african dust is kicked up and blown west on the trade winds where it freezes in midair and falls on your tongue and mittens.
Ten minutes after I took this the dust rolled over us and the sky went nearly black.
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January 7th, 2009 on 1:16 am
Man, this is amazing, the image looks like the background is fake for some reason.
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Kari Reply:
January 7th, 2009 at 1:18 am
heh. buildings are all new construction. or could be my dubious post processing skills.
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Taylor Davidson Reply:
January 7th, 2009 at 2:36 am
Dubious? Hardly. I love how the cow “pops”, makes the differences in the life very, very obvious.
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January 7th, 2009 on 4:05 am
Very nice popping indeed!
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January 7th, 2009 on 1:30 pm
i 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…
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January 8th, 2009 on 2:37 am
Great photo! Looks like your in Grand Yoff or anywhere in Dakar for that matter. What kind of post processing did you do? Great effect
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Kari Reply:
January 9th, 2009 at 9:21 am
It’s in Parcelles near the day market. I added a little DOF to make the cow pop (and loc).
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January 8th, 2009 on 2:45 pm
Harmattan 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?
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Kari Reply:
January 9th, 2009 at 9:22 am
we have (how now) brown cows here too. i love cows.
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January 9th, 2009 on 3:50 am
wow. 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.
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Kari Reply:
January 9th, 2009 at 9:24 am
tatooine. wow, you’re right.
thanks. it really is real!
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January 9th, 2009 on 5:46 am
i remember having to run to school in swirling sand with plastic raincoats over our heads. do you remember that?
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Kari Reply:
January 9th, 2009 at 9:26 am
remember the locust plagues?
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bonnie Reply:
January 9th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
oh, i do!! they ate everything!! especially sad was the cashew trees… =( and the corn…
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January 9th, 2009 on 8:02 am
wow – this reminds me of life in Tunis …..
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January 13th, 2009 on 5:59 am
Your photos are crisp. I love this site. Good Job!
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January 15th, 2009 on 9:38 pm
Wow, 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!
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April 11th, 2010 on 3:34 am
This photo remember me as the waste land by T.S. Eliot.
How many years are you live in west-Africa Miss. kari?
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