First Light, Paternoster
I wrote in a previous post about fulfilling a long-standing wish of my mother’s, to visit the little fishing village of Paternoster, on the Cape West Coast: most of the … Continue reading First Light, Paternoster
Tag: landscape photography
The Malutis, Clarens
Here is one final image from our family get-together in Clarens in the Free State – a landscape.
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Drakensberg, dawn and dusk
I was out in the evening, and up early in the morning, as I observed in my last post, chasing the light in the Drakensberg, hoping for something dramatic. What … Continue reading Drakensberg, dawn and dusk
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Chasing the light in black and white
With the Natal Midlands behind us, we headed west, toward the northern Drakensberg, for the final three nights of our holiday meander. We’d booked ourselves a cottage at the Berg … Continue reading Chasing the light in black and white
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Midlands Meander
The Midlands Meander in KwaZulu Natal – well, meanders, criss-crossing the N3 that links Johannesburg to Durban, offering the traveller a network of scenic routes that winds through hills and … Continue reading Midlands Meander
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The Natal Midlands: Two Gates and a Landscape
Two sets of gates on Beverley Farm, in the Dargle Valley; two interpretations. The one gothic, the other more bucolic. The landscape shows the Karkloof, where we spent a lovely … Continue reading The Natal Midlands: Two Gates and a Landscape
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Trees, Beverley Farm, Dargle Valley
We left Johannesburg on the last Saturday in July, around ten o’clock, for a much-needed break – five nights in the Natal Midlands, followed by three nights in the Drakensberg. … Continue reading Trees, Beverley Farm, Dargle Valley
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Notes from Fathers Day
There are two new dads in our immediate family – my two sons-in-law, Shaun and Gareth. Fathers Day this year was the first for both of them, and I wonder … Continue reading Notes from Fathers Day
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Fork in the Road
When you come to a fork in the road, take it, said Yogi Berra – and if that isn’t a piece of advice befitting Samuel Becket and Waiting for Godot … Continue reading Fork in the Road
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Photographs and Signs
The eye picks up patterns everywhere; pattern, lines, composition are the basic elements of a halfway decent photograph, along with (especially in black and white images) form and texture. Look … Continue reading Photographs and Signs
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Fall, Bailieboro
For fifteen years, maybe longer, our friend Chris has been the organizer and convenor of an annual pumpkin carving. For the past couple of years, this has taken place at … Continue reading Fall, Bailieboro
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Foggier – three images
Three black and white images of the morning fog on Seneca Lake in upstate New York. These might be my favourites, of the lake images…
