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PHOTOGRAPHING THE SACRED LOTUSES IN STELLENBOSCH Guest Article by Ilse Andrag

Apart from there being a veritable plethora of image subjects in this garden, the lotus flowers in the little pond next to the hothouses provide a soothing and joyful focus point at this time of the year. On 7 Jan. Nettie and I left a windy, cloudy Cape Town hopefully, and we were quite surprisedContinue reading “PHOTOGRAPHING THE SACRED LOTUSES IN STELLENBOSCH Guest Article by Ilse Andrag”

HPS Competition Meeting Update

I hope you are looking forward to our first meeting this year – this coming Wednesday 14th January at 7.30pm. Here are a few updates:   JJ has very generously increased his sponsorship of prizes for our competitions, as follows: There will be vouchers awarded to First Place (R40); Second Place (R30) and Third PlaceContinue reading “HPS Competition Meeting Update”

Exhibitions

The Rupert Museum, Stellenbosch, housing the Rodin and Dylan Lewis exhibitions, re-opened yesterday – Monday 5 Jan.  Visiting times are as follows: Monday to Friday between 9.30am and 1.00pm; and between 2.00pm and 4.00pm; and on Saturdays between 10.00am and noon. The ‘2008 World Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ exhibition is on at the IzikoContinue reading “Exhibitions”

‘Following our Noses’ – expect the unexpected … Nettie

Thinking that we should start the ball rolling into the New Year, Ilse Andrag and I set out for Stellenbosch on the 2nd January, wishing to visit the Botanical Garden in order to photograph the lotus flowers in bloom. No such luck – the Garden was closed…(open again on 5 Jan). Remembering that Steve andContinue reading “‘Following our Noses’ – expect the unexpected … Nettie”