Check out my new Gallery page located on the top menu bar. You’ll find over 500 photos Rob and I have taken of Costa Rica. There are beaches, monkeys, sunsets, and more!
I love sharing all the beautiful places I see with all of you. And I also love sharing how much an Entenmann’s chocolate cake costs.
I would have taken a picture of that too but Rob ate it all.
Costa Rica Cost Of Living Update: 2 foot handsaw—$5 (my husband said the men would like to know this)
I’m running into the most interesting people lately, people who have decided to change their profession into one that includes making a living off the things they enjoy doing.
I watched this photographer—his tripod vicariously positioned on the rocks— take pictures of surfers darting in and out of the waves. It turns out this is his job; tourists purchase these snapshots, happy to pay for a professional picture that they can show off to all their friends and family. I know if I caught a good wave, I would love a photo as well.
This guy was cool (as I am finding lots of photographers are) and he gave me tips on what cameras work well in this salty environment. He smiled a lot while telling me he is living his dream every single day. “This is what I was born to do,” he said.
I’m glad I walked out onto those rocks to introduce myself, even if my wedge sandals got stuck in a tide pool. No souvenir photos were taken of that.
Costa Rica Cost Of Living Update: 1 Cucumber-55 cents
Photography is an interesting hobby that I never quite understood. I enjoyed taking pictures at memorable moments: a birthday, vacation, or wedding. However, I could never imagine carrying a tripod and taking thirty minutes to set up a shot.
It’s not uncommon to see people strolling around with a big, multi-thousand dollar camera tethered to their neck. It looks heavy and cumbersome, and I watch as they reach around into their backpack and change lenses with the delicacy one would use to pass an infant into a father’s arms. Who are these people and why would they choose a hobby that requires so much of an investment? And doesn’t it interfere with living in the present moment if one is constantly viewing their surroundings through a wide angle lens? (more…)