Eye in the Sky

Eye in the Sky, originally uploaded by finepixtrix.
Sometimes the weather gods come up with the goods. This appeared in the Johannesburg sky after a night of gentle rain and an overcast, grey morning.

Calm

Heading off for a few days holiday in the desert tomorrow, so I thought I’d post something suitably refreshing before I go. I guess I’ll only be seeing rocks and sand for awhile. Hopefully I’ll return with a couple of postable results. Apart from my trusty Fuji Finepix s5600 I’ll be taking along a Nikon [...]

Waiting for “Action!”

An extra in our new TV commercial for the IDC. Thought he had quite an interesting face.

Some Call This Livin’

Some
Call This Livin’ 2, originally uploaded by finepixtrix.
Housing developments with exotic names are springing up all over Gauteng province. This one is near Modderfontein, site of AECI’s chemical plant, and from some sections of the development, you also get a splendid view of the huge Isando Power Station.

Derelict Hotel

Derelict Hotel, originally uploaded by finepixtrix.

Made this shot at the same abandoned and derelict hotel in Watervalonder as the shots a few posts down called Once There Was Joy Here and Kitchen Confidential.  This is was inn the “gardens” looking towards the buildings and the “stoep”, or terrace.
 

Rubbish!

Hopefully things won’t always be rubbish.
I spotted these bins standing in their serried ranks a few metres from my “day job” and thought they’s make a fun pic. This certainly isn’t meant as a comment on our supposedly throw-away, consumer-oriented society.