A tribute to H. M. Stanley, a photo from Kasai-Oriental, South

Photographer's Note

No... this is not the Congo river, nor the Lualaba and of course the guys in this dugout are not explorers serving the Belgian king in 1877.
The guys you see here are diamond diggers and traders crossing the Bushimaye river in Kasa�.
Although one may criticize Stanley's attitude ... the truth is that he has been incredibly reckless to follow the river Lualaba and then the Congo river for 1000 days from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast.
Stanley's exploration is documented by a series of photographs that he took himself and are preserved together with his archives at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren (Belgium).

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jasmis (58653) 2008-04-15 11:52

Dr Livingstone, I presume? Amazing exotic scenery.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards.

leo61 (0) 2008-04-15 12:16

Hi Eric!
A very well composed image of a not often presented country at TE.Good sharpness overall and I like the row of cornplants in the foreground.
Regards,Leo

fayeulle (27827) 2008-04-15 12:24

Salut Eric.
Ah, ces pirogues taill閑s � m阭e les arbres ! C'est vraiment l'Afrique.
Une ambiance parfaitement restitu閑 gr鈉e � cette image d'une grande nettet�
Amicalement
JP

lilimih33 (9918) 2008-04-15 16:10

Hello Eric!
Beautiful point of view and lovely atmosphere in your picture!
Nice colours and good clarity!
Best regards!
Lili

MarcT (20964) 2008-04-15 20:13

Salut Eric,
Tu es le seul, � ma connaissance, qui propose des images de ce pays sur un e base r間uli鑢e et consistante. Je pense toujours que se promener dans ce monde du diamant est plut魌 un petit plaisir dangereux :o))
A Lille, ainsi et j'esp鑢e pouvoir te ramener en voiture, 関idemment!
@+
Marc

angela926 (1884) 2008-04-15 22:05

Hello Eric,
Very nice shot, good composition and point of view, nice sharpness and depth of field, lovely colors and good light.
Angela

PixelTerror (0) 2008-04-16 0:29

Salut Eric,
On a l'impression de se retrouver dans les aventures de Tintin la... Belle scene sur la riviere d'un pays qu'on voit pas souvent par ici.
Bonne journee JY

vincz (19113) 2008-04-16 0:32

Une superbe image tres bien compose avec les vegetaux devant donnant de la profondeur. Quel calme, quelle douceur. Bravo.

mondele (823) 2008-04-16 12:26

Bonsoir Eric,
J'attends les suivantes sur la RDC avec impatience. Merci pour le partage.
Philippe

alainh (33209) 2008-05-29 23:31

bonjour Eric
belle escapade Congolaise que tu nous proposes sur cette image.
le temps semble couler doucement. le bon moment pour declencher qui fait le bon cadrage. bonne journ閑 Eric
alain