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  • Kodak T-Max P3200: My First Roll

    A notification from 35mmc today with Hamish Gill’s review of Kodak’s re-released P3200 reminded me that I, too, recently shot my first roll of P3200 – I just hadn’t gotten around to sharing my results.  I’m a little bit late to the game, given that the film was re-released in mid-March – but it takes

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  • Madikwe Game Reserve – One of South Africa’s Best Kept Secrets!

    For most people, going on a safari is the trip of a lifetime.  And there are numerous well-known game parks and reserves, in many African countries, where you can do just that.  But if you decide to take the plunge and see the amazing animals and landscape most people only get to see in coffee

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  • Photography Tips: Kanchipuram, India – the “City of One Thousand Temples”

    We recently had the opportunity to visit Kanchipuram, a city about 70 km from Chennai.  Nicknamed “The City of Thousand Temples”, the city may well have temples approaching that number – we didn’t count.  Many of them are historically and architecturally significant, and the temples have made the city a major pilgrim destination, as it

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  • Going to Goa: Sahakari Spice Plantation

    One thing you can do when you’re visiting the Indian state of Goa, on the south/western coast, is to stop by a spice plantation.  Presumably the spice plantations that dot Goa and other parts of India are remnants of the once-extremely-profitable spice industry which drove Europeans farther and farther across the globe in search of

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  • Elephant Encounter

    We pulled into the parking area for one of the watering holes at Etosha, and noticed immediately that there were several large groups of elephants enjoying the place. One group was in the mud bathing, another was off to our right, and a third group was right on the gravel road, blocking our entry (and

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