Photo sketching

Sometimes in life you have to experiment.Check out the 'pros' and 'cons'.Here I wanted to check out how far I can take photography.Like a competition between man and machine.

The Flag Code(Continuation)

Other cool flags in the continent:
Botswana
Chad
Ivory Coast
Gabon
Gambia
Mauritius
Nigeria
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Years of independence in East and Equatorial Africa:
1956 :Sudan
1960 :Somalia
Zaire
Gabon
Congo
Chad
Central African Republic
1961 :Tanzania
Cameroon
1962 :Uganda
Rwanda
Burundi
1963 :Kenya
1968 :Equatorial Guinea
1975 :Sao Tome and Principe
Angola
1976 :Seychelles
1977 :Djibouti

Ethiopia was never a colony.
I've also found some peculiar similarities in flags.These particularly,are in colours.Take for example:
The Liberian flag is similar to that of the US,the only difference being the star.It has one star while the US many stars.The Madagascan flag has similar colours with the Niger flag but different design.The Ivorian flag has similar colours with the Irish flag,the Seychelles flag with the Italian and the Ugandan with the Belgian flag.
Some architectural firms prefer designing buildings according to flags,others paint their exterior with national colours.While others landscape their gardens according to flags.
Humans prefer marking their territories and sending messages with flags while others prefer marking large signs on open flat areas.

Pop Art in Kenya

Pop art or Popular art has a big influence in Kenya and in Africa in general.The public, ignorantly don't know it.It is evident everywhere one goes.From the free internet downloads,flamboyant political rallies,matatu culture,the neighborhood signboards to the roadside billboards.
Graffiti artists who are more into socialist realism are slowly exploring the commercial aspect of this genre.On the other hand,Pop culture has gained momentum on the digital level.We now hear of popular websites,blogs,software and other hi-tech gizmos.

@ the streets-Tour 3

Nairobi is known both locally and internationally as the "City in the Sun".In this photograph,one almost feels the heat and the brightness experienced during the day.

My Drawings-3

Many people say that great cities were not built in one day.But for the vast and unlimited artistic license,this is just empty talk.

The Flag Code

In the Bible we often read about Father Abraham and his many descendants but we don't get to realize this in reality.So, going for a walk along the busy Biashara Street I happened to get a glimpse of some beautiful flags ranging from different sizes to different designs.
Some were in sticker form,others as badges and some in banner style.Flags have also slowly evolved from the patriotic approach to a trendy and social statement in the form of fashion,marketing and vehicle aesthetics.
I know some guys who have included them as part of interior design.Anyway,for every flag there is a conviction or symbolism behind it,One that unites a specific country or a group of people.
Now checking at the various flags we have in the African continent,one is amazed with the variety.
To simplify the process it's better to group them according to the items and colours placed on them:

Cultural Heritage of country:
Kenya
Lesotho
Swaziland
Celestial bodies:
Somalia
Togo
Zimbabwe
Tunisia
Morocco
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Comoros
Congo
Djibouti
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Malawi
Mauritania
Mozambique
Niger
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Birds:
Egypt
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Tools:
Angola
Congo
Zaire
Pan African colours:
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Mali
Mozambique
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sudan
Togo
Zaire
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Badges:
Egypt
Cape Verde
Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Most unique countries in alphabet:
Djibouti
Kenya
Principe island
Rwanda
Most unique flags:
Libya
Rwanda
Others:
Tanzania,Namibia,Madagascar and South Africa.

@ the streets -Tour 2

Down the ever busy city streets will always leave the pedestrian in a state of activity.With vehicles moving and hooting all over the place,its easy to get stressed.