On our very first day on my first photo adventure to Africa, this was our first stop! What a wild and amazing place… some of you know that one of my hobbies is geology, so I had a great time trying to figure out how in the world this was possible. I could have looked it up ahead of time, but I like to try to figure it out on my own.
While I’ve been walking through my past cameras, I talked a little in a previous post about my move to the Pixel series of phones from Google and shared an image from (i think) one of the earliest models. I talked way back about how I could see mobiles taking over from “real” cameras and I do certainly find myself using my later Pixels more and more… although sometimes through necessity, such as this trip to Madagascar where the airline lost my bag containing my a7R III, so all I had for a few days was my Pixel 3 XL.
The NEX-7 was my main camera from that series, but I did dabble with others from the Sony cropped mirrorless range. Like the A6000 which was invaluable on my trips to Africa when paired with the 150-600 lens…
This kids to do list is way more fun than mine.
Here’s another image from my random wander around Morondava in Madagascar while I was still waiting on the airline finding my luggage… including “real” camera… nicely captured, Pixel, nicely captured… 🙂
Here’s a shot I grabbed on my Pixel as I wandered around the streets of Morondava waiting for the airline to find my luggage…
When we were over in Zimbabwe for my last photography workshop there, we visited a community near the lodge we were staying at during one of their gatherings. There were a whole bunch of kids there taking part in the various dances and events. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming.
Exploring the towns and villages of Madagascar with my Google Pixel…
Yep, this is just how people hang out at the airport. It’s really fun to see these anachronisms that abound all around Africa. And the best part is, everyone is super nice. People in Africa (at least in my experience) are some of the kindest and most lovely and happy people in the world. The whole place is just heartwarming.
