My Round the World Trip

[ManWearPants]

Botswana - Okanvango Delta, Mokoros (dug out canoes)

I think proper exposure for people who are so dark is a challenge. I understand you are using a 18-200 lens. R u using a fullframe camera?

 

[rocketatw]

Hey Rocketatw,
I was staying in hostels throughout and usually in a dormitory as it is more cost efficient. Some days when I really need some space for myself or there is no dormitory, will i have a private room. I dont think it is common to find all girls dormitory and usually it is mix with both males and females.

I dont have anything to steal... haha.. my backpack only carries my neccessities. My most precious will be my D80 and 18-200mm VR, passport and cash (which is stash in 2-3 different places for backup purposes)
I was mugged in Senegal, pickpocket in argentina and snatched in chile plus stolen by a danish girl in hostel (i know, so many people didnt believe that a Danish will stole but she did)
apart from these, my experiences has been pleasant and memorable.:heart:

wow, but since you have been pickpocket, how do you still able to carry on your journey, your wallet was stolen? including all your all credit/atm cards? Did you withdraw your money from the atm there as and when required?

Looking forward for more pictures.

 

[Dylan1987]

reading through the post and viewing your photos, i still cant believe it!
you are truly amazing to put down everything and travel around the world for 15mths! :thumbsup:

will definitely wait for more coverage photos by you

 

[B-setting]

Botswana - Okavango Delta, Water Lily

love the mood conveyed by this backlit pic. :thumbsup:

 

[SnagIt]

Your story is inspiring...

 

[pupuce]

So what's next ? Planning for another 15 mth or even longer trip to places you have yet to cover ? Or recuperate ?

I recuperate for 5 months living in Paris and learning french and have been back in Singapore and the rat race for 7 months now. I was fortunate to get a job almost right after I came back and now satisfy myself with a monthly short trip - so far I went diving, to East java for Bromo, 8 days in Myanmar. Will be heading to Yogyakarta in November and India in February

What's coming up? Next year I hope (depends on my new boss) if I can take 3 months off for Central Asia to continue my dream..

anyone wants to come??:thumbsup:

 

[pupuce]

Would you mind letting us know your Flickr name?

It might be easier to post and read comments under the photos themselves on the Flickr site, than by going through the various threads on the forum, IMHO.

Edric
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mermantravels/collections/

Hi there, I just set up the Flickr account for this clubsnap link so not that many photos there yet. i guess i should pay for a premium and upgrade the account in order to host my photos there.

It is aimes70

 

[sinned79]

Hi there, I just set up the Flickr account for this clubsnap link so not that many photos there yet. i guess i should pay for a premium and upgrade the account in order to host my photos there.

It is aimes70

hmm can't find your id.

yup, you should upgrade your account for unlimited upload.

 

[SK1968]

I recuperate for 5 months living in Paris and learning french and have been back in Singapore and the rat race for 7 months now. I was fortunate to get a job almost right after I came back and now satisfy myself with a monthly short trip - so far I went diving, to East java for Bromo, 8 days in Myanmar. Will be heading to Yogyakarta in November and India in February

What's coming up? Next year I hope (depends on my new boss) if I can take 3 months off for Central Asia to continue my dream..

anyone wants to come??:thumbsup:

Wow, Travel is really really in your blood !! I haven't got your courage to drop everything but am more of the short-trip kind of person so far. Split between the responsibility of bringing dough home and the desire to travel, I am making it a point to get out of town once every 2 months and I think I have managed fairly well so far as I have made trips to Hunan, Sichuan, China NorthEast, Siem Reap, Semporna, Bali, Northern XinJiang, East Java and Krabi since Jul last year. Am planning to go Egypt/Jordan and Myanmar in the next couple of months but nothing beats your 3-months escapade let alone the 15-mths one...that can only remains as a dream in my life Guess my dream can only be fulfilled through reading your thread

 

[pupuce]

I think proper exposure for people who are so dark is a challenge. I understand you are using a 18-200 lens. R u using a fullframe camera?

Manwearpants, I am using a D80 with 18-200 VR lens.
I had very little experience with DSLR before I left for my trip (in fact how I got into photograpy was another story all together as it wasnt my first interest)

I had lots of difficulty shooting dark skin people - when I get them right, the background will be overexpose. I also had difficulty with the snow white glaciers in Patagonia and Antartica. Sunset and sunrise is another area that i need more work.
I wish I had more experience with my camera before I left and lots of the photos were trial and error.
By posting them here, I bope to get advice on how to make them better and things to look out for.

So to start, any tips for photgraphing the african colours?

I really appreciate you guys coming in and giving support to this thread to keep the travel spirit alive:sweatsm:

 

[Edricism]

Hey thanks, just added you there! I think the Flickr Pro account is a good investment, and after spending thousands on travelling (and photography of course), the premium fee is really negligible anyway.

