I have a new set of images from my recent trip to Africa. I have been really enjoying going through the images and slowly touching them up and reliving the trip for the second time.
Please enjoy a small taste of Africa and if you care to see more please feel free to check out the latest blog entry here: The Beautiful People of Ethiopia
Apr 25, 2014 at 08:44 PM
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That first shot is beautiful! Can I ask what gear you use? I always get curious and like knowing what equipment people shoot with. Wonderful images, really! The compositions are remarkable.
myaeroplace wrote:
That first shot is beautiful! Can I ask what gear you use? I always get curious and like knowing what equipment people shoot with. Wonderful images, really! The compositions are remarkable.
Almost every shot in this post above was with a d800 and sigma 35 1.4 (Last model), an x100 with fixed 35 the the very first shot was a 200 mm lenses shot. The 35 and 24 though are my go to lenses when I travel. Although I have a few shots I love from the 80-200 I'm pretty certain unless someone else is carrying it for me that I'll never take it again.lol
vesper wrote:
What an amazing place to be able to shoot. You are fortunate!
I really appreciate that I encourage others to go. In western numbers I spent roughly $3500 USD including my flights, food , everything, and even included a few days stop in Turkey on my way home for one month of this adventure. It's a reasonably priced adventure if you ask me, and one that makes you appreciate photography and you home life.
Lotus86 wrote:
Very nice! Off topic, but do you just walk up to someone with a gun and ask for a photo? Do you get scared to?
I have in the past in different regions of Ethiopia and other countries like the Congo when I was there where gun were all over. In this trip I would have had no issue approaching the people we met. This tribe in fact we stayed a few days with at the village so I was quite comfortable with them and in fact I had a gun in my hands on a few occasions. I've been quite lucky in my experience to gauge people properly and I don't shoot many frames typically when I travel so being conservative and patient with people will always get you more trust than shooting like a paparazzi..when people have guns they tend to dislike people that are aggressive.lol
