HarveyG

I occasionally enter a few images over at DPChallenge.com
Quite a big caring community of photographers there and a a recent challenge to help lift the spirits of one of the members’ 5 year old sons who suffered 33% 2nd and 3rd degree burns over his body. Poor kid. The idea being that the images would be printed off and given to Dallas in a scrapbook. Lots of thoughtful images were submitted.The challenge allowed Expert Editing so a lot of Photo Shop fun was allowed.

Here is my entry of an African Stone Chat titled “Hang in there Dallas!” but with minimal editing.

Hang in there Dallas!

And one from my friend Leo in Arizona titled “AH!… a giant “taco eating dog”!”

AH!... a giant "taco eating dog"! © Leo Koach (Focuspoint)

Naturally the winner was Cristophe (gyaban) with his fantasy masterpiece “The Hero”

Check out all the shots here: “For Dallas” and Dallas’ Hospital Support Website

One of my nicer images taken on the day; AFB Waterkloof Airshow.
Hand panned, single shot, not “hold button down” burst.

Aerosud Mirage F-1 AZ from the SAAF Museum.

Top Gun © HarveyG Photography

Gear I use: Bodies: Nikon D-SLR’s / Lenses: Nikon, Sigma, Tokina, Vivitar /
Filters: Hoya UV & Polarizing / Flash: Nikon Speed-lights / Bag: Lowe Pro /
Tripods & Heads: Manfrotto / Grips, Triggers, Timers, Batteries: Phottix /
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs for Noise Reduction, HDR.

Thought I’d do a motivational poster. Hope it pulls the heart strings about your country! Humans need good news. Discover South Africa. A world in one Country.

The Gautrain - Midrand Station - Gauteng | © HarveyG Photography

The Gautrain Project took 4 years to complete. It is a world class 80km new rail link between Pretoria and Johannesburg and our International Airport and Sandton hewn from virgin ground with many underground sections through some of the hardest rock and under existing cities. No-one believed this African country could do it. We did.

I love trains and train travel and have been collecting Märklin since the late 70′s.

Contact me for tuition and tours as well as event photography!

Gear I use: Bodies: Nikon D-SLR’s / Lenses: Nikon, Sigma, Tokina, Vivitar /
Filters: Hoya UV & Polarizing / Flash: Nikon Speed-lights / Bag: Lowe Pro /
Tripods & Heads: Manfrotto / Grips, Triggers, Timers, Batteries: Phottix /
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs Noise Reduction, HDR, B&W Conversion & more!

“Welcome to the Far Side Gary…I’ve been expecting you!” © HarveyG Photography

Achieved HM (High Mark or 5th) in DP Challenge Dot Com Square Crop II

Gear I use: Bodies: Nikon D-SLR’s / Lenses: Nikon, Sigma, Tokina, Vivitar /
Filters: Hoya UV & Polarizing / Flash: Nikon Speed-lights / Bag: Lowe Pro /
Tripods & Heads: Manfrotto / Grips and Batteries: Phottix
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs for Noise Reduction, HDR.

I’ve only just started posting to DP Review and am quite excited to have one of my images achieve a top 10 (9th out of 200 entries) in a very short space of time. Candid portraiture is a speciality and favourite photographic subject of mine, especially at events I shoot.

Chinese Dancer © HarveyG Photography

The winner of the competition was another South African, Joggie Van Staden with “Joyfull”. Well done Joggie! Classic portrait and wonderful emotion.

Joyfull © Joggie Van Staden

Gear I use: Bodies: Nikon D-SLR’s / Lenses: Nikon, Sigma, Tokina, Vivitar /
Filters: Hoya UV & Polarizing / Flash: Nikon Speed-lights / Bag: Lowe Pro /
Tripods & Heads: Manfrotto / Grips and Batteries: Phottix
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs for Noise Reduction, HDR.