuming and annoying post-processing after the scanning. I don’t miss shooting film at all. But I miss the great time I had in Costa Rica. Being so close to nature for such a long time was really a great experience. With my current main job being away for more than 3-4 weeks is just not possible. Recently I had a look through my Costa Rica slides, shot 20 years ago, and I think that some of these images are still worth posting, even by my todays much higher standards.

Boris



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May 31, 2014 at 11:36 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Critters in Costa Rica


These images are fantastic.
These photos were captures by films but the look in my view equal even better than digital.



May 31, 2014 at 02:19 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Critters in Costa Rica


Thanks Jonathan!


May 31, 2014 at 03:14 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Critters in Costa Rica


Sorry to here of your bad experience with a film laboratory.

Strong images. Have you considered a touch of digital fill light?

Harold



Jun 01, 2014 at 02:48 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Critters in Costa Rica


Thanks Harold! I've used a slight amount of digital fill light on some of these images, but not as much as I would with digital images since I wanted to preserve the visual impression of the slides.

Boris



Jun 01, 2014 at 03:05 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Critters in Costa Rica


A great set, very impressive and I really like that the lighting that you must have used for the "night-ish" shots is very well color balanced to the film, not an easy task. Happy Shooting.


Jun 02, 2014 at 10:24 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Critters in Costa Rica


Thanks frickerg!


Jun 03, 2014 at 12:09 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Critters in Costa Rica


Lovely series


Jun 04, 2014 at 06:01 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Critters in Costa Rica


Great set of pictures, really enjoyed the variety. That last butterfly is beautiful.


Jun 04, 2014 at 04:27 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Critters in Costa Rica


Great collection, very enjoyable. Love the Smilisca peeking over the leaf!

Phil



Jun 04, 2014 at 10:06 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Critters in Costa Rica


Thanks coder and Phil!


Jun 05, 2014 at 01:24 PM





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