Lakeside from above. Zandvlei in the front,with the Muizenberg mountains in the distance.
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.
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Marina da Gama
A great sunrise early in the morning, caught on the way to work.
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.
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!
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.
I was playing around with long exposures and a tripod after sunset. This pic was taken of Zandvlei about 45 minutes after the sun went down, with a 25 second exposure.
You are looking from the Lakeside End, looking towards Marina da Gama.
A pretty sunrise in Cape Town.
Today, I spent about an hour wondering around Muizenberg beach, and it still amazes me how timeless the area still is. These are the colourful beach huts on Muizenberg beach. Have a look here to see more photos of the area.
A hobo sitting with his few possessions on the beachfront walkway in Muizenberg, Cape Town.
Day 153: The Factory, originally uploaded by Craig is shooting.
I am not sure why, but this building freaks me out a little. It is an old factory in Port Elizabeth that has been converted into offices. However, it looks to me like the sort of place that a Stephen King movie might be set. I don’t think I would be entirely happy working there.
Day 152: Nelson Mandela Stadium is the new football stadium in Port Elizabeth. From above, the petals you can see on the left look like the petals of a giant sunflower. It will be hosting some of the games for the 2010 football world cup.
When visiting wonderful South Africa, or watching the spectacular scenery during the soccer world cup, please do not forget that there are many people in South Africa that live in very poor circumstances.
The people in this picture live in shacks made from discarded pieces of corrugated iron and wood. They don’t have heaters; when it rains, it simply falls through the gaps in the roof. When the wind blows, it blows straight through their houses.
We are moving forward in little steps, and it will be wonderful when we have no more shacks, and everybody can live in safe houses.
