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Paris – low cold winter sun
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Blue and Gold
Today’s photo: Blue and Gold. A long exposure shot taken near Simonstown in the Cape Peninsula, as the rising morning sun illuminated the jagged sandstones of the False Bay coast. A further by product of my endless (and so far unsuccessful) attempts to capture effectively the sun rising behind the False Bay lighthouse. These attempts…
Getting the bread
Today’s photo:Getting the bread. This shot was taken in Nalliers, on the river Gartempe in the Vienne region of France. The old gent was notably wobbly on his bike, and seemed to be heading out to get his morning baguette. Note: Click photo to enlarge – back button to return. This now works for the…
Some Malaysia travel snaps (with a little work from LR3 and Sagelight)
As is my practice now, I only took my little Fuji F900EXR camera with me on our recent trip to Malaysia and Bali. I continue to be impressed with this tiny but powerful camera, and have recently been exploring what be done with a little further processing. Over the last 6 months or so, I…
Gironde Carrelet at dusk
” Today’s photo:Gironde Carrelet at dusk. An evening long exposure shot around sunset, of one of the iconic fishing jetties, or ‘Carrelets’ on the banks of the Gironde. This lovely river flows into Bordeaux, and flanks some of the most famous locations in French wine. It is also home to little fish, rather like Whitebait,…
Morning, pristine
Today’s picture. Taken at about 8:30am on Noordhoek beach before the arrival of many children. There are a few things restricting my shots currently. The wind is very strong at the moment, but the skies are clear. Sand blowing off the beach has a pretty abrasive effect on camera lenses, so its important to stay…