Scott Pennington

Taken a few years back on Lake Volta, near the Akosombo Dam. I remember it was nearly too dark for the speed film I was shooting, but I took a deep breath, nestled my elbows in close to steady my hands, and hoped. I’d been shooting in bright sun all day or else I would have just pushed it one stop.

Back in the day… no changing ISO as you went – had to go with what ISO film you’d loaded. I sometimes forget how much I take for granted with a DSLR camera in my hands: “Too dark? Speed up the ISO!”

Volta

Taken with my faithful, nearly indestructible Pentax K-1000, 50mm, Velvia-50

In Ga, it’s Legon (the place). I just wish I knew the name of this tree.

Pink

Road crews finally spraying to keep the dust from the road under control. Ride with the windows up and suffocate, or roll them down and wear a bandanna over your face to help keep the dust out. The water trucks on these roads are a more welcome sight than even the snowplows of Michigan‘s winter.

spray

Sometimes I don’t notice everything in the frame – there’s not always time. Mom/Aunt/friend… I don’t know, but she was keeping an eye on me. See her in the background?

This was taken a few years ago in a market just outside of Nkawkaw – I think the same day as the one below – before I began shooting digital SLR all the time. For the camera geeks: this was ’04, so it’s with the old emulsion Velvia 50. If you’ve ever shot Velvia, you’ll know this jpg doesn’t do the original slide justice for depth or color.

smile

Pentax K-1000
Fujichrome Velvia ISO 50
50mm

From a few years back. I knew when I climbed into this truck, I was in for a rough ride. I’d never seen a dash that included an altimeter or a gauge to show the tilt of the vehicle. And there was this huge grab-handle on the dash as well. “Do you ever use the tilt gauge?” I asked, hoping the driver would say no….

 hang on

Am heading out traveling again Friday – so much to get done between now and then!Today’s pic – a fantastic snack-stop and vegetable market somewhere close to Kumasi. I washed some of the dust off, had a great grilled plantain, and rested a bit.

snack-stop

The market was closing for the day – meetings ran long, couldn’t find film… But I still got a few shots in.

market boys

Pentax K-1000 50mm