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Land of the Maasai People

© Karen Celella

Land of the Maasai People

Uploaded: March 13, 2009

Description

Africa, Tanzania, Ngorongoro Crater, Safari. The Maasai continue to live a primitive life style. One of the most amazing aspects is the difficulty of getting water. People must walk long distances each week to collect containers of water. It often takes six hours round trip.

Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 75.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 40D

Comments

Melissa Olsen March 13, 2009

Thank you for sharing this story and outstanding capture with us. How very blessed we are to walk into the kitchen and get a glass of water anytime we want. Beautiful color, outstanding composition and awesome light...a winning image to me.
Each time I take a sip of water today I will remember this amazing capture! #1097644

Beverly J. Speed March 13, 2009

What a beautiful image! It must have been an incredible journey. #7279894

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe March 13, 2009

Beautiful pov and capture, Karen. What a great trip you must had. #7279996

Elena F. Wyatt March 13, 2009

wow! beautiful image karen #7280011

Tammy D. Ferren March 13, 2009

Beautiful and informative image, Karen. Those trees make such beautiful layers and the colors and detail are wonderful! Thanks for the interesting narrative. We certainly are blessed! #7280033

Ron McEwan March 13, 2009

Oh my and we complain, excellent shot Karen thanks for sharing. #7280278

Patricia Seidler March 13, 2009

Beautiful Karen. Those trees are so different and I like the way the dirt road leads you to that steep drop. What a way to live. I count my blessings every day! #7280296

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe March 13, 2009

Outstanding composition, depth and capture!! Very well done Karen! Jeff #7280398

Janet McNeil level-classic March 13, 2009

Lovely capture and very thought provoking!! #7281572

Wm Nosal March 13, 2009

Great Shot! #7281754

Nikki McDonald level-classic March 13, 2009

I really do love this one, Karen. Henri Rousseau came to mind immediately -- the unusual (for me) shapes of the trees, the deep rich colors and the overall composition are all beautiful. This must have been an amazing trip. #7282112

Karen Celella March 16, 2009

Thank you all so very much for your kind comments. This was such an amazing experience and I'm thrilled to share some of it with you. We are very blessed to live the way we do. We take so many things for granted and trips like this help me appreciate my life even more than I usually do. #7290280

Nikki McDonald level-classic March 25, 2009

Yay for the EP on this one, Karen. Love it. #7326030

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