What's in a picture?
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I am an avid photographer . . . using my mobile phone ever since I was relieved of my brother's Nikon camera while walking down Bree Street in downtown Joburg, on my way to a photography course.
Anyway, I digress. I've taken thousands of photos ever since. I like images that generate conversations that often end up with long or short stories and lots of laughter. It was hard to choose, but I'd like to chat about five of my favourite ones:
When I was at school and varsity, the Jacaranda trees would serve as a reminder of exams, usually that it was too late to study by the time you see them bloom. I also love trees and every October/November I'd take a photo of the Jacaranda trees in bloom and post it on Facebook. Within minutes I'd have friends and family from far and wide comment on how much the trees remind them of South Africa and how much they miss seeing these majestic trees or purple menaces (when you slip on their petals or have to sweep them up).
I have a knack of spotting the unusual in nature. Sometimes it only makes sense to me, but it doesn't stop me from finding little things to marvel at. There's this tree outside my bedroom window and as it grows, i these "eyes" appear for awhile and eventually dry up. I posted one on FB and asked people to guess what it was. It freaked out a number of friends, but I let them stew for a day before I revealed the full photo.
One of my all-time favourites is of my eldest son, hanging upside down on a jungle gym. He was still in nursery school and the principal would take photos of the children every day and post them so parents could see what their kids got up to. This one is in a frame perched on a table in our lounge. Every visitor who sees it for the first time inevitably asks, "Why is it upside down?" And that's how yet another conversation starts. . .
Lastly, I love trees (yes, I know I said that already), birds and the blue sky I see almost every day over Jozi. i love photos that combine all three. We have an Acacia tree in our backyard and when we sit on the patio, we can watch some weavers building nests in it, groan when the female comes to inspect it, decides she doesn't like it and start demolishing the structure. Needless to say, we have many bird stories with which to entertain our guests - from pesky Indian Mynahs, the African Hoep-Hoep and Hadedas who've made their home in our yard and how I once admired an unusual pigeon that perched on my garden table, only to find it killed by our dog Beethoven, a mere 20 minutes later.
So, what's in a picture? I'd say, a thousand words, more or less.
I am an avid photographer . . . using my mobile phone ever since I was relieved of my brother's Nikon camera while walking down Bree Street in downtown Joburg, on my way to a photography course.
Anyway, I digress. I've taken thousands of photos ever since. I like images that generate conversations that often end up with long or short stories and lots of laughter. It was hard to choose, but I'd like to chat about five of my favourite ones:
When I was at school and varsity, the Jacaranda trees would serve as a reminder of exams, usually that it was too late to study by the time you see them bloom. I also love trees and every October/November I'd take a photo of the Jacaranda trees in bloom and post it on Facebook. Within minutes I'd have friends and family from far and wide comment on how much the trees remind them of South Africa and how much they miss seeing these majestic trees or purple menaces (when you slip on their petals or have to sweep them up).
I have a knack of spotting the unusual in nature. Sometimes it only makes sense to me, but it doesn't stop me from finding little things to marvel at. There's this tree outside my bedroom window and as it grows, i these "eyes" appear for awhile and eventually dry up. I posted one on FB and asked people to guess what it was. It freaked out a number of friends, but I let them stew for a day before I revealed the full photo.
One of my all-time favourites is of my eldest son, hanging upside down on a jungle gym. He was still in nursery school and the principal would take photos of the children every day and post them so parents could see what their kids got up to. This one is in a frame perched on a table in our lounge. Every visitor who sees it for the first time inevitably asks, "Why is it upside down?" And that's how yet another conversation starts. . .
Lastly, I love trees (yes, I know I said that already), birds and the blue sky I see almost every day over Jozi. i love photos that combine all three. We have an Acacia tree in our backyard and when we sit on the patio, we can watch some weavers building nests in it, groan when the female comes to inspect it, decides she doesn't like it and start demolishing the structure. Needless to say, we have many bird stories with which to entertain our guests - from pesky Indian Mynahs, the African Hoep-Hoep and Hadedas who've made their home in our yard and how I once admired an unusual pigeon that perched on my garden table, only to find it killed by our dog Beethoven, a mere 20 minutes later.
So, what's in a picture? I'd say, a thousand words, more or less.
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