PHOTOGRAPHY
Trinidad | Trinidad & Tobago | 09.05.30
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Camera: Nikon D40
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Filter: Henrys circular polarizer
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This sign indicates the country road in southern Trinidad my dad was born on and where my uncle and his family still live today...
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...albeit in upgraded digs.
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Camera: Nikon D40
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Camera: Nikon D40
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Dodi, named after a late great uncle. He’s 13 or 15 or 18, depending on who you ask.
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Jackfruit
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My dad picking coconuts in my uncle’s backyard.
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Camera: Nikon D40
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
Filter: Henrys circular polarizer
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
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Siewdass Sadhu Temple In The Sea Waterloo
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
Filter: Henrys circular polarizer
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Vivitar 70-210mm F4.5 MF
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Camera: Nikon D40
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Dogs napping at the Temple In The Sea.
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Road Through Waterloo
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Hanuman 1 An outsized camel on the grounds of the massive Hanuman murti in Carapichaima.
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Hanuman 2 The 26 m Hindu statue is among the largest in the world, and allegedly the tallest murti outside of India.
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Hanuman 3
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Hanuman 4
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During the trip, I tried to meet and interview the elderly relatives and family friends to find out more about our family history and that of Indians in Trinidad. More on this soon.
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A photo of Gandhi hangs on the interior wall.
Camera: Nikon D40
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Flash: Nikon SB-20
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Camera: Nikon D40
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Flash: Nikon SB-20
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
Flash: Nikon SB-20
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
Flash: Nikon SB-20
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Octogenarian Bob, who we treat like family, writes in Hindi with chalk in his house on Clark Road.
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
Flash: Nikon SB-20
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
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Camera: Nikon D40
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This sign is in Penal, some 4000 km away from snowy, suburban Mississauga.
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No, we’re pretty close to Malton after all.
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A run-down business in Penal.
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These ducks are among the dozens of animals running around in my uncle’s backyard.
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Camera: Nikon D40
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
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Camera: Nikon D40
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A Nissan Cube in Cipero
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Caroni Bird Sanctuary On a tour of the Caroni Swamp, I snapped this strapping iguana on the far bank.
Camera: Nikon D40
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A handful of Scarlet Ibises, Trinidad’s signature bird.
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Tiny crabs perched on mangrove roots.
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A tree boa, sleeping.
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A Little Blue Heron (I think) through the foliage.
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A blue bird (just above dead centre) swoops over the creek.
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I’m just going to admit I don’t know what this thing is or anything about birds.
Camera: Nikon D40
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Vivitar 70-210mm F4.5 MF
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Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Vivitar 70-210mm F4.5 MF
Aperture: F16
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Sunset Over Caroni Swamp
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Tobago A Tobago street.
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Camera: Nikon D40
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Pigeon Point 1
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Pigeon Point 2
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Aperture: F22
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Pigeon Point 3
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Aperture: F22
Exposure: 619 s
ISO: 200
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Tobago Night 1 The moon streaks through the sky in this 10-minute exposure.
Camera: Nikon D40
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Aperture: F4
Exposure: 3 s
ISO: 800
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Tobago Night 2
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Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm DX
Aperture: F4
Exposure: 5 s
ISO: 200
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Tobago Night 3
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A Blue-Crowned Motmot. Really, I looked it up.
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Aperture: F4
Exposure: 15 s
ISO: 800
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Tobago Night 4
Here is a selection of the 2400+ photos from my family trip to Trinidad. There is much more to come. 
Created: 05.12.04 