ARCHIVE KENYA 92 – KILIMANJARO AND MAWENZI (MONO)
October 7, 2020 6 Comments
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Mts Kilimanjaro (on the right) and Mawenzi seen from Tsavo West National Park; Dec 1977.
Both of these mountains are vast volcanoes, again associated with the fragmentation of eastern Africa, as mentioned in my Shaitani post (Archive Kenya 90). They are just over the border in Tanzania – having been given by Queen Victoria to her cousin, the Kaiser, when the colonial powers were dividing up Africa.
This ancient colour slide is in deteriorating condition – with much grain and increasing discolouration – but here it is, doctored and in mono, to make it as presentable as possible!
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Technique: OM-1 with 75mm-150mm Zuiko lens at 150mm; Agfa CT 18 colour slide film rated at 64 ISO; converted to mono in Silver Efex Pro 2, starting at the Low Key 1 preset.
THE ARCHIVE KENYA SERIES
I’m re-posting photographs that I took in Kenya over 30 years ago. You can find more context here . Click onto the “Archive Kenya” tag (below) to see more of these film images from Kenya.
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What a special photograph. ‘…… given by Queen Victoria to her cousin ….’.
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Thank you, M! I think the thing about Queen Vic is right – and if you look at a map of Kenya, its southern border is a dead straight line from the coast to Lake Victoria (there she is again!), with a kink around the Kili massif. Its really astounding to think of the mindsets that existed in those days.
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It is astounding and quite difficult to get your head round; the very thought of it – a couple of mountains given like shiny trinkets or pieces of confectionery!
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That’s an absolutely apt analogy.
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This is some of the good stuff of film noir.
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Glad it gets to you – thanks, Gary! 🙂
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