Spring day hike

Pentax K5, Tamron 17-50mm, 1/100, f7.1, ISO160

 While hiking on the Pat Busch Private Nature Reserve recently, I snapped a few photographs of what late spring had to offer from ferns....

Pentax K5, Tamron 17-50mm, 1/200, f8, ISO250

 ...to these beautiful blue flowers...

Pentax K5, Tamron 17-50mm, 1/320, f8, ISO160 

...and these wild iris-like flowers growing along the stream...

Pentax K5, Tamron 17-50mm, 1/250, f8, ISO160 

...to the amazing warm texture of this driftwood washed down from the forests...

Pentax K5, Tamron 17-50mm, 1/180, f13, ISO160

...to this gnarled & stunted tree pushing up through a pile of enormous boulders.

BULL !

Pentax K5, Tamron 18-250, 1/250, f10, ISO160

Just another day in the country, watching our Nguni herd grazing under the mountains while the setting sun splashes the valley with colour.  Who needs a fish tank, these Nguni are so beautiful to watch as they move through the grasslands, just like tropical fish swimming in a kelp filled tank.

Wedding Fever

 I snapped a few shots at a recent wedding held at the Pat Busch Private Nature Reserve.  Congratulations to Carl & Barbara on their union, may they have a blissful life together.

Vistas

Its amazing what happens when you get a little much needed rain....

Our Father

This small fishing village & beach is named Paternoster, or Our Father as in the prayer.  This image was taken after a brief but heavy downpour several months ago.
(Pentax K7, Pentax 16-50 f2.8 SDM)

Rolling Hills

Rolling hills green with the promise of a good wheat harvest, on the way to Bredasdorp in the southern Cape.

Pool with a view

We haven't had much opportunity to swim this summer with the birth of our son Logan and us being off the farm in Cape Town most of the time, but this is what we've been missing...

Elements

I love the architecture of Tokara Vineyards Estate in the Helshoogte Pass just above Stellenbosch - the raw concrete, steel & glass is contrasted with natural stone, bleached wood & shimmering water.

One of our favourite spots

I don't know whether I should reveal its location, it is such a find and I'd like to keep it for ourselves, but this is the woudlkng'dkj ubusoobu in ww;ljlkjggg...........

ok, ok....it's the Wildnerness Bush Camp in...........yup, you guessed it, Wilderness. 

The cabins (if you choose the correct ones) have magnificent views and you can either choose log cabins overlooking the estuary, or forested, hidden cabins overlooking the ocean - each has their charm and we really love this spot. 

  The cabins are fully kitted out for self-catering with indoor fireplaces, outdoor braais, dstv, etc. - the bonus is that they are pretty reasonably priced compared to what else is out there.
The drive up to the cabins is extremely steep and narrow, so if you arrive in an old car......bring an extra clutch :)

Big Daddy

Elephants at the Aquila Game Reserve, just a few hours north of Cape Town.

Going Up

 I was recently invited to 'ride shotgun' on climbing a new route in Montagu with good friends Riki & Justin.

Winter Past

Images of the last snows we had on the Pat Busch Private Nature Reserve, here the Langeberg mountain range wears a nice white mantel, these mountains form part of the reserve.

Beach Hut

Here is another shot of the Beach Hut at Pringle Bay.
I used multiple exposures with my K7 mounted on a Gitzo tripod to achieve the wind movement in the grass.

Water's Edge

I can see the bright future these unused cottages will have in the tourism industry one day, right on the water's edge of the Misverstand Dam.

Cape Town Harbour

A view of Cape Town harbour from Bo-Kaap - probably a 'not so often seen' vantage point.

Off to the beach

We are off to the beach today, but as luck would have it, the weather is overcast with the promise of rain - as opposed to this photograph of Arnistion taken a few years ago.

Good Morning Cape Town

We woke to this view at a recent sleep over in Cape Town, thanks to our friend Garron who has a magnificent apartment.

Vista

Spring in the Napier wheat fields.

Row Boats

The bass aren't biting yet............but soon.  These row boats remind me of the fun we had at Lake Pleasant at the end of the last bass season.

Cape Town Evenings

A quiet evening in Cape Town, far removed from the 2010 WC football fans of a few months ago.