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Crystal Stafford, Playa Guiones, Costa Rica, Nosara
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Dry Season Light

We are back in Costa Rica after an amazing “study abroad” in Brazil. We are happy to be home and even happier that dry season is…

Crystal Stafford, Sugar Loaf, Rio
Landscapes Magic

Date Night on Sugar Loaf

We finally decided to leave our sweet boy for an evening of exploration tonight. I was a little nervous about leaving him with our house cleaner…

Crystal Stafford, Tamarindo
HDR Landscapes

Five Second Photo

I love places like Tamarindo, where the sheer beauty of the place does all the work for you. There is little to no post processing needed.…

Crystal Stafford, Tamarindo, Costa Rica
HDR Landscapes Magic

And So We Go

Yesterday we woke with the weight of yet another move on our minds. This will be the 9th since September of 2017.  Some self-imposed, others not…

Crystal Stafford, Glenorchy, New Zealand
HDR Landscapes

Nature’s Perfection

This photo took all of five minutes to process. I loaded the brackets into Aurora HDR, exported it to Photoshop, J tooled a few pieces of…

Crystal Stafford, Playa Guiones, Costa Rica
HDR Landscapes

More Rainy Season Magic

We will not have clouds like this much longer. In a few short weeks, the rainy season will be over and it will be clear skies…

Baker's Beach, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa RicaCrystal Stafford,
HDR Landscapes Magic

Baker’s Beach

Baker’s beach is the south end of Playa Guiones and is also known as “Beginner’s Beach” because the waves are much smaller than on the north…

Crystal Stafford, Bigu, Nepal
Landscapes Travel

My Time in the Clouds

I spent two weeks teaching English to young nuns at a Tibetan Monastery in Nepal. We hiked for three days straight up the foothills of the…

Crystal Stafford, Playa Guiones, Costa Rica
Landscapes

When Dreams Come True

That’s when the real work starts. And I have been really working hard this week to make the next stage of my dreams come true. I…