Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have several illustrated historical books from much earlier times in Africa's modern history. Books on artists and adventurers and safaris. Your shots evoke the same feelings for me, Marty. Excellent work. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 10 August 2010 23:35, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > Each morning while we were there we would walk out across the islands > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img210a.jpg.html > which we had reached, of course, by Mokoro: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img242a.jpg.html > for which there was ample parking space: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img446a.jpg.html > > These little water craft can even be used to access the washing to > retrieve it: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img451a.jpg.html > and to sneak up on critters: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img920a.jpg.html > I had to change from a 75 mm lens to a 35 mm lens just to fit this big > fella in the frame. My mokoro poler made all sorts of small but > frantic gestures when I got out onto the bank and slowly got closer > and closer. The elephant never knew I was there, and walked away a > few seconds later. I was probably lucky to have the breeze in my face. > > Leica MP and M7, 35/1.4 asph, 50/2 Hexanon, yellow filter, Plus-X and > Tri-X in Xtol 1+3. > > Comments etc welcome. > > Thanks, > > Marty > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >