{"id":3966,"date":"2021-01-03T11:22:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T09:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lostshepard.co.za\/?p=3966"},"modified":"2021-01-03T17:16:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T15:16:26","slug":"jan-21-best-of-2020-sept-to-dec-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lostshepard.co.za\/?p=3966","title":{"rendered":"Jan 21 – Best of 2020 Sept to Dec Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good Riddance to 2020 and all the trips that were cancelled due to Covid – whilst we did manage some local Cape Town & Cape Province outings we were, to a very large extent, stuck at home – so photography was a lifesaver. I am amazed by the quantity that I took and the progress made with Lightroom too. Also Thank you to my mentor Mike Browne and his amazingly positive approach to life & photography. Also his weekly competitions and inspirational training videos. As he always says Cameras do not take photos, people do; and take for yourself – if someone else happens to like your photos that’s great, but always work for your own enjoyment.<\/p>\n

So this is a random collection & selection of what I have been doing. I put them here mostly for myself as a record so that I can find these again easily. If you happen to like them that’s great too.<\/p>\n

EQUIPMENT: Lumix Panasonic G9 bodies x 2; Lenses all Leica – 25mm prime f1.4, 8-18 zoom f2.8, 35-100 zoom f2.8, 42.5 Nocticon prime f1.2, 100-400 zoom F4-6.3;<\/p>\n

1. Walker Bay across from Hermanus – Danger Point Area<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cheers across the Bay.
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Danger Point
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From Danger Point
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Looking for poachers – sadly many of them in the area –
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Someone’s quiet time
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The Bay
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Rather pleasant and perfect weather
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Sunset
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Night of the Full Moon
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Looking across the bay to Hermanus
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2. BIRDS in and around Cape Town<\/strong><\/p>\n

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3. Garden Southern Suburbs Cape Town<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A chaos of leaves
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4. Mountain Zebra National Park for which there is a trip report early in 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Rather stormy Day – stuck until the lightning & thunder passes<\/p>\n

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After the storm………..quite so !
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New Life…………
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END OF PART 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

More photos are on my Instagram account: Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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