First discovery

So the First discovery actually happened before the second one (kinda logic)but I only finished working on those pics now so have to post it after the Second Discovery. Anyways, the First discovery was when I jumped onto my bicycle one sunny afternoon and cycled past the "Beach Hotel".


Nothing special at first sight but as I cycled on it occured to me that a Beach Hotel is usually at the beach... rarely next to a railway line. So turns out that this was an original beach hotel, originating from the days that there still was a beach in Woodstock. Thanks to the former regime there's no more lovely beach now but a harbour and a railway which is also cool but ofcourse not so good for business if you're running a "Beach Hotel". So the hotel is now a storage space and will soon be demolished :(




















This little piece of history was revealed to me by a very friendly man who has a blacksmith opposite the road from the hotel. Now, I've seen blacksmiths in movies and in the countless graphic novels with medieval themes I used to read, but I've never seen one in real life. Besides that, I'm an absolute sucker for buildings and places that have an old industrial feel to it, like blacksmiths :) So I was pretty exited when he showed me his blacksmith, took photos all over the place. They didn't turn out to great because of the low light, must practise more under those conditions. After a lot of "oooh"s and "wauw"s, a cup of tea and a chat with the friendly blacksmith I got back on my bicycle and left for home.

Now the gods were definitely pleased with me that day. After the discovery of the Beach Hotel and the blacksmith, they granted me the joy of witnessing an absolutely grand sunset.

















It was an amazing afternoon and a beautiful evening. And to top it of, there was a full moon over Woodstock that night! So I ran up to the pedestrian bridge over the N2 and took an amazing shot from there. (And yes, you can walk at night in 'gangland' Woodstock, preferably wearing a hoody that hides your camera and a rather large dog walking besides you though)

Good Night!

Seapoint stroll

For my second discovery tour I kept it simple, just took the dog and jumped into the Beetle. Off to Seapoint Promenade for a stroll with a take-away coffee in one hand and my camera in the other. I know, that's not a good thing to do, especially not with a dog jumping up and down thinking that she must go fetch one of the two. So first finished the coffee and had a stroll with the dog, then found a nice bench with two older ladies that didn't mind watching my bag and entertain the dog, and by then I had about 15 minutes left to take pictures before the sun set. Unfortunately my ISO was still on 400 from the previous shoot so the photos have some noise. Nevertheless, here's my impression of Seapoint.

Yes, my profile pic, it actually represents me pretty good. I turn away from the light and also from the camera. I never liked to be in the spotlight, on the stage or photographed.
So my work is behind the screens, my hobby is behind a camera and my favorite time of day is the night when all is quiet and peacefull.

intro

The orange house is where I live. It's where my friend would spend hours teaching me the basics of photography. Lately, it has become the place where I spend my late hours working on pictures I took that day. The orange house is also the place that I call home, even though I'm still a stranger in the city that I got stranded in 2,5 years ago. Through my photography I explore the world I live in. It's not really photography that's my passion but exploring and discovering, and taking photos simply makes me move, go places and do things I would otherwise never think of. This blog is where I put these explorations and discoveries down.