Wednesday, December 31, 2008

V&A Waterfront - Birds In The Spotlight

Fish to the light
Gulls to the fish
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Khupuka Concert, Harare, Kyalietsha




A colleague at work
co-runs a youth enrichment program
in his spare time

They call it Khupuka.

A concert was planned
Various groups appeared
With the promise
That there would be sponsors..


The day arrived.
The sponsors didn't.

By the looks of the folk
around the area called Harare
they don't often see an mlunghu
especially on a motorbike!

Khupeka do a great job of keeping kids off the street, giving them social skills, a work ethic aiming towards excellence, teaching singing and drama. They cater to young people from the age of 6 to 16.

If you think you'd like to help, email Lulama (lulama at satso.com)


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Aircraft Carrier


and you think your grocery bill is high?
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On the wing


teamwork
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Cape Aghulas - Winter Blossom

Look at the flowers of the field
your Father in heaven
cares for them.

How much more will he
care for you?
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V&A Waterfront - The US Comes To Town


No 61
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Winters Moon

An idle Wednesday
A winter afternoon
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The Day After The Fire - Red Sun II



Whiter than white
Magnified to 57x
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Smiles


Do you think it's the recession that's getting them down?
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Table Mountain - Painted Sky


This mountain shows a different face every day
At times it's the mountain
At times it's what she wears

Here she has a pretty hat!
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The Day After The Fire - Red Sun


The day after the houses burned down
Cape Town was covered in smoke and ash
The moon turned yellow, the sun turned red
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Monday, December 29, 2008

Sketches


loving couple
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Mountain Views, Sunset Stripes


Cellphone sunset at its best!

Century City really is the place to be when
viewing the setting sun (at least in winter).

That the setting sun remains beautiful
in summer, there is no doubt, but it hides
behind that ugliest of buildings they've called
Knightsbridge, Century City.

What is dramatically observable from this viewpoint
is the change from winter to summer. The winter sun
sets on the right third, whilst summer moves it across
to behind the mountain...
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Samsung Sunset - i560

Cellphones aren't for phoning!
The sun
caught on a Samsung i560
from
Waterview Park,
Century City
Cape Town
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I took this picture whilst driving along the coastal road between Stoney Point and Gordon's Bay, on the night of the Overberg fire that was destined to burn two houses and eliminate thousands of hectares of natural vegetation . I had just taken a picture as I left Kleinmond, of a radiant, shiny, white moon - it's clarity grabbed my attention. Jupiter and Venus were still visible on the horizon, so I pulled into Pringle Bay to try get steady pictures of them, with the idea of using the car to clamp the camera to.

The wind was howling that night, and any attempt at stability was dashed because even the car was buffeted from side to side.

I was so glad I'd chosen to go out there in a car - riding the bike would have been disasterous! All along the road the smoke got thicker and it became difficult to breathe. Inside the car the air was stuffy, yet opening the window let in air that burnt my lungs! I had to get out, even if just for a moment - maybe standing out in that air would be different from the mobile stuffiness I called my car.

The odd colour of the moon, so recently white, demanded another pic.
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Nature - How Green is my Valley


contrasts and textures
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Moon River - Waiting for you


wondrous orb!
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Scenes - Clouds


particulate puffs
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Moonlit Nights - Wistful


mood music
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Sunsets - Century City


dying flames
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Dog Days - Waiting for a Walk


man's best friend
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Cape Town - Edgemead Sunset


lion's head
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Kleinmond Beach - Lone kite


perfect weather, perfect seas
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Kleinmond Beach - Powered Push


wave symphony
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Kleinmond Beach - Jettin' about


Fun's not fun when you're all alone!
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