Helpful Posts: This is one of my favourite shots from our visit to the Omo Valley; a picture of my wife as we were crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe. The cable ferry that was normally used was out of service; washed away from its moorings and damaged during rainy season. The only way to cross the Omo River was the old fashioned way...
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23rd December 2013, 03:13 AM #1Moderator
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Crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe
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23rd December 2013, 04:16 AM #2
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Re: Crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe
It's easy to understand why.
Originally Posted by GrumpyDiver
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23rd December 2013, 10:18 AM #3
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Re: Crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe
Nicely done...and with a story too...I like the smile on your wife's face, very captivating...
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23rd December 2013, 11:34 AM #4
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Re: Crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe
Is it a smile or...is she really saying "What in the name of gawd almighty am I doing here?"I like the smile on your wife's face
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Re: Crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe
That's an excellent shot. Technically, quite a challenge as there looks to be quite a dynamic range of light in the scene. I think the composition is perfect. I couldn't imagine it being any better.
And then there's the whole social history aspect of it. No tourist tat here. This looks and feels like the genuine article, with that canoe being something that's used day in- day out by local people in their lives, not just a nice quaint thing for tourists.
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23rd December 2013, 04:24 PM #6
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Re: Crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe
Hey man...if I am sitting down like that with all her gears (or were they yours?) I will not be smiling...but she IS smiling....so there must be something good to say about being uncomfortable...
Originally Posted by chauncey
Is it a smile or...is she really saying "What in the name of gawd almighty am I doing here?"
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23rd December 2013, 05:07 PM #7Moderator
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Re: Crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe
Actually, I think she is smiling at me trying to take the picture without falling out of the canoe. For those of you that have never been in one, they are quite tippy, and dugouts don't seem to be a lot less stable than regular canoes.
On the other hand, I think she is wondering why we paid good money for the experience....l
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24th December 2013, 02:20 AM #8
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Re: Crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe
Hope that you had the camera in a waterproof housing!
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24th December 2013, 04:34 AM #9
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Re: Crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe
Great moment captured, Manfred. You were definitely determined to get across that river.
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24th December 2013, 05:30 PM #10Moderator
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Re: Crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe
Nope, and no life jackets either... Just a bit of an adventure... Originally Posted by Ken MT
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24th December 2013, 05:34 PM #11Moderator
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Re: Crossing the Omo River in a dugout canoe
It was the only way to get to the Dasanaach village on the west side of the Omo River, and they were a very photogenic group! Originally Posted by NorthernFocus
Ethiopia - Daasanach Tribe
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