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13 August 2019: Day 3 of our Grand Tour of Scotland: Part 4

June 22, 2020April 12, 2023Posted in KirkcaldyTagged #alba, #August2019, #beautifulbuildings, #bucketlist, #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #canongirl, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capturingmemories, #capturingscotland, #citiesvisited, #coreenkuhnphotography, #countriesvisited, #dadandme, #discoveringScotland, #discoverscotland, #explorescotland, #fatheranddaughtertime, #grandtourofscotland, #Kirkcaldy, #kirks, #landscapephotography, #lovemycanon, #lovemyjob, #lovetotravel, #mypassion, #mywork, #nature, #naturephotography, #nordicvisitor, #onthebeach, #outdoors, #placesofinterest, #placesvisited, #raining, #Ravenscraig Castle, #scotland, #scotlandthroughmylens, #Scotlandvacation, #St Bryce Kirk, #summerinScotland, #townsivisited, #travel, #travelingtheworld, #travelphotographyLeave a comment

Good day everyone,

My fiancée’s daughter is visiting, and instead of planning and writing my blog, I spend my time playing teacher… I normally post on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but I have time, so here I am.

It started raining when we left Aberdour, and we skipped a few of the items on our list, and when we got to Kirkcaldy, it was coming down really hard.

I struggled to get to the park, and when I finally got a spot and got out of the car, it came down extra hard. I jumped back into the car, and we sat and waited. Dad still asked me what I was going to do. I told him Well, if I have to, I’ll take some photos through the window, but we can’t keep skipping places just because it is raining. We will have to skip more than 50% of our tour at that rate.

I spent many hours planning our vacation and researching the places we would like to visit and the places I would like to photograph.

The rain stopped for a while, and I exited the car and took photos of St. Bryce Kirk.

**St Bryce Kirk** **from across the road.**

As you can see, I just loved the church tower. I also took photos of the houses in the street we parked in.

We then headed to Ravenscraig Castle, but I only took photos from the parking lot. Time was running away with us, and due to the rain, it was really wet.

Crow on the beach at **Ravenscraig Castle**

Well, that is all for now. Thank you for stopping by.

Till next time, stay safe.

Coreen

“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
Walt Disney

Views from Yzerfontein Harbour

August 1, 2019May 8, 2023Posted in YzerfonteinTagged #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #canongirl, #capetown, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capturingmemories, #coreenkuhnphotography, #discoversouthafrica, #mywork, #naturephotography, #onthebeach, #southafrica, #travelphotography, #westcoast, #westerncape, #wildlife, Birding, outdoors, Seagull, Travel3 Comments

Travelling back in time today…

Since I started going through the folders on my computer and external harddrives I came across a lot of photo’s that I havent edited yet dating back to 2015.

Today I am sharing a few photo’s form our visit to Yzerfontein Harbour on the West Coast.

It was a cloudy Saturday morning in November 2016 when we decided to go to Yzerfontein for the day. We went to the harbour were I took some photo’s. When we took a strole on the beach I had to put away my camera. The wind was not that friendly and I did not want to harm my camera and lens.

On our way back home we stop at a pub and restaurant for a bite to eat and a cold beverage…

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog. Feel free to leave some comments.

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” Walt Disney

Seaguls

July 27, 2019May 8, 2023Posted in NewsTagged #2019, #blueskies, #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #canongirl, #canongirlforlife, #capetown, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capetownthroughmyeyes, #capturingmemories, #coreenkuhnphotography, #discoversouthafrica, #exploresouthafrica, #landscapephotography, #lovemycanon, #lovemyjob, #lovetotravel, #mypassion, #mywork, #naturephotography, #onthebeach, #southafrica, #southafricathroughmylens, #townsivisited, #travelingtheworld, #travelphotography, #westerncape, #wildlife, #wildlifephotography, Birding, birds, nature, outdoors, Seagull, Travel1 Comment

I am not going to say much today. Here are some random photos of seagulls taken at Table View during our visit there in March 2019.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my work.

