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Photographer Jen van Wijn  Jen van Wijn {Karma:24075}
Project #15 Personal Style Camera Model Olympus C770
Categories Street
People
Film Format
Portfolio Lens Canon  28-55 mm
Uploaded 10/22/2008 Film / Memory Type xd 1GB
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Views 483 Shutter
Favorites Aperture f/
Critiques 26 Rating
6.33
/ 3 Ratings
Location City -  Marsabit
State - 
Country - Kenya   Kenya
About The Maasai are an indigenous African ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. Due to their distinctive customs and dress and residence near the many game parks of East Africa, they are among the most well-known African ethnic groups internationally. They speak Maa, a member of the Nilo-Saharan language family that is related to Dinka and Nuer, and are also educated in the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania: Swahili and English.
Although the Tanzanian and Kenyan governments have instituted programs to encourage the Maasai to abandon their traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle, the people have continued their age-old customs.

According to their own oral history, the Maasai originated from the lower Nile valley north of Lake Turkana (North-West Kenya) and began migrating south around the fifteenth century, arriving in a long trunk of land stretching from northern Kenya to central Tanzania between the seventeenth and late eighteenth century. Other ethnic groups were forcibly displaced as they settled there. The Maasai territory reached its largest size in the mid-nineteenth century, and covered almost all of the Great Rift Valley and adjacent lands from Mount Marsabit in the north to Dodoma in the south.
The Maasai stood against slavery and lived alongside most wild animals with an aversion to eating game and birds. Maasai land now has East Africa's finest game areas. Maasai society never condoned traffic of human beings, and outsiders looking for people to enslave avoided the Maasai.

I know, this is bad photo, still I like it and
gives an idea of the Maasai on their way, taken
from the car while driving, they looked so
beautiful coloured, sorry it isnt better....
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There are 26 Comments in 1 Pages
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Marian Man Marian Man   {K:80636} 10/24/2008
although taken from the car it is OK dear Jen!!!
nice documentary shot!!!! so colorful!!!!
well done
big hug
Marian

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Wolf Zorrito Wolf Zorrito   {K:78768} 10/24/2008
Schilderen en schuren ? Maar daar heb je een manicure winkel voor lieverd. Fryslan boppe, ken net, jen net ! uuuuuh, Huggies maar weer.

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Malules Fernandez Malules Fernandez   {K:54810} 10/24/2008
Oh, Jen!
Sorry, of course, the comment was for you. It was a mistake of mine, the previous comment was for Julie and was very sleepy ... it was early morning in Spain. A thousand pardons, Jen.
Besos,
Malules

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Jen van Wijn Jen van Wijn   {K:24075} 10/23/2008
Thank you dear Malules, I suppose you mean me:)
Julie is even a better photographer then I am,
this was just a colourful streetshot, much appreciate your comment!
Besos, jen

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Jen van Wijn Jen van Wijn   {K:24075} 10/23/2008
Thats a very good idea my sweety, I will do that,
never use those buttons, wondering why they put
them there anyway indeed! I wish I could see the
Maasai once again, maybe in my next life:))
Have a wonderful evening and thanks so much for
your positive comment!!
Many hugs and kiss, Jenxx

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Jen van Wijn Jen van Wijn   {K:24075} 10/23/2008
Thanks so much dear Shadi,
very much appreciated, specially on this shot:)
Be well, jen

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Jen van Wijn Jen van Wijn   {K:24075} 10/23/2008
It was amazing indeed to see them dear Ania, although they werent really friendly, a pity so I had to take these shots from the car, they
brightned up my day for sure!
You are right, the shot isnt well, it will be
forgotten soon...just not by me:))
Be well and sweet dreams, jenxx

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Jen van Wijn Jen van Wijn   {K:24075} 10/23/2008
Thank you so much dear Luca, grazie!!:)
It was wonderful to see all these bright coloured
nice people!
Be well and sleep tight,
Hugs Jen

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Jen van Wijn Jen van Wijn   {K:24075} 10/23/2008
Thank you so much Sid, appreciate your comment,
hoping you do well over there, good to see you:)
xxJen

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Jen van Wijn Jen van Wijn   {K:24075} 10/23/2008
Ooooooook mooi....zie iedereen kan het beter dan ik...lief dat je me helpt, sta al 2 dagen te schilderen en te schuren, zal je vanavond anders het origineel sturen, lijkt me nog beter...als je dat wilt natuurlijk:)) Moet nu naar Fryslan!
Qus, Jen

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Wolf Zorrito Wolf Zorrito   {K:78768} 10/23/2008
Of deez ?

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Wolf Zorrito Wolf Zorrito   {K:78768} 10/23/2008
Zowiets skatje ?

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Sid Banerjee   {K:3127} 10/23/2008
Hi jen, compositionwise absolutely ok, but I think Riny's right....awesum info, thanks for sharing dear..

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Malules Fernandez Malules Fernandez   {K:54810} 10/23/2008
Magnificient photo-document, dear Julie.
Beautiful composition!
besos,
Malules

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Julie Salles Julie Salles   {K:22654} 10/23/2008
Excellent composition and colors dear Jen. When uploading an image, please check if you are selecting 'none' for the sharpening tool on UF. That's a useless function that should be removed.
Big hug and kiss my dear friend.
Julie.

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Shadi Porooshani Shadi Porooshani   {K:11236} 10/22/2008
very well composition;)

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Ania Blazejewska Ania Blazejewska   {K:23981} 10/22/2008
It must be great to meet Maasai people!
superb capture Jen, very colorful, I like it too
It's not a bad photo. I like its colours and crop, maybe its a little bit too sharp
regards my dear
Ania

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Wolf Zorrito Wolf Zorrito   {K:78768} 10/22/2008
Ik ga met je trouwen hoor, je bent de ideale vrouw. Alles wat ik vergeet herinner je me er even aan. Kanjer van me ! Smakkkkk.

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Luca Peccerillo Luca Peccerillo   {K:17660} 10/22/2008
Very nice shot dear Jen
great reportage shot!
All my best:)

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Jen van Wijn Jen van Wijn   {K:24075} 10/22/2008
Je hebt trouwens een hele mooie foto voor JOU gemist van Stan...erg ben je ook!!! :) Kijken!!

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Jen van Wijn Jen van Wijn   {K:24075} 10/22/2008
Daar ben ik heel blij mee skattie, ik weet dat de kwali niet goed is, misschien kun jij er nog iets
van maken? :)
These people are very brave, I know, and like fighting, not just with animals......
You will be pampered, lufs Jenxx

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Wolf Zorrito Wolf Zorrito   {K:78768} 10/22/2008
Photo is good enough for me. I saw a documentary about them where they showed to be courageous enough to approach a tiger and kill it if necessary. Very brave !
Huggies, Harry

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Jen van Wijn Jen van Wijn   {K:24075} 10/22/2008
Thank you dearest Mitra, it was difficult to shoot
this, not sure they liked it me making shots:)
At least its colourful:))
Big hug, Jenxx

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Jen van Wijn Jen van Wijn   {K:24075} 10/22/2008
Ik had het er al boven gezet, dat deze niet goed was, teveel gecropped en was tever weg....maar op afstand leek het nog wat:)
Zal volgende keer beter mijn best doen...
moimoi Jen

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Riny Koopman Riny Koopman   {K:102911} 10/22/2008
A nicely composed and colourful image but extremely oversharpened all over the place ..Right..? DOEIIIIIIIIII,riny

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Mitra Nademi-Nassari Mitra Nademi-Nassari   {K:28234} 10/22/2008
I like this image too dear Jen!

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