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Cape coast
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Yan L Dion (yanldion)
![Silver Star Critiquer [C: 30 W: 0 N: 8]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/s-n-n.gif) (184) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2004-12-22 |
| Categories: Castles |
| Exposure: f/10.0, 1/200 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2005-03-10 11:17 |
| Viewed: 2729 |
| Points: 3 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Town from cape coast area with slave castle on the top of the mountain. Black part of the story of Ghana.
"Throughout the slave trade period, at different times, thousands of captured slaves were chained to cannonballs at the castle, and made to stand in the blazing sun. Women, when their capturers were not raping them, could be made to lift heavy cannonballs in the blistering sun as punishment. Other so-called rebellious captives were either murdered outright, or placed in solitary confinement in an airtight, dark holding ‘facility’ in the courtyard, and could be left there to starve to death. Yet, while all these atrocities were going on, the castle also served as a missionary sanctuary and housed a church. The slave traders held church services there." |
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- Emile
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4087 W: 137 N: 4413]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(16035) - [2005-05-12 11:35]
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Very good photo, well composed, nice colors. Love the road that goes toward the the castle.
Maybe a little bit out of sharpness, otherwise very good.
The photo is lacking sharpness and unfortunately this isn't even the fort at Cape Coast! This is the slave fort at Elmina a few miles down the coast. Otherwise it could make a very interesting composition.
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bonjour Yan,
la photo serait tres belle, mais pas tres nette,
je ne sais pas s'il s'agit de el mina?
un coin que je voudrais découvrir
si possible réponse, merci a toi!
jacques