Photography

Your Complementary Metal–Oxide-Semiconductor World

by John195123

What more appropriate subject for travel- especially in our modern age where we don’t have to hire an artist to paint a picture for the king and queen back home- than the age-old human yen for recording new stuff. If only Darwin had cameras. Darwin’s poor luck (and our great fortune) with dates-of-birth mean there’s a whole world of photographic opportunity for us, and no end to the images we can take. Thus, travel is truly dynamic- the same location will yield different secrets and opportunities to different people.

I want to look at many aspects of travel photography (a title which I’ll use to include videography) in this column; types of photography, techniques, and ways to make your images and videos stand out above average “snapshots”. I’ll include links to photos from various members, but forgive me if I use my own (especially to show what not to do!)

It’s Not the Technology but the Subject that Makes the Image Fascinating

Many are concerned about advanced technology, pixel count and zoom, but without a good understanding of the efforts behind the lens, all the pixels in the world won’t a good photo make. Many people just don’t think too hard when it comes to taking a picture. It’s “Oooo, pyramids… CLICK” and “Aaah, ruins! CLICK!” And that’s largely the end of it- a stream of impulsive and artistically dull-if-simply-illustrative shots. I’m guilty of the same, believe me! Sometimes it works out. Sometimes there’s a point and purpose to such a shot, but usually there is a lot more to making excellent images. The photo at the link above is so boring! For VT, it’s ok because it’s explanatory -showing people where to go- but you’d never find it my the slideshow, and I’m certain it wouldn’t be on yours!
read the entire article >>

Africa Hotels and Accommodations
	Equator Hotel (Arusha, Tanzania) by SirRichard This hotel in Arusha is one of those typical medium range african hotels, all built in concrete, hardly painted, with huge empty corridors and very simple amenities. One of those in which you find african businessmen drinking alone at the bar, the staff watching TV all day and plastic curtains everywhere... Anyway, it was not bad, we spent there one night, coming from the border and previous to a safari to the Parks. The place was clean though... [read more]
Africa Hotels and Accommodations
	Ngorongoro Park Camping (Tanzania) by SirRichard Of all the lodgings I have had in Africa, the camping at the Ngorongoro crater is one of my dearest. We hired a safari in the town of Arusha, not far from the Park. It included a jeep, a guide, a cooker and the tents. So we left Arusha and visited a few parks. The Ngorongoro is a huge volcanic crater and all the accomodations (3 lodges and a camping) are on the edge of the crater. As is considerably high, nights at the the campground are cold,... [read more]