kenya by mwarv

nairobi by night

September 2007 was the first time I took photos of Nairobi by night.

I hooked up with Fadzter, Makumi, Francuso and Ken, got a 2-day shooting permit for Kshs10,000/- from DFS, informed the cops at Central Police and over a Friday and Saturday night, walked around Nairobi CBD taking photos. We had so much fun and agreed to repeat the excitement but wapi…

Three years later, inspired by the works of trigger-happy oneTOUCHers, I went to the KICC helipad today to take more shots of this beautiful city.

My GHC teacher was right – it gets cooler the higher you go. The wind was human-bending strong and since I hadn’t carried a jacket, I kept jumping on the spot in-between exposures to keep warm.

My Commerce teacher was right too – the view is better from the top.

 

Canon 7D. 17mm (EF 17-40mm f/4L USM) 30.0sec at f/22, ISO 200.
Canon 7D. 17mm (EF 17-40mm f/4L USM) 30.0sec at f/22, ISO 200.
Canon 7D. 17mm (EF 17-40mm f/4L USM) 25.0sec at f/14, ISO 200.
Canon 7D. 20mm (EF 17-40mm f/4L USM) 30.0sec at f/11, ISO 200.

22 thoughts on “nairobi by night”

  4. Just Mwarvelous! heavenly! breathtaking! but… did your commerce teacher mean climbing up the corporate ladder or a physical ladder for a photographic view?

  5. Nairobi is so beautiful.. the lights-the way camera captures-just fantastic. Now i wanna go to KICC helipad and see Nairobi.

  7. Inaitwa the ‘blue hour’ magical time. Picha fiti esp the first. I find it to give me the best balance, I love it man

  8. Wow Mwarv what an interesting and varied life you lead, all whilst reflecting God’s Glory – you are bringing HIM (& me) great pleasure. Keep it up!

  9. Bro, I’m speechless! Heeh! The pics are so beautiful. What! does Nai really look like that!? Are these pics for sale??

    1. Thanks for the comment. The pictures will be up for sale as part of an exhibition I hope to put up with friends later this year. Thanks.

  10. wow mwarv! they’re mwarvelous!! so beautiful. actually made me forget what it’s like when you’re in there at say,… 5:15pm,… on pay day! 🙂

    1. Yes, you need a permit to take photos of Nairobi. You get it from City Council’s Urban Planning Dept at City Hall Annexe. It’s Kshs2,600/- for a day.

  13. Incredible photos, Mwarv.

    Just a question, if I was to use them, do you have them under Creative Commons or can I show link love back to your blog if used? Thanks.

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