Somebody's watching to us Photo

Photographer’s Note

Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge

This wilderness area of this park is made up of a big lake and the
marshlands surrounding it, made by alluvial sediments. It covers an
expanse of approximately 800 hectares and its 3 meters deep. During
the dry season the lake almost dries up completely. This refuge is
gaining popularity amongst nature oriented tourists. The reason is
that the lake fills at the beginning of the rainy season with the
runoff from the river Frio. This natural phenomenon creates a perfect
environment for birds to procreate, thus providing a bird-watcher's
paradise. The variety of birdlife is astounding, in this park the
visitor can find spoonbills, white ibis, northern jacana, woodstork,
jaribu (which is the largest bird, and seriously endangered), ducks,
and cattle egret. The refuge also protects the only permanent
population of Nicaraguan grackle, an endemic bird of the Lake
Nicaragua Basin.
There are also many endangered animals being protected here like
pumas, jaguars, ocelots and caymans , as well as some more common
species such as monkeys, peccaries, raccoons, otters, sloths and deer.
The refuge lies close to the settlement of the Malekus, direct
descendants of the Guatuso Indians that once lived in the area. This
reserve is located 165 kilometers straight north from San José,
southeast of the town of Los Chiles, near the Nicaraguan border.

Size:
24,620 acres (9,969 hectares, 38 square miles, 29 times the size of
central park NYC, 1/10th the size of Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado)

Elevations:
from 100 to 330 feet (30-100 meters)

Inhabitants:
Birds Glossy Ibis, black-necked stilt, neotropical cormorants,
American anhinga, northern jacana, American widgeon, wood stork, white
Ibis, black-bellied tree duck, cattle egret, northern shoveler, snail
kite, green backed heron, Nicaraguan grackle, roseate spoonbill, and
blue-winged teal
Animals Spider, capuchin and howler monkeys, spectacled caiman,
crocodile, jaguar, cougar, tayra, ocelot, tapir, white-tailed deer,
jesus-christ lizard, black river turtle, iguana,
Fish Snook, guapote, alligator gar, drum fish, tarpon, and bull sharks

From:
http://www.costaricabureau.com/nationalparks/canonegro.htm

*Scanned image*

MiguelP, ChrisJ, supereira, Gix, efigesta, huynt, fer, sebautourdumond, PLD_images, fayeulle, tinamunk3, feather, john_c, Ged, starbug, aloyho, Hoos, venus, olirey has marked this note useful

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MiguelP (14336) 2005-10-15 3:48

Thanks for speak to us about the nature on the ground because I couldnt stop to look at the sky. What a beautiful one! Thanks Paolo.

bantonbuju (48796) 2005-10-15 3:56

hehehe, ciao paolo, indeed looks as if the lord was - in a friendly way - watching us, or particularly you when taking this picture;
very nice work, well seen;
have a nice weekend, jerzy

PeterC (2242) 2005-10-15 4:00

Paolo,
Fantastic sky, beautiful clouds. I loved Costa Rica and would love to go back again. Stunning

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-10-15 4:08

Caio Paolo

Lol! Interesting, & creative pp work. Excellent tonal range, & lighting. I like the 3 thin horizontal layers at thE bottom. Bellisimo!

jinju (14265) 2005-10-15 4:37

A nice picture of the sky. Good thing you included the land, which gives us another element in the composition plus gives us a sense of scale here. Its actually an interesting photo of the sky.

supereira (9576) 2005-10-15 5:52

Great shot.I like it.Very good sky,I like the clouds and blue.Good contrast between the sky and the trees.Good colors,light and sharpness.Great job!

Gix (3559) 2005-10-15 7:34

Ciao Paolo,
questo alieno che ci guarda ha un certo esoftalmo...
Credo che un tema sulle possibili interpretazioni delle nuvole sarebbe interessante, di sicuro potremmo scatenare la fantasia!
E poi, se anche solo il 10% della tua nota è vero, questo è un altro posto fantastico da visitare, magari con un bel catadiottrico da 600 o più mm.
Non lo avevo mai sentito nominare, devo dire che hai una conoscenza (diretta!) quasi enciclopedica del pianeta... e poi ti lamenti del cielo grigio della 'gran Milan'! ;-D))
ri-buon w.end!
Giorgio

barrufeto_77 (25945) 2005-10-15 8:50

Hi Paolo.

