The chaotic and colorful Timkat eve (ketera) procession of Tabots in central Addis Ababa.
Timkat at Sarbet
Two returning Timkat processions meet at the Sarbet round-about.
The Derg Monument
Silouette memorial
Addis traffic
Mekele
Yohanness IV Palace (~1884)
Tigray Martyrs' Memorial Monument
TPLF Billboard
Mekele to Erte Ale
33 miles SE of Mekele
20 miles South of Erte Ale
Vehicle Trouble
First: a winch clear
14 miles SW of Erte Ale
Next up: Battery experiments
Erte Ale base camp
Erte Ale from base camp
The smoking crater ahead!
Erte Ale
There was lots of smoke, red list by the lava. For most shots, to cut through the smoke, I adjusted exposure to -2.0. But -1.0 seems to have worked well too.
Smoky Lava (0.0). Video (4 MB, 5 sec)
Red Lava (-2.0). Video (3 MB, 4 sec)
Lava Close Up (-2.0). Video (3 MB, 4 sec)
Red Lava (-1.0). Video (3 MB, 4 sec)
My hut
Hamad Ela
Some of Ethiopia's myriad donkeys
Incoming camels, carrying hay for their return journey
Salt flats at Lake Assale
Salt flats at Lake Assale
Lake Assale
Sunset at Lake Assale
Another incoming camel train
Dallol
Hundreds of tiny salt geysers, bubbling up brine, with mixtures of sulfur (yellow), potash (green), and iron (red). The colors are intense!
When Dallol gets one of its rare rainfalls, everything is washed away...
