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