Snowy Egret at Black River – 9 June 2015
Last night (8 June) I was running through my Facebook news feed when I saw a post made to the Wider Cape Town Birders Challenge group about an unusual Egret sighting that…
Bryn De Kocks
Bryn is a passionate and opinionated antinatalist and naturalist with a love for nature, the ocean, photography, severe weather and music. He spends most of his time looking for new birds within the Western Cape, taking landscape photographs or behind his computer being a nerd.
Dusk and Her Embrace – Shooting People
Don’t let the title mislead you, this has nothing to do with the Cradle of Filth song by the same name. This post is delayed by about 2 months, since the shoot…
Visiting The Taal Monument, Paarl
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Citrine Wagtail – Second Time Lucky
This past Saturday morning I was running through my Facebook news feed when I saw mention of a Yellow Wagtail reported at Strandfontein Sewage Works near Cape Town. Having the morning free,…
Shooting Cape Town – 13-16 March 2015
I was lucky enough to have an opportunity to stay in Cape Town (Vredehoek) over this past weekend for 4 days, thanks to a friend (Andrew) who happened to be going out…
Another Weekend Adventure
A few weeks ago, the weekend of Valentine’s Day to be precise – I was fortunate enough to get Megan out my side for the weekend, picking her up on the Friday…
Beaches, Branches and Bands
I’ve used up all my alliteration in the title, so don’t expect any fancy word usage for the rest of this blog post (I do have pictures though, lots of pictures). Friday…
Backroads and Butterflies
I can’t remember the last time I was outside with my camera, so this weekend I decided I needed to head out into the post-cold front weather. I wasn’t sure what I…