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Gallery: seeing Madagascar in black and white

November 16, 2023 / 44 Comments

Madagascar is a colourful country! The landscapes are beautiful and for the most part lush and green. The wildlife is often colourful too. And in villages and towns there are lively markets, while hotel grounds are planted with pretty flowers.

And yet, I can never resist the temptation to experiment with black and white edits, and I think I’ve found enough photos among all those I took there that might work. Here they are; see what you think. There’s an emphasis on landscape and architecture but there are a few iconic wildlife species too.

Sharing for Leanne’s Monochrome Madness, as usual. And also as usual, all were shot originally in colour and edited with Nik Silver Efex Pro.

My feature photo is of a local fisherman on the lake in front of the Iharana Bush Camp where we stayed near the tsingy plateau.

Small frog on a branch

Tree frog seen on a night walk in Park VOIMMA near Andisibe

Panoramic view of a pool with sun loungers

The infinity pool at Mantadia Lodge

Metal eagle on a column

Above the gate to the Royal Palace in Antananarivo, usually shortened to Tana

Brick building with a clock

The central railway station in Antananarivo

In our hotel in Antananarivo

Slim carving of a figure
Stylish metal baobab tree on a wall

On the wall of our bedroom at the Litchi Tree hotel, near Montagne d’Ambre National Park

Bare tree with spread branches on a hillside

Baobab tree, French Mountain, Diego Suarez

You’ve seen this one before, in colour, but I think it works well in monochrome too

Black and white photo of white flowers

Frangipani flowers in the grounds of our hotel in Diego Suarez

You’ve seen this one before too, in the same post about asymmetry

Large palm leaves overhead

Palm leaves, Eden Lodge on Baobab Beach

Small tree on a beach by the sea

On Baobab Beach

Two small wooden boats with sails

Traditional fishing boats off Baobab Beach

Shell of a building with arched windows and palm trees

Derelict hotel in Diego Suarez

Large ridged pods hanging directly from a tree trunk

Cocoa pods in a spice plantation near Ankify

Roots of a baobab tree near Eden Lodge on Baobab Beach

Tree roots and plant
Black and white mammal in a tree

Black and white ruffed lemur, Lemur Island, Andisibe

I visited Madagascar in October/November 2023

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