Christmas candle
Its the night before Christmas...
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24/12/2010
Ruined house
One of those unwritten rules of photography (and life) is to never venture somewhere potentially dangerous or unknown while you are on your own. Always make sure you have backup. Not that a guy like James Bond listens to that kind of advice. But James Bond I'm not, so I ventured as far as the door. There are a couple of old houses at the bottom of South End in Port Elizabeth that is literally falling apart and I decided…
23/12/2010
Mosaic lighthouse art
The upgrade on the Donkin Reserve is well advanced at the moment and as soon as most of it is completed I want to go and photograph and post all the upgrades and art pieces that has been added to the historic Donkin Reserve. The Donkin Lighthouse upgrade was the first part of the project that was completed and an interesting feature that has been added to the lighthouse are these mosaic tiles around its base.
23/12/2010
Saltpan flowers
Its amazing how you often see a photo opportunity and when you go for it you find a whole host of others. I stopped on the Swartkops Road between Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage to get some photos of the old Swartkops Power Station and the flamingos on the salt pans and also ended up with little yellow flowers with the salt pans in the background.
22/12/2010
SAMREC Penguin Release
A couple of weeks ago I was very fortunate to be at a SAMREC penguin release at Hobie Beach here in Port Elizabeth. The South African Rehabilitation and Education Centre (SAMREC) is based at Cape Recife and their main aim is to save and rehabilitate the endangered African Penguins which are found on the islands in Algoa Bay. Once the penguins have been rehabilitated they are released back into the bay to return to what is said to be the biggest breeding colony of African…
22/12/2010
Beachfront flea market
Every Sunday morning the beachfront promenade between the Kings Beach parking area and McArthurs Pool is turned into the Kings Beach Flea Market. Handmade wares share the space with foreigners selling sun glasses and cell phone chargers. There may be lots of junk (junk being a relative word cause on Sunday my only purchase was a cell phone cover bought from a Nigerian) being sold in between the interesting stuff, but its still worth a hour or so walk enjoying the…
21/12/2010
After the rain
Over the last week we have had some good rains fall all over the country. In and around Port Elizabeth it brought welcome relief although not nearly enough has fallen to break the drought. There was enough rain though to get the Baakens River flowing a bit stronger at the 3rd Avenue Dip.
20/12/2010
Proudly South African
I know that this beautiful country of ours has many problems, but I am very proud to be a South African and is very patriotic. I probably would have made a great American cause they know what it is to be patriotic. South Africa has what must be one of the most beautiful and recognisable flags in the world. Although there is no official symbolism attached to the flag, it does represent what is going on in the country today. Black,…
20/12/2010
Around the fire
The summer holidays and Christmas season is upon us and this is the time of the year when friends and colleagues get together to spend some quality (and quantity) time together. One of the best ways to do this is around a fire with a couple of drinks followed by some seriously good food. Bliss!
19/12/2010
Opening of the Season fireworks
Last night the annual Opening of the Season fireworks took place at Hobie Beach after it was postponed due to rainy weather the previous night. I really didn't feel like taking on the crowds and traffic jams on the beachfront for a couple of pictures, so I decided to head up to Lovemore Heights to see if I can get a glimpse from there. It wasn't the best vantage point as you could only see the high fireworks from there,…
18/12/2010
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