(Closed) Jenty's Life in Pics

Hey, move already!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:07:00 +0000

Hope that got your attention!!

I've moved to my new photo blog... please check out my link, and change your feeds!
http://www.jeanetteverster.com/

The end of this blog

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:04:00 +0000

I've finally taken the plunge and created my own domain. And yes, it's in my real name, so it's almost the end of Jenty too ;)
http://www.jeanetteverster.com/

Please check it out, and remember to change your RSS feeds and readers! Hope to see you all there!!

On the road again

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:41:00 +0000

I just love the scenery on the way home from Natal to Johannesburg along the N3, especially going through the hills of Natal to the flat scenery in the Freestate. I'm getting quite good at taking photos from the car while it's moving too!

This shot is my favourite, I just love all the brown wintery colours at this time of the year...

Just before Harrismith

Farm in the Freestate

And of course, I just have to find ruins to take photos of!

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noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:08:00 +0000

I'm going to try and choose my absolutely favourite shots that I took during our holiday in Shelly Beach, and because I missed last week's WW, I'm going to show you photos from the 9th onwards.
Hope I don't overdo it, but I'm finding it very difficult to choose from the 700 odd photos that I took. LOL! If you can, please choose your top 3, because I want to submit 3 of these to Camera Club this week and I need some help choosing ;)

Watching the sea

There was a LOT of debris on the beach which was washed up a few months ago in massive storms. The beaches have still not been cleared properly but the massive logs and trees made wonderful props.

Debris at sunrise

Debris at sunset

Debris under the moon

Tossed by the sea

The logs made wonderful jungle gyms too!

Leaping off the log

Woohoo!

Copying my brother

Cracks in the wall

I was JUST too late for this shot, but I still like it (I managed to cut off part of his wing)

Flying from the wave

Seagull on the rocks

And of course the magnificent sunrises! It's a pleasure having small kids when you know you have noisy "alarm clocks" to wake you up in time to set up tripods on the beach to wait for the sun to some up ;)

Sunrise at Shelly Beach

Dreamy sunrise

Seagull at sunrise

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Abandoned bucket

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:19:00 +0000

We came back today from our holiday in Shelly Beach, on the Kwazulu Natal south coast. It's not the best time of the year to go there ito weather, but it was a good break.
I've taken SOOOO many photos that I don't actually know where to start. In fact, I think I'll post some every day for the next week. Hopefully one or two of them are going to be good enough for Camera Club this coming Wednesday night.
I thought this one covered this week's photohunt quite nicely. The theme is colourful, and the colours of the bucket that the kids were playing with really stands out against the colours of the beach and the sea.

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Sun rising in the Freestate

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:52:00 +0000

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This was taken VERY early this morning just before Harrismith on the N3. Yip, you guessed it, we're on holiday :) And yip, you guessed right again, I was doing my favourite trick of taking photos at 140kph!
In fact, as I'm typing this, I'm sipping some well deserved red wine and listening to the sea :) Nothing can beat that.

Can't wait to take the kids to swim in the sea tomorrow, chat later. So forgive me for not visiting all my usual blogs for the next few days ;)

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He needs a haircut

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:30:00 +0000

OK, this isn't that wordless! I forgot to organise haircuts for the boys and we're going on holiday! Damnit!
Oh and, I've been playing with some free Photoshop actions that I found in my travels around the web.

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Peering through the Pallisades

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:09:00 +0000

Remember a few weeks ago I posted photos of Connor watching the traffic through the fence... but standing on the ground while doing it.
Well, he's progressed from there... he now insists on climbing on top of the wall to look through the fence, the ground is no longer exciting :)

A study of an arum lily

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:05:00 +0000

I love taking photos of Arums, and they're looking so lovely in my mom's garden at the moment. I took these with an ISO setting of 1600 because they were taken at sunset today, which is why the background is slightly grainy.

Arum torn

This one was taken with the flash, and I quite like the effects of the shadows.

In the shadows

Spot the insect

I'm fiddling with my actions again, I'm a bit tired of the black frames.

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noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:20:00 +0000

I have taken photos all week, like usual, but my week was ALL about yesterday, so I'm only going to show you some that I took yesterday.

My dad, sister, brother, me and the boys flew to Cape Town yesterday for the day so that we could visit my grandparents in Hermanus. My grandad is very ill, and when my dad said he was going to see them, we all said we HAD to go too. I wanted him to meet Connor and see Bradley again.

It was a VERY long day. In a nutshell... 2 hours flight there, 1 hour drive to Hermanus, 1 1/2 hour drive back, and 2 hour flight again... with 2 kids... it was a looooong day. But the 2 1/2 hours that we spent with them was more than worth it, and in fact, long enough for him (but not for my grandmother). By the time we left we all noticed how tired he'd got. Anyhoo, here are some of the photos I took.

This is by far my favourite photo of the day. It's not the best ito photographic skills, but I love it. Connor relates to people so much faster than Bradley ever did, and he was sharing chips with my grandad (which I think meant the world to him because they had a "moment")

Sharing

And here's more for you

Connor with his great grandparents

Grandpa Roy

Granny Marie

Hermanus is the most beautiful town. It's on the coast close to Cape Town, and is known for the whales that come to the bay every year. It's not quite whale season yet but that didn't stop us walking to the cliff path to see if we could spot one (And I had to get some of the energy out of the kids before we headed off for the airport again).

