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2013-05-23 07:08:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

So how awesome is SA today? I'm still away on a long and challenging shoot, and the weather is not being kind.
Still my heart is back home and it rains in Pretoria and who knows what's happening in the Cape.

2013-05-20 06:40:08 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Greetings peeps from the other side of the world, from late spring in the UK. From the order and function of London

It's grey, cold, raining and full of people , many are wondering around with scarves, hats and boots.
War muffs are worn in the same we wear our sunglasses.

Still it's much closer to final destination. Moral dilemma, our community is about travel in SA, so any photos from Tuscany permitted or no?

I need guidance from the norty and everyone else waking on a Monday morning.

2013-05-16 05:52:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Riddick Full Trailer

So here's the full trailer for the upcoming Riddick movie and we get a lot of Vin Diesel speaking in a silly voice.

But that apart it does look like it's got the potential to be a solid action movie in the way that Pitch Black was. Story goes as follows:

Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to find themselves pawns in his greater scheme for revenge. With his enemies right where he wants them, Riddick unleashes a vicious attack of vengeance before returning to his home planet of Furya to save it from destruction.

As well as Vin Diesel we've got Karl Urban and Katee Sackhoff (which should improve the acting a bit). Also... more »

2013-05-16 05:44:43 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

So google plus is looking kinda vastly different. It fills my 27inch iMac screen with images, text, comments and videos, and its quicker.
We are liking it google.
What you guys think?

2013-05-15 16:09:26 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Cape View Clifton.

A boutique hotel overlooking the best view in Clifton. Great place, super breakfasts and evening meals.

I had wanted to photograph this property for several years and was approached last September. We had 3 amazing days shooting the property and today was staff and the owners shoot.
This was the view 30 mins before the cold front closed up the view.
Their website is actually one of my favourite shoots and I consider it my portfolio piece.

Nice sunset as well!

http://capeviewclifton.co.za/

2013-05-14 14:56:45 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Mango home

2013-05-14 08:32:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Aquaponics - the use of a closed loop system to grow vegetables using fish to supply the nutrients and the vegetables to clean and oxygenate the water.
It typically uses 10% of the water that traditional agriculture uses.
This has to only be a good thing as we will have more conflict over water before the end of this decade.

2013-05-09 06:52:08 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Quest for the perfect coffee -

Protea Hotel Manor in Pretoria rates very highly for cappuccino.

2013-05-16 05:46:49 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

Kimberley from the air.
You can see the Big Hole and the mess of mining.

2013-05-08 06:37:58 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

Want to find out more about South Africa? Talk to the locals who live there, love there and travel, work and experience the real South Africa.

It's an amazing place and whilst there are seldom lions and elephants walking the streets, you will see them in many reserves.

Welcome to Travel South Africa.

2013-05-08 06:36:40 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Leaving to Pretoria, Johannesburg and Witbank for a weeks photography.

2013-05-08 06:36:39 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

On my way to Johannesburg, Pretoria and Witbank for a weeks work.

Would love to catch up with any G+'ers in the area. We had a good catch up in Cape Town some months ago, so happy to do the same.

Saturday 11th May I will be somewhere around Midrand from about 13:00 to 15:00

2013-05-08 06:26:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Want to learn a little more about South Africa from those living there loving it and sharing their experiences and travels around South Africa?

It's an amazing place, so much to see and do.
No we don't usually have lions and elephants in the streets but its something special to behold.

2013-05-06 08:54:55 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

Day one of Trec1000
2 Rangers - Fritz and Rudi are doing a part of a 1000km trec through some of the most incredible parts of South Africa to raise awareness for the epidemic that is destroying Africa's Rhinos.

This is their trip, on YouTube, on facebook, on twitter and their blog - http://trec1000.blogspot.com/2013/05/trec-1st-may-2013-day-1.html
Please follow, share and comment on their expedition, they are great guys, I know Fritz from working with him last year.

Give them some serious waves as they need your support.
#trec1000 twitter

2013-05-06 08:54:06 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Day one of Trec1000
2 Rangers - Fritz and Rudi are doing a part of a 1000km trec through some of the most incredible parts of South Africa to raise awareness for the epidemic that is destroying Africa's Rhinos.

This is their trip, on YouTube, on facebook, on twitter and their blog - http://trec1000.blogspot.com/2013/05/trec-1st-may-2013-day-1.html
Please follow, share and comment on their expedition, they are great guys, I know Fritz from working with him last year.

Give them some serious waves as they need your support.
#trec100  on twitter

2013-05-04 13:48:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Welcome to the 11 members who have just been accepted to the community.
Apologies for the delay in processing the acceptances, but you are very welcome.
Please read through the guidelines in the Rules About Photos and share with us up to 3 of your best Nature in Monochrome images.
If you would like people to comment on your images, please put them in the photo critique section, and please add some comments to your photograph, not just a title, you want people to comment so explain a little about the image.

