All of the lights

I've always had a fascination with the views that the Cape Town has to offer, especially when all is dark and the city is illuminated. 

From points like Table Mountain, De Waal drive, even Walmer Estate, Cape Town looks like one big Christmas tree - lit up for all to revel in.

On my drive down De Waal drive every morning, I can't help but regret the fact that I never have my camera with me to capture the beauty of the Mother City with its shades of black, orange and yellow.

So I decided that one night I would venture to the city with that very goal in mind. And though the wind howled and tried to blow me over as I stood in the cold and dark with camera and tripod, I was determined to get my shots.        

I did... and this is what I saw:

Shots from De Waal Drive:

The red and orange lights in the picture below are the lights of passing cars:

Somewhere in Vredehoek?:

On the way to Table Mountain:

Shots from the area just below Table Mountain: 

Beauty through the trees:

I did very minimal editing on some pictures, and none on others, because I wanted people to see what I saw the time I captured the night.

 

xo FaraFiti

Man in the moon

Some say there's a man in the moon. Some say the moon is made of cheese. 

All I know is that on Sunday 23 June 2013 we were to experience one of those sightings that only come around now and then (the moon would be closer to the earth and appear larger than usual), and I just HAD to try and photograph this!

Unfortunately I was unable to venture out to some glamorous spot like the top of Table Mountain, so I headed to the backyard, with camera and tripod and stood in the cold taking shot after shot of the moon.

And then I started playing around with the camera and the moon. :)

So now it looks like the moon was actually moving.

Now it's falling...

So I don't know about a man in the moon or anybody ever tasting "moon cheese", but that night the moon looked absolutely beautiful and it shone bright for all to see.

xo FaraFiti