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So after a bit of a Lazy time i thought I'd post a couple more African shots, just to be different. These were all taken on the same day in a place called Bwindi, in a national park in Uganda, just at the point it borders the Congo and Rwanda. Not the most stable part of the world, but beautiful and friendly. This was where I hiked in to see the gorillas.

The kids were all form an orphanage in the town. They used to gather most nights and put on a show of traditional dances for the tourists for a donation, to help raise funds for the new school they were building etc.

This is one of the kids on his way to the show


This is another


This one is during the danceing. This kid had oodles of personality but he was really shy. Every time any of us pointed a camera at him he'd turn his head away. THis is the only shot with eye contact any of the 3 of us got of him


Shots are straight of the camera, converted with Raw Shooter and shrunk in Photoshop.

C&C welcomed as always.

I like them they are very good, specially the second one. It looks as if you just tapped him on the shoulder. The first and second are natural; while in the third one the kids are playing to the camera.
Actually, you could have taken them somewhere is Brisbane too as we are getting more and more African refugees. I hope you enjoyed the trip.

I really like the second one. It evokes something in me, although I can't describe what it is!

Marvin wrote:I really like the second one. It evokes something in me, although I can't describe what it is!

i think he just looks really friendly and trustworthy ... from that one image ( i like the pic on the bag he is carrying tho )

The second one has a great composition and combination of colours and just the precised sharpness. The subject has a natural pose, a friendly smile and he is looking at the lens of the camera, so he gives the impression of looking directly to the eyes of the viewer and making eye contact.