18 May 2011

Dawn in the jungle [2]


As the sun rose, the dense mist began to dissolve over Kakum National Park in Ghana. Monkeys crashed about in the foliage below the ropeway where Toni, Ana and I peered out over and through the canopy, and a hornbill flew past, silhouetted. One doesn't forget moments like these.


[22 April 2007, Canon 20D, 24–105 mm f4 L at 45 mm, ISO 400, 1/25 at f8]

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6 comments:

  1. leonie18 May 2011 at 23:40

    I love how images can return us to a place with such vivid recollection.

    My imagination is trying to fill in the gaps - to hear the monkeys crashing about, to feel the closeness of the mist and how magical this moment is.

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  2. pohanginapete19 May 2011 at 21:15

    Thanks Leonie. Actually, of all the senses, for me the one that most strongly recalls memories is smell.

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  3. Zhoen22 May 2011 at 12:30

    Did you see any pterodactyls flying past?

    (Took me this long to come up with that lame comment.)

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  4. pohanginapete22 May 2011 at 13:27

    Ha! :^) No, no pterodactyls, but hornbills do look prehistoric to me Zhoen.

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  5. Tim Koppenhaver4 July 2011 at 00:11

    Nicely framed shot. From the frame inward, there's a consistent lightening. Well done.

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  6. pohanginapete4 July 2011 at 08:18

    Thanks Tim. I love that kind of "aerial/atmospheric perspective". Gives a scene a sense of depth and age and mystery. Sometimes it can be difficult to photograph, though, and I've often put the camera down and just enjoyed it instead.

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