If you do comment on images remember that we are all here to share images, to grow as photographers, so keep any comments or criticisms fair and polite, and give reasons for your comments. 
It is so useful to get other peoples ideas and views, they do see things differently and may well notice something in a shot that you as the photographer and editor did not.
more »

2013-05-03 05:22:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Had a great shoot this week, Topfloor, the client is involved with supplying precast concrete slabs for affordable housing in Kraifontein, Western Cape.
So your truly was asked to shoot on a building site.
Peerless autumn day, blue skies, no wind, harsh bright sunlight reflective bibs, white concrete slabs and a mix of skin tones to photograph.
It was the 1st of 3 or 4 shoots for the company, updating their marketing for 2013/2014

2013-04-28 10:29:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Sunday morning, afternoon, evening
Do a little good for others, whether today is your special day or not.

A few minutes of perfection!

2013-04-28 08:14:25 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

Cape Flats from a very private home somewhere in Kirstenbosch

2013-04-28 08:11:34 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

So my wife travels up to Johannesburg (see the tenuous link) for the National Thoroughbed sales in Germiston.
This morning they are woken at the Emperors Palace by gunfire, police, swat teams, helicopters, AK-47's and all mayhem, apparently there was a cash heist at the Casino
Swat searched the hotel, arrested and unconfirmed reports of shootings.

#fundaysunday
http://ewn.co.za/2013/04/28/Shooting-at-Emperors-Palace-Casino

2013-04-27 12:58:04 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 17 +1s)

Shot last night, this is 3 frames, 2, 8 & 30 second exposures combined to make this city scape image overlooking the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa

2013-04-27 08:27:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Cry of Fear
Stunningly scary game based on the Half Life 1 engine. 
Free to play, excellent atmosphere and scary
http://store.steampowered.com/video/223710/2028609

#steampunk  
#horror  
#pcgaming  

2013-04-26 10:14:48 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

South Africa Is Awesome ...and so are some of its architects.
Alex Stewart Architects were commissioned to update the wing you can see in this photograph. They have done an amazing job. We caught the light perfectly last night and this is what they will be using as one of their "money shots" on their new website.
(for those who are interested - shameless plug  www.alexstewart.co.za )

2013-04-26 10:10:17 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 19 +1s)

Alex Stewart Architects in Cape Town were commissioned to update the left wing of this home, I was commissioned to shoot it.
Shot with a 16-35mm at F8 using a Canon 5D3 and 3 exposures 2 stops apart I have this amazing image.
The weakest part is the lens, its soft towards the edges of the shot which is a real shame as I don't know what to replace the lens with.
Anyway that is my problem, enjoy a sunset architectural shot of a very very expensive home in Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa.

2013-04-25 05:23:02 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

The World According to Ourselves??

www.yesiknowthat.com

2013-04-24 12:06:24 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

20 years of 1st person shooter games
Watch the evolution of gameplay, graphics and music.

Graphical evolution of First Person Shooters: 1992-2012!

2013-04-22 19:18:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

My 1st entry for the Competition image.
Tembisa and Chiara

2013-04-21 10:24:41 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

A reminder that the competition photograph needs to be in the ratio of 4:5 ie 400 pixels wide and 500 pixels tall.
For ease of viewing, please make them at least 800 pixels wide and 1000 pixels tall.

If you provide a widescreen or landscape photograph, it will need to be cropped to fit the dimensions and may well not appear as you had hoped.

Norty's, please bump this post to the top every few days so everyone can see the dimensions needed.

(unfortunately this photograph is not useable - it was taken last Friday in Malawi)

2013-04-20 20:30:05 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

How is the completion coming along for the new image? Is everyone sending their best portrait images?

2013-04-20 16:55:06 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Touchdown in Cape Town

2013-04-20 14:36:45 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

2 planes for you +Rob Baker, one of each.
Quick run to catch my connecting flight home.

2013-04-20 13:52:20 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

As seen in Sawubona Magazine inbound from Malawi.

2013-04-19 10:28:45 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 7 +1s)

I learnt something new today. I expect most people know this, but I've so much to learn about South Africa

2013-04-18 13:22:30 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Before you go to bed each night and when you get up each morning, please tweet the name of a murdered child to these senators reminding them that they had the power to prevent more voters children be killed.
But they chose to let down their voters and risk sacrificing their children because they did not have the courage or balls to stand up to controlling guns a little bit more.

The link below has the twitter handles of all the senators who have voted against a little more gun regulation.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2013/04/17/senate-background-check-bill_n_3104250.html

2013-04-17 03:44:05 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

On my way to Johannesburg, then Malawi. Still don't like these 4am wake up's

2013-04-15 14:33:57 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Strap your braii down and put away your chairs - here comes the wind
http://www.wavescape.co.za/news/breaking-news/big-rain-coming.html

2013-04-13 16:14:38 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Stunning short sci-fi short.
Read the info on the website, its not what you'd expect
http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/must-watch-amazing-sci-fi-short-rha-alien/

2013-04-13 08:48:56 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

This is a R150,000 a night view - from the Penthouse in the One And Only.
As frequented by the Chilli Peppers and one or two others

2013-04-13 08:46:49 (2 comments, 5 reshares, 18 +1s)

Cape Town from the One and Only Hotel

2013-04-10 04:42:01 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Back in awesomeness.

