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About Scarlett Lion
I’m an American photographer and journalist traipsing around Africa on the lookout for the ordinary and the extraordinary, using my camera as a pretext to enter worlds not otherwise available.
This space is a scrap book of web and life trawlings – photography, music, arts, politics, and other sundry subjects. It is also a vanity press for my unpublished (and occasionally) published work.
I found the scarlett lion on the roof a friend’s house in Kampala back in 2006 when I went through a crate of discarded items he and a few other artists had gathered. On that day, I was looking for something and I found the lion: a discarded kid’s toy made in China on the cheap, that somehow found it’s way to East Africa. Something about the hollowed out, paint chipped figurine appealed to my understanding of this amazing continent: I’d never seen a real lion, after all.
Previously based in Uganda, currently in Liberia. Always roaming.
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Jan 07
2010
9:49 PM
2010
9:49 PM
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The sandal/shoe combination is visually startling. I wasn’t expecting that at all
On a separate note, if you have time: What range of wide angle lens do you use? I’m looking for a wide angle and I’m thinking of a 10-24 mm (Nikon) but I’m not sure if it’s a good way to go. I very much admire your work, and thought you might be a good person to ask.
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@Amani – I actually use a relatively narrow wide angle – I have a 35 fixed lens and while my zoom lens goes to 24 mm, I avoid using it that wide. This is purely a personal preference though as I want my corners sharp and past about 30 mm, you get some distortion. Canon has a lens that’s 17 – 40 that surely has a Nikon equivalent that I’d probably recommend about a 10 – 24. The widest part of that is going to have a lot of distortion. But again, this is a personal preference.
The top image here was snapped with a 35 fixed, the bottom with a 50 fixed.
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Thanks so much for your input. It’s very helpful! I’ll be checking into the 35mm fixed lens. I already have a 50mm F 1.4 which has worked really well for portraits, but obviously doesn’t go wide. Now it’s just a matter of doing the research and making sure I can scrape together the necessary cash.
I don’t know if you’ve ever done a post on how you go about creating the images you capture, and what kind of equipment you use to get the job done? I would love to see a post like that in the future if you have any interest in blogging it. All the best!
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Hi Amani,
I did write one – check it out here:
http://www.scarlettlion.com/2009/06/how-i-take-pictures-2.html
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THE TREE IS AMAZING.LOVE
DADDY
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http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?L=calbirdman%40email.com&P=&AID=974764&G=Y
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