“If you can dream it you can do it.” Walt Disney

Round and Round it goes to nowhere…

July 23, 2019May 8, 2023Posted in Table ViewTagged #2019, #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #canongirl, #canongirlforlife, #capetown, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capetownthroughmyeyes, #capturingmemories, #coreenkuhnphotography, #discoversouthafrica, #exploresouthafrica, #landscapephotography, #lovemycanon, #lovemyjob, #lovetotravel, #march2019, #mypassion, #mywork, #naturephotography, #onthebeach, #southafrica, #southafricathroughmylens, #townsivisited, #travelphotography, #westerncape, nature, outdoors, TravelLeave a comment

While walking I spotted this piece of seabamboo on the beach. I saw a great photo in my mindseye but when the waves came it looked 100 better than I imagined.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my work. Hope you aren’t too dizzy…

“If you can dream it you can do it.” Walt Disney

Things we found on the beach…

July 23, 2019May 8, 2023Posted in Table ViewTagged #2019, #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #canongirl, #canongirlforlife, #capetown, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capetownthroughmyeyes, #capturingmemories, #coreenkuhnphotography, #discoversouthafrica, #exploresouthafrica, #landscapephotography, #lovemycanon, #lovemyjob, #lovetotravel, #mypassion, #mywork, #naturephotography, #onthebeach, #southafrica, #southafricathroughmylens, #townsivisited, #travelingtheworld, #travelphotography, #westerncape, nature, outdoors, TravelLeave a comment

While walking on the beach we came across a few things that caught my attention. I love stones and there was a few beautiful ones to be found.

We also found some strange stuff that don’t belong on the beach….

We also came across a few Bluebottles and jellyfish

Thank you for taking the time to look at my work. Hope you enjoyed discovering beautiful and strange things with me on the beach.

“If you can dream it you can do it.” Walt Disney

A Misty Table View in March….

July 23, 2019May 8, 2023Posted in Table ViewTagged #2019, #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #canongirl, #canongirlforlife, #capetown, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capetownthroughmyeyes, #capturingmemories, #coreenkuhnphotography, #discoversouthafrica, #exploresouthafrica, #landscapephotography, #lovemycanon, #lovemyjob, #lovetotravel, #march2019, #mypassion, #mywork, #naturephotography, #onthebeach, #southafrica, #southafricathroughmylens, #townsivisited, #travelingtheworld, #travelphotography, #westerncape, #wildlife, #wildlifephotography, Birding, birds, Clouds, nature, outdoors, Travel2 Comments

Even when it is misty the beach is still a beautiful place to spend some time.

When we got to Table View one could hardly see the Mountain, but that changed after a while and we had clear blue skies…

Thank you for taking the time to look at my work.

“If you can dream it you can do it.” Walt Disney

My photo someone’s qoute… 24 May 2019

May 24, 2019May 1, 2023Posted in My Photos Someone's Words/QuoteTagged #2019, #bucketlist, #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #canongirl, #canongirlforlife, #capetown, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capetownthroughmyeyes, #coreenkuhnphotography, #discoversouthafrica, #exploresouthafrica, #landscapephotography, #lovemycanon, #lovemyjob, #mypassion, #myphotosomeonesquote, #mywork, #naturephotography, #onthebeach, #Scotlandvacation, #southafrica, #southafricathroughmylens, #travelphotography, #westerncape, nature, outdoors, TravelLeave a comment

“A Vacation helps to relieve stress and boredom, gives us a change of scenery, provides us with adventure, and helps to bring us closer to the people in our lives.” Unknown

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My photo someone’s qoute…

May 10, 2019May 2, 2023Posted in My Photos Someone's Words/QuoteTagged #2019, #bucketlist, #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #canongirl, #canongirlforlife, #capetown, #capetownbasedphotographer, #capetownthroughmyeyes, #coreenkuhnphotography, #discoversouthafrica, #exploresouthafrica, #landscapephotography, #lovemycanon, #lovemyjob, #mypassion, #myphotosomeonesquote, #mywork, #naturephotography, #onthebeach, #southafrica, #southafricathroughmylens, #travelphotography, birds, nature, outdoors, Seagull, Travel1 Comment

“Take vacations, go as many places as you can, you can always make money, you can’t always make memories.”

There is only one problem with this quote… To go to places one needs money and if you live in South Africa you need lots of it.

Nowadays there is not many places that you can go to for free. Even if there are no entry fees you still need fuel in your car and that costs more than a loaf of bread these days…

I use to love to travel and take the boys out on day trips during school holidays. Now they are big and do their own thing….

Just this morning I told my dad that I would love to visit Cape Point again. Haven’t been there in years…. When we were children we used to go there when we had visitors from other provinces….

