rescuing drowning camels

I was in Eritrea on a documentary project, near the Sudan border. We

stopped for the night near the river Gash, and could hear a lot of

screaming animals. A caravan of camels on its way across Eritrea

didn't manage to cross the river. Local villagers tried desperately

to drag the camels out of the river before sunset.

I managed to shoot 1 color film and 1 roll of Tmax 100 before it

became to dark, mostly using my 18-35 mm zoom with Nikon F4.

 

This camel was the only one they managed to get loose before dark.

Only one camel died during the night. 3 years earlier the same

happened, and then over 40 camels were drowned during the night.

 

the rest of my pictures from this evening:

 

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=184960

 

Robert

Very good moment! I can only imagine what it would have been like to have been there. I looked at all of your Africa photographs, Good Stuff there too! Keep up the good work.

Can I come with you on your next African trip? Please?

Dont you wonder just what is going through that camels mind. There seems to be mixed emotions among those trying to save the camels. Some appear concerned yet others appear as if it is just part of a days work.