Cape Town

The moon in the sky

Published January 20, 2012

I have been trying to shoot a really sharp picture of the moon for ages, and I think I am getting close. I shot this on a bright and clear night a few days ago, just before the moon became full.

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Sometimes you need to have some fun, enjoy the process and not worry too much about the outcome. So when I saw that my Christmas tree lights had not yet been put away, I plugged them in, took out my camera, set it on a low shutter speed and did some finger painting!

The results are a little abstract and trivial, but I had loads of fun, and sometimes that is what it is all about.

Although thinking about it, the bright lights in front of a black background could be an omen on the future of the SOAP bill; I hope so.

Here are a few more of the pictures.

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Tagged fun, light painting, trivial |

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Strawberries for breakfast

Published January 12, 2012

I love the deep red colours of ripe and juicy strawberries, and what better way to eat them that for breakfast with muesli. Unfortunately this is the tail-end of the season so that are not as quote big as a couple of months ago, but still an excellent way to start the day.

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Tagged breakfast, food, muesli, strawberries |

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Muizenberg at night

Published January 11, 2012

After the previous two action photos, here is something to mellow down a little with. This was a long exposure (30 second) shot taken on the rocks of Muzienberg beach just after sunset. No, there is no HDR processing involved. This is just how it came out.

Here is another shot from the same shoot – enjoy!

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Tagged beach, Muizenberg, night, rocks |

Kitesurfing in Muizenberg

Published January 9, 2012

On the same day that I took the windsurfing shots, I went down to the beach to watch the kite surfers. Now if you think that the windsurfers go fast, they are like a child with training wheels on a new bicycle compared to the crazy kite surfers.

If you put skydiving, water skiing, windsurfing and surfing into a giant bowl and mixed, you would get something resembling kite surfing. This is the only water-sport I know where wearing a helmet is (or at least should be) considered good form.

I don’t know how high they jump, but it looks like it can easily be over 5 meters. Sometimes you can see the beginners practise on Zandvlei (where the wind surfers usually are), and it takes a lot of practise and skill to get as good as this guy.