31.7.11

31.7.11, a photo by jenswinkler.ch on Flickr.

Three Ostriches near Cape of good Hope (and Cape Point) in the famous golden light of the Africa version of the golden hour. And after the quick sunset (can anybody explain in simple words why it gets a lot faster dark than in Switzerland - post it in the comments please) it like someone switched it off - dark, very dark.

Light: AL

30.7.11

30.7.11, a photo by jenswinkler.ch on Flickr.

Zuki Matamo - offers massage at her stall at the Hout Bay Indoor Market. Marc can recommend her head and neck massage. She is coached by Margie, who is helping her to manage an own little business. Zuki lives in the close by township Imizamo Yethu and was very kind to let me take her portraiture after finishing her lunch.
I also made a picture of her college Nontsi Sikhphe. Thank you both for modelling for me.
I hope these pictures can be of any use to push your business - good fortune.

For my part this was the first stranger portrait in Africa, after I decided to continue taking them here in Cape Town Area yesterday.

Light: SB26 in a lumiquest III, 24mm, 1/32 power, handheld left and above on a ETTL Cable, that doesen't work ETTL wise with the Nikon (of course).

29.7.11

29.7.11, a photo by jenswinkler.ch on Flickr.

Seafood in Cape Towns Panama Jack's is great - we verified this fact tonight in this harbour workers shack - eating delishious tunafish.
After a day where we traveled with Minitaxi and train and visited Montebello we went out for dinner.

Light: AL, Tokina 11-16mm, f 2.8, 1/4sec handheld, lens resting on the table

28.07.11

28.07.11, a photo by jenswinkler.ch on Flickr.

Hi everybody. I am back online in South Africa. There is a Gap to be filled from the 19.7.11 when I get back home. So I will just continue writing from here on. I had a harddisk crash (probably from the flight) and some software problems with the Canon Software on this borrowed Computer of my brother in law, so Post is not top and no borders etc. but so what - I am on vecation.

Today we visited the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, ZA, because it was raining today. I just had my small G11 Camera with me to feel more relaxed, but in this was unnecessairy, because all the tourist were walking around with their DSLR in front of their stomach.
This is a Jelly Fish (do you know Lewis Armstrong...) and I like the contrast with the screens in the background.

Light: AL and Ultra-Violet

27.7.11

27.7.11, a photo by jenswinkler.ch on Flickr.

Today I had a good idea that turned out to be a bad idea…
I decided after talking todays plans over with Marc, that I would take my Canonbaby with me hanging on the sun sniper strap, to free me from the backpack etc.
Sofar so well. But walking through the
Malay Quarter called Bo-Kaap (Capetown) Marc said, it would be better to hide it away. From their on I felt very unconfy, trying to cover it up with my raincoat. The next days I changed taktics and carried the G11 in a pocket, if I felt unsecure.
The children played here beeing the only ones, the grownup were standing around and kind of looking to all sides secretly.

Light: Overcast sky

26.7.11

26.7.11, a photo by jenswinkler.ch on Flickr.

Our guest house in Joburg.
Behind some impressive fences we returned to the nice place we had left a few days ago. The scissors between rich and poor is very wide open in ZA and I can't ignore or forget it, but start to adpat and get used to it. I belong to the rich, others are poor. That is a fact. No cheating here.

Light: AL + oncamera Flash to backwall above me.

25.7.11

25.7.11, a photo by jenswinkler.ch on Flickr.

Warthog child.
Well know from the lion king wee saw several - but be aware, they can attack you kamikaze sti head on and will defend their children that way against lions and lepards.
Our guide said, they have faces only a mother can love.

Light: ZA Morning sun