tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10093657559582767012024-03-13T06:15:29.775+03:00Camera on SafariA photo is worth a thousand words. This explains why a camera is a precious tag-along tool. As we take on endless safaris, the camera is besides us, capturing and storing moments we cherish. Camera-on-Safari gives you alternative beautiful photos from Uganda and Africa.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009365755958276701.post-11448037819589537682018-01-09T12:12:00.002+03:002018-01-09T12:31:26.695+03:00How to Take Good Pictures Using Your Old Smartphone Camera<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #4b4949; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">If you own a decent smartphone, you bought a few years ago, you do not have to go to fret a lot about taking nice shots. Of course, they will not be comparable to shots taken by the latest iPhones and Samsung phones.<o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #4b4949; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.6667px;">You still can get decent pictures out of them.</span><span style="color: #4b4949; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.6667px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4b4949; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">And as long as you are not enrolling for a professional photo contest, the following photography tips should suffice to help create memorable albums with a smartphone camera.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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You should also avoid using the flash when taking photos of babies. Much as the photos come out looking sharp, you and me should know that the natural touch in the little fellow is killed.</div>
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We all want to remember babies as natural as is possible. Flashes also surprise babies and they end up looking in the camera instead of doing what they were doing.(<em>see image below</em>) <em>Y</em>ou will bear with me that capturing a smiling baby is one big task.</div>
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<span style="color: #4b4949; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You need to be careful though because a tap on a darker spot may totally darken the photo and a tap on the brighter spot may whiten everything. A balanced tap will produce a clear picture of the sky and the foreground like in the photo below.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The festive season is definitely over but the memories remain. And it can never feel better without the excitement of the little ones.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009365755958276701.post-1032669648552324102012-03-06T18:05:00.000+03:002018-01-07T07:33:02.533+03:00Source of River Nile<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The photo above was taken at the point which marks the beginning of the River Nile, in Jinja Uganda. Lake Victoria, which is fed by a number of tributaries from the countries around the great lakes region, is what actually feeds water to River Nile. The river then moves through Sudan and finally to the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt.</div>
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A photo taken in Mukono - Uganda. In the picture, an attempt is made to merge two different cultural designs. The end result is certainly beautiful: A local grass thatch roof and a modern wall, crafted from cement.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009365755958276701.post-67848748683865510642007-06-24T17:11:00.000+03:002012-02-11T08:39:57.447+03:00Beautiful food Safari<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Uganda is a lovely country with quite alot of things to write and talk about.<br />
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For today let me give you just alittle info about food plants.<br />
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Recently when I was out there touring places,<br />
I decided to capture two basic plants<br />
which are sources of very popular food types<br />
that are cherished by Ugandans.<br />
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Depending on where you come from in this country<br />
(The East, West, Central and the North),<br />
Staple foods vary from Matooke (bananas), posho (maize bread),<br />
millet bread, and Cassava.<br />
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Today I have captured for you the plants for cassava and matooke.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 9.5pt;">My photo for today gives you a
glimpse into the hustle and bustle of Uganda’s transport industry. My camera
just captured a cross </span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;">section</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"> of the city’s main taxi park,
– an assemblage of commuter taxis that operate across the country, to the city.<br />
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When in Uganda, and Kampala in particular, the image above is a regular
feature. In order to travel to different parts of the country, the commuter
taxis is a preferred option. These Japanese Toyota brand vans are popularly
known as Kamunye, and in the neighboring Kenya matatu.<br />
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Transport in this country is marred by bad road but this does not stop the
people from plowing all sorts of roads in search for money. Almost on a daily
basis, new cars are introduced into the highways and apparently, the taxi
owners seem to be in business.<br />
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The bad road in the city is quickly worked upon as the country is preparing for
the Commonwealth Heads of State Meeting (CHOGM) that is just months away.<br />
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Fancy yourself in these kamunyes? Some in the country loathe and some are in
