https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/tags/kirstenboschbotanicalgardens/ Recent content in Kirstenboschbotanicalgardens on The Singemonkey Hugo en-us Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:53:45 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2025-02-22-the-khaya-tree-in-kirstenbosch/ Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:53:45 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2025-02-22-the-khaya-tree-in-kirstenbosch/ <p>The Khaya tree in Kirstenbosch is one of my favourites. I’d love to see them wild one day in Central Africa… if there are any left. On a related note the back and neck of my favourite guitar is made from this, marketed as “African Mahogany” due to the close similarity of the wood to the true mahoganies of the Americas - now under heavy restrictions due to overharvesting.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2025-02-22-more-ambling-around-kirstenbosch-taking/ Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:33:12 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2025-02-22-more-ambling-around-kirstenbosch-taking/ <p>More ambling around Kirstenbosch taking pictures with the old man. I thought not bringing my bird photography rig would have brought out the Orange-Breasted Sunbirds. There were certainly plenty of their favourite ericas in bloom. But not a feather was to be seen. Still a lovely morning out though.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2025-01-14-another-kirstenbosch-pic-photography-wisdom/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:53:48 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2025-01-14-another-kirstenbosch-pic-photography-wisdom/ <p>Another Kirstenbosch pic. Photography wisdom says dappled light through leaves doesn’t work. And that wisdom is probably right.</p> <p>I’m impressed at how sharp my cheapie ttartisan 17mm f1.4 is when stopped down to somewhere between f5.6 and f8.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-06-26-took-another-crack-at-the/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:53:58 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-06-26-took-another-crack-at-the/ <p>Took another crack at the sunbirds. There were so many. I took more decent pictures of them today than in my entire life up until. Trying to think how to post a few more without it being boring.</p>