Landed in Johannesburg at some awful time and now sitting on plane bound for Cape Town.

2013-04-09 08:50:14 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Watching a fantastic tropical storm in Benin City, no chance to photograph, so taking time to think about where I am and what I'm up to.
In the early 1990's my folks took the family to Kenya -
Samburu, Lake Nivasha, The Masai Mara, Tree Tops and the most amazing 2 weeks safari.
Years later I came to South Africa with a woman called Emma and fell in love. Fortunately Emma and I split up but I stayed in love with Africa - it takes you.
Years later I pulled my Great Aunts carer - a South African from Malmesbury / Stellenbosch, we promptly got married, and stayed in London.
In 2006 I returned to South Africa to start a new life. To see if I could set up a photography business. By the time I'd landed I'd got my first commission, and 5 days later I was shooting villas, luxury apartments and amazing places in and around Cape Town.
Africa wanted me. I was offered a... more »

2013-04-06 07:31:01 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

If South Africa is awesome. How is Nigeria? I'm on my way there today.

2013-04-04 12:15:05 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

just googled google and google cant find it

#google  

2013-04-03 13:18:00 (13 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

Re-edit 3/4/2013
This was the 1st shot I took with my Canon 5Dmk1, the day I bought it in the UK. April 20th 2007.

It is totally marred by the sigma 12-24 which i'd used successfully on my EOS 50E / EOS3 & then digitally with my20D, but man it was awful on a better camera
I "accidentally" dropped 6 months later cos it was soft around the edges, poor quality, soft around the edges, had terrible aberrations and distortion and was horrible.


+Gail Browne and I were discussing the weather and contrast in black and white.
I'd noticed that some of here recent posts were softer, more tones of greys, where mine are more likely to be more contrasty.
I joked to say it was probably something to do with the current weather in the UK - grey / cold / snowy / grey / cold and Cape Town - brighter, sunny etc.

Shots and weather do dictate how a... more »

2013-04-03 11:12:00 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Iain Banks - the creator or The Wasp Factory and The Culture is dying of cancer, getting married - will you become my widow and has written his ultimate novel.

2013-04-03 10:10:48 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Ever been caught out with credit card fraud. The numbers are staggering, the way people will deliberately steal from you.
If you take cards for your hotel, your guest house or apartments, consider more aggressive methods of verification.

Worrying article on credit card fraud and how to catch those who have no souls when it comes to stealing.


http://www.iol.co.za/travel/travel-tips/how-hotels-can-protect-against-fraud-1.1494141#.UVv83qtpQsl

2013-03-30 11:37:39 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Hold Grail timelapse shot from a job I'm working on.
#LRtimelapse   #timelapsephotography  

2013-03-30 11:29:32 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Hold Grail timelapse shot from a job I'm working on.
#LRtimelapse   #timelapsephotography  

2013-03-29 14:15:13 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Three shots from my fabulous shoot in the Port of Cape Town, South Africa.
My brief was to record with timelapse the work done on the ship by one of South Africa's largest rope access companies - TOPROPE.
This was the penultimate day of the shoot - Good Friday.

I arrived for the shoot pre dawn to miss the traffic - forgetting its a public holiday so was quick quick to town. 
As I pulled in the last section was being cut, sparks and globules of white hot steel being blown in the wind over the ship, and crackling into the harbour.
As I set up, I saw the puddle, so it had to be a part of the shot - otherwise boring orange lit tarmac.
There was a sense of anticipation as the 55 ton section was lifted into the sky and slowly, so slowly lowered to the ground.

details
Camera set for 1 frame every 2 seconds and car parked to take out some of the gusts of... more »

2013-03-29 14:01:24 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Three shots from my fabulous shoot in the Port of Cape Town, South Africa.
My brief was to record with timelapse the work done on the ship by one of South Africa's largest rope access companies - TOPROPE.
This was the penultimate day of the shoot - Good Friday.

I arrived for the shoot pre dawn to miss the traffic - forgetting its a public holiday so was quick quick to town. 
As I pulled in the last section was being cut, sparks and globules of white hot steel being blown in the wind over the ship, and crackling into the harbour.
As I set up, I saw the puddle, so it had to be a part of the shot - otherwise boring orange lit tarmac.
There was a sense of anticipation as the 55 ton section was lifted into the sky and slowly, so slowly lowered to the ground.

details
Camera set for 1 frame every 2 seconds and car parked to take out some of the gusts of... more »