It has been a while since I did any birding photography. At one stage in my career that was all I focused on and one way or the other I just stopped. Why I have no idea but this I can say I have missed it a lot. I think it is time to start doing it again. I totally forgot how to do bird in flight photo’s and jeez did I have a lot of out of focus ones….
About a week ago I went to visit a dear friend in Table View. I grabbed my camera bag just in case… So glad I did.
I decided to go to Blaauwberg to check out a new spot for some future photo shoots. Got some beautiful photo’s of our beloved Table Mountain from different angles.
I also spend some time there photographing the waves breaking against the rocks with Table Mountain in the background.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
Robert A. Heinlein
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong.
Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
For Lizette’s third photography lesson I decided that a field trip will be the practical thing to do. I took her to Melkbos, Blaauwberg, Table View and on our way back we stopped on the Vissershok Road and at Clara Anna Fontein.
At Melkbos Lizette had to take some landscape photo’s using her tripod and her 18-55mm lens. She had to move around and capture the area from different spots. She also had to play with her ISO and her Aperture Priority. She had to make sure that the photo are in focus and also at the right exposure. To get this right she had to play with her ISO and F-Stop settings.
Here are some of my photo’s taken at Melkbos also using my Takara Tripod, My Canon EOS 7D and my Canon 18-200mm lens.
It was freezing cold and we moved on to our next destination Blaauwberg. Here I borrowed Lizette my Sigma 70-300mm. She was in love with the lens. The main reason I think is because she could zoom in. Again she had to use her tripod and also do some free hand shots of birds in flight. We also had to test our patience to get some nice splashes against the rocks.
Here are a few of my photo’s taken at Blaauwberg.
After our shoot at Blaauwberg we went to Table View were we had a light lunch and the I went and took some photo’s of the ship wreck. I’ll post a series of the ship wreck over the years one of these days.
We then went home via Vissershok Road.
Our last stop before heading home was at the fence of Clara Anna Fontein a Private Game farm not far from us.
A Father Is: There in every memory. See his love and care, Strength and hands to count on. Freely he does share. Provider, toil so faithfully. To make our dreams come true. Give strong and tender discipline though it is hard to do. A Father is God’s chosen one. To lead the family and point it to His will for life Of love and harmony…
“Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.” Benjamin Disraeli
Elephant, Addo National Elephant Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa,2010
” An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. The truly wise person is colorblind.” Albert Schweitzer
Hermanus, South Coast, Western Cape,South Africa, 2012
“It is health which is real wealth, not pieces of silver and gold.” Gandhi
On Route to Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa,2012
” All you have is now. The measure of our peace of mind and the measure of our personal effectiveness are determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment.” Andrew Matthews
Warthog,Addo National Elephant Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, 2010
“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world right in the eye.” Helen Keller
Kraaifontein, Western Cape, South Africa, 2012
“Life flows on within you and without you.” George Harrison
Potsberg, West Coast National Park, Western Cape, South Africa, 2012
“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” Mahatma Gandhi
Elephant, Addo National Elephant Park, Eastern Province, South Africa,2010
” You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.” Zig Ziglar
Elephant, Addo National Elephant Park, Eastern Province, South Africa,2010
“Lost time is never found again.” Benjamin Franklin
On Route to Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa,2012
“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.” H Jackson Browne
Karoo, South Africa, 2012
“The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.” Dalai Lama
Elephant, Addo National Elephant Park, Eastern Province, South Africa,2010
“Happiness is something that you are and it comes from the way you think.” Dr Wayne Dyer
West Coast National Park, West Coast, South Africa, 2012
“As you reach your goals, set new ones. That is how you grow and become a more powerful person.” Les Brown
Blaauwberg, Western Cape, South Africa, 2012
“Believe deep down in your heart that you’re destined to do great things.” Joe Paterno
On Monday hubby took me to Blaauwberg on the Bike so that I could capture some everyday life photo’s and of course some landscape photo’s. When I walked past this one lamppost and saw the rust on it my first thought was texture the Travel theme….
Yesterday Hubby spoiled me with a outing to Blaauwberg on the bike. I love sitting on the back and taking in the surroundings.
I took this photo of Table Mountain as my photo of the day. Table Mountain had a Tablecloth of clouds over it. It was cold on the bike but when we were down at the beach the weather were perfect and only a slight breeze.
This morning Hubby took me on an outing to Blaauwberg. Here are some more everyday life scenes.
Every day people need to clean up our streets….
Okay I believe in job creation. But oh my goodness just look at the mess people make. Why do the local municipalities even bother putting dustbins all along the sidewalk?
“As people alive today, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our responsibility toward others to ensure that the world we pass on is as healthy, if not healthier, than we found it.” Dalai Lama
Everyday someone is cleaning our beaches…
This is so sad. Can’t people keep their bottle or paper in their beach bag or in their hand till they find a dustbin…
Everyday someone is filling up their vehicle with fuel or diesel…
Every day we spend time with friends either together or keeping in touch with different communication mechanisms.
Every day ships are sailing in and out of harbors….
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