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Chasing mind surf mini waves at my local last night. I love the challenge these little guys present. Low light, fast action, positioning, timing and the ever present fear of my camera equipment getting

With the Cape in dire need of rain, this overcast summers evening looked promising. Sadly not a drop, but the mist made for a moody atmosphere. This is Slangkop Lighthouse in Kommetjie, an iconic beacon

A little bit of heaven in heaven up the West Coast of South Africa. Canon 6D Canon 17-40mm F4 L 30 sec @ F4, ISO 3200 Stitching and processing in Lightroom. A 4 image pano. Peace :) (Images are my own

Faint traces of bioluminescent plankton on a very dark night this week. The town of Doringbaai with its lighthouse in the distance. Canon 6D Canon 17-40mm F4 L 30 sec @ F4, ISO 3200 Stitching in Photoshop.

So many things done, so many things to talk about again in this blog article for DTube... First, I haven't blogged about it but a lot of people noticed that the @dtube account now has 1M SP delegated from

January 7, 2018 Today's YouTube live video will be the only one this week. We're travelling to visit family! We might upload some videos, but they will be pre-recorded. There is only feeble internet connection

Do you ever wonder how much money you have in the pipeline? Well wonder no more... thanks to steemworld.org and its creator @steemchiller Steemworld's "Coming Author Rewards" Tool I'm giving

Sometimes we leave memories out in the air, which is Invisible to all but not to you. Created with Steepshot View in the web app

True "weskus" weather on the west coast of South Africa. A place of unspoilt beauty and solitude, as far away from the rat race as your spirit can be. Canon 70D Canon EF-S 18-135mm F4 L 1/1250

Ever wondered why wasabi makes your eyes water? What possible reason a plant could have to develop such powerful chemicals as seen in mustard? The answer lies with a butterfly. Or more specifically, the

I live in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, gifted with the plenty of photographic opportunities. These colourful skies appeared out of nowhere on a crisp and calm winters evening and combined

A few years back I was lucky enough to live and work in the Southern part of the Kalahari desert. Due to the nature of my research (on bat-eared foxes) I worked mainly at night, wandering the desert with

A rare sighting in Cape Town, usually on a cold winters night. This occurs when moonlight is refracted through a thin cloud of ice crystals in the atmosphere. It bends the light and focuses it into a ring.

My entry for the tinfoil raps conspiracy competition here: There's a bunch of reptilians that rule us here, yes the queen, see that sheen from her new brassiere? Those are scales, never fails to surprise

Winter mornings at the Cape of Storms can be a vibrant visual surprise. This is a 3 image vertical HDR panorama. Canon 6D Canon 17-40mm F4 L 1/10th sec @ F14, ISO 100 HDR, processing and stitching in Lightroom

What the hell is a Loopring? The case for a decentralized exchange protocol not this yes, this Right now, if I want to trade some of my Steem for a currency that isn't on the same exchange, I'd have to

A very special stretch of unspoilt beach up the west coast of South Africa. Most beaches and terrain north of here has been mined by diamond divers and big diamond corporations, leaving a trail of destruction

This is a 2 image HDR panorama of sunset at Noordhoek beach in Cape Town, taken on a beautiful evening earlier this year. Canon 6D Canon 17-40mm F4 L 1/15th sec @ F16, ISO 50 HDR, processing and stitching

Dungeons at the foot of the Sentinel is a difficult beast to tame and even more difficult to understand. You might consider taking off on a little gem like this and have the ride of your life, only to

To catch Cape Town on a wind free day is quite a rare thing and best achieved first thing in the morning. Wildevoelvlei basking in early morning light. (Images are my own original work). #markharley