Reaching for the sun

There are a number of exotic trees in Settlers Park in Port Elizabeth that has been ring barked so that they can die and probably be cut down at a later stage. On a walk through the park I thought this makes for a nice picture with the tree's branches (arms?) reaching towards the sky … Continue reading Reaching for the sun →

Late afternoon on Morgan Bay lagoon

Angel shining

The Angel Statue in Grahamstown is an Anglo Boer War Memorial depicting an angel standing over a fallen Boer soldier. Initially I wanted to try and get the sun on the angel's head as a halo, but I had to stand in a busy street to do that. Looking at the picture afterwards I realised … Continue reading Angel shining →

Total lunar eclipse

Last night we had the opportunity to observe not just a total lunar eclipse, but also a relatively rare central lunar eclipse in which the center point of Earth's shadow passes over the Moon. The last time a lunar eclipse was closer to the center of the earth's shadow was on 16 July 2000 and the next … Continue reading Total lunar eclipse →

Super Moon

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No its a ... Super Moon? Tonight, 19 March 2011, we had an occurrence of a Super Moon. A super moon takes place when there is a full moon on the night when the moon is at its closest point to the earth in its orbit. Its … Continue reading Super Moon →

The sun peaking through the tree tops

The sun peeking through the tree tops on a visit to St Georges Park in Port ElizabethVisit Skywatch for more pictures from around the world featuring the sky

Crescent moon

The other evening Chaos Boy asked me why the moon has a second moon on top of it. I couldn't figure out what he meant and went to check. It was a crescent moon, but the part of the moon in shadow was clearly visible.For more pictures featuring the sky, visit Skywatch

Sunny mast

I had to go and meet somebody at the Algoa Bay Yacht Club the other day which gave me an excuse to take a stroll along the walkway between the yachts and get some pictures. And I have learned that when taking pictures you have to always be on the lookout for a potential Skywatch … Continue reading Sunny mast →

Smokey sun

With the recent fires around Port Elizabeth there were quite a lot of smoke around (Duh!), which meant nice sunsets and sun shots.For more excellent shots featuring the sky, visit Skywatch.

Dias cross candle

You know when you want to take a picture of something and you have an certain image in your head, but you just can't capture it? It happens so often to me, but in this case I got just what I wanted. This was taken at the Dias cross at Kwaaihoek. For more pictures about … Continue reading Dias cross candle →