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Yearly Archives: 2016

Water Droplet

I had a bit of fun with water droplets. I tried out some new lighting techniques and playing around with the effects of different color filters in combination with the lighting.

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Lightning

I have never photographed lightning before, however when we stayed over at Golden Gate in the Eastern Free state, I had the opportunity to try and got a few shots.

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Supermoon

"A Supermoon happens when a Full Moon or New Moon coincides with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth; also called perigee. A Super Full Moon looks around 12% to 14% bigger than its counterpart, the Micromoon. The Supermoon on November 14, 2016, was the closest since January 26, 1948. The next time a Full Moon […]

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St Paul’s Cathedral

We went to London one evening while we were in the UK earlier this year. This was one of my night shots of St Paul’s Cathedral.

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Badminton

Last week was quite a busy week with the SA Veterans Championships in Bloemfontein. My husband, Werner and his partner, Johan, made it to the semi-finals in the men’s doubles. This was one of Werner’s shots from the semi-finals.

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Roelof & Roz

I had the privilege to photograph, my younger brother, Roelof and his wife, Roz’s wedding. Congratulations!! It was very special for me. It was also my first UK wedding.

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Hever Castle

Hever Castle is located in the village of Hever, Kent, near Edenbridge, 48 km south-east of London, England. It began as a country house, built in the 13th century. From 1462 to 1539 it was the seat of the Boleyn, originally ‘Bullen’, family. Anne Boleyn, the second queen consort of King Henry VIII of England, […]

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Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London built in 1886–1894. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London (Wiki).

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Bristol Millennium Square

Millennium Square is a location in the centre of Bristol, England. It was built as part of the At Bristol development, and has become a popular public area (Wiki).

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Bath

Bath is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, known for its Roman-built baths. The city became a World Heritage Site in 1987 (Wiki).

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Stonehenge

We visited the well known Stonehenge. The cloudy weather provided soft light ideal for photography.

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Barn

We arrived in Basingstoke, UK. This is the old barn from Basing house. There is a nice pub, where we had dinner.

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Timbre+

Arriving back in Singapore our friends showed us this food court, Timbre+. It is very popular amongst the youngsters and it is built with containers and some of the restaurants serves their food from old caravans. Many of the walls is also painted with graffiti. A live band also draws much attention.

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Patong Sunset

Today was the first real sunset in Phuket since we arrived. It was a beautiful display of colors.

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Lady Boy

Bangla road in Patong, Phuket has many entertainers, such as this lady boy.

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Composite

I have done some photos to play with composite ideas. This was one of my creations from previous posts.

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Patong Beach

As it rainy season in Phuket, dramatic clouds and a rain storm a different landscape from the normal colorful sunsets.

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Thailand

As we were approaching Phuket, Thailand, all these small islands were visible from the plane.

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Werner

We also got the chance to do a bit of exercise by playing badminton against some of the local Singaporean and I got the opportunity to do a bit of sport photography by capturing Werner in action.

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Dubai

We started our holiday by flying via Dubai. This was just as we entered the airport taken from the plane.

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Milner Manor

From time to time I get the opportunity to photograph some guest houses. This one is Milner Manor in Bloemfontein. As the moon was a bit fuller, it lit up the clouds.

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Stefan

I had the privilege to photograph Kovsie’s Mr RAG, Stefan. It was such a fun shoot. I also had the opportunity to do some Steam punk shots with him.

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Calvert

I have such fun shooting the Kovsie RAG finalists. This is Calvert, also one of the top ten finalists.

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Schalk & Angelique

Congratulations to Schalk & Angelique who celebrated their wedding at Goose Hill. It is said that rain on a wedding day is good luck, luckily the weather gave us a chance to get outside.

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Cherrie-Lee

I had a lovely shoot with Cherrie-Lee, who was one of the top ten Kovsie RAG queen finalists.

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Garth & Chanelle

I had the privilege to capture Garth and Chanelle’s wedding. Congratulations!! The wedding took place in Centurion and it turned out to be a beautiful day.

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Monique

When doing modeling portfolios, I always try to include a head shot as well. Monique came for a portfolio shoot and from her shoot her head shot was my favorite.

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Piet & Irma

Piet & Irma celebrated their wedding at Pepermossie in Bloemfontein. Congratulations!!

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