In Cork City, the double-storey Nandos is impressive compared to what we’re used to in South Africa where it’s more of a take-away vibe. It’s got plenty of space with high ceilings, a modern feel and a large menu. Staff usually welcome us and show us to a table with a menu in hand, but then we’re expected […]
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Brunch at the Peregrine Café
A while back on the way to Hermanus, we stopped at the Peregrine Farm Stall in Elgin (Western Cape) and grabbed a brunch at the café. Every-time I go in there I do a tour of all the local produce, weird preserves and fresh bakes at that farm stall. It’s really difficult to leave without quince […]
One Day in Nature’s Valley
Monkeys, Knysna loeries, deer, snakes and dolphins are a few of the things that you might be lucky enough to see on a stop-over in Nature’s Valley. Off-season times are the quietest, and can still have good weather. We visited the reserve area towards the end of April and had the campsite, and most of […]
Macro at Kirstenbosch
A friend and I decided to practise our macro photography at Kirstenbosch Gardens in Newlands one morning. I used a Vivitar macro zoom less made for a film camera (one of my grand-father’s lenses) on my digital SLR and she used her new digital macro lens. I had to play around with exposure and manual focus which […]
Muizenberg & the 20mm Vivitar
The 20mm Vivitar was one of the lenses that I inherited from my grandfather and has fungus growing inside it. Part of the lens can’t be opened up, but the part that can be has been cleaned. Anyway, it’s all manual focus and exposure and the fungus remaining still gives the photos an experimental feeling with distortion at […]
My Sister
Years after my grand-father died, my uncle gifted me with my grand-father’s old film camera gear. A few of the Nikromat lens mounts work with my current digital film camera, but it’s challenging to use since most of the focus and exposure is manual. It’s kind of useful though, to help me to get in touch with the […]