Madagascar - photos 3

 

We visited the Lokobe nature reserve via pirogue. But there is no luxury of sitting back and enjoy being rowed in the pirogue - the visitor is given an oar expected to help. I managed to sneak off a photograph though.   Date: Jan '98
Lokobe, Nosy Be, Madagascar
Nikon F90
Nikon 24-120 mm f3.5-5.6 AF-D
81A warming filter
Fuji Sensia 100

 

  These two lemurs where photographed at a feeding station in Nosy Be where the lemurs, who are fairly tame, are called from the forest to be fed when there are paying tourists.

Date: Jan '98
Nosy Komba, Madagascar
Nikon F90
Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D
81A warming filter, fill-in flash
Fuji Sensia 100

 

  One of the species of lemur to be seen in the Lokobe nature reserve.

Date: Jan '98
Lokobe, Nosy Be, Madagascar
Nikon F90
Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D
81A warming filter, fill-in flash
Fuji Sensia 100

 


This tour operator in Nosy Be gives tourists a flip in this microlite duck - strapped in the dinghy under the pilot. Take-off is from the shallow water.   Date: Jan '98
Nosy Be, Madagascar
Nikon F90
Nikon 24-120 mm f3.5-5.6 AF-D
polarizer; fill-in flash
Fuji Sensia 100

 


Seeing the island of Nosy Be from the air in this microlite duck is an exhilirating experience.   Date: Jan '98
Nosy Be, Madagascar
Nikon F90
Nikon 24-120 mm f3.5-5.6 AF-D
polarizer filter
Fuji Sensia 100

 


Workers on a riverbank in Antananarivo with sand that was dredged from the river using a barge, which can be seen in the background.   Date: Jan '98
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Nikon F90
Nikon 24-120 mm f3.5-5.6 AF-D
81A warming filter; fill-in flash
Fuji Sensia 100