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Sunrise on my balcony in Kampala

Mar 31, 2012 Mats

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MAF Cessna Caravan airplane in Moroto

Mar 31, 2012 Mats

The MAF Caravan airplane used to fly in Uganda and up to South Sudan. The plane shown at Moroto Airport…

Africa Travel Uganda

Sunrise in Kampala from my balcony

Mar 31, 2012 Mats

This was the sunset I had last week. The rainy season is about to start and there is a lot…

Africa Travel Uganda

Lake Victoria from my front lawn

Nov 4, 2011 Mats

The view from my frontlawn overseeing Lake Victoria. Just preparing to enjoy some coffee.

Africa Travel

The Republic of South Sudan soon a reality

Jul 8, 2011 Mats

It’s a strange feeling around Bor today. I was moving around town today wanting to take pictures of the place…

HDR-photography

Original vs Bracketing for HDR

May 19, 2011 Mats

Above is the original as the Canon 5D Mark II took the picture and presented it as ready. Below is…

HDR-photography

Rainy season is back in Jonglei

May 7, 2011 Mats

The heavy clouds closing in just after sun had set on the horizon with some nice reflections over our compound.

Africa Humanitarian South Sudan Travel

Coffee-shop in Pajut

Feb 4, 2011 Mats

I was on a road assessment last week and the final place to reach was Pajut. After 4 days on…

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In the clouds

Feb 2, 2011 Mats

In between the clouds in the PAC750 heading to Bor from Juba. This during the rainy season. the Pilots trying…

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Sunet Sonaisali Island, Fiji

Feb 1, 2011 Mats

Sunset at Sonaisali Island Fiji. Sometimes the best colors come out after the sun is already gone down with the…

