The Kasaï Express, a photo from Kasai-Oriental, South

Photographer's Note

Kasaï is nowadays a completely isolated province in the very center of DR Congo extending over 300000 km²!
The main city of Mbuji Mayi (3 Mhab) can only be reached by plane. Oil, cement, spare parts, etc. everything arrives by plane (for those who can afford it).
Around Mbuji Mayi, to reach the rest of the province, some more or less practicable tracks still exist. Needless to say that every (exceptional) vehicle is overcrowded. The sad reality is that accidents are frequent because many of these vehicles are in a (very) poor state ... but they serve and serve and serve... until their very last sigh !

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mehr (1360) 2007-09-03 12:50

HI Eric,
nice capture of daily life in congo.
TFS
Bahram

teacozie (1377) 2007-09-03 13:10

Yo Eric!

Great photo!! The colours and composition really do it for me here... The way the road curves and allows the eye to follow the pattern of interest and the rich browns and greens of the landscape combined with the truck makes for a very appealing photo.

Well done!

Dpbours (222) 2007-09-03 23:07

Hi Eric,

Your landscape is so recoginizable to me! I worked some time in the North of Angola - border province of Zaire. Same roads, same mode of transport, only more landmines.
This road is actually pretty good. They recently levelled it out with such a machine that scrapes of the surface. Good shot. Very out-of-life and well focussed / sharpened. Nice one!

Greetings,
Dennis

ktanska (44492) 2007-09-03 23:43

Hi Eric,
Wonderful feeling on this. Passengers giving a greeting from the top of full load. Road with deep tracks. Slight motion blur giving a feeling of speed. Perfectly chosen place to show the road curve and hill in the background.
Kari

servane (629) 2007-09-04 1:23

Bonjour Eric,

J'aime beaucoup cette photo qui,accompagnée de ton explication, se retrouve à cheval entre l'instantané et la photo de reportage.
Belles couleurs et ambiance parfaitement retranscrite.

Merci.

Servane

wautersw (3647) 2007-09-05 12:09

Hi Eric,

A good title for this exellent picture. Composition is very nice with the winding road behind the truck, the colors are very warm and the sharpness and details are excellent. TFS

Wolf

ohe (2334) 2007-09-05 12:10

Bonsoir Eric,
Superbe cliché !! La DOF est excellente.
Les couleurs sont superbement rendues !!
Tout ce qu'il faut pour réussir un superbe cliché !!
Merci pour le partage,
- Olivier -
ps : tu vois que je ne t'ai pas oublié !! ;-)

amstel (2388) 2007-09-09 8:27

HiEric,

Great shot showing daily life of those people. Goodcolours,perfect composition.

cheers

lasscor (7640) 2007-10-02 12:44

Bonsoir Eric,
Jolie scène de vie quotidienne.
Magnifique piste, magnifique véhicule, magnifique couleurs.
Ces hommes qui nous font signe ajoute un plus à la composition.
TFS,
Corinne

Didi (61589) 2007-10-13 1:01

Salut Eric
Une chance de pouvoir voyager.
Intéressante scène locale, cadrage parfait avec le camion en point fort.
Cordialement.

banyanman (7797) 2008-01-19 2:00

Great shot from a part of Africa that we don't see much of on TE, Eric (and not visted by many). The dirt road actually looks in quite good condition for that part of the continent. I hope if you were traveling on one of these you managed to get a seat next to the driver, and not on top. Cheers . . . David