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Title: Photos from Ecuador
Post by: DragonSpeed on May 05, 2012, 12:36:13 AM
It's taking quite a while.. but I figured I'd start a thread here.


Day 1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157629564596942/
Day 2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157629929084965/
Day 3: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157629968735963/

19 more days to come... Slowly.
Title: Re: Photos from Ecuador
Post by: DragonSpeed on May 07, 2012, 07:11:30 PM
This was Day 4 of our 22 day trip to Ecuador... The full set can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157629628454948/

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8025/7155288546_4ae8017927_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7155288546/)
Virgen de Quito (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7155288546/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7097/7155283878_69f8eff083_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7155283878/)
La Plaza Grande (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7155283878/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7099/7155293938_41492e1626_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7155293938/)
Revolutionary turned Busker? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7155293938/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Photos from Ecuador
Post by: DragonSpeed on May 13, 2012, 04:27:11 PM
Some Ecuadorian Hummingbirds and others...

We were up in the Cloud Forest above Mindo, staying at the Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge...  Wow!  Soo many hummingbirds.

The whole set can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157629714398408/with/7191795684/

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5329/7191771096_90ce29e8c6_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7191771096/)
Blue-winged Mountain-tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7191771096/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7216/7191773496_dd486448b7_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7191773496/)
Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7191773496/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5198/7191774438_67af07aed9_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7191774438/)
Grass-green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7191774438/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8028/7191775690_4d97752df9_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7191775690/)
Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7191775690/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5334/7191794280_790f85994c_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7191794280/)
Purple-bibbed Whitetip (Urosticte benjamini) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7191794280/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7222/7191795684_df4f43d5fb_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7191795684/)
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7191795684/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Photos from Ecuador
Post by: DragonSpeed on May 25, 2012, 01:45:02 PM
I finished the second day of our Cloud Forest visit...
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157629887957428/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157629887957428/)
 
A few standouts:
 
1)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7237/7266498734_b5dc47a6f1_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266498734/)
Male Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266498734/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr
 
2)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8019/7266499238_7b7f362183_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266499238/)
Female Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266499238/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr
 
3)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7094/7266499442_ce637f005c_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266499442/)
Plate-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena laminirostris) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266499442/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr
 
4)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7242/7266499842_631ae59638_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266499842/)
Sickle-winged Guan (Chamaepetes goudotii) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266499842/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr
 
5)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8006/7266500284_e638263463_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266500284/)
Cinnamon Flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266500284/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr
 
6)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7236/7266500640_63754c14c8_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266500640/)
Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) landing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266500640/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr
 
7)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7216/7266501004_f0a5b183a1_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266501004/)
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266501004/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Photos from Ecuador
Post by: fishersak on May 25, 2012, 04:03:32 PM
Awesome.   You must be carrying some heavy glass for these trips.  Those action shots of the hummingbirds are particularly cool.
Title: Re: Photos from Ecuador
Post by: DragonSpeed on May 25, 2012, 06:14:45 PM
Quote from: fishersak on May 25, 2012, 04:03:32 PM
Awesome.   You must be carrying some heavy glass for these trips.  Those action shots of the hummingbirds are particularly cool.
Thanks!  The 100-400mm+camera weigh about 6-8 lbs total.  The camera backpack CAN get a little heavy ;)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7228/7266501828_a3a8ef884b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266501828/)
Big Lens for little birds (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7266501828/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Photos from Ecuador
Post by: DragonSpeed on July 25, 2012, 03:02:50 PM
We spent three days in and around Cuenca, Ecuador.  The weather was "variable" and on a wet Easter Sunday double decker bus ride, we almost had our heads taken off by low hanging wires!  Fun times.

Here are some of our shots:

1. Easter Parade
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/7646057874_d2c2d87962_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7646057874/)
Easter Parade in Cuenca (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7646057874/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

2) Inside of the "New Cathedral"
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8282/7646061450_89c10e8e8f_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7646061450/)
Catedral de la Inmaculada Conception (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7646061450/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

3) Iglesia San Alfons (aka the Blue Church)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8016/7646062164_0735f489b2_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7646062164/)
Iglesia de San Alfonso (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7646062164/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

4) Playing musical notes on the crosswalk
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8026/7646063070_98219f527e_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7646063070/)
Musical Crossing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7646063070/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

5) That's a lotta strawberries!
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8161/7626311976_e1e9b9688f_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7626311976/)
Wheelbarrow FULL of strawberries! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7626311976/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

6) The landmark New Cathedral domes
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8141/7626310930_dbca7ae522_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7626310930/)
Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7626310930/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

7) Interesting Graffiti in town
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8425/7626310466_5ec84ee616_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7626310466/)
Interesting graffiti in Cuenca (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7626310466/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

8) Getting caught in the middle of a Good Friday Procession near Ingapirca
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/7580157136_34b1be37be_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7580157136/)
A peacful mob? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/7580157136/) by DragonSpeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/), on Flickr

I hope you enjoy your whirlwind visit to Cuenca via photos :)

If you want to see more, the entire Ecuador collection can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157629476591628/with/7626310466/