Banyon
Banyon tree in Brisbane, Australia. I was there for a conference back in October. To give some perspective, the branch in the foreground was about shoulder height. Walking through this tree was like being in a maze.
banyon
Camp’s Bay
Camp’s Bay, looking south. And yes, I got soaked while taking this shot, but the water felt great.
Camp’s Bay
Reds
Was strolling along the waterfront, enjoying some bunny chow for lunch, when I spotted these boats out the corner of my eye. I’ll admit, I’m drawn to reds and deep blues.
reds
Rebel XT ISO 100 55mm
Bilton
Got back to the states last night – touch of the jet lag woke me very early this morning.
Found some time my last day in South Africa to get out of town and up into wine country. Many thanks to Jim and Ruen for the idea and for coming along. This is just outside of Bilton wine estate, looking back towards Cape Town.
Bilton
Lunch
After a meeting than ran a little late, before the next meeting, I picnicked here – drove over from Cape Town to Camp’s Bay. A twenty min drive well worth the view, and I went simple for lunch: sandwich, pepsi, and this view. I’m sitting on the beach here and got some great waves-crashing-over-rocks pictures to post some other time.
lunch
Western Cape
Arrived Cape Town, South Africa on a flight from Johannesburg this morning. This was tonight’s sunset from my view – just in front of the hotel as I was checking in – of Table Mountain on the left and Lion’s Head on the right.
Red
Canon Rebel XT ISO 800
~3 sec at 55mm
Contrasts
Another picture from downtown Johannesburg. This is such an amazing place, full of people from all over the continent. Yet the contrast – the stark contrasts – stun me. We had lunch here, then went back uptown for the rest of the day.
Lunch
Constitutional Court
These are the doors – almost 2 stories high – into the Constitutional Court in South Africa. The Court – equivalent to the Supreme Court in the US – is built on the site of an old apartheid-era court and prison. The bricks used in the main courtroom are from that prison. I wasn’t allowed a camera inside, but these doors are hand carved and represent the 27 rights guaranteed in the bill of rights. They’re written in the eleven official languages of the country.
FreedomCanon Rebel XT ISO 100f/4.5 55mm
