Buildings

Cape Town from the Sky

Published August 2, 2011

The folks at Cape Town Helicopters give me a flip in one of their choppers on Saturday to do a photoshoot. It was a cool and crystal-clear day perfect for shooting.

Table Mountain with Lion’s Head on the right, the harbour in the front.

Cape Town Stadium, with Lion’s Head and Table Mountain in the background.

Cape Town Stadium with the city bowl in the background.

The Camps Bay and Clifton beaches, with Hout Bay in the distance.

You can do a flip for less that R600, and while that is a lot of money, it is an amazing and unforgettable experience. Highly recommended. Cape Town Helicopters have a 100% safety record, so I am sure you are in good hands.

Disclosure: my flight was free, but the opinions and photos are mine.

Posted in Buildings, Cape Town, Daily Photo, Scenery, Water |

Tagged beaches, Cape Town, helicopter, stadium, table mountain |

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Farmhouse

Published July 29, 2011

A few weeks ago I posted an HDR photo of an old framhouse in Stellenbosch. This is the same building, but this time with normal black and white processing. It is in Stellenbosch, taken on the Spier road. It looks locked up to me, but I think it could make a nice office in the country.

Posted in Black and White, Buildings, Cape Town, Daily Photo |

Tagged b&w, farm, house, stellenbosch |

Photoshop textures experiment, your input please

Published May 8, 2011

Here are a couple of old shots that I have been using to play with textures. The first is of the Colosseum in Rome, and the second of the Pantheon. Please let me know which versions you prefer; the “before” or “after” shots (just leave a comment).

Colosseum with texture

Colosseum without texture

And now the Pantheon…

Pantheon with texture

Pantheon without texture

Posted in Buildings, Rome |

Tagged Colosseum, Pantheon, photoshop, Rome, textures, Travel |

Slangkop Lighthouse

Published January 7, 2011

I have been wanting to get some pictures from Kommetjie beach for ages, and the wonderful wind-free day yesterday was a perfect opportunity to head down to the beach to watch the sunset.

Slangkop lighthouse provides lovely focus for photos, so here is my interpretation. Slangkop lighthouse is on the edge of Kommetjie, which is a small village in the South of Cape Peninsula. According to sunsetbeach.co.za, the lighthouse was built in 1919, so it is almost 100 years old. At over 100 feet tall, it is the tallest cast-iron lighthouse in South Africa, and it can be sean from 60km away.

The lighthouse was closed at sunset, but it is open for visits during the day, so perhaps I will pop in and take some day-time photos.