It's been a looong time since my last post... mostly due to the recent redesign of Photoburst.net, a Travel Photography website I co-founded 4 years ago, which some of you might already know.
It's basically a photo of the day contest. Everyday we publish one of the best travel photos that we get submitted and, every month, there are 4 weekly winners as well as one
overall winner who wins a $50 gift certificate to Kiva. In addition, in even numbered months, he/she also gets the chance to be our guest editor in the following month.
So, this is how it looks nowadays. Each picture fills your entire browser window and you may toggle the information about its author, description, location, technical details and camera and lens that were used simply by hovering your mouse in the bottom section of the page or, alternatively, by clicking the picture anywhere...
... in this case, you'll also get a huge google map containing the most recent pictures' location. (pictured above, the world map section, which actually contains the location of all the photos published so far!).
Make sure you also click on "Travel Capsule" and let us take you away! :)
So, to get your daily fix of outstanding travel pictures from around the world just click here... and to submit your best shots for a chance to win the coveted Photo of the Month award, click here.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Travel Photography
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
"À la prochaine", Madagascar
The salt fields near Belo-Sur-Mer.
Bottle Baobabs.
The Milky Way just above my bungalow.
... a couple more pirogues at sunrise, on the way back to Morondava.
Sailing...
Belo-Sur-Mer
Some fishermen going out at sunrise.
Others returning with their daily catch.
Five.
Belo-Sur-Mer's photogenic sandbars.
Morondava to Belo-Sur-Mer II
Woke up at 4 am...
... sailed at dawn...
... and reached Belo-Sur-Mer after lunch, totaling 10h by pirogue. Where's the Voltaren when you need it?
A pregnant cat at Le Corail (bungalows).
Morondava to Belo-Sur-Mer I
Meet Bernard (above) and Djiny (below), two "piroguier" I was lucky enough to meet and who took me down to Belo-Sur-Mer. Within 30 minutes the price was agreed upon and their pirogue all set and ready to go.
Djiny at the helm and making the sail smile.
Three hours after departure, Bernard and Djiny wisely foresaw strong winds down the coast (imperceptible to me) and decided to stop at a fishermen village unaccessible by land... sometimes good luck comes unannounced :)
Trading pictures for smiles with a group of local kids who didn't speak a word of French.
Down the beach.
It gets chilly in the evening, after all it's winter here. Lobster, anyone?
Friday, August 19, 2011
Inner Madagascar II: Miandrivazo to Morondava
Bath time for a couple of zibus.
Second leg (4h) of the journey completed. Arrived at Morondava, found out that Belo-Sur-Mer is another 4h away (even though it's 30km from Morondava on a straight line), arranged (a kind) of accommodation and, to complete the role of a well behaved tourist, visited the renowned Avenue de Baobabs.
Wish you could see the true colors...
Growing up.
Trying to get a different shot of the Avenue de Baobabs.
Antananarivo to Miandrivazo
Driving through central Madagascar on our first leg (7 hours) of the journey to Morondava. The scenery changed every 30 minutes: sometimes it looked like home, other times like Mexico, or Vietnam, etc.
Almost feel bad for taking pictures from a car, but who can resist a smile?
Monsieur Tina, our driver, was ready to do backflips at the end of the drive if need be. On my end, I was barely able to take a 20 minute walk at sunset before crashing into bed. Miandrivazo.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Nosy Komba II
Evening shower at the down the road water source.
Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.
Playstation, Wi and Gamebox.
Local colors.
Late afternoon fishing.
