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Cape Camera January 2025

Photo: Kyle Goetsch.

CTPS February outing to Bloubergstrand

Capturing the blue hour

Join fellow-CTPS members on a sunset-outing where you'll be guided by landscape
photographers Kyle Goetsch and Jon Kerrin to capture the best seascapes at the
magical 'Blue Hour' on 20 February, report Simon Mouton and Brian Jones

CTPS’s next outing — on Thursday 20th February — will Huisie restaurant beforehand for an introductory chat
be led by two award winning local landscape photog- at around 18:30. It is about 750m from the S-curve. The
raphers, Kyle Goetsch and Jon Kerrin, who will guide us photoshoot will end about an hour after sunset.
through some of the intricacies of photographing sea- You will need a sturdy tripod and a camera with prefer-
scapes at blue hour. ably a wide-angle lens (if you have one), al- To p10
This will enable you to enter gold-winning images in the
March competition set subject category, 'Blue Hour'.
By far the most productive periods of the day for land-
scape photographers are the golden and blue hours
at sunrise and sunset. Shooting seascapes at this time
presents a unique set of challenges as the light is low,
although the sky — especially near the horizon — can
be relatively bright. Furthermore, there is often a lot of
movement and reflection. Good composition, as in all
photography, is vital.
We will be primarily shooting at the S-curve in front of
Belle Maroc guesthouse at Bloubergstrand. The images
on this page show the view from there. Please also con-
sult the Google map on the next page.
Simon Mouton captured this image during the 'Blue Hour'
Sunset will be at 19:33 and we propose to meet at Ons image at the S-curve.

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