I took this photo of the moon a few days ago, simply using the camera's 10x zoom to get a bit closer (click on the pictures to see larger versions in a new window):


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A few days ago, some friends and I visited the small farm some 80 or 90 km east of Pretoria, where I spent much of my youth. I took some photos which, unless I messed up the HTML code or you are using some weird browser, should open in a new window when you click on the smaller images below ( Read more... )

This magnificent fellow with the red, glowing eyes and ominous skull design on its thorax fluttered into the kitchen last night. I caught it before the cat did, and put it down on a piece of paper where it politely sat still for a few photos, and remained still even when I put down a matchbox beside it for comparison. I then took it outside where ( Read more... )

I went for a visit to Groenkloof nature reserve today. Barely twenty minutes or so from Pretoria's city centre, it is one of the lesser known but better attractions this city has to offer. Don't tell anyone about it. I want it to remain as pleasant as it is. Some photos I took there ( Read more... )

I visited the botanical gardens in Pretoria today, for a picnic with friends. I wonder why I don't go there more often. The place is quite delightful, and filled with enough sketchable plants to last one for years. As it turned out I was lazy, because there are very few soporifics quite as effective as a mellow winter afternoon in Pretoria. But I ( Read more... )

I keep on forgetting to post these images, but here they are, finally. I took these photos of a summer storm early in January. The sun was setting, and was visible through curtains of rain, while above, the clouds boiled. It created a quite unearthly spectacle, and these photos do not even begin to capture the full impact, or the amazing range of ( Read more... )