Tag Archives: B&W

Rainshower droplets

                          Gamla stan is reportedly the oldest part of Stockholm. It’s situated on one of the islands that make up the city. The image above was taken after a … Continue reading

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Llandudno feeling old

Here’s an image taken at Llandudno beach. I’ve processed it into black and white, and I think it gives the scene an aged and dreamy feel.  Aperture: ƒ/11 Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Focal length: 50mm ISO: 100 Shutter speed: 1/180s

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Tankwa – murky mountains

Tankwa Karoo National Park is an amazing place. Our chalet overlooked not much really, just lots and lots of nothingness filled with low scrubby bushes. The image above was shot with a telephoto into the light. Being an environment with … Continue reading

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Cross and sunflare

                          Remember that the Languedoc region is famous not just for cassoulet, but also the Cathars, so religion and Christianity are a big deal out this way even … Continue reading

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Harbour wall silhoette

                          This is taken from inside the harbour basin, looking back at the tower at the end of the breakwater. It’s in black and white and copped square. … Continue reading

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Sunflare and pier

As our boat cruise rounded the corner into Cape Town harbour, the sun was neatly position behind the watchtower at the end of the breakwater. Shown here in black and white.

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Cape Town harbour breakwater

                          This is part of the breakwater protecting the inner basin of Cape Town harbour. Again, shown here in black and white    Aperture: ƒ/7.1 Camera: Canon EOS 5D … Continue reading

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Blast from the past

  ##Well, the book I self-published with the images from our Israel trip arrived, and we’re really happy with the results. So, now it’s time to dig into my archives and pull out some other images that I’ve not seen … Continue reading

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Jerusalem – the Old City at night

We’ve not used AirBnB before, and if our experience in Jerusalem is their standard offering, we’ll definitely be using them again. Wow! is all we can say. Really topnotch stuff from start to finish. It also helps that we picked … Continue reading

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Israel – stage 1: getting there

Having the privilege of something really special often means there’s a sacrifice to be made somewhere else. Living in South Africa, and Cape Town specifically, and traveling to, well, pretty much anywhere overseas is somewhat of a mission. Very few direct … Continue reading

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