I spotted this fungus while hiking through Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica. The intensity of the orange color was insane! I tried to do it justice with the photo with limited success.

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The haze in the photograph is the unfocused chain link that encloses this somber jaguar in a Costa Rican animal center.

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I started shooting this boa, and he came straight at me. I lost the game of chicken.

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I have a strange fascination with carabiners. I think I get it from my Dad :)

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