Durban Trip

Slow Exposure

All these images where taken using slow exposure, even the ones taken during the day. In order to get the day pictures to not look completely white I used a filter that only lets in 1/400 of the light.  I enjoy taking pictures using slow exposure as it give the waves a very soft look.

Ships on Horizon

Hotels in Umlhanga

The Light House

All Images where taking using a Nikon D5100

Cape Town Sunset

Cape Town has some of the most beautiful sunsets in the world. When I originally took these photos they had a silhouette look to them but it seems that Google decide to edit my photos and now they look slightly different. However it is still a gorgeous view with the sun setting behind the mountains. Living in Johannesburg has its advantages but it doesn't have mountains. You can't beat mountains.

Warming up the Pizza Oven

One of the best parts of being on holiday is that you have the time to do things you can't normally do when you are working. Making home made Pizzas are one of my favourite things to do on holiday especially when you have a Pizza oven. Before you can even start cooking your Pizzas you have to get the oven nice and hot. So hot that the top actually looks white in colour. Once that is ready and the fire has died down a bit you are ready to start cooking Pizzas. We made spear rib pizzas (That was just the meat we used. Everyone made their own variations). It was made from boiling Springbok ribs in a pressure cooker and then taking off all the meat. All in all it turned out wonderfully. Here are some of the pictures I took during the evening. All of them are of the oven. I unfortunately didn't have a tripod so I had to come up with some kind of alternative for the darker photos.

All the pictures where taken on my Nikon D5100

Day at Montecasino Bird Park

When I was on holiday I decide to take my girlfriend to the Montecasino bird park. We got some amazing pictures, each one telling a different story.

All Images were taken using a Nikon D5100.

Sunday Fun with Flowers

Taken using a Nikon D5100 with a 18-55mm lens.

I was playing around with my camera on a Sunday afternoon when I came across this shot. The sun is behind the flowers giving them a richer colour. It was a hot day in Sunny South Africa giving some beautiful camera shots.

My golden labrador :-)

Taken using a Nikon D5100

These two pictures where taken shortly after I got my new Nikon D5100. The Pictures turned out really well. He is such a cute dog and very well behaved in front of the camera!

Bird from Trogon Bird Family

Hike in the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden with my amazing girlfriend.
Taken using a Nikon D5100.
The Walter Sisulu Nation Botanical Gardens is home to over 200 species of bird in an area of 300 hectares. This bird is  part of the Trogoniformes order. Birds in the Trogon family are usually brightly coloured which makes this picture interesting because this bird appears to be white, black and brown. There are only three specifies of Trogon in Africa and very few are found in South Africa, making this a lucky sighting.