[Leica] IMG: from Zanzibar
Jayanand Govindaraj
jayanand at gmail.com
Thu Aug 20 22:53:50 PDT 2015
Nice set! These are my favourites:
https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/Tanzania/i-2szb2Mt/A
https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/Tanzania/i-tj4JJ24/A
Cheers
Jayanand
On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 4:07 AM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote:
> I’m beginning to process some of the photos I took in Africa.
>
> This set is from Zanzibar’s Stone Town and a small resort (not
> recommended) at the far northern tip of the island. I will say the beach
> was nice and the food at the place next door, served on the beach after
> sunset, was delectable.
>
>
> There was a blocks-long string of housing we passed left over from the old
> socialist days. The buildings aren’t doing that well but its inhabitants
> find ways to bring life to it:
>
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/Tanzania/i-KjpQfQb/A>
>
>
> Zanzibar is heavily Muslim and it was Ramadan to boot. As we walked the
> streets of Stone Town we met this pair. I love the need for color.
>
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/Tanzania/i-bvT7dsF/A>
>
>
> We were the exotics here. This young lady peeked out of her home’s doorway
> to watch us pass.
>
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/Tanzania/i-tj4JJ24/A>
>
>
> This may be my favorite image of the day. I love the decoration of the
> home. It says something incredibly positive to me.
>
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/Tanzania/i-2szb2Mt/A>
>
>
> Any trip to Zanzibar requires a photo of a Dhow. Here’s one sailing along
> the west coast of Zanzibar. Just over the horizon is the continent of
> Africa which I still find incredibly exotic.
>
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/Tanzania/i-R3G3N6k/A>
>
> This is Isak who was our guide and translator for much of our stay. Isak
> is from Iringa. We’d eventually get there after some fairly brutal drives.
> But for this day we’re just getting to know each other.
>
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/Tanzania/i-kZrfWKJ/A>
>
> All of these were shot with the Sony A7ii and the 28-70mm f4 zoom lens.
>
> Your comments/suggestions/critique are most welcome and invited.
>
> Thanks for looking!
>
> Adam
>
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