Last month Megan and myself were brain storming nearby locations to shoot and she mentioned the Taal Monument being a place she wanted to do a fashion shoot at, so we decided we’d make the 40km trip from Somerset West on the Sunday morning and scout out the Taal Monument’s possibilities. The Taal Monument (Afrikaans […]
Month: May 2015
Shooting The Night Sky
After shooting on my Canon 50D for nearly 4 years, I decided it was time for an upgrade and ordered a 70D. Due to my interests in both landscape photography as well as birding, it was the perfect camera for the budget that I had and aligned well with my needs. The 70D is the […]
Lourensford Wine Estate – Autumn Walk
Lourensford Wine Estate in Somerset West is a location that I managed to shoot in my early years of photography, but due to fairly strict security I haven’t been in contact with them recently in order to shoot inside the farm. A couple of weeks ago however, I came across a post in my Facebook […]
Waterkloof Wines – Somerset West’s Hidden Gem
Recently I’ve been trying to find some new locations to shoot, and while I had pinned down a few within the 30 kilometer range, it’s not always easy to predict a good sunset ahead of time that would cater to driving to the location without a severe risk of disappointment. I ended up turning to […]
De Hoop Nature Reserve Visit – 2 May 2015
It’s been exactly two years since my last visit to De Hoop Nature Reserve, until this weekend that is. On Friday evening, Megan and myself discussed what we would be doing the next day and I asked her which of the Western Cape bird species she’d most like to see in person. Her response was […]