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Happy birthday to me

Craig Strachan — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:40:49 +0000

Happy birthday to me
Happy birthday to me
I will be shooting more wide-angled shots
Happy birthday to me

Come and get rid of your road rage

Craig Strachan — Thu, 12 May 2011 07:34:08 +0000

For R5 you can get rid of your road rage. Now that sounds like a bargin. I saw this smashed up taxi in the middle of a soccer field in a built up area. That is a little strange.

The field was behind a sturdy fence, so it could not have just been left there. The writing reads:

3 shots for R5
Come and get rid of your road rage

I assume that the enterprising owner was allowing you to take three shots at his smashed up taxi (with a gun?) for R5. The field is just behind the Sanbel Building in Belville. Can you shed any light on it?

Update (16 May 2011), today I drive past and they are gone. The plot thickens…

Music from Elephant Sun – my old band

Craig Strachan — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:39:14 +0000

I have been meaning to catalogue some of my old recordings, and finally I have got to it. I have converted about 5 hours of Elephant Sun music, which is the band that I played in during the late 90′s (me on bass), and the tuesday’s child stuff is still in the pipline. So head on down here to listen to my old band.

Lois singing

Craig Strachan — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:57:10 +0000

Here are some shots of Lois that I took when I was doing some portraits of her. She is singing into a Rhode NT1; a really great vocal mic. If you want to hear her actually singing, listen here.

Lois singing

More singing

Just smiling

Cameron and Sebastian

Craig Strachan — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:36:09 +0000

I took these shots on Christmas Day; Cameron and Sebastian are down from Johannesburg for a few days (they are my brother Andrew’s children).

Cameron

Sebastian (my Godchild). He is playing on the same see-saw that I used to play on as a child. Imagine how many memories are stored on it.

Self-portrait

Craig Strachan — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:58:09 +0000

Self-taken shot of me playing my bass guitar. Her name is (and has been for many years) “Galadriel”, and she is a six-string solid through neck bass with active pre-amp. By the way if you are interested, you can listen to some of the stuff that Lois and I have done over the years here.

(I had to find something to test my new studio lights with :-)

Megan and Caitlin

Craig Strachan — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 06:06:56 +0000

Yesterday, I did a photoshoot with my nieces, Megan and Caitlin. Here are a couple of shots.

Megan

Caitlin. She did not want to get in front of the camera, but once she did she was so natural!

You can see the rest of the shots on Flickr.

It’s Christmas Time

Craig Strachan — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:01:12 +0000

We had dinner at Cavendish Square this evening for my Dad’s birthday. I should not have been surprised to notice that the Christmas Decorations are out in full force. I suppose that considering that is less than a month to go until Christmas it should have been expected.

Cavendish Square are being rather tasteful this year with their decorations; the center is fulled with subdues fairy lights, twinkling against delicate silver decorations. It is a wonderful change from the garish Christmas trees and over sided plastic reindeer. I hope that I am not surrounded by too many Boney M Christmas Carols.

I would rather hear the Psycho Reptiles – Psycho Christmas song, or some good rock versions of Christmas Songs.

Dad, Happy Birthday today. And everybody else. I hope you have a good Christmas season!

Day 176: Padded Cell

Craig Strachan — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:35:14 +0000

Day 176: Padded Cell, originally uploaded by Craig is shooting.

I am not really sure what to make of this “Weight Watcher in Padded Cell”, taken at the Old Edwardian club Johannesburg

Go Bafana Bafana!

Craig Strachan — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:29:03 +0000

There are less than 5 hours until the kickoff, and South Africa has gone completely crazy. Everybody is hooting, blowing their vuvuzelas, wearing the yellow and green of our national side Bafana Bafana, all getting ready to support our team in the opening match.

The traders on the street are doing a roaring trade, with lines of cars stopping on the side of the road, hoping to still buy a flag or supporters shirt.

We are going to have a great game, and we are going to show that Africa can put on a great show!

Go South Africa!