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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Rose tipped Succulent

What is it about succulents that makes them such interesting specimens to photograph?!  Not sure if it's the
shape, colours or even the various textures - but they sure make for pretty pics and even greater abstract 
shots.  This one lives on a friend's patio amidst a whole lot of others from the species...
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Monday, June 20, 2011

Wild Grass

I have a fascination with the simplest of things and how gorgeous they can look 
with the right angle, the right light and some patience ....  
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Gena D Photography for thinking aloud

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Golden Afternoon Light

Late afternoon, golden light, soft, diffused light, puffy clouds...
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Gena D Photography for thinking aloud

Monday, May 30, 2011

Old Camera

One of the old cameras from my collection ...
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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Two Moms and loads of creativity

 Two Moms - a creative duo who source materials, suppliers and crafters with a certain something, and a definite eco-friendly, sustainable living ethic.   These images are from a shoot I did at Kamersvol Geskenke, late last year.
See more about these ladies and view more recent images here





You can also view loads more images from the shoot at Kamersvol Geskenke here
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Autumn Leaves

The title speaks for itself - a shoot of yellowing autumn leaves taken in the 
late afternoon
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Gena D Photography for thinking aloud

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Depth of Field

Another one from a test with sharpness, lighting and depth of field - 
a costume ring in sharp focus against a canvas of the Eiffel Tower in soft focus....
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Gena D Photography.co.za for thinking aloud

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Reading Corner

Well the title says it all .. a quiet reading corner in our lounge.  
I was testing the 50mm f1.4 lens in terms of lighting depth of field, with no particular aim
in mind other than to see what it could do, this is one of the images from this test - 
loved it so much that  I decided to edit and post it....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Introducing... Coco

Introducing Coco - she is a  cross maltese and long-haired daschund - hence the 
wonderful colouring and features.  She's our "baby" totally spoilt, totally gorgeous 
and gets away with murder.   Well with those doggy eyes, hey, who can blame her!!!

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Swallows

I recently captured this image of swallows gathering and preparing for their migration 
to warmer climes - a wonderful sight, although not a positive one in terms of 
temperature - we are heading towards autumn and winter ....
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Friday, December 24, 2010

A Festive Post

 a few festive images from my recent collection .... just in time to wish everyone
a wonderful Festive Season.


  


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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Cupcakes... and more ....


Go on admit it... are these not the most beautiful cupcakes you have ever come across??
These gorgeous creations are made my Lindie of "The Bread Bin" - I met Lindie 
briefly whilst taking photographs at the recent Irene Kamersvol Geskenke event.
As I walked around, I was drawn to this stall, by the vibrant colour and texture, and a 
certain pretty lacy detail....


My curiosity piqued I hovered closer.    I could not believe the beauty of 
these cupcakes ....  In fact too beautiful to eat, I think ....the fine rose petal detail 
and vibrant colour, all simply displayed
on a cake stand and a wonderous lace covered "dome"nearby ...


and then to top it off, they also had an array of fresh breads, displayed in true 
European style - bread baskets and little chalk labels ....  
This stall completely filled my senses, and in fact for an instant, I felt transported 
away to another place, another time.  What bliss to photograph.   
Wishing you all the best Lindie and Johann


Lindie and Johan of the "The Bread Bin" can be contacted at lindie.crumpton@gmail.com

Previous posts on this event here and here
and a full photographic "journal" over here

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Succlent Rose

To me the gorgeous Echevaria looks like another form of a rose.  In fact I'm convinced
that some people refer to these succulents as "desert rose" but, I may be wrong ....

 ...the shape and almost delicate look about them ....
 and not only do they remind me of a rose, I think they go well with roses too, even 
through technically speaking they are on opposite ends of the plant spectrum .... 
I was "playing" around, as I like to do... and put this collage together ..... now tell me
they don't look good together!?
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Sunday, December 12, 2010

"Topiary" creations for Christmas

As I've blogged about before, I recently attended the Kamersvol event in Irene, 
Gauteng  (click for previous post).   It was haven of creativity and gorgeous things ... 
so, whilst there I chatted to a numbers of the vendors who had amazing items on 
display.  Andrea Topiary creations was one of them.   Andrea and Kate run a business 
making wreaths, topiary balls and other festive items, all from an Elgin based farm.   
For  those who don't know, that means it's based in the wonderful Cape.


I simply adore the texture and overall look and feel of these products ... so much nicer
than the fake, tinsel things you get in most stores .....


 L-O-V-E.... even words are available - just perfect for that xmas table or other event ....


and lovely reindeer, which are bound to delight any little one.....

Andrea or Kate can be found via their website on which you can view more 
product information  -  here

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Saturday, December 11, 2010

On the road ... again ....

 We're on the road again... well not literally.  I was recently writing a post about time - 
that fact that at this time of year it appears to be such a "big issue" - I have a few 
perspectives on that thought, but that's for another post.   
 The reason time came up, was that in looking thru my archives (in fact whilst 
"cleaning" out),  I came across a folder with photos taken from a road/ country trip we 
did exactly a year ago (you see, I told you time flies!!).   As I've not blogged or posted
much about this trip and since there are some really scenic shots, I decided, now is as 
good a time as any.....
So, we were on the road to Nelspruit (a main town in the Eastern Transvaal, now called
Mpumalanga) and the largest town before heading out to Mozambique.   These pics 
were of our first stop on the way to Nelspruit, at Milly's just outside Machadodorp.   The
area is renowned for it's trout  and trout fishing, and it's truly gorgeous, so Milly's was 
the place we chose to stop at.   The picture above and below give a very good idea of 
what the surrounds look like ....
 Blue skies, rolling hills of green, lots of water .... to top it off a wonderful mud house 
and nguni cattle - this has got to be one of my favorite pictures of rural south africa .....
 after lunch we continued onto our destination and stopped by an old friend for coffee.  He happens to live high up on a hill, and these two images
are some of the wonderful views he enjoys on a daly basis.   There was a storm coming in so clarity was not at it's best.  Still scenic nevertheless.....
WelI I hope you enjoyed that ... I'll be posting more of this trip over the forthcoming weeks .....

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Gena D Images and {Gena D Photography} for thinking aloud

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