Be ware of the dogs
I like dogs a lot and miss them when we’re in Zambia. Here they’re mainly kept as guard dogs and strays are given a wide berth. The warning on this house gate is typical, although it makes its point more graphically than most. To me the dog looks like a cross between a lion and a wolf, which always makes me smile.
Taken late in the afternoon when the sun was low, this picture required no special equipment. I used a 1950s Leica with a standard 50mm lens, but a compact camera would have done just as well. At the risk of stating the obvious, travel and street photography are all about getting out and seeing what’s around you. Weegee is supposed to have put it more bluntly : f/8 and be there.
Whenever I go out to take pictures, especially in the street, I still feel a mixture of excitement and nerves. And I’m interested to hear about your experiences, good or bad.
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Scary – I hope the dogs can’t get out.
No – they were well fenced in, Maria.
Wow, that’s quite a warning!
It’s kind of similar in my town – many dogs are “guard dogs” or strays, doing whatever they want. They often lay in the street to bask in the sun, and don’t even flinch when people have to swerve to drive around them.
Hi, Lindsay
That’s a shame. In the UK, where I was brought up, the treatment of dogs varies wildly – from pampering to gross neglect. Most dogs in Zambia have to learn to fend for themselves.
Dog or wolf, I wouldn’t risk going in there
Me neither.
Funny peculiar – where was this taken?
On the outskirts of Lusaka – specifically Kamwala South.