HarveyG Photography

I’ve had these moments where, like lately, I’ve been a bit dry in the inspiration dept. I stumbled upon this article by NG photojournalist Jim Richardson and had to laugh at his take on the subject.  His prose is excellent and his photo a treat when you see it… Honesty is, as always, the best policy.

Jim Richardson

Just dumb blind luck!

Which I will never, ever turn down. And I will always thanks the gods of fortune for shining their light on me for just a moment. And I will never, ever get over the feeling of just how wonderful it is when this happens, when the world presents you with a moment of splendid reality, when the serendipity of life just seems so deliciously improbable and yet so absolutely right.
Well, there it is. I didn’t deserve it but I got it. That’s my confession.

Click on the pic to see his full article and the picture that rescued the day.

What a stunning performance from our boys and a magnificent performance by our Country to host the Soccer World Cup and be ready despite all the bad press and bad mouthing.

Being FIFA ranked 87th vs Mexico’s 17th at the start of the match, Siphiwe Tshabalala scored the 1st SWC and a stunning goal to boot, pardon the pun. Whilst the equaliser was soft and our defense left flat footed, a draw is a good result considering Mexico’s strength. Well done South Africa and Bafana Bafana for making us proud!

I found this quote to be rather thought provoking, and valid no matter what side of the fence you sit on.

“All photography is propaganda.”

- His web site / His Blog /  on Wikipedia

Hand carved and painted Easter Eggs

I remember as a kid helping my Mom and Dad make hand painted Easter Eggs. Pricking two tiny holes into either end of an egg and blowing out the white and yolk into a bowl, used later for breakfast! We then applied  various types of paint to make simple designs.

We also did the easter egg hunt thing. This is the 1st year my 7 yr old will be told that the Easter Bunny is a myth…I’m sure he already knows!

Hope you will have a special time with your family and friends. Please drive safe and don’t become a statistic on the roads. Get out that camera and get the kids whilst egg hunting in the garden!

I’ll add this years images here when I’m done taking and PP them.

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Nikon Canon...Canon Nikon ... Sony Pentax...!

A potential DSLR buyer asked me again the old argument, which is better? Canon or Nikon? He should know that it’s a flawed Q as I am a Nikon owner… even though I’m not rabidly pro Nikon.

What was the Q again? ROFL

…is it Nikon vs Canon or Canon vs Nikon? Hehe.

Personally I prefer the solid build of all the Nikon models right from the entry level D40 and now new D3000 all the way up to the flagship D3x. Where-as the entry level Canon’s from 350D even up to the new 550D are all smooth plastic looking and have that cheap Hong Kong lightweight feel. Pro models like the 20D and 1D on up are far better built.

From a photographic POV, they all take amazing images in the right hands….and don’t forget there are other choices out there; Olympus, Pentax, Fuji, Sony, Panasonic etc. even Leica or Hasselblad or Mamiya.

Also, MP (Megapixels) alone do not make for a better camera…

Thanks to Steve aka Yo_Spiff for the cool animated gif…

Mrs Barbara Gregory (Image from the BBC)

A South African couple who lost their digital camera when it slipped overboard from a cruise ship have been traced after a Spanish fisherman hauled the device from the Atlantic sea floor a year and a half later.

Benito Estevez, of Spain, found the camera in his nets with five of the photos still intact on the memory card and uploaded the images to the web.

Barbara and Dennis Gregory, were en-route from New York to Southampton on the Queen Mary 2 in 2008 when they lost their camera in the ocean.

Nikon P90

Various online reports state the camera was a Nikon P90. The memory card brand has not been released. Sounds like a good advertising / marketing opportunity.

Read the full story here.

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