Back to Africa's roof

Brilliant set of images of this exotic and rugged landscape, as well as of the locals you encountered.
Wonderful that you are able to take us armchair tourists along with you by posting this illustrated narrative.
So many fine images it's difficult to pick favourites, but obviously you were featured as POTW with #6, and I have little doubt we'll see more in coming exhibitions.

Looking forward to seeing more from this adventure.

maricontis wrote: maewpa wrote: I loved this area too - so beaqutiful, so interesting and the people are special. No way I was going up to Abuna Yemata Guh - that is a too challenging climb for someone with vertigo. Made it up to Maryam Korkor though, thatnks to my guide. I have vertigo too, and the wall to abuna yemata guh scared me - but after that passage, it was comparatively easy to proceed. Nowadays you can rent a rope and belt to climb in safety... If you visited Maryam Korkor, your vertigo was challenged as well!!!

I think my guide would be very happy I didn't talk to you before my trip! He was worried enough going up to Maryam Korkor, but I am not frightened of heights anymore - just have terrible balance in those situations. Fortunately he had worked as a mountain-climbing guide before so he knew where to stand and when to help to stop the overweight, scarlet-faced tourist from falling to his death.

Love the first shot in the new set. A real "twinkle in the eye" look from the priest.

The third one is very powerful too -brilliant shot - but the tones are all mid. I wonder if you could make him pop a bit more with a monochrome conversion - depends how much orange/yellow is in the tree bark I guess.

You go once a year? Definitely Italian! I do want to go back though.

I do hope you are able to share more images Stefano because I've really enjoyed this first installment!

Thank you for your kind feedbacks,
Roger Rex your compliments are really appreciated, though I think you have exceeded, definitely I am not a nat geo photographer!! However I'll try to satisfy your wish tomorrow!

Roger Rex wrote: I want to see more.

Absolutely stunning
All beautifil shots, but 5,8 and 10 are top of the bill for me.
TFS and like others, looking forward to more!

Simply WOW!!! There are many superb images here, almost each one getting better than the previous one as I scrolled through. Truly, almost hard to describe my jaw-dropping reaction to some of these (as Harold Feinstein said: "When your jaw drops click the shutter.") #4 - All three components of a great image - light, subject and composition beautifully assembled and rendered. #6 - the light in the hand, priceless; the location/composition priceless; might have liked the eyes open a bit more. #8 - National Geo quality without question. And then there is #10 - OMG - a truly brilliant composition from the bit of the third person on the left, to not showing the entire adult so that the focus is on the child, the separation/space between the child's arm and the adult - almost fits like a puzzle. This is truly a one-of-a-kind image. I hope you have further plans for this image and for the series - an exhibition somewhere, entry into contests, etc., etc. I have followed images here for over ten years and this image and series equals or exceeds the quality of anything I have seen here. If I had taken #10 I might stop shooting, believing I could never do better, however, don't stop, I want to see more.



Edited by Roger Rex - 13 December 2018 at 14:55

That looks really like a special place.. Those mountains are impressive and you had nice meetings and interactions with the people living there.