african dust is kicked up and blown west on the trade winds where it freezes in midair and falls on your tongue and mittens.
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african dust is kicked up and blown west on the trade winds where it freezes in midair and falls on your tongue and mittens.
hash
01/07/2009Man, this is amazing, the image looks like the background is fake for some reason.
Kari
01/07/2009heh. buildings are all new construction. or could be my dubious post processing skills.
Taylor Davidson
01/07/2009Dubious? Hardly. I love how the cow “pops”, makes the differences in the life very, very obvious.
Brian
01/07/2009Very nice popping indeed!
bonnie
01/07/2009i remember my mom frantically wiping down all our counter tops and floors, only to have them covered in thick, red dust five minutes later… even with the shutters closed, the dust had a way of finding it’s way into our house… red hair, red clothes, red skin…
Matt Berg
01/08/2009Great photo! Looks like your in Grand Yoff or anywhere in Dakar for that matter. What kind of post processing did you do? Great effect
Kari
01/09/2009It’s in Parcelles near the day market. I added a little DOF to make the cow pop (and loc).
Esther Garvi
01/08/2009Harmattan here in Niger is often a slower process, and can keep the sun away for days. The sudden, dark, muddy curtains are drawn prior to the first rain storms, that come in May-June during warm season. Great pic! When I go to Nigeria, it always dawns on me that the cows go from a rich brown (as in Niger) to white. Are the cows in Senegal mostly white/whitish too?
Kari
01/09/2009we have (how now) brown cows here too. i love cows.
angie
01/09/2009wow. that looks like star wars… the desert planet. if alyson was awake she would know what i am talking about.
I love the dubious post processing, too! it looks more than real.
joie
01/09/2009i remember having to run to school in swirling sand with plastic raincoats over our heads. do you remember that?
Kari
01/09/2009remember the locust plagues?
bonnie
01/09/2009oh, i do!! they ate everything!! especially sad was the cashew trees… =( and the corn…
Szavanna
01/09/2009wow – this reminds me of life in Tunis …..
Faisaliya
01/13/2009Your photos are crisp. I love this site. Good Job!
Grisel
01/15/2009Wow, it’s an amazing picture! It’s looks like a minituare fake town, the ones created for movies or museums , it’s awesome! You’re a great photographer! God has really give you a gift! They complete your stories, the heart of Africa!
I’m such a big fan of yours!!! Luv ya sis!
jinny
04/11/2010This photo remember me as the waste land by T.S. Eliot.
How many years are you live in west-Africa Miss. kari?