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Aïd el-Fitr


Aïd el-Fitr
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Copyright: Steven Le Vourc'h (Curioso) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 584 W: 287 N: 1500] (8926)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-10-22
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, 70-200mm f/4, Digital RAW, Hama UV 77 mm
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: LIVING IN CAMEROON
Date Submitted: 2006-10-22 16:14
Viewed: 1734
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Today, I made a long drive on my own in the hills of the West province. I went up to Bafang, 240km north-west of Douala, said to be the entrance of the Bamileke area. The city is 1100m high and has a nice Christian church on its main hill I'll probably try to present you.

I drove through many large villages and town. I couldn't imagine that there could be so many inhabitants along that road. I guess I never felf alone on this busy road.

The road was quite nice and in rather good conditions probably better that the average road in Douala itself. I drove through many banana plantations, through Penja, a city well-known in the country for its pepper. The landscape was incredibly green.

On the way back, I made a stop at Nkongsamba, 50km before Bafang to get some pictures of the nice city and landscape. As I just heard that today was "Aïd el-Fitr" celebrating the end of the Ramadan, I was attracted by a mosquee in the lanscape. Even if most people are Christian in Cameroon (40%), there is a large Muslim community (20%) introduced in the country in 1715, especially in this very West area of Cameroon.

The road back to Douala was a real pain since I was caught in a great storm. As a guy from Brittany quite used to long rain, I can swear the greatest rain I met are from Cameroon. What a hell ! Luckily, since the hot season is coming, those rains do not last too long now and after two hours, I could see new rays of light. I wish I could stop more often to catch nice light over the banana plantations but I felt I had to come back to Douala before sunset to avoid being trapped in the suburbs and get lost.
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Very good composition and very sharp. The colours are good as well. Again, it looks very much Africa with the walls very blackish due to the high humidity. Well done.
Antonio

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