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Ron Belling paintings

Visiting the Ron Belling art gallery is always a highlight for me.  His nautical and aviation paintings are absolutely amazing and what makes it even more remarkable is the fact that he was self taught.  Most of his aviation paintings were done against a historic Port Elizabeth background and I love travelling back in time with them.  We are really fortunate that we have such a fantastic collection of his paintings on display in the gallery in Park Drive.

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21/04/2012
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The Donkin Reserve flag in perspective

I have posted a couple of pictures in the past that included the enormous flag pole and South African flag standing on the Donkin Reserve and whenever I tell people that the flag is about as big as a tennis court they tend to look at me in disbelief.  Well, viewing the Donkin Reserve from on top of one of the buildings in the city centre the other day I could actually photograph the flag and put it into a better…

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20/04/2012
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Die son kom op vir Raakreis

Sonopkoms in Plettenbergbaai met die Tsitsikammaberge in die verte .Wat beteken dit om raak te reis?  Die antwoord is eintlik heel maklik.  Dit beteken om op reis te wees en nie dinge te mis nie.  Dit beteken om alles te sien wat die moeite werd is om te sien, of dit nou 'n bekende landmerk is of 'n klein en onbekende monument.  Dit beteken om nie blindelings te reis nie, maar te verken sonder om na die tyd spyt te wees dat…

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20/04/2012
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Defending the Bay

Late afternoon at Fort Frederick looking east towards the Port Elizabeth harbour and Algoa Bay beyond.  The fort, which is the oldest building in Port Elizabeth, was built in 1799 to protect the Bay from invasion and was the first permanent stone structure to be built by the British in Africa south of the equator.

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19/04/2012
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Lighthouse renovations

The Cape Recife lighthouse is currently undergoing a face lift so it wasn't the ideal photo subject during my Cape Recife visit with the SA Tourism photographer on Monday.  The lighthouse has been closed to the public for quite some time so I'm hoping this is a good sign and that it will be open again fairly soon.

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18/04/2012
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PE is a photographer’s dream

Yesterday I had a stunning day out showing South African Tourism photographer Max Marx around this beautiful city I call home.  I have to admit that I have stopped being amazed at how amazed visiting journalists are when they see how much Port Elizabeth has to offer and how beautiful the area is.  As somebody who really loves PE I get very proud when I hear somebody like Max state that she never realised how much there is to see.  What does make me…

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17/04/2012
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Chapman’s Peak Drive

Chapman's Peak Drive as seen from Noordhoek Beach.Spending 9 days in the Cape during the Summer holidays I had the  opportunity to drive along Champan's Peak Drive on two occasions and just realised again why it is seen as one of the most scenic coastal drives in the world.  Chapman's Peak Drive winds its was along the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula between Noordhoek (where we stayed) and Hout Bay.  The drive is 9km long with 114 curves and…

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17/04/2012
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Lower Baakens Valley

When Fort Frederick (top left) was built overlooking the Baakens River Mouth and coastline in 1799 things looked a little bit different than today.  The river flowed into a fresh water lagoon and the beach was a lot closer than it is today.  These days there is no more lagoon and the river flows along a narrow canal while there are businesses on the river's flood plain.  Since the building of the Port Elizabeth harbour the Fort is also much further from…

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16/04/2012