Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for commenting and looking Geoff. There are enough people out there these days that it's hardly qualifies as 'adventure' let alone 'exploration' but it was a great place to go, and heading out there in a mokoro seems the only proper way to do it. Tina and George - thanks so much. Marty On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >