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In my further quest to create star trails in various conditions, I tried one over Johannesburg. With the extreme amount of ambient light I was not very enthusiastic about the outcome due to the fact there was so much ambient light. I did the time lapse anyway, also to find the right angle to get a decent foreground as well as a nice star trail was not easy. Also due to Grand Central airport being close-by, there was quite a bit of air traffic which is clear in the image. Anyway, the result was better than expected…time lapse to follow soon!

An urban star trail over Johannesburg

The plan was to create a star trail in an urban area to see if it is possible due to the fact that there is so much ambient light. Thanks to new technology, digital slr and Photoshop CS3 with its ability to create overlays.

The process took just over 2 hours, with an image taken every 35 seconds, exposure of 30sec at f2.8 with a 16mm fisheye lens on a nikon D300….

An urban star trail in the Durban Sky

The night was humid, the excitement in Singapore was at a fever pitch and the vista where we sat on the Bay Grandstand was awesome. Th first F1 night race was going to be a stormer. I knew from the day I found out I had to be here and we were just so lucky that we were returning from Bali at the exact time the GP was taking place. This video shows the cars storming past on their warm up lap…..

Although the main focus of our trip to Bali, these animals appeared very elusive for the first 2 days. Finally, our dive guide, Wayan, picked a secluded dive site away from the bustling Crystal bay, and as luck would have it, there were 2 Sunfish just hanging at about 18m. Despite the siting being fairly brief, it will be unforgettable…..

This proved to be quite an awesome dive as the mantas come right into the shallows to be cleaned on a large large. The spectacluar dancing shows provided by these amazing creatures was truely awesome. The interesting part was that one of these mantas was completely black…..

The 2008 Fish River Canoe Marathon provided plenty of excitement, with it all starting at the first major rapid on the river, Keith’s Flyover! Many a top paddler swam rsulting in many deciding to portage. However, there were the number of paddlers that made it look pretty easy…..

The 2008 Fish River Canoe Marathon provided plenty of excitement, with it all starting at the first major rapid on the river, Keith’s Flyover! Many a top paddler swam rsulting in many deciding to portage. However, there were the number of paddlers that made it look pretty easy…..

The 2008 Fish River Canoe Marathon provided plenty of excitement, with the highlight being the final hurdle at Cradock Wier. Here a K2 shoots the wier only to fall out at the bottom!

The 2008 Fish River Canoe Marathon provided plenty of excitement, with the highlight being the final hurdle at Cradock Wier. Here a K2 succesfully shoots the wier!

The 2008 Fish River Canoe Marathon provided plenty of excitement, with the highlight being the final hurdle at Cradock Wier. Here a K1 (Marc Cloete from SA Paddler magazine) shoots the wier in style!