Instagram

This weekend I started to use Instagram. It's easy and fun.

I've decided to take a break from posting here on Daily Helen and post there instead - maybe daily, maybe less, maybe more. We'll see. I may change my mind and come back here (but probably not). 

To the two dozen or so people who click on this blog every day... thank you so much for visiting!

I hope you come visit me across on the other platform too (you'll find me here). Better still, install the app and follow me :-)

Lens

This landed on my desk today, but I was too busy to have a proper look at it. Hopefully I'll be able to give it a test drive soon - if I like it, I might buy it.

~ A year ago today I was in Kalk Bay ~ 

Black & White

Went down to the National Gallery to see an exhibition of photographs by George Hallett this afternoon. It was really interesting! 

~ A year ago to day I was doing some shopping ~ 

Old Cape Town

I love this old pic of Cape Town (found here). And snow on the face of Table Mountain! 

~ A year ago today I was watching a nice movie ~ 

iPhoneography

I really like this selection of images.

~ A year ago today I was eating toast ~ 

Shattered

My camera took a knock and this happened. Thank goodness it happened to the filter and not the lens itself.

~ A year ago today I tidied my desk ~ 

Landscapes

I stopped to look at a photo exhibition at my local shopping centre this afternoon. I didn't like all the images, but some were lovely. I particularly liked the forest one.

~ A year ago today I was at a concert ~ 

Fish Eagle

Today we had a work function at the Eagle Encounter centre at Spier. It was fascinating and I learnt a lot. Including how hard it is to photograph birds in flight!
~ A year ago today Thomas was chillin' ~ 

Gulls

It's fun when I find photo's I'd forgotten I'd taken on my memory card. These gulls were in the park yesterday, dive-bombing us a they swooped in to grab french fries from the people standing next to us.
~ A year ago today I hopped on a ferry ~ 

Wild Thing

I came home tired and grumpy today but when my cat saw me he just wanted to play. After half an hour of crazy time with the little hooligan I felt much better. Here he is, grabbing the camera strap and pulling, just as I take a photo.
~ A year ago today I swung past the gym ~ 

Orange

I joined friends for a wander around Kirstenbosch this afternoon... we took lots of pictures of flowers!
~ A year ago today I was getting recipe ideas from a blog ~  

Presentation

This morning I listened to a talk by conservationist John Lucas about his year on Marion Island. It was extremely interesting!
~ A year ago today there was mess in my garden ~ 

Snap Shots

Today I had some prints done from a recent get-together and passed them on to my friends. We will remember our friend Vanessa (who passed away so suddenly last week after a short illness). V, we can hardly believe you're gone and will miss you terribly.
~ A year ago today I booked my tickets for Greece ~ 

Ridges

I spent the afternoon at Kirstenbosch, looking at flowers and playing with my camera.
~ A year ago today I was busy at work ~ 

Focus

I haven't had much time to play with the new camera yet, but it seems to take pretty good photos, don't you think?
~ A year ago today my garden was looking good ~ 

Box of Tricks

Fabulous new camera!!
~ A year ago today I was listening to Radiohead ~ 

The Grad Show

This afternoon I popped into the Michaelis School of Fine Art to see their annual graduate exhibition. 
~ A year ago today I had my nose in a book ~ 

Baobab Forest

This photo is my favourite of National Geographic Travel Photo Contest winners which I looked at today on the internet.
~ A year ago today I was at the movies ~

Unlocked

My camera has been telling me my memory cards are locked when they aren't. All I'd managed to establish was that it was intermittent and that it was the camera's problem not the cards'. Thank goodness for my handy colleague - he managed to mcgyver them with little pieces of sticky tape to successfully fool the camera. Genius!
~ A year ago today I bobotie for supper ~

EOS-M

I saw online today that Canon has announced their first mirrorless camera, available later this year. I want one so badly!
~ A year ago today I was giggling at the goslings ~