When the sun is setting, between dusk and darkness, there is a moment when the light turns blue. And the world stops for a heartbeat.
I admit. I’m cheating.
I took photos every day in the conference. I just did not like any I took on day 3. So this photo is taken in day 2 after few (or a few more) drinks with friends and colleagues. However, it is my challenge, so I’ll allow it.
The conference venue was centered aroun this beautiful dam. With clear skies, amazing number of stars and a slight glow of town lights from nearby, the scene was just beautiful.
In the second day of the conference, we went ziplining. I guess you can justify it with all the benefits of team building, but we just did it because it was fun. Despite the very hot weather. And the climbing.
Aylin and the starfish.
Only in South Africa will you ever share a conference venue with zeebras, wilderbeest, kudus and monkeys…
It was a long day at work. I came home late, and started packing for our company’s internal conference, where I’ll spend the rest of the week. (Thus the posting of the whole week is late too – four days with very poor internet…) After I was done, it really was a bit late to do anything but night photography. So here it is. Home.
Today I was inspired by some geometric photos on ‘everyday objects’ I saw online. It was a good day for such inspiration, as I am ill and miserable (I have the man-flu) and did not want to leave the house. Since moving back to South Africa, I have re-fallen in love with local wine, and thus our wine glasses (albeit empty for once) are a highly appropriate subject for my experiments.
For our pup – Merlin – the day without a park is wasted. So after some big puppy eyes stared me down, we took a walk in a close-by park. Despite some event taking place in one side of this small park, we found a few peaceful spots.
The winter is coming to South Africa, and evenings are getting shorter. Playing around in our garden with my camera (Note, the challenge is making a difference!) I became fascinated with the lens flares. This one was the last I got before the sun got too low behind the tree.
I’m very lucky, because my husband likes to cook. We both do. So we have a good system going for weekday dinners (and leftover lunches) that keeps us happy – and in good food.
It’s only day 4 and I came home from work tired – and almost forgot my photo… Luckily there is makro… Stuart has a great habit of brining me flowers every few weeks, so there is typically something to shoot at.
Merlin (I have a feeling I’ll have a lot of blog posts about him) is a hyperactive little pup. Some time ago, I bought him kids crawling tunnel, and taught him to jump and crawl. Maybe someday, we get around to actually getting some real agility equipment.
Blue Moment 