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Cape Camera March/April 2021

March 2021 Outing

Photographs (from left) Mike de Villiers, Neels Beyers, Joy Wellbeloved
Hout Bay harbour – in search of people, boats & places

Mike de Villiers, the organiser of the outing, reports

able from the many restaurants and bistro’s in and around the
harbour precinct.
We gathered in front of the Look Out restaurant at 16h30, look-
ing forward to an interesting and rewarding shoot as well as
seeing each other again after such a very long time. Although
the weather forecast predicted a stiff Southeaster, the wind was
not troublesome and the fast-moving clouds provided ideal
photographic conditions.
We were advised to stay in groups for security reasons, which
resulted in one group moving to the Snoekies end of the har-
bour where the art gallery and market are the points of inter-
est. The other group walked along the dock towards Mariners
Wharf, with many photographic opportunities presented by
the fishing boats and yachts moored along the quay. A number
of seals were feeding on fish remains, which provided further
'Sign of the times' by Mike de Villiers photographic opportunities with fleeting glimpses of the seals
Despite the Covid limitations, our outing to Hout Bay on 20th as they popped up to gawk at the photographers.
March was very well attended by some 19 members as well as a As the afternoon progressed towards evening, the light condi-
few of their guests. One of the main objectives of the outing was tions changed, adding a whole new set of photographic chal-
lenges. The mountains
forming a magnificent
backdrop to the large va-
riety of different boats,
which presented an ever
changing vista due to the
cloud movements and
late afternoon sunlight.
There is so much detail to
photograph, that the real
challenge is all about com-
position and lighting and
also to achieve images that
both tell a story and yet
may still impress a judge
on competition evening.
The rippled water, reflect-
ing a magnificent mix of
A panorama image (with cellphone) by Joyce Goldschmidt blues and oranges in the
to provide opportunities for street photography, which was the late afternoon sun, attracted the attention of some of our more
set subject for the forthcoming competition in April. creative photographers.
Hout Bay harbour is an extremely popular venue over week- We all gathered at the Look Out Restaurant at about 18h30 for
ends and generally attracts a huge cross section of both local some ice-cold refreshments and to enjoy meeting face to face
and far-flung visitors. They come to enjoy both the ambience of around a table - a welcome change to the Zoom communica-
a working harbour and to savour the large variety of food avail- tions that have become the norm in the current environment.

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