I went to the Pool Deck at the Southern Sun hotel in Hyde Park for yet another colleague’s farewell this evening.  This bar has got the most magnificent view over northern Jozi, and it’s the perfect place to watch the sun setting… especially when you’re sipping on an awesome mojito.

Today’s sunset was most spectacular, and when the sun turned into a fiery red ball, I was taking photos with my iPhone and posting one or two to Instagram, but I just wasn’t getting it properly.  I wasn’t doing the redness of the sun in the very hazy light any justice and  I couldn’t zoom properly.  So I hauled out my DSLR from my Kelly Moore “handbag” much to the amusement of my colleagues, who for some reason hadn’t realised that my handbag was actually my camera bag.  I then hauled out my big 70-200mm from the same bag… and took some proper photos

Sometimes the iPhone just doesn’t cut it

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We travelled to Ballito today, and for a change I actually struggled to get my DSLR out… normally when we travel I have my camera on my lap.  This time it was just easier to use my iPhone and Instagram photos immediately to everyone… rather than taking the DSLR out, and using it.

But, there’s nothing that beats the quality of my camera… and I’m so glad that for part of the journey I made the effort, because I’ve got some awesome art images as a result.

The first 3 were taken as the sun came up while we were driving through the Free State.

and the last 2 were taken in Ballito as the sun set…

I also thought I’d show you the iPhone images I took today…

Hopefully the weather plays along with our plans tomorrow, and we can spend the day at the beach

The traffic was insane this evening and I didn’t go my normal route home; AND I knew I was going to be too late to walk the dogs; AND the sun looked amazing, AND the sky was all murky… all those factors convinced me to take a small detour up Northcliff Hill before the sun set.

I have been wanting to get up there for months, to see if it was still gated, and whether I’d be able to do a shoot there.

I wasn’t disappointed… it’s stunning up there… although I didn’t feel safe enough wandering about on my own when the sun really got low… and in fact I missed the most amazing sunset because of my fear.  Anyhoo, I got some amazing photos anyway… and I’m going to go back… with someone in tow though.

See the full set of 2010 photo-a-day photos on my Project 365 Flickr Set.

See the full set of 2010 photo-a-day photos on my Project 365 Flickr Set.

Park photos again… this time I was very excited to find a sign of spring!! The protea tree I was taking a photo of, had new purple leaves

And it was such a beautiful sight to see, especially after walking in the icy icy icy cold weather!

See the full set of 2010 photo-a-day photos on my Project 365 Flickr Set.