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Landscape views of Man’s towns and cities, Mother Nature’s creations and the meeting points between the two.

Waving to the sky

Banana and plantain trees on a sunny day

       
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Sunset over the windswept

Damaged power lines at Alpha beach

       
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The smoky city by the lagoon

Waterfront at Makoko

       
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The latest fisherman

New fisherman's boat

       
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Communicating the sunset

Communication towers in the sunset

       
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Heading out to fish

Boats heading out to fish

       
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Power over water

Power cables running over lagoon

       
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Sunset in the village…

Street lamp in the sunset

       
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The changing colours of the city…

One of the characterising things about Ibadan are the rust coloured roofs that cover most buildings. During a recent visit, I noticed newer buildings which had been built with colourful roofing sheets as opposed to the usual zinc plated roofing sheets which slowly rusted with age to give the characteristic colour. I wonder how long it would be before the beautiful sea of rust brown roofs will be replaced by a bright scattering of colour.

I took this photograph from a hill overlooking the older part of the city.

A view of the older part of Ibadan

 

This one overlooks the city centre where lots of redevelopment is bringing the brighter coloured roofs.

A view of Ibadan city centre

 

I imagine that eventually, this sea of rusty brown roofs will be a thing of the past.

The sea of rust coloured roofs in Ibadan

 

       
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The sunset

The sunset over the parkI took this picture of the sunset this week. I was driving along and thought it looked great, so I stopped, took a photograph and then carried on.

       
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