The next Step
evolution of my photography skills has accelerated in the past 3 months in an unprecedented way, i have 293 likes now on my page (24/06/12), i'm a top photographer @photorankr.com , . The thing is i not only upgraded my postprocessing skills with the photoshop CS6but now I have some interest in photographing people.
For now ill talk about the spark which is Zambia,
One thing for sure..I love rainbows.
sun set at Beirut's International Airport (Rafic Hariri international Airport) 02/04/12
Who knew ??? so many stuff can change in 3 months especially after my trip to africa this Easter. I had lots of fun there and came back with 30 Gibs worth of memories.
First of all i would like to thank my brother (from another mother obviously) Hashem who was my roommate for 3 years then he invited me to Zambia, the country where he works in.
Hashem in red, Me in white
So he told me I visited only 30% of the country and that i'm scheduled back to revisit, well I said hell yeah but under one conditions :
I gotta jump from the highest bungee in the world in south Africa (216 meters)because I jumped from the 2nd highest (111 meters) in Livingstone.
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| Signed up and ready for bungee |
There's one thing I can tell for sure, African animals are not so cute as they seem like on TV. You get to risk your life, I personally signed 4 times on my life (3 safaris 1 bungee) but the point is if there's no adrenaline rush what's the point of being there at the first place.
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| The Zambezi Sun Hotel, see the rainbow ? well that's where the 111 meter high waterfalls are located |
Beside that I strongly advice you to go there, it is not like the Europe "cliché" medieval buildings clean streets beautiful houses. You gotta change your experience and go 180 degrees into the wildest place of all! speaking of animals here goes some of them:
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| Orphan Baby elephant |
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| Cheers |
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| The bush baby |
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| A fur like No Other ! This animal is protected ! |
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| say cheese |
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| Chillin by the poolside with his friends |
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| Sharp teeth |
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| eye of the croc: this
shot was tricky because the croc had his eye open the only way to make
him open it was to for me to jump and slap the ground with all my force (
vibrations tend to annoy them :P) anyhow I spent half an hour post
processing to pop out the details on its skin and eyes the end result
like you see is outstanding ! I played with sharpness for the details
and a little bit of vibrance here and there especially for the eye |
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| On hi-res Screens, this wallpaper is heart stopping |
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| Peak a booooo |
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| Staring at the sun |
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| Family on a walk |
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| Zebra Crossing |
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| The rhino kid was ,., this close to attack me |
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| After bath |
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| Outside the hotel room |
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| I asked the gunner about what he would do if a rhino barged against. The answer was simple drop everything and Run for your Life |
THE COOLEST place
was of course Livingstone where stayed at the Zambezi sun hotel (very
pretty) fully booked and awesome relax. You see most of the hotels there
are part of a big national park so you tend to see
some giraffes antelopes zebras monkeys and crocodiles on the
hotel's property. I strongly advice this hotel for newly weds! it is something that ull remember all your life and I'm sure that you would come back!
I've been there for two weeks and they passed so fast that it felt like 2 days. I really enjoyed the stay there especially the food !! ow my god you can't even imagine how good it is. See they have more than 13 kind of tomatoes ! we cooked traditional lebanese food with zambian ingredients..well those made all the difference in the world ! Fresh no Additives
Photos from the Tuesday Market
to sum up I'll share the most beautiful 1.2 km stretch of falling water with you ! I loved this place ! it's like another planet ! the sound of the waterfall is so loud that for two to hear each other they must scream like on a rock concert. Moreover next to the falls it rains so much that it's like someone is poring a fire-hose directly on you. It's a breathtaking sight i have a PTAS ( Post Traumatic Awesomeness Syndrome ). The Victoria Falls are the MOST AWESOME SIGHT I HAVE SEEN ! 111 Meters high and 1.5 Km wide Full flow ! millions of cubic meters per second
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| No matter where you look You'll find a rainbow |
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| It's almost like a Typhoon |
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| As close as you can get |
I couldn't possibly put here 2000 photographs so you might as well check page under the album zambia's best and don't forget to LIKE it and Share it :D
cheers :)
more awesomeness to come ;)
sincerely yours the.chadded photography or simply Vlad
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