Paradise found? In search of Paradise in Fiji. So, I’ve always tended to overthink things. Take when I was about eight years old. I saw an article that said: “This is Paradise”. Well. I was just amazed. Paradise EXISTS? Whaaat! I thought it was only in my storybooks. But no. Here it was in the Sunday paper. This is Paradise, it said so, and...
How to plan, shoot and edit a Composite Image in 15 mins In this tutorial, I am going to walk you through the steps I take to create a time composite image. In particular, this one here: I will break this down into three specific parts, and this whole article will only take you 15 minutes to read. You should then grasp the fundamentals of creating a stunning time...
Milky Way: we are living in a snow globe We sat in darkness in the Namib Desert, man-made light completely snuffed out. Watching the Milky Way, a thousand thousand stars and the brightest planets twist and lower above our heads as we made our way spinning through the universe. For the first time that I have ever seen it was clear that indeed, we, were moving. And...
Li River Lodge We stayed 2 nights at the Xingping Li River Lodge. A curious hotel that appeared to have no owner and is now no longer on the river due to a new batch of hotels springing up in front of it, shame. We could see in its day it had been magnificent. On arrival, a random old woman told us – the owner had ‘gone to market’. Well, it must...
The last day As I contemplated the number of things still to be done before leaving for our round the world trip, I wondered; what should I do first? Then I thought; go out and buy a croissant. Better still, treat yourself. Go out and buy a guilt-free croissant. I love croissants but I stopped eating them during one of my many diet attempts. In some way, I think...
Lights go out: cold comes in African sky, Botswana, picture it, there you are, absorbed in the piercing red glow of the setting sun spilling across the sandy landscape. Sipping your sundowner by the flickering fire. Resting after the day of equally mixed awe, wonderment, humbling moments and old married couple bickering when suddenly, boom, lights out, heat off; if...
Namib Desert bliss: until the tourists come. Sitting in blissful solitude in the Namib desert. Watching the sun peep over the pink-orange pyramid of sand. Hands and toes numb and cold to the new morning air. Silence. Silence. And then. Flashes of white lights approaching like a line of oncoming invaders. Racing furiously to catch the sunlight on the iconic...