I'd like to see a sky like this. Impresive panoramic view.

REgards, Oscar.

Ah, I forgot. Thanks for the note too.

huynt (5077) 2005-10-15 10:10

Wow. Dieu is waching! What with great clouds. Bravo. Very impressive shot. Ciao Bonn week end

fer (1478) 2005-10-15 10:13

Hi Paolo,

Amazing sky!Beautiful landscape!I like the colors,light and composition.
Obrigado,
Fernando

gaby (19793) 2005-10-15 11:37

Paolo tu es vraiment le plus fort pour tout ce qui concerne le ciel et le soleil - Merci de cette très jolie vue -
Bon week end
Amitiés
Gaby

sebautourdumond (3104) 2005-10-15 11:59

Hi Paolo,

It's an amazing picture! I like picture with beautiful clouds and yours clouds are very original and mysterious. Thanks for sharing.
Seb

PLD_images (7143) 2005-10-15 12:30

Buongiorno Paolo,

This is a very original and interesting photo. It almost looks like a paiting of the sky. The clouds are making so many different shapes, that you could spend a long trying to all that is there.

Good tittle too!

Fis2 (46465) 2005-10-15 14:21

Hi Paolo!
Your photo is interesting.
I like the composition, colours and frame.
Super sky!
Very nice image.
Regards
Krzysztof

rbcy1974 (20746) 2005-10-16 3:24

Hi Paolo,
It does look like the sky is making a face at us, great moment captured here,
well done nice colours.
Regards
Daniel

fayeulle (26547) 2005-10-16 5:17

Hi Paolo
The sky is fantastic. However I found on my calibrated screen Cyan dominant. I made a WS to show my version. I hope you like it.
Regards
JP

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tinamunk3 (6390) 2005-10-16 6:58

Wow - that's a ghost for sure!!!! No doubt about that :-)

Great shot!!

And thank you for a very informative note.

:-) Tina

feather (50230) 2005-10-16 7:47

Well done for spotting this unusual sky; the sky is amazing! Jean Pierre's Ws has accentuated the face even more.
Kath

john_c (24635) 2005-10-16 12:22

Hi Paolo,
An incredible sky with the perfect slice of landscape. Very artistically rendered. Your note is most informative as well. Great POV.
John

Ged (391) 2005-10-16 14:49

Hi Paolo

Very nice unusual sky shot,
Lovely colours, Well spotted and well done!

greg64g (11193) 2005-10-17 3:36

Hi Paolo

Magnifique ce nuage, du costa rica aujourd'hui. You had probably travel on each country on earth ! it's a pleasure to see a new image every day.
ciao.
Greg

AmiBe (6042) 2005-10-17 8:03

Ciao Paolo,
wooowww this cloud is incredible !
I like your compo and the colors.
I've liked very much this place, I saw so many birds there...
Well done

starbug (6924) 2005-10-17 10:37

What a beautiful, magical sky! Are you sure it's a picture and not a painting?:-)It's amazing, I'm glad you concentrated on it'cause it sure is the most interesting element of the ladnscape here- thank you for the informative note too...
greetings!
Aleksandra

aloyho (6109) 2005-10-22 8:07

Hi Paolo,
What fantastic clouds!! You have caught this scene at the right moment and I find the title most fitting. The trees at the bottom are a good variety and the large area of sky let us enjoy the interesting clouds formation. Very impressive!! Sorry for your disappearing critique. Anyway thanks.

Hoos (134) 2005-10-30 21:19

Nice Shot, the sky is wonderfull, good work!! Juan Jose

d3nix (959) 2005-11-03 16:25

un cielo muy encantador con unos colores muy bonitos, felicidades

partha (13667) 2005-11-05 12:05

U find a face within the sky .Thats great.Well shot.

olirey (193) 2006-05-24 10:05

The thumbnail caught my attention, the full size captured my eyes ! This amazing lightly cloudy sky is well framed and deserve 90 % of the place, enhanced by the small green line of trees.
The cloud is really interesting with that pair of eyes and the nose. Well seen.
You have been to so many places ! It will take a while to see all your pictures. Congratulations !

jdwyer264 (1082) 2006-08-17 17:45

a great capture of an unusual cloud formation. i presume from the other comments they mean the rabbit looking off to the right? or maybe its just me.
well done
jdwyer264