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Cape Camera October 2022

Member Profile

LINDSAY ANTONIO

My name is Lindsay Antonio and I am retired after working as a a passion for sports from trail running, road cycling, mountain
banker for 38 years in Barclays Bank Mauritius (now Absa Bank biking and swimming. My training and races do not leave much
Mauritius). I was born and live in Mauritius and I am an overseas time for me to devote entirely to photography but I always have
member of CTPS since 2017. my iPhone with me during my training to take pictures of some
I started photography seriously in 2003 when I followed a pho- interesting places. I have also visited Cape Town lots of time as
tography course in black and white, and then moving to colour this is the favourite travel destination for my wife and myself. In
photography with the DCDM School in Quatre Bornes. As I was March 2013, I cycled in the Cape Argus and in March 2015, I ran
using a fully automatic SLR film camera namely the Minolta, I the Old Mutual Two Oceans Trail.
could not understand the different manual camera settings. As my club is affiliated to The International Federation Of Pho-
After the course I joined the Cercle Des Artistes Photographes tographic Art, we are invited to participate in photography
(CAP) and presently I am the Treasurer of the association which meetings and congresses and since the year 2016, I have been
just celebrated its 43rd anniversary in April this year. to South Korea, Durban, and Morocco. I am also going next Sun-
With the group I have participated in all the photos exhibitions day 23rd October to a photo meeting in the Sultanate Of Oman.
especially the yearly Le Salon D’Aout event and also regularly These visits give me plenty of occasions to take pictures and to
travel to countries which I would never have gone to.
take part in international photographic competitions as the
club is affiliated to the International Federation Of Photograph- As an advanced amateur, I do not have a preferred subject but
ic Art (FIAP). everything interests me from colour photos to digital manipu-
lation and other advanced techniques like Intentional Camera
I joined CTPS in 2017 and regularly take part in its monthly in- Movement, Focus Stacking, and such other and I am always
ternal photo competitions. learning new things via the internet. I am proud to present
My present DSLR camera is a Nikon D750 with several lenses, some of my photos.
the latest one being a Sigma lens 70 – 300mm. I have also have

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