Shot from the outside during the ‘twilight zone’. The kimono on the wall is handmade by Yvonne.
Tag: photography
The Chameleon went to the Photoshop
Sometime ago I submitted a picture of a very shy ‘Bloukopmannetjie’ (Afrikaans name for this ‘Blue Head’ chameleon). Early this morning I photoshopped a bit with this little guy. He is now exploring the beach.
Misty beach
Picture people in the mist is something I haven’t done before so there was my change/challenge last Sunday. No photoshop involved except a bit of cropping and the copyright notice.
Portrait in Black & White &Blue
Just our dog with this toy. As is, no Photoshop.
Portrait in Black & White &Blue
Just our dog with this toy. As is, no Photoshop.
More reflection
No photoshop was needed. Just a semi-automatic adjustment of my camera (Sony A77 VQ): ‘Scene Selection’ and than ‘Sunset’; hence the sunset color. Shot during midday from our bathroom through the glass sliding doors towards the outdoor shower with yellow walls. Visible reflected are the joints between and the structure of the bathroom tiles.
Faces
Portrait of a stunning couple:
The trick that did it.
Last Sunday I had difficulties in photographing a chameleon nearby the beach in Die Kelders between Stanford and Gansbaai. Only when I put my camera in the bag the little creeper came out of his hiding. Whenever I opened the bag it rushed to its hiding in the rocks. That repeated a few times until I did as if I was putting my camera in the bag. After it realized that the camera is a harmless instrument the chameleon posed patiently provided I did not come too close. Beautiful creature! Locally people call this chameleon ‘Bloukopmannetjie’ (‘Little Blue Head Man’) and you find them all over. These are shy animals and will only come nearby (but not too) if you sit still for a while. The portraits are made with a Sigma 70-300 mm macro lens fully zoomed in.
The Moon
Last week Friday as seen from our garden:
Early morning landscapes
Love to make pictures with sunset and sunrise. Last week Friday morning I went with the bearing in mind that everybody was still asleep. In the village yes but outside in the rural part of Stanford farmers and their workers begin their day as soon as the first light appear at the horizon. It was a bit drizzling at the acres where they just harvested but that gave some of the pictures an extra dimension. Did not have to use Photoshop for colour adjustments except for changing one picture into B&W and some ‘cutting edge technology’…… All pictures made with my Sony A77 VQ camera and I only used the Sigma 70-300 zoom. I adjusted the camera to landscape photography.
Herman van Bon Photography 