Thank you for taking the time to look at my work.

If you can dream it you can do it……

Tsaarbank what a surprise…

April 25, 2019May 2, 2023Posted in West Coast National ParkTagged #2018, #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #capetownbasedphotographer, #coreenkuhnphotography, #mypassion, #mywork, #onthebeach, #sanparkweek, #southafrica, #southafricathroughmylens, #spring2018, #travelphotography, #westcoastnationalpark, nature, outdoors, SanparksLeave a comment

I have been visiting the Westcoast National Park for years now and never turned of to Tsaarbank…

This time we decided to go and have a look hoping that we don’t need a 4×4. Honestly I was under the impression that it was just a heap of white sand…. Well I could not have been more wrong… It is absolutely stunning and I want to kick myself everytime I think of what great photo opportunities I have missed….

I took some awesome photos of the waves crashing against the rocks. I only stayed in the parking lot because dad was with me and I don’t like leaving him alone. Dad would not have minded if I wandered of to explore more but that’s just not me.

There is nothing better than to visit the park when you have someone with you that shares in your love for nature and photography.

While busy writing this post I had a light bulb moment. Maybe I must plan a day trip and we can spend the day at Tsaarbank. There’s a nice beach and great picnic and braai area…

Here are some of the photos I took at Tsaarbank.

West Coast National Park: Seeberg Birdhide.

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019Posted in NewsTagged #2018, #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #capetownbasedphotographer, #coreenkuhnphotography, #langebaanlagoon, #mypassion, #mywork, #onthebeach, #purpleflowers, #sanparkweek, #southafrica, #southafricathroughmylens, #springtime, #travelphotography, #westcoastnationalpark, #work, animals, Beautiful flowers, beautiful scenery, Bird, blogging, Canon 7D, cold day, Coreen Kuhn Photography, nature, outdoors, Sanparks1 Comment

As we entered the park from the Langebaan entrance our first stop is the Seeberg Birdhide.

Over the past few years visiting the park one notice the change in scenery. I love walking on the walkway and capturing my surroundings.

But that day we were not able to leisurely strole down the wooden walkway as always. It started raining. We were very happy about the rain though. Our dams in the Western Cape was at a critical low before the winter and we needed every drop of water we could get.

From a photographers point of view. A cloudy day always makes beautiful photos and the light is perfect. Only down side was the flowers did not open until it was a bit warmer…. But I still had the beautiful landscapes…..

I hope you enjoyed your walk with us. Our next stop will be The Seeberg lookout…..

Breakfast at Driftwoods

March 7, 2019April 21, 2023Posted in LangebaanTagged #2018, #canon18to200mm, #CanonEOS7DMark II, #capetownbasedphotographer, #coreenkuhnphotography, #langebaanlagoon, #mypassion, #mywork, #nature #outdoors, #onthebeach, #sanparkweek, #southafrica, #southafricathroughmylens, #springtime, #travelphotography, #westcoastnationalpark, breakfast, Sanparks1 Comment

Good day everyone…

Well, after our quick stop in Hopefield, we were on our way to Yzerfontein to have breakfast at the farm stall there… On our way I realized I took the wrong turn off I was supposed to go through Darling instead of Hopefield. This was not a trainsmash instead we headed to Langebaan.

We went to the beach area and parked the car. It was early and most of the businesses was still closed. Then dad showed me that Driftwoods just put out their sign. I asked them if they were open for breakfast yet. The manager said they are busy prepping the kitchen but we are more than welcome to have a cup of coffee so long.

It was a beautiful cloudy and cool morning and we wanted a table with a nice view. We ordered our coffee and started going through the menu to see what we would like for breakfast. As luck would have it I had to pick up on a typo on their new menu’s. Yes I think I am cursed I always pick up on simple stuff like that.

It was not long after they served us our coffee that the waiter said they are ready to take our order…. When dad ordered his breakfast the waiter looked as if he never heard of it before. He asked dad if he can please say it again. Dad repeated his order. I could clearly see the waiter was a bit confused. I then showed the waiter the two menus and he called the manager. We all had a good laugh over the typo.

I can absolutely with no doubt in my mind refer Driftwood’s for your next or future visit to Langebaan. The service is excellent, the food delicious and the staff was very friendly and one felt at home…