This is a YouTube video I recently created, using a collection of images taken during all of my trips to Costa Rica in the past 5 years. Hope you enjoy it!
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Additional information and details on this workshop can be found here:
Biography of your Workshop Leader, Donald L. Cohen, MD
I have created a small gallery of images taken by Participants in previous Costa Rica Photo Safaris: click here.
Comments from past Photo Safari Participants:
"I'd like to thank you once again for the terrific trip. It was a photographic experience that I've never had before. I'm sure that I'm a better photographer (not tough to do) than I was before the trip. I'm looking at my camera differently and will probably use it in a more advantageous manner in the future."
"My wife and I had a great trip and enjoyed being part of the group. We had an interesting mix of people, and the fact that everyone got along made the trip a lot of fun. I learned a lot about shooting wildlife, both from our after-dinner discussions and by observing the various techniques members of our group used in the field. Very profitable."
My photo adventure to Costa Rica was an opportunity of a lifetime at an affordable price. Don Cohen led the expedition to the Osa Peninsula where Crocodile Bay Lodge hosted us in first class style. I would have been happy to see a few exotic birds and animals, but what I saw far exceeded my expectations. You name it, it is there - from every imaginable insect, butterflies in abundance, crocodiles, reptiles and birds. The rainforest and waterfalls and landscape were a photographers dream. The plant life was spectacular and an afternoon kayaking through the Mangroves was breathtaking.
Each day Don went over digital photography basics and techniques to help us understand how to capture even better images. The Lodge made sure that no one went hungry or thirsty and our tour guide couldnt have been sharper. All in all, the value for the experience was unbeatable.
"I still think about Costa Rica and wanted you to know how I thoroughly enjoyed meeting you and going on the trip."
"Some of the best pictures I have taken, a couple more trips like this and I could call myself a photographer!"
This was a fantastic departure from the usual passive tropic resort experience. Interaction with other participants added unexpectedly and greatly to the experience. The guides were very in-tune with our naturalist perspective and very knowledgeable. Don made the evening sessions very educational so it was like a seminar and field trip combined.
This portion
of paradise had superior accommodations and the staff was always
helpful. The local guides were knowledgeable and energetic and
Don was a superior photographer and teacher. His helpful ideas
tendered before, during and after the safari will always be appreciated
and the knowledge we brought home was fresh new and exciting.
Thanks for a great trip.
To see a wide variety of photographs taken during my previous trips to Costa Rica, please visit the following Galleries on my website:
April 2008 Part 1 |
April 2008 Part 2 |
April 2008 Part 3 |
April 2007 Part 1 |
April 2007 Part 2 |
April 2007 Part 3 |
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December 2006 Part 2 |
December 2006 Part 3 |
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December 2005 Part 2 |
December 2005 Part 3 |
September, 2004 |
March, 2004 |
March, 2004 |
March, 2004 |