love with them.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009365755958276701.post-76048695965362317612007-06-03T16:09:00.000+03:002012-02-02T12:28:48.111+03:00Somalia Is Beautiful in Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sEZy9CnVt1Iar7P0pU0hCFksQKXCINQqb-QH6NcKQt6J53LygR0T2QF6j4NoVlXiFp88IbjSrShW69gsNfgm8p4OWEBk_IPegIZZGYnTnSqaA6487O0B-L9onlCio9dv8pCsq00uZhE/s1600-h/somalia+4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sEZy9CnVt1Iar7P0pU0hCFksQKXCINQqb-QH6NcKQt6J53LygR0T2QF6j4NoVlXiFp88IbjSrShW69gsNfgm8p4OWEBk_IPegIZZGYnTnSqaA6487O0B-L9onlCio9dv8pCsq00uZhE/s320/somalia+4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071881988965998146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACLC_xU9HSoQ4B8fY8fbQoyCjH_qvJ9fAbYdGmbmFE6-0ckTr1wCTTxzSVjTTcp-DJMeut_PSFE8qDjXh4Q4fgSB50q9BAq_tZFQTV9vikH2ZLzHBOaaKr3b5tQr96-KwJDwS_olOZYc/s1600-h/somalia+5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACLC_xU9HSoQ4B8fY8fbQoyCjH_qvJ9fAbYdGmbmFE6-0ckTr1wCTTxzSVjTTcp-DJMeut_PSFE8qDjXh4Q4fgSB50q9BAq_tZFQTV9vikH2ZLzHBOaaKr3b5tQr96-KwJDwS_olOZYc/s320/somalia+5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071881993260965458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqptxkYJ1kzRrZRhVgRKLPkdgGSaQWX4q651MMxlUzSZvILJeR58FCBcUOQdZGeeXCdjKHDW_PQQ5OueEBVSGnQ1lZt2cl6LPR0ZewRE4cxzqbF4AA1PEjc5KhH6M_RKhdiNQp50M-ms/s1600-h/somalia+1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqptxkYJ1kzRrZRhVgRKLPkdgGSaQWX4q651MMxlUzSZvILJeR58FCBcUOQdZGeeXCdjKHDW_PQQ5OueEBVSGnQ1lZt2cl6LPR0ZewRE4cxzqbF4AA1PEjc5KhH6M_RKhdiNQp50M-ms/s320/somalia+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071826124326378994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvn9xdA9IFd44W0F7sJ0-HFEmrwqaS_h4S4zU726DHHi6M1ROERsH0QngpNI53gh5a4afJk9Y_eAJzLJPHHaNcZYKC0LkteAfNlF31MPobfEQigBVrIUnPiOkMzBhzsNJz_ByPAlyYik/s1600-h/somalia+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvn9xdA9IFd44W0F7sJ0-HFEmrwqaS_h4S4zU726DHHi6M1ROERsH0QngpNI53gh5a4afJk9Y_eAJzLJPHHaNcZYKC0LkteAfNlF31MPobfEQigBVrIUnPiOkMzBhzsNJz_ByPAlyYik/s320/somalia+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071826128621346306" border="0" /></a><span style=""> </span><br />A friend of mine took a safari to Somali capital Mogadishu a few<br />weeks ago!<div> </div>He came back with some photos taken across the country. <div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal">Of course many of us would expect these photos<br />to be rather negative, not withstanding what the country has gone through.</p><div> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal">But I decided to dig through the photos and I picked some which may not 'necessarily' give positive impressions about the country and the city, but, speaks a different language<br />about what Somalia may and should have looked like were it not for the internal squabbles. </p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal">In these photos one can genuinely see that Somalia may not actually be as ugly… (See<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><span> </span><span>whatever lies beneath the ruins).</span><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><span>Yes, the city may have been gunned and vandalized down recklessly,</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><span>but on reading between the lines you will see some degree of beauty.</span><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal">It is true that Africa goes through lots of mayhem as perpetuated by its leaders,<br />but behind it all there is beauty and serenity. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009365755958276701.post-31062218762101652522007-05-31T11:33:00.000+03:002012-02-02T12:28:20.079+03:00Walking down the Aisle in Uganda<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHparFRupQQqP5M0aCf-US3dlcGHLeprf6yuny3KYdCyaW1nwrH0weVqqHe6A4tUSYmvQllmQOsbuIyO7Vvhpv0oFVQESpCy7Fh0i9XAUrgQiHcP1H3eTwKnmZ_e7IQQ1BW7ihtBq8Izk/s1600-h/P1050661.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070641056950066642" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmePsteqHmxIVYuoli0citDhO6WX-oOJs8N6I_gcdvx5gHuXxMdbMyvn5YCl5BhbxtGiCcXEMxzx0ebd0rv8LlM0XQkWAIMJgUKrDwPe-SIwz1nnpWdbRICga5gDZWmHK04mt3VcpzE30/s400/wed1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div align="center">Before a wedding, most couples have to follow the traditions and go through a formal introduction ceremony.<br />In this ceremony, the man gets introduced to the family of<br />the bride to be. This has to be done meticulously and is intended<br />to satisfy the family of the bride. I attended one in the central region of Uganda 0n 19th of May 2007<br />and the journey begun by us winding our way through<br />the beautiful green that patterns most of Uganda.<br />We went along with the required number of visitors. In this ceremony, idlers are not tolerated,<br />and any additional person above the requested number by the in-laws<br />will be met by a financial fine. Time must also be kept. Or else a fine will be slapped on the visitors. Our journey reached its end and we went through lots of introductory practices and lots of eating.<br />Here, food is in abundance and the serving must include<br />the popular dish wrapped and boiled in banana leaves (locally referred to as luwombo). The family of the bride will try its best to cook good food<br />and give the impression that their daughter will be a good cook. You will also notice in the pictures that all the males accompanying the groom,<br />are dressed in long tunics. (a traditional requirement. This one is a must otherwise the convoy is turned back. The groom is supposed to deliver alot of goodies which range from local beer to cows. As you can see in one of the pictures, the spokesman of the groom is supposed to test<br />the local beer as a proof that the beer is not bad and poisoned. A must is paraffin and match box for the bride’s mother.<br />Check this blog and see what happens in the WEDDING itself, which followed thereafter. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0