Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: Chiapas

In one of my first "Narrated Tour" jobs I showed a small group from Mexico City around the rainforest on the banks of Agua Azul, where I had been camping for several weeks. My 'pay' was an additional week of food supplies and 1/4 bottle of tequila (for medicinal purposes). This photo was shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC with a COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens using Kodak color slide film and scanned by an Epson Perfection V600.

Being blue is not necessarily a bad thing . . . Agua Azul runs through a dense rain forest teeming with wildlife and cuts through limestone, which gives it a vivid blue color. A 100m zone on either side of the river is cooled by the flowing river, giving much-needed relief from the tepid tropical heat. Behind the water of the falls are small caves which can be accessed by diving and surfacing behind the cascading water--an incredible experience. This image came from an old Kodak transparency shot by a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

In the mid 1970s Agua Azul attracted a small community of overland travelers from around the world. Small embankments next to the river served as campsites. This image is near to where I strung my hamaca for 3 weeks. Thirty minutes walk away was a tiny Mayan settlement where one could buy rice, beans, chiles and tortillas. This image came from an old Kodak transparency shot by a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

On an adventure in México long ago I sought relief from the oppressive tepid tropical heat smothering lowland Chiapas. "Head for Agua Azul", I was told. This is the view from a hammock that I strung in a tiny embankment next to the river. I camped here for 3 weeks. This image came from an old Kodak transparency shot by a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

¿Disfruta el sabor? - -de un Pepsi, como no! Evitando el calor del mediodía, cerca de las ruinas de Palenque me encontré con este personaje muy extraño. Era un viajero holandés - un tipo bohemio, que había un guacamayo muy social. El ave se gustó del sabor de Pepsi Cola. Poco después de esta foto fue tomada el guacamayo saltó hacia mí y asegurada su pico en mi oreja. Su dueño me dijo, "Dale un sorbo de tu Pepsi si desea que tu oreja devuelto..." Yo de inmediato cumplido!I Sheltering from the heat of midday near Palenque Ruins I ran into this very odd character. He was a Dutch traveller--very much a Bohemian type of fellow, who owned a quite social macaw. The bird had a taste for Pepsi Cola. Shortly after this photo was taken the macaw hopped over to me and latched it's beak onto my earlobe. His owner said to me, "Give him a sip of your Pepsi if you want your ear back. . . " I immediately complied! This photo was taken by a Yashica Electro 35CC rangefinder film camera and COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens with a Pro 52mm (UV) Japan filter using Kodak Ektachrome-X slide film, the positive transparency scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 scanner and digitally rendered with Photoshop.