Geoff R Baker
Checking her messages
Checking her messages.
Shot hand-held with the NEX7 and the SEL55210 lens, this was taken at the widest end of that zoom as I wanted to include as much as possible of the surroundings.
This is the community of San Francisco in Tortuguero. A couple of kilometres from the more established town of Tortuguero, on the borders of the Costa Rican national park of the same name. Neither community is reached by roads -- it is 90 minutes by small boat to get to the nearest road, and then some kilometres on that road to reach any sort of settlement. These two towns exist largely because of the success of the Costa RIcan sea turtle preservation efforts, and the tourism that is attracted by the park.
A close look at the young woman at the centre of frame reveals she is on an iPad ... the internet & cellphones are ubiquitous even in the most remote communities.
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Checking her messages
Checking her messages.
Shot hand-held with the NEX7 and the SEL55210 lens, this was taken at the widest end of that zoom as I wanted to include as much as possible of the surroundings.
This is the community of San Francisco in Tortuguero. A couple of kilometres from the more established town of Tortuguero, on the borders of the Costa Rican national park of the same name. Neither community is reached by roads -- it is 90 minutes by small boat to get to the nearest road, and then some kilometres on that road to reach any sort of settlement. These two towns exist largely because of the success of the Costa RIcan sea turtle preservation efforts, and the tourism that is attracted by the park.
A close look at the young woman at the centre of frame reveals she is on an iPad ... the internet & cellphones are ubiquitous even in the most remote communities.
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