Another full moon

It's hard to believe that the last time I photographed a full moon, just a month ago, I was on top of Lions Head, overlooking Cape Town, South Africa. Same moon rising, just a world away.

Lots going on in Charleston

This weekend is a busy one for the Charleston tourist industry - so many events going on all over the place; Folly Beach, Boone Hall, Old Village Mt. Pleasant, downtown. Definitely a popular Spring destination spot. I wanted to photograph Magnolia Plantation while the azaleas are in full bloom so that was my morning gig, and then the afternoon was spent with friends on the harbor admiring the skill and daring of the Blue Angels.

Planet Cape Town

Watching Idol this evening while playing a little in Photoshop. This is fun. This sphere "Planet Cape Town" was created from the 360 degree panorama below. Pretty cool, huh?

Back home already

I had the best of intentions and really meant to post more entries while in South Africa but the time went so fast and we were so busy. We covered a lot of ground in a two week period, and sometimes we had no internet access. Anyway, here are a couple more images of places we went. Back to work tomorrow!Vergenoegd Wine Estate near StellenboschA scene from the musical "Diamonds and Dust"Rhino in the Tala Game ReserveKid size hamster exercise balls at a Durban flea marketStormy sunset over the Drakensberg mountain range

Free as a bird

Now this was a hike

Lions Head is a mountain between Signal Hill and Table Mountain. If you climb to the top you are rewarded with uninterrupted vistas of Cape Town - 360 degrees of it. Making it to the top involves climbing some ladders and chains - not for the faint hearted. But wait, there's more ... If you climb to the top when the moon is full, you get to see the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean and the moon rise over the city of Cape Town. This has become a very popular adventure, particularly with the young people (for obvious reasons). Folks picnic and drink wine at the summit and then stumble down (often in flip flops) by the light of the moon. I'm amazed there are not more accidents as a result. Here are some shots as we climbed, admired and scurried down again in the moonlight.

Hello Cape Town

Matt waiting for flight out of Charleston to WashingtonFirst day in Cape Town with family after the long haul from Charleston, Washington, Dakar, Johannesburg and finally 24 hours later into Cape Town. Feel fine today - no jetlag. Just been taking it easy, hanging out at Hedge House, walking dogs in the park. This evening a bunch of folks will be over for dinner after Ben's baptism later this afternoon. More pics tomorrow.My niece, GraceWalking the dogs in the neighborhood parkHedge House