Daisies on the cliff

Bench

Elaine on the cliff path

Trying to spot whales

Connor walking through the fynbos

The end of a long day

My only regret was that I didn't get a photo of my dad with his parents. I only thought about it last night when I was proofing the photos.

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Hermanus

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:16:00 +0000

The theme for Photohunt today was Clouds. This the best shot of clouds that I got today, isn't it a magnificent photo of Hermanus!?
We went there today to visit my grandparents (yip, all the way from Johannesburg, just for one day!). I'll show you more photos tomorrow, not now, I'm too tired :)

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Remnants of a rose

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:17:00 +0000

The sky was so blue today, so I tried to do something different and lay on the grass under the remnants of an old rose, and took a photo from underneath it. I quite like the effect!

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Art

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:33:00 +0000

THREE CORNERS - JULY

I chose Art as the theme this month. I had such grand ideas of taking some shots of true African art, but I ran out of time. LOL! So, instead, here are 3 shots of different types of art that I see around me most days.

I took this one at the beginning of the month. It's by far the best piece of graffiti around here. I think it's incredible.
I took it in an open piece of ground between Darrenwood and Linden in Johannesburg.

Face

I posted something similar a few days ago, but I just love these massive chess pieces. They're about thigh height, on a massive chess board at Misty Hills hotel in Muldersdrift

Queen on a chessboard

And then I couldn't resist taking these photos of Bradley tonight. He made this clown suit out of paper and cardboard at school today. I love all his artwork that he brings home!

Paper clown

Check out Lindy and Coreys blogs for their takes on the theme. Can't wait to hear what August's theme is!

The present and the past

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:58:00 +0000

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The whirlwind that is a toddler with a new wheelbarrow

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:18:00 +0000

I love the motion in this photo. I've never got this right before... having the subject in focus (well, kind of) but the background a complete blur.

Macro of an iris

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:39:00 +0000

I finally played with the remote switch that I've borrowed from Tanya. It made quite a difference with the macro shots, but I found that the lens still shook slightly... it might be the tripod that's not sturdy enough.

Purple Iris

It's been such a mild winter, that the garden is starting to bloom already. It's so nice to see colour in the garden again... but I'm sure we'll have another really cold spell... it's too early for Spring.

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noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:20:00 +0000

Fern leaf

Shrimp Flower

Ballerina in the making

And the rest are all about parties!
Bradley went to another girl's party last Sunday. I'm really really struggling to find gifts for girls now, and he keeps getting invited to girl parties!

The birthday girl

Fairy cake

A jumble of paper

and then yesterday was Jason's party (Sarah, I'll email you small versions of all the pics, got some lovely ones)

Jason, still looking clean

The blue sucker

Connor's dirty face

The birthday boy

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Feel the love

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:53:00 +0000

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I left work early today and popped in at Marlise's house for a ~~glass of wine (or two)~~ quick playdate . I had a ball taking photos of Tanya and her brood again. Tanya is going back to work next friday, and is really enjoying the last few full days with Saige. It's the worst thing in the world having to go back to work, and leaving your baby in the care of someone else... hope they all adjust quickly.

Feel the love

Saige smiling at her sister

...and Lemon (Tanya's older daughter) was only too happy to pose for me too, it was her birthday today.

Reading a story

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:51:00 +0000

I started reading a book with Connor tonight, but he decided that he could do a better job on his own :)

Massive Carved Chess pieces

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:10:00 +0000

As found in the gardens of Misty Hills today.

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Rocket flower

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:51:00 +0000

My mom has let her rocket plants grow wild, in order to seed them. Aren't these such pretty flowers?

I took the photo in the early evening, so I set the ISO to 1600, which is the reason for the speckly background.

Brothers and lollipops

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:15:00 +0000

I haven't taken photos of the boys together in quite a while. I went home early today to take Bradley to the doctor (he has strep throat), so I took full advantage of the light when I got back to my mom's house. The doc gave Bradley a lollipop, and we HAD to find one for Connor too (he threw a bit of a fit LOL).

The boys and their lollipops

Bradley

This has to be the BEST photo that I've ever taken of Connor, it's such a pity Jackie was sniffing his ear at the time!

And she got it!

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noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:37:00 +0000

Pink flowers in the rockery

In pieces

Dove and her chick nesting in an aloe tree

And then yesterday a group of us had lunch to celebate Fiona's birthday, and here are my favourites...

Doing lunch

Sue

Josh

Looking lonely

Hanging out

In the playhouse

Strike a pose

Little shop

Shopfront

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Dirty

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:54:00 +0000

PHOTOHUNT : WHAT IS THAT?

What is that?

... and that?

It's what happens to clothes when toddlers eat ice-lollies and then go rolling around in the sandpit!

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Happy 90th birthday Madiba

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:05:00 +0000

PROJECT BLACK : TAKE NINE

I've posted this photo of the Mandela statue in Mandela Square in Sandton before, but I thought that in honour of this great man's birthday and the fact that I like it in B&W, that I would post it again.

It's also my Dad's birthday today, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dad! If I'd got to your house earlier, I would've taken a photo of you! Enjoy dinner with mom tonight ;)

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