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Copyright: Chris Rullet (maggie1318) Silver Note Writer [C: 1 W: 0 N: 11] (207)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-03
Categories: Daily Life
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/8 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-11-09 9:29
Viewed: 832
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I was on a safari earlier this year and we went to a Masai village outside Ngorongoro Crater. We were greated by dancing Masai Villagers when we arrived. The Maasai live in dung and timber huts located within an acacia-thorn enclosure. Herders by trade, they protect their precious cattle from lions and leopards at night by sheltering them within the settlement The Maasai diet consists primarily of cattle blood and yogurt, with meat reserved for special ceremonies. The red-clothed Maasai males pass through three life stages with special rites of passage – boyhood, warriorhood (around age 14), and elderhood (around age 30, when they own enough cattle to marry several wives). The village leader had an "open house" at his hut and it revealed two small, dark rooms filled with beds and a vented fire pit. This is where we met his children.
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Excellent portrait and light here... Really great! Regards, Doug

Hi Chris,
you know you see these photographs and for some reason you don't believe that people live like this, like it's all made up if you know what I mean. A well exposed shot here and a bit of a reminder of just how lucky we are.
Regards,
Mark

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  • sayat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 581 W: 4 N: 323] (2739)
  • [2006-11-10 2:37]

Nice shot Dear Chris, good light and great portraits. The little child's gazing towards the door gives a dramatic feel to the shot.
Sayat

Hi Chris,

Very good portrait but a little to far may be.
Regards
David

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