Surf photo

Somewhere along the line I took a photo of the surf and sea, across some rocks. While playing with the photo, I was astounded at how dull and boring the surf seemed, and how the photo was! The photo was grey and miserable, and had no colour or atmosphere. It had nothing! A little Photoshop, a lot of profanity, and I think I captured something in this photo that could mean anything, depending on who is viewing it.

(post by Tony)

Terry at the beach

The boys were sand wrestling or something, and I was driving the camera. I took this photo of Terry and her smile, not totally unawares, but not totally prepared. She doesn't like this photo, but I do. It's one of very few taken in the year or so before then that her smile was totally relaxed and spontaneous, and the eyes....

(post by Tony)

Fireworks display in East London at the East London harbour

I took these firworks display photos some years ago - about 8 years ago I think, at the East London harbour festival. I had an old manual SLR camera, and this was my first attempt at taking fireworks pictures. I used the "B" setting, and kept the shutter down for as long as I wanted, to capture the light in the sky - I didn't have a tripod, and just held my breath trying to keep very still. I think I held the camera shutter in position for about only 4 seconds, perhaps even less. Although these photos are not as clear as I would have liked, I'm relatively pleased with the results. I haven't seen a great fireworks display in a few years now, and am keen to also take my boys to see a good fireworks display - I wonder when there will be another good display in East London? I don't mean little sparklers and small displays, but great big rockets exploding all over the sky - like the display that night at the East London harbour which was awesome.
(post by Terry)

Hair blowing in Africa - well, in South Africa

Actually in Cintsa East near East London, in South Africa, but had fun editing this photo that Tony took of me, and think it looks like it was taken in some dry rural African farmland area - (I loved the movie Out of Africa) Actually taken up at Michaela's Restaurant in Cintsa East, and it was really windy out on the deck, which is why my hair is blowing all over my face in this photo! (post by Terry)

Smoking and taking a photo in Hogsback

Tony smokes a cigarette while using his mobile phone to take a photo of Madonna and Child waterfall in Hogsback in the Eastern Cape, in 2009. Read about Terry and Tony's day trip to Hogsback. Terry's two sons went on the trip too and everyone took lots of photos.
Also read about Terry and Tony deciding to stop smoking standard cigarettes, as they now smoke electronic cigarettes that they bought in East London in December 2009.