Only slightly overdue, but I finally got myself a copy from the legend last night.
I’ve been so busy lately with editing that I never got to edit the few honeymoon pictures we took in September.
It’s been fun working through them, and thinking how unlike the usual (same ol’ same ol‘) honeymoon pictures they are (there are no “two smiley faces and a left forearm” pictures). Sure, my mother in law might not like them (my mother will because I‘m her son), but who cares, “water!”
There is a definite pattern running through this portfolio, the subjects tend to be really small and obscure in many of the images…I think it is because of how it dawned on me (once again) how completely finite we really are in the greater scheme of things. Experiences like these have a habit of crucifying the “you are in control of your own destiny” god we worship nowadays.
All images taken in the Central Drakensberg district.
I’m tempted to call this photograph “the shadow”
we were dreaming of playing in the snow but this is the closest we ever got to it
slightly different view
“us” working on our wedding memories book
not your typical giraffe shot but it’s one of my favourite compositions this year
breakfast at Spioenkop Nature Reserve
some landscapes
we got there just after some devastating veld fires…please don’t dump your smoldering cigarette buds again next year
spot the 4 baboons?…they’re running across the hill (don’t say I didn’t warn you)
Cindy and I feeding close to a tree
probably my friendlier side
Oh, should you desire wedding images that are not the usual same ol’ same ol‘…I am your man
(that sounds very cheesy…but then again ,who cares? WATER!)
So what does Ben do during holiday season when his wife is gone for 4 days visiting her parents? Besides sitting around missing his wife, he spends hours and hours and hours and hours sitting on a couch with a laptop and earphones, playing around on Photoshop and catching up on some music.
Some of the artists in my playlist at the moment include Coldplay (X&Y), Counting Crows (August and everything after), Creed (Greatest Hits), Ray LaMontagne, Klopjag, Live (Throwing Copper), David Gray (Sell sell sell), Moby (Play), Hillsong, and Radiohead (Ok Computer).
I also got to play half a round of golf at Windsor Park (shot a rather disappointing 48), watch my favourite movie and eat dark chocolate and biltong.
All in a days work…not sure where all the time goes under normal married conditions, but it sure seems less.
I’ve always loved this painting by Peter Howson (Sisters of Mercy). I would totally have it hanging in our apartment.
I think the best wedding party I have ever been to, it was quite incredible, and the venue totally rocked. Very modern and clean with super friendly service and those Salmon(?) stuffed crepes were to die for.
I was shooting with Rean Kriel this weekend on yet another rainy day wedding (brides, if you were planning an afternoon wedding, you may want to consider moving your wedding to 14:00, the weather is really wild this summer), but Adrian and Belinda were awesome, totally radical, loved it to bits.
Did I mention that the party was wild?
Lots more that I’m tempted to put up but you’ll have to beg me first.
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This weekend I was again 2nd shooting with Dror at Hazeldene Hall, which could well be considered one of the smartest wedding venues in Johannesburg…and what a blast we had. I mean that in a figurative and a literal way, since there were one or two thunder blasts louder and more powerful than I have ever experienced before, pretty scary stuff.
Ronwyn and Bevan were just an amazingly gorgeous couple, the ceremony turned out to be seriously cosy, warm and fun…and it was just truly beautiful to experience their wedding day with them.
rushing in to escape the storm…
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