Inspiration by Duplication

Inspiration by Duplication, a photo by Sam Antonio Photography on Flickr.

Before I found Flickr I spent much of my time over another photo sharing site called PBase. I had met some great photographers there, learned from them, and was inspired by their artistry.

Inspired by James Pan’s “Rise of the Surfers,” I tried to duplicate his masterpiece with this photograph of surfer I captured at Playa Hermosa in Costa Rica.

I’m sure this was a “Pura Vida” moment for the surfer as it was for me to photograph him in action.

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Always Look, Down, Back and Up

Always Look, Down, Back and Up, a photo by Sam Antonio Photography on Flickr.

Travel photographer Rick Sammon has a saying that you should “Always look down, always look back and always look up.” He believes that so many people miss great photo opportunities because they are in such a hurry to get to the final location that they miss what’s going on around them.

This almost happened to me on a sunset hike to the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica. As one of the world’s ten most active volcanoes, I was looking forward to photographing it.

I hiked and reached the crest of a hill where I had a magnificent view of Arenal all the while the sun was beginning to set behind me. I turned around and I saw my nephew, Richard, and his wife, Cindy, admiring the sunset.

I turned my camera on them to capture this silhouette. I’m glad I did.

Thank you Mr. Sammon!

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