September 14, 2007

The ruins of Old Panama

Filed under: Panama — Capn Scott @ 12:45 pm

The history of Panama City is so rich. It includes Spanish Conquistadors and Pirates. Arghhhh… did someone mention pirates??? The pirate Henry Morgan is very influential here. He even seized the entire city once… And also Portobello. His name instilled fear into many men…

I´ve been in Panama for a couple of years and haven´t had a chance to visit the ruins. I guess it´s fitting on the day before I depart to do such…. Arghhhh….

The back of an old church…

One of the rooms off of the side of the church.

Looking out into the bay in front of the Panama Canal…

The church from the other side… Did I mention that I like to take pics of old churches???

An old courtyard…

One of the churches closer up…

An interesting shot… the old ruins of Panama with a picture of the future of Panama in the background…

More photos are located in the gallery here.

September 12, 2007

Another rainy day in David, Panama

Filed under: Panama — Capn Scott @ 12:43 pm

Okay…  so everything is sold…  And I just bought my plane tickets online. I´m sitting here in a local pub finishing up…  And the sky opens…

That is some serious rain…  No… that´s not a river…  it´s the street…

Darn…  looks like I´m stranded here in the bar for a while…

September 11, 2007

Playing with the new lenses in the park in David, Panama

Filed under: Panama — Capn Scott @ 12:36 pm

Okay!!! Time to play with the new lenses… I start out with my trusty 24-70mm2.8L… I take all the new toys to the Parque Cervantes in the middle of David, Panama

Nora in the Park… Pretty girl… Oh… by the way… I gave her an engagement ring…

Okay… this 100mm macro lens is quickly becoming one of my favorites.

Wow… that´s fast… did I mention that this is quickly becoming one of my favorite lenses???

a shot with the 50mm…

back to the 100mm macro and a shot of some sweetpeas…

oh absolutely… there are no flowers or insects safe anymore from my lens…