<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Notes from the Cape &#187; News</title> <atom:link href="http://www.notesfromthecape.com/category/photography/news-photography/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.notesfromthecape.com</link> <description>Notes from the Cape - a photo-journal from Cape Town, South Africa</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:33:21 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Strange Artistic Zebra</title><link>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/09/strange-artistic-zebra.html</link> <comments>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/09/strange-artistic-zebra.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:35:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Craig Strachan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CapeTown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CurrentAffairs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DailyPhoto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fauna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Objects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Claremont]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colour]]></category> <category><![CDATA[objects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Red]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urbanart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[zebra]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/09/strange-artistic-zebra.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[I saw this girl grazing on the pavement in Clearmont. According to her caption, she is part of an organisation called World for all. There is also a quote from Nelson Mandela which says colour, race and gender become only a God-given gift to each one of us and not an&#8230;attribute that accords a special [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdstrachan/4982716769/"><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/nftccache/wp-content/uploads/flickr_backup/4982716769_c6598c9d84.jpg"   alt="" /></a></p><p>I saw this girl grazing on the pavement in Clearmont. According to her caption, she is part of an organisation called <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.worldforall.org/">World for all</a>.</p><p>There is also a quote from Nelson Mandela which says</p><blockquote><p>colour, race and gender become only a God-given gift to each one of us and not an&#8230;attribute that accords a special status to any</p></blockquote><p>According to their website,</p><blockquote><p>we should highlight South Africa’s contribution to a world beset by challenges.  South Africa stands out as an example of doing what is counter-intuitive: forging unity out of apartheid, negotiating a settlement after years of violence, and reconciling those who have been perpetrators and victims of brutality.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>Anything that helps our world to move forward to a better place gets my vote.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/09/strange-artistic-zebra.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Day 111: Get fit!</title><link>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/04/day-111-get-fit.html</link> <comments>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/04/day-111-get-fit.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:48:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Craig Strachan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CapeTown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DailyPhoto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[discoveryhealth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virginactive]]></category> <category><![CDATA[worldhealthday]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/04/day-111-get-fit.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[Day 111: Get fit!, originally uploaded by Craig is shooting. Today is World Health day, and Discovery Health (on our our big health insurance companies) are celebrating by encouraging us to eat health and get fit, so why not head off to the gym for some exercise at lunch time. They also have a partnership [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdstrachan/4499593281/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/nftccache/wp-content/uploads/flickr_backup/4499593281_e8ee7889ee.jpg"   style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdstrachan/4499593281/">Day 111: Get fit!</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/cdstrachan/">Craig is shooting</a>.</span></div><p> Today is World Health day, and Discovery Health (on our our big health insurance companies) are celebrating by encouraging us to eat health and get fit, so why not head off to the gym for some exercise at lunch time.</p><p>They also have a partnership with Virgin Active for really cheap membership fees.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/04/day-111-get-fit.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Firemen at work</title><link>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/02/firemen-at-work.html</link> <comments>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/02/firemen-at-work.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:12:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Craig Strachan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CapeTown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[firemen]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/02/firemen-at-work.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[Firemen at work, originally uploaded by Craig Strachan. Another photo of the fire, this time with the firemen putting it out. When you feel the heat, you start to realise how brave they really are.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdstrachan/4334090433/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/nftccache/wp-content/uploads/flickr_backup/4334090433_1b3f1864ef.jpg"   style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdstrachan/4334090433/">Firemen at work</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/cdstrachan/">Craig Strachan</a>.</span></div><p> Another photo of the fire, this time with the firemen putting it out. When you feel the heat, you start to realise how brave they really are.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/02/firemen-at-work.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Day 51: Cape Town on fire</title><link>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/02/day-51-cape-town-on-fire.html</link> <comments>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/02/day-51-cape-town-on-fire.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:44:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Craig Strachan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CapeTown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DailyPhoto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/02/day-51-cape-town-on-fire.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[Day 51: Cape Town on fire, originally uploaded by Craig Strachan. I was driving home, when I saw a huge fire in some open land. The fire trucks were there, and although devastating to the grass, a great photo opportunity. You can view the rest of the photos here]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdstrachan/4334815160/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/nftccache/wp-content/uploads/flickr_backup/4334815160_1b68b4c545.jpg"   style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdstrachan/4334815160/">Day 51: Cape Town on fire</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/cdstrachan/">Craig Strachan</a>.</span></div><p> I was driving home, when I saw a huge fire in some open land. The fire<br /> trucks were there, and although devastating to the grass, a great photo<br /> opportunity.</p><p>You can view the rest of the photos here</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/02/day-51-cape-town-on-fire.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Shack on side of road</title><link>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/02/shack-on-side-of-road.html</link> <comments>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/02/shack-on-side-of-road.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:54:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Craig Strachan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Buildings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CapeTown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shack]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/02/shack-on-side-of-road.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[Shack on side of road, originally uploaded by Craig Strachan. It is sad that 20 years to the day after FW de Klerk announced that the unbanning of the ANC, the release of Nelson Mandela and the dismantling of Apartheid, so many South Africans still live like this.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdstrachan/4325981894/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/nftccache/wp-content/uploads/flickr_backup/4325981894_65e25f5b7f.jpg"   style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdstrachan/4325981894/">Shack on side of road</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/cdstrachan/">Craig Strachan</a>.</span></div><p> It is sad that 20 years to the day after FW de Klerk announced that<br /> the unbanning of the ANC, the release of Nelson Mandela and the<br /> dismantling of Apartheid, so many South Africans still live like this.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/02/shack-on-side-of-road.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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