Archive for 2010

Waterfall behind Kalk Bay

Monday, July 12th, 2010
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Waterfall behind Kalk Bay, originally uploaded by Craig is shooting.

We had quite a lot of rain on Saturda. which made the waterfalls on the mountain really full today. This is a 1.3 second exposure of one of the waterfalls on Boyes Drive, behind Kalk Bay.

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Day 173: Fishing Boats

Sunday, July 11th, 2010
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Day 173: Fishing Boats, originally uploaded by Craig is shooting.

HDR shot of Fishing boats lined up in Kalk Bay Harbour. The boats usually go out at night, so they are having a well-earned rest.

The wreck of the BOS 400

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

Shipwrech of BOS 400

The wreck of the BOS 400, which ran aground of Duiker Point in Cape Town in 1994.

Lakeside from the sky

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Lakeside from above

Lakeside from above. Zandvlei in the front,with the Muizenberg mountains in the distance.

Muizenberg / Lakeside

From the bottom right, you can see a little of Muizenberg beach, and the exit of the vlei in to the sea.
Towards the back, you can see Marina da Gama on the right, and Zandvlei (the lake) in the middle, with the little village of Zandvlei (where I live) on the left.

The Muizenberg villiage is bottom left.

Marina da Gama \

Marina da Gama

Day 172: Rosemary buds

Saturday, July 10th, 2010
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Day 172: Rosemary buds, originally uploaded by Craig is shooting.

Rosemary buds in my garden in the early evening taken just after some heavy rain.

Day 171: Heading into sunrise

Friday, July 9th, 2010
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Day171: Heading into sunrise, originally uploaded by Craig is shooting.

A great sunrise early in the morning, caught on the way to work.

Kalk Bay and St James

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Kalk Bay Main Road

Some of the lovely old buildings in Kalk Bay. In the front is a great restaurant Cape to Cuba.

St James

St James tital pool from above. On the top left you can see the beach houses, and the railway line on the top right.

Simonstown Harbour

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Simonstown is a little village in Cape Town, It also has the honour of being home to the South African navy. Just look at the vista.

Simonstown

In the front, the naval dockyard, with the yacht basin on the left. The shop moored right in the middle is a retired cable-restoring vessel HMS Bullfrog, which is where I had my wedding reception!

South African Navy Frigates
On of the four Frigates belonging to the South African Navy seeing leaving Simonstown in the early morning.

Simonstown is the home base of the Navy.

Cape Town Harbour

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Some photos of Cape Town harbour with the central business district in the background.

The Amber Lagoon

The Amber Lagoon, registered in Majuro, fully laden with cargo being pulled out of (or possibly into) the Cape Town harbour.

Cape Town Downtown

The Cape Town City Bowl (downtown). On the right you can see the working harbour, In the background is the famous view of Table Mountain, and Lion’s Head on the right.

This is truly the most beautiful city in the world.

Cape Town

The Cape Town City Bowl (downtown). On the right you can see the working harbour, with the V&A waterfront in the distance. Back left is Lions Head and Signal Hill, with the central business district on the left.

Old drilling platform.

An old drilling platform receiving maintenance in Cape Town harbour.

Cranes in Cape Town Harbour

Cranes in the container terminal of Cape Town harbour. I love the toy-town feeling in the picture. However, these are real working cranes, and if you look closely you can see a few cars and trucks, giving a sense of perspective of the size of these cranes.

Cape Town Stadium, or Newlands Rugby?

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Here are two photos; the first of Cape Town Stadium (which hosted the recent Germany/Argentina game), and Newlands Rugby Stadium, which has a history as far back as 1890. Look at the difference in the architecture, the round modern look, and the “70′s” square look.

Which do you prefer?

Day 170: Cape Town Stadium on match day

Cape Town Stadium (above)

Detail of Cape Town stadium on match day.

Detail of Cape Town Stadium

Newlands Rugby Stadium

Newlands Rugby Stadium

Newlands Rugby Stadium
And detail of Newlands