My home country… & although I’m in Edmonton for the moment, ‘Home is where the heart is‘… Proudly South African and excited to share these photos with you!!!
Tungsten balance…
Isn’t this how a cellar should look like??
Landscape
A view over Cape Town (unfortunately not from the top of Table Mountain)
Colours of the bushveld…
Black sand…
Looking back at the hidden mountains!!!
Table Mountain with Cape Town looming below…
Tower of Terror!!!
Entering the Swartberg Pass (HDR)
Agapanthus Africanus Photograph 7
Pekoe Tea Plantation (Magoebaskloof, South Africa)
January 1st views… So peaceful!!!
HDR from 3 shots (-1,0,+1), post-processing in Photoshop
The first inversion…
I love this photo… It’s got a mountain (Table Mountain), clouds, sunburst, lens flare… Don’t ask me why!!!
Keep your head held high this week…
Big BIG big jelly fish… My foot for scale!!! 🙂
My bf and a friend silhouetted against the sunset!!!
The third inversion…
Agapanthus Africanus Photograph 6
In the air… Loving the view – we landed in showers – Scary!!!
Our bed for the night!!! A camp-site with a view!!!
The 3 pine trees on the hill behind this beautiful farm!!!
A rainbow appeared after a few days of showers… It was gorgeous!!!
Magoebaskloof, South Africa
New Year 2012 – HDR sunset
Coffee frosting (my first try…) – I usually do normal white/butter icing!!!
South African garden!!!
View over the Pekoe Tea Plantation!
Panorama – A great day on the beach…
Self timer shot!!!
One of their goats sneaking a peek at us!!!
The Young !!!
Gorgeous Table Mountain
Wind waves on sand
Sunset view panorama!!!
A great view of our beach…
A street lined with Jacaranda’s!!!
Hartbeespoort, South Africa
Last views of Delheim!!!
Establishment of the JSE…
Goat scratching against the wall!!!
Crossing paths with a boat!!!
Me & HWTHB sitting on the wet road!!!
Close-up of the sign – I loved that the different clubs & organizations all left their “mark” here… so much character!!!
The roofs & weather made this feel like somewhere in Asia!!!
Our Set-up!!!
Lilies in the dam…
Entrance to the Swartberg Pass
Cold COld COld….
I also have an HDR of this shot, but my trusty little snapper has a much wider angle than my slr… so I decided to go for the snapper shot – the scale of these majestic mountains seem more impressive!!!
Magoebaskloof, South Africa
The trees grow in the direction the wind blows them
Panorama – The most beautiful sunset EVER…
BLOG
Heading into 2012… What lies ahead??
Wine tasting list!!!
A totally blurry photo – Please excuse it as it is difficult to eat & take a photo…
Proudly South African Milk Tart
On a special lookout bench… overlooking the ocean!!!
Sea, Mountain, Sky …
Cheese Platter – view 2!!!
– – – True Beauty – – –
HDR sunset – taken from a stand that we are going to own someday… 😉
Loftus 2012
Snapped while driving… so, not quite right, but nevertheless – I present Greenpoint Stadium!!!
ABOUT
The Vibrant !!!
Magoebaskloof, South Africa
Bells Rock !!!
Looking back on the road we have driven (HDR)
My beautiful rose from HWTHB!!! 🙂
The build-up of anticipation – the calm before the amazingness!!!
Home is where the heart is…
Wow! Wow, wow,wow… Dis ontsettend goed en foto’s is stunning! Regte ambassadeur vir SA. 🙂 xxx
Wow! My dream is to go to Africa someday as a photographer–how neat you get to do that! 🙂 I guess I’ll just have to be content with Alaska. 😉
I really hope your dream comes true someday!!! We are in Canada now & missing SA a lot!! Going back for a visit in December & can hardly contain our excitement!!! We would love to visit Alaska while we’re up here!! If we do get the opportunity, I’ll let you know!!! 😀 **
Totally! I’d love to give you tips on the best places to see (and shoot!) 🙂