It might be a good idea to get all the pics out in one shot. I found from personal experience that if you leave the pics too long, newer travel adventures willl happen, and the older pics get pushed one side and forgotten! LOL

 

[sinned79]

hmm can't find your id.

yup, you should upgrade your account for unlimited upload.

found! for those who is interested to add TS... can also search by 15545816@N03

 

[pupuce]

Namibia, Dead Vlei or Dead Marsh
It is surrounded by the tallest sand dunes in the world. The trees are estimated to be around 1000 years old and are scorched to the skin (understatement) and have turned black. They are so dried up that they dont decompose​

 

[pupuce]

Namibia - Himba Tribe, Kid
The Himba live in Kunene, formally Kaokoland which is in the northwest of Namibia. The area is very rugged, dry, remote and mountainous. The Kunene Region is significantly less developed in comparison to the rest of the Namibia and its western ways, the lack of development in the region may be due to the mountainous inaccessible geography and the dryness that hinders agriculture which makes life very difficult for this tribe.​

 

[pupuce]

Namibia - Himba Tribe, Woman
Their hair are long and braided and it significe the marital status of a Himba lady by the way she wears her hair. Married women wear a headpiece made from skin on top of their head​

 

[pupuce]

Namibia - Himba Tribe, Woman 2
The Himba tribe are famous for their lack of clothes, the women were topless and wore tiny little mini skirts made of goatskin and decorated with shells and jewellery made from iron and copper. They glowed radiantly in a red tint from otjize, a mixture of butter fat and ochre which is aimed at protecting them from the sun as well as defining their individuality and beauty​

 

[pupuce]

Namibia - Etosha National Park, Carefree giraffes​

 

[pupuce]

wow, but since you have been pickpocket, how do you still able to carry on your journey, your wallet was stolen? including all your all credit/atm cards? Did you withdraw your money from the atm there as and when required?

Looking forward for more pictures.

Yo Rocketatw,
In argentina I lost my important pouch containing my passport, 1000Pesos (fresh fr atm as I was trying to save on the bank surcharge and the Argentinan ATM has a limit of 500pesos which runs out like water) and my important creditcard/atm.
I rang o our Foreign Embassy in Singaporewho was manned by a sleepy guy telling me the nearest embassy is in Peru.. I was like, " huh, how , you want me to swim there?" Then he referred me to the British embassy who of course can't help me. It was a hassle and after getting help from a Ms Singaporean from British embassy IN London along with one complain letter that they are not helping a stranded singaporean, did the matter sort out.

Citibank is my bank - very efficient and my card arrived in my Hostel in 3 days. The hostel was kind enough to trust me that I will not run away in the middle of the night.
After getting cash and waiting for my new passport which takes 14 days, i took a bus to Mar del plata, Argentina. There I found a small scale hotel looking for someone to serve breakfast and scrub kitchen in exchange for a bed - which i did for the next 10days..
Very humbling coz I was given one peso tip at times..:lovegrin:

 

[pupuce]

u have very much captured the essence of composition and story. the elements inside this picture is very very effective.
in the above picture, u have a backlit situation, which u may or may not be aware. in order to capture more of the flower in sufficient light, u can tilt yourself (difficult in the boat), or tilt the flower such that more of the white part is enface, thereby reducing the areas that is dark in shadow. i think that is equally effective as a composition. i read that u can fill in light with a flash, but since i dunno how to get a good flash shot, i shall say no further. third thing is post processing, with which u need sufficient latitude and image quality in the original file, and then u selectively brightened up the areas that are dark, and again that is too technical for girls whom i think will rather do the more original but better way of getting things right from the start.

Thanks for the tips.
For travel photos, which besides landscapes, is pretty much a fleeting moment.. you either capture it there and then , if not.. it is gone.

For this pic, I dont know any if it is the right exposure, the right shutter speed .. just kinda like it except for the dark areas. do you find it too complicated with the mokoros and boat man in the background?

 

[pupuce]

New Series - UGANDA

Uganda - Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Gorilla​

It is call the Impenetrable Forest for a reason. The Trekking permit cost USD500. The trek can last between 4hours-8hours , depending on your luck on how fast the tracker finds them and how far in are the gorillas. It took us about 4 hours(one way) to get to their location.. and it is one of the most difficult trek I've ever done. our ranger uses machete to cut a path, we had to scramble vertically at times, grabbing to anything to hoist ourselves up. Sometimes we make a decision to take a certain path and realise it is impossible to go on and so we turn back and take another way.
Dont forget the loose mud and stone that give way when we put our weight on it..
At one point, I wondered to myself if it is worth it. Anyway, it was too late because too turn back is equally difficult.​

The moment when you spot the first gorilla, you know its all worth it.. be prepare for body ache the next few days
ps- very difficult to shoot as forest is thick and dark, movement from gorilla and also shaky hands after the trek​