One more - the road

I'm terribly chuffed with this photo - I think it is really cool.

My "Trent Parke" version of the endless beach

Trent Parke is something special.  He does these super high contrast, undercooked black and whites - this is my attempt at one - the endless beach, a small group of fishermen and then just miles of mist kicked up by the surf - love the Southern Cape.

Fishing off the old bridge - best route to deep water...

... but alas no fish.  Aiden and Ev had a blast throwing stones though.

Caitlin and Ross

Work took me briefly to PE - I spent the night with Carmen, Craig, Caitlin, Ross and my Auntie Beth.  They used to live in Pretoria, perhaps you remember spending time with Caitlin when you were a little boy.  Here she is at nearly 18, and below with Ross who would have been a very little guy when you last saw him.  I thoroughly enjoyed seeing them all again after so long - like a decade or more - a good family.  I took these in the morning before leaving - opted for black and white because I made a hash of the colour settings under the kitchen lights.

Canola fields on the road from Cape Town

I burned this photo out completely, but liked the outcome.  The pic below I love - but maybe you have to live here in HK to be blown away by the vistas all around in SA.  They were both taken on the road between Knysna and Cape Town.

Looking down on the top of the tree canopy - Oribi gorge suspension bridge

You would have liked this suspension bridge - it was way high, and moved all over - I liked this because it's not often that you get your back on some really big trees by looking down at them from above.

The road to Oribi gorge

Camera sequence of Emma-Daisy's one handed cartwheel in the sky

Congratulations hard working super-smart young man

Josh, I was so thrilled to read your email about your results - its such an achievement - heartfelt congratulations - hope you got my message.  I thought I would use a lunch break to start posting a few pics from ZA - it was great to have a few days off, as always though, wish it could have been more. 

This was one firey late afternoon, dramatic clouds and colours, ugly sea running, rainbow to add to the surrealness - kids had an absolute blast on the dunes, armed with sticks - made my heart laugh.