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Light Chronicles
A photo blog by Chris Franklin
Moving on
I’ve been a bit frustrated lately with Tumblr not allowing too much customization in terms of the look and feel of their blogs. So I have decided to start a new blog in Wordpress where I will post from now on.
I have been able to transfer all my old posts to the new blog, but unfortunately the visitor comments cannot be transferred.
The name “Lightchronicles” was no longer available on Wordpress, so the URL for my new blog is http://chrisefranklin.wordpress.com
Rock solid
Striking colours of the rocks at Dwesa Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape.
ISO 200 \ 70mm \ f5.3 \ 1/50sec
Blind Wine
We bought a few bottles of wine, covered the labels with paper, and had a great evening of tasting with some friends.
“Wine is the most civilized thing in the world” - Ernest Hemingway
ISO 1000 \ 24mm \ f3.8 \ 1.3 sec
Fired Up
2011 has really started off with a bang for us. We have purchased our first house and moved in a few weeks ago! The moving and improvements have kept us very busy, so I haven’t spent as much behind my camera as I would’ve liked to! Nevertheless I had some fun playing with a bonfire at a nearby Farm Market.
ISO 200 \ 24mm \ f8.0 4.0sec
African Sunset
Although I love my city, I start feeling somewhat claustrophobic if I don’t get away from all the hustle and bustle at least once a month. A few weeks ago we were fortunate enough to go on an office breakaway weekend in the Waterberg region. We were treated to a stunning African sunset.
ISO 400 \ 105mm \ f6.3 \ 1/1600sec
ISO 400 \ 105mm \ f6.3 \ 1/640sec
Sacred Ibis
A flock of sacred ibises flies in at dusk to roost in the Willow trees near the farmhouse in Potchefstroom. I was hoping that this shot would be a bit sharper, but I still like the feel and composition.
ISO 200 \ 105mm \ f5.6 \ 1/100sec
ISO 200 \ 105mm \ f5.6 \ 1/200sec
Life on the beach
I have always been fascinated by the detail one is able to find on the beach.
ISO 200 \ 98mm \ f5.6 \ 1/1000sec
ISO 200 \ 105mm \ f8.0 \ 1/1000sec
Tree hugger
These last few weeks have been a bit hectic, but I’ve finally managed to get some time to post this shot of an extreme tree hugger!
ISO 200 \ 52mm \ f5.6 \ 1/400sec
P-town
The façade of a local newspaper’s head office, located right in the heart of Pretoria
ISO 320 \ 105mm \ f5.6 \ 1/400sec
African Currency
The people of the Wild Coast are pastoralists and cattle in particular play a very important social and economic role in their society. The number of cattle held by a village or individual determines much of their importance to the rest of the world. These animals are used as a bride’s dowry, or Lobola as it is known here.
The sight of cattle walking on the beach is quite distinctive along the Wild Coast. We had to wait until our last day of our trip before we were able to capture this unique spectacle.
Please feel free to comment or critique!
ISO 250 \ 105mm \ f5.6 \ 1/160sec
ISO 250 \ 52mm \ f5.0 \ 1/320sec
ISO 250 \ 70mm \ f5.3 \ 1/400sec
