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High Dynamic Range revisited
A while back, Hartbeespoort Dam Arch wall Tan’ Malie se Winkel to the right of the entrance Tan’ Malie se Winkel to the left of the entrance Tan’ Malie se Winkel the entrance How was it done? Well 2 to...
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Mini book Review: Rick Sammon’s HDR Secrets for Digital Photographers
In my last post I talked about Rick Sammon’s HDR Secrets for Digital Photographers book, I finished reading it last night and thought that it was a good time to share my thoughts on it. In short, if...
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The Voortrekker Monument – Part 2
This time I say “So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish” to this wonderful monument. I will need to return to redo the main room and maybe some photographs for the top, I have a slight fear of heights...
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Basic HDR Photography
I cannot say that I am an expert in HDR or even photography, but I can say that i truly enjoy most type of photography. As many, I wish I had more time to practice it. However I digress, this post is...
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A word on High Dynamic Range
High Dynamic Range or HDR is an abused process that bad photographers use to hide the fact that they can’t shoot. I am paraphrasing here but I heard it, I read it and I disagree and here is why! A...
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HDR Panoramic Photography
I have been advocating and using HDR for certain photographic uses for a while now, the response has been rather positive, I can only assume that I must be doing something right. In the past month I...
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High Dynamic Range workflow
I get asked how I do my HDRs a lot, I more than often direct people to the master and, by definition even if we have never met, teacher Trey Ratcliff. His work is the one that got me back into HDR in...
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HDR Photographers worth looking at.
We all know the controversy around HDR, I personal have heard them all. I believe that HDR has a place in the photography world. I thought that I would show you rather than explain to you why HDR...
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Deliberate Photography and HDR
I was listening to the This Week in Photography podcast the other day, in particular episode #255 and realised that I was not alone. I often plan and pre-visualise my HDRs. I will even scout an area to...
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A picture says a thousand word
I love photography because a single photograph can evoke feelings that cannot always be translated into words. This is an HDR photograph I took earlier this year on the Saint Lucia beach, it still...
View ArticleThe black beaches of Saint Paul
Photo 60 of 356 of the 2015 Collection I was a few thousand kilometers off my usual shooting grounds for 11 days. It was a very enlightening trip and I will return, I did no shoot as much as I wanted...
View ArticlePiton de la Fournaise
Photo 61 of 356 of the 2015 Collection It took a 9 hour round trip on an impossible terrain to get to the top of the Piton de la Fournaise, one of the top 3 most active volcanoes in the world! It was...
View ArticleHaunted Bathroom at the Observatory
Photo 72 of 356 of the 2015 Collection I am back after a sudden unplanned absence, a work project took all of my spare time and that was that, it is not over but I am starting to post again, probably...
View ArticleGermiston Fire Station (Back)
Photo 73 of 356 of the 2015 Collection Being part of a group of photographers has its perks, certainly in this country, if only for the safety aspect. Joburg Photowalkers did a photo-drive around the...
View ArticleJohannesburg City Hall
Photo 78 of 356 of the 2015 Collection Do I love a good dark sky... I am not going to bore you with the history of the Johannesburg City Hall, for that click this link. I am still learning to use...
View ArticleVoortrekker Monument at Sunset
Photo 9 the 2016 Collection With the coming Pretoria wide-angle photowalkI thought it would be wise to scout the area and make sure everything was accessible, that there is enough subject matter to...
View ArticleThe rain cometh
It is Saturday evening and a few photographers have come together on the 50th floor of the Carlton Center and the weather is not playing nice. Once a renowned and hip tourist attraction the "Top of...
View ArticleJoburg Sunset
Johannesburg's air is always crisp after a good rain, that Saturday I was on the 50th floor of the Carlton Centre Tower and, unexpectedly, it rained. Johannesburg suddenly came alive as the sunset...
View ArticleSunday at the train station
Randomly chosen by fellow UK photographer Kim Brown from my Blue collection. Sunrises and sunset alike are funny things, one day they will be the most beautiful thing on earth, the next plain as can...
View ArticleOffices Deserted
Randomly chosen by fellow photographer Russel Harris from my Blue collection. Before 1Fox - The Sheds was hip and filled with good food there was just the derelict abandoned buildings of 14 Alexander...
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