Tour
Costa Rica: A Nature Photographer's Paradise
Outside protected areasby Glenn Bartley Nature Photography
A 12-day bird photography workshop for at most six photographers: three nights at a Caribbean lowland rainforest retreat focused on hummingbirds and multi-flash, two in the Caribbean foothills, and four in the highlands near Cerro de la Muerte for resplendent quetzal and highland hummingbirds.
Details
- Animals are fed
- Baiting not stated
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Jess Findlay and Glenn Bartley
- Route
- Starts and ends in San José
- Visits
- Caribbean lowlands, Caribbean foothills and Cerro de la Muerte
- Length
- 12 days
- Group size
- Up to 6 people
- Language
- English
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, open
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
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Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Costa Rica time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 06:02– | 17:05– | 11h 36m11 h 36 min | 59° |
| Feb | 06:00– | 17:17– | 11h 49m11 h 49 min | 68° |
| Mar | 05:47– | 17:20– | 12h 4m12 h 4 min | 78° |
| AprIn season | 05:30– | 17:19– | 12h 21m12 h 21 min | 90° |
| May | 05:19– | 17:21– | 12h 35m12 h 35 min | 81° |
| Jun | 05:20– | 17:28– | 12h 42m12 h 42 min | 77° |
| Jul | 05:27– | 17:33– | 12h 39m12 h 39 min | 79° |
| Aug | 05:31– | 17:26– | 12h 27m12 h 27 min | 86° |
| Sep | 05:30– | 17:09– | 12h 11m12 h 11 min | 83° |
| Oct | 05:29– | 16:52– | 11h 54m11 h 54 min | 71° |
| Nov | 05:35– | 16:42– | 11h 40m11 h 40 min | 61° |
| Dec | 05:49– | 16:48– | 11h 33m11 h 33 min | 57° |