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Cape Camera July/August 2021

Winner PDI – Open (Beginner) Thar Desert by Andre Mouton
(24). A great sunset silhouette! The simplicity of the silhouettes
is well captured, the positioning of the figures in the image is
good and the colours of the sunset are pleasing. The dark base
area is rather too broad and heavy, though, and could be re-
duced. There is also, unfortunately, some banding evident in
the sky that is probably due to over-processing, and there are a
few objects on the horizon that distract from the clean outlines
of the silhouette. (Jane Bursey)

Joint Winner PDI – Open (Master) Moon over Waenhuiskrans by
Crighton Klassen (26). The lovely reduced colour palette of the
large pink moon rising in a midnight blue sky over the textured
surface of the rocks has created an image of wonder and mys-
tery. The patterns and textures on the rocks, together with the
light reflected therein, are very pleasing to the eye. The author
also did well to position the camera to allow some space be-
tween the end of the rocks and the horizon. It was felt, however,
that the image would benefit by cropping some of the immedi-
ate foreground which does not have the same detail and light
that one sees in the rest of the rocks. (Jane Bursey)

Joint Winner PDI – Open (Advanced) Quiver tree and moon 2 by
Theo Potgieter (26). A wonderful example of how to be creative
with your photos. By placing the oversized moon behind the
quiver tree, it creates a visual feast for the eye. This image con-
tains layers of interest that leads the viewer’s eyes to all corners
of it, from the grasses up to the stars in the sky. Love the atmos-
phere that this image creates in its mono tones. A suggestion
was to convert the foreground to black & white to blend in with
the moon and stars, instead of the current sepia tone (Elizma
Fourie).

Joint Winner PDI – Open (Advanced) Light the way by Theo
Potgieter (26). A very striking composite landscape of this
lighthouse and Milky Way. Beautiful colours and detail
in the sky as well as enough detail in the shadows of the
foreground. The light beams of the lighthouse intersect-
ing with the Milky Way form a beautiful composition and
present the viewer with a photo that one can look at for a
long time. Well done. (Karyn Parisi)

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