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  • Second attempt at taking photos of the sun and now with HDR fusion
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  • ►2018
    • ► May
      • Lightning strike in Manila
    • ► March
      • Mayon Volcano
  • ►2015
    • ► January
      • CENANT1403- Antarctica Cruise
  • ►2013
    • ► November
      • Testing out night photography
      • Solar Eclipse - The Diamond ring
      • Hacking the Canon 5D Mk II or why not the new Canon 5D Mark III
      • Hybrid Eclipse 2013 in Uganda November 3rd
      • How I captured the Total Solar eclipse in Uganda 3 November 2013
    • ► October
      • Second attempt at taking photos of the sun and now with HDR fusion
      • First Picture of the sun with B+W 110E ND3.0 filter
    • ► July
      • Traditional outrigger in Moroni, Comoros
    • ► June
      • Masindi Hotel by night
    • ► February
      • Car VW Beetle nostalgia found in Singapore
      • Fiat 500 nostalgia found in Montevideo
      • BMW X5 4.8iS MAK Highlands wheels
      • MAK - Highlands Gun Metallic Mirror on BMW X5
      • Modern Art in Singapore
    • ► January
      • Red Franigpani flower in Singapore
      • Green Lamborghini in Singapore
      • The colorful Chinatown in Singapore
      • Beautiful Purple Orchid found in Borneo
      • Lizard in Kuala Lumpur
      • Water hyacint
      • Petronas Tower Kuala Lumpur
  • ▼2012
    • ▼ December
      • Star Ferries Hongkong
      • Christmas dolls :-)
      • Hongkong by Night December 2012
      • Sunrise in Kampala
      • Shooting the moon
    • ▼ September
      • Leblon Beach picture
    • ▼ July
      • Samba Dancers on Copacabana in Rio
      • Sunrise over Rio de Janeiro
    • ▼ May
      • The bad roads of Karamoja
      • The mountains of Karamoja
      • Rains in Karamoja, Uganda
    • ▼ April
      • The rain coming in fast in Kampala, Uganda
      • The Beach at Forty Thieves, Mombasa
      • Canon at Fort Jesus, Mombasa
      • Fort Jesus Garrison in Mombasa
    • ▼ March
      • Mombasa color contrasts
      • Sunrise on my balcony in Kampala
      • MAF Cessna Caravan airplane in Moroto
      • Sunrise in Kampala from my balcony
  • ►2011
    • ► November
      • Lake Victoria from my front lawn
    • ► July
      • The Republic of South Sudan soon a reality
    • ► May
      • Original vs Bracketing for HDR
      • Rainy season is back in Jonglei
    • ► February
      • Coffee-shop in Pajut
      • In the clouds
      • Sunet Sonaisali Island, Fiji
      • Beach on Mana Isand, Fiji
    • ► January
      • Jonglei - Cattle - Roads and Floods
      • Sunrise over pacific
      • Islands in Fiji
      • Mana Island Fiji
      • Sonaisali Island sunset
      • Victoria Harbour , Hongkong by night
      • Sunrise over South Pacific 10,000 meters up in the sky
  • ►2010
    • ► December
      • Canal Boat in Bor
      • Traditional Dinka homestead in Jonglei
      • Cute!
      • Tin sheds and Tarpaulin shelters
      • Tokuls burned, Kaikuny October 2010
    • ► October
      • Kids in Africa, Uganda
      • Taj Mahal, Agra
      • Dragonfly up close
      • Canoe on river Nile
      • Brick walls and Razorwire
      • Some people take the bus to work, we take the plane
      • Murle Woman with traditional beads
      • White Nile flowing in Jonglei State
      • White Nile flowing through Juba
      • Turquoise sunset
    • ► September
      • The bittersweet tears of a mother.
      • Floods all over Bor
      • Bor town is flooded
      • Who needs a truck to move a house when a donkey can do the work
    • ► August
      • Traditional house in South Sweden
      • Dubai by night
      • Sunrise in Juba
      • Putting up a mast
      • Opening ceremony of a house in South Sudan
    • ► June
      • Billboards and workflow
      • One cloudy day
      • Changing EXIF data and Geotagging with least effort?!
      • Murle Village in Jonglei State
      • Purple Village Chief
      • UNHAS Caravan in Akobo South Sudan just before the rain
      • Old lady smoking pipe
      • Tokul and tree before the rain
    • ► May
      • Nile Riverside facing oilcompany bargelanding
      • Nile Riverside
      • Sunset in Bor
      • How long time does it take to grow a tree?
      • Who said sausages dont grow on tree's
      • Bricks Galore
      • Hack the Canon EOS 350D
      • Testing HDR
  • ►2009
    • ► November
      • Who We Are, What We Do, Why We Do It
    • ► September
      • South Sudan and another massacre
    • ► May
      • Sudan clashes
  • ►2008
    • ► November
      • Congo DRC: A Country cursed by natural resources
      • Civil Defence cars Dubai style :-)
      • The Worlds biggest Shopping-mall will it be the Worlds biggest flop?
      • The Worlds biggest Shopping-mall = The Worlds biggest flop?
      • Congo DRC, History repeating itself
    • ► May
      • Taking pride in your work
    • ► April
      • Unlikely Coincidences
      • You know you are in an emergency when...
      • My son is 1 year, and walking :-)
    • ► March
      • 2 months, 3 continents, Taj Mahal and a new posting
      • 46 days, 16 Countries and 37 flights later...
    • ► January
      • 20 years ago I decided to travel the world
  • ►2007
    • ► October
      • Dubai in a nutshell! or Credit card Hell!
    • ► September
      • Once I climbed Mount Makilala, Mindanao
      • Don't!
      • Been there, done that!
      • Flying to Africa with 10 dollars in the pockets
      • A few seconds from horror
      • My dear cat Sussie remembered
      • Once I climbed a mountain with the karamojong
    • ► August
      • 852,231,021 the number is ... not 852 Million!
    • ► June
      • Lionel teach me how to bargain
      • Speed trap African style
      • Waterskiing in a warzone
      • no froglegs today?
      • Helping hand
      • Embargo
      • My second flight with UN, the real inititation to the work
      • My first flight with UN
      • Checking in Air Afrique way
      • Dont try so hard :-)
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