http://photos.panamacentric.com My photos of Panama (Click any pic for the full size album) Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:17:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few shots from the area around the Fortuna Dam on the road to Chiriqui Grande from David.  http://photos.panamacentric.com/fortuna-dam.html Following on from the last post, I rejoined the road that runs from David over the continental divide to Chiriqui Grande, Almirante and Changuinola. These are the mainland towns that connect via ferry or water taxi to the islands of Bocas del Toro. Panama only has 2 roads that run ... http://photos.panamacentric.com/over-the-continental-divide-between-david-and-bocas.html A few snaps taken on the move while driving down the Caldera valley in Chiriqui. No great masterpieces, but I hope they give you an idea of the countryside in the area. After Boquete the drive down the valley to the Chiriqui-Bocas Road was a pleasant excursion.  As always, clicking ... http://photos.panamacentric.com/caldera-valley-chiriqui-panama.html This album shows some of the carnaval floats from the night-time parade through the center of Penonome. After a day of getting soaked by water cannons and beer drinking, the evening festivities are great entertainment. The amount of work that goes into the floats always amazes me. ... http://photos.panamacentric.com/penonome-carnaval-parades.html The more I play with Photoscape, the more I like it. Simple to use and effective for many editing jobs. This 1st pic shows a few of the features. The original in the background was far too dark and dull. 2 clicks added light and contrast. 1 more click added a ... http://photos.panamacentric.com/photoscape-experimenting.html I downloaded this last night and played around with it.Is easy to use. Have fun with it.  Photoscape A free deluxe photo and image editor For Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, and Windows Vista Download size: 13.1 MB - Dialup users can download this file in 75 minutes or less. Broadband users - ... http://photos.panamacentric.com/photoscape.html Some photos to brighten up a cold winter's day. Carnaval is celebrated in Panama during February, the exact date varies each year as Carnaval takes place during the days before the start of Lent, so is approximately 40 days before Easter or Semana Santa as it is known here. These pictures are ... http://photos.panamacentric.com/carnaval-sun-fun-and-lots-of-water-and-beer.html HELP!! I spent ages trying to get a decent shot of this waterfall, just off the road between David and Boquete. Tried all sorts of manual settings on the camera but none of the photos really captured the beauty of the place. I see many photos by better photographers than myself ... http://photos.panamacentric.com/waterfall-photosneed-help.html Just a small album this time, photos from around the central area of Boquete. Despite the many sites extolling the virtue of this place, variously described as anything from a 'mountain village' to a 'city' , it is a typical panamanian interior town for the most part. Unfortunately it is ... http://photos.panamacentric.com/boquete-chiriqui.html  Won by Akirah from www.quarterlifelady.com/ Just for fun, and some free EntreCard credits. This pic is of an item that is popular in Panama.   Leave your guess in the comments section and the 1st correct guess gets 500 EntreCard credits. No correct guesses in the 1st week, I will post a larger pic ... http://photos.panamacentric.com/competition-for-500-ec.html