tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10575581425240047632011-12-13T16:10:03.750+02:00I recently bought a Canon EOS350D 8.0 Megapixel camera, and here is a few shots I have made so far...Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-90066549171291330182007-02-14T11:24:00.000+02:002007-02-14T11:27:13.819+02:00Me and my girlfriend went to the Union Building in Pretoria here in South Africa, and she took this very nice photo while we were sitting there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RdLV5MUGg8I/AAAAAAAAADA/uEIYn5MJ9-c/s1600-h/union-building.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RdLV5MUGg8I/AAAAAAAAADA/uEIYn5MJ9-c/s400/union-building.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031318912261063618" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-9006654917129133018?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-51683658752297564242007-02-12T12:54:00.000+02:002007-02-12T11:53:20.454+02:00Playing around with the colour filters on my camera, I took this very dark and eerie photo of the clouds at our farm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RdBIVMUGg7I/AAAAAAAAAC0/Us1BaTw_ito/s1600-h/clouds.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RdBIVMUGg7I/AAAAAAAAAC0/Us1BaTw_ito/s400/clouds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030600312692835250" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-5168365875229756424?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-49851784365507861052007-02-12T11:51:00.000+02:002007-02-05T09:51:08.254+02:00Its so cold where I live that not even these cacti can survive the winter frost. Anyway, made quite a nice photo...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RdA4-MUGg6I/AAAAAAAAACo/sReYCVRRXfE/s1600-h/cactii.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RdA4-MUGg6I/AAAAAAAAACo/sReYCVRRXfE/s400/cactii.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030583424881427362" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-4985178436550786105?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-82248372497519901782007-02-05T09:49:00.000+02:002007-02-05T09:51:08.335+02:00I took this picture at the Union Building here in Pretoria, South Africa the other day, came out quite nicely...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/Rcbh3-s-QWI/AAAAAAAAACc/BdUZ6lNwmuA/s1600-h/tree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/Rcbh3-s-QWI/AAAAAAAAACc/BdUZ6lNwmuA/s400/tree.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027954385846419810" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-8224837249751990178?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-71491948902465767722007-02-02T10:14:00.000+02:002007-02-02T10:16:23.177+02:00After heavy rains the whole year, the gardens were thriving! This was one of the ponds there that was usually nothing but dirt and sand.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcLzSus-QVI/AAAAAAAAACQ/1CvOXt8afkU/s1600-h/botanical-gardens.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcLzSus-QVI/AAAAAAAAACQ/1CvOXt8afkU/s400/botanical-gardens.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026847637198750034" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-7149194890246576772?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-3567760919002639822007-02-02T10:12:00.000+02:002007-02-02T10:13:57.451+02:00The road going over the Gariep Dam.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcLyues-QUI/AAAAAAAAACE/9M_s6FdN-Zc/s1600-h/bend.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcLyues-QUI/AAAAAAAAACE/9M_s6FdN-Zc/s400/bend.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026847014428492098" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-356776091900263982?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-32663551824749797342007-02-02T10:08:00.000+02:002007-02-02T10:10:26.796+02:00I got this very cute shot of my dog after taking lots of pictures of her. She almost pressed her snout right up against the camera when I took the photo...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcLx5-s-QTI/AAAAAAAAAB4/wiOdLYRL8xM/s1600-h/happy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcLx5-s-QTI/AAAAAAAAAB4/wiOdLYRL8xM/s400/happy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026846112485359922" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-3266355182474979734?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-38876082838655323602007-02-01T08:52:00.000+02:002007-02-01T08:58:49.110+02:00This was when I was still learning to operate the camera - I tried something, and this blurry image was what I ended up with...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcGPmus-QSI/AAAAAAAAABs/I0sbfToqEDc/s1600-h/leaves.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcGPmus-QSI/AAAAAAAAABs/I0sbfToqEDc/s400/leaves.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026456554656645410" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-3887608283865532360?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-45211951106834613482007-02-01T08:50:00.000+02:002007-02-01T08:52:16.684+02:00This is a sight we get to see about once every ten to twenty years... Its the Gariep Dam (previously the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam) here in South Africa.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcGN8us-QRI/AAAAAAAAABg/8xe7OCsjv7U/s1600-h/gariep-dam-overflowing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcGN8us-QRI/AAAAAAAAABg/8xe7OCsjv7U/s400/gariep-dam-overflowing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026454733590511890" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-4521195110683461348?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-58761602431010487512007-02-01T08:40:00.000+02:002007-02-01T08:43:16.192+02:00I discovered this green grasshopper in our garden, decided to take his picture...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcGL9es-QQI/AAAAAAAAABU/O_zS4N_3n3s/s1600-h/green-grasshopper.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcGL9es-QQI/AAAAAAAAABU/O_zS4N_3n3s/s400/green-grasshopper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026452547452158210" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-5876160243101048751?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-5257510409685092752007-01-31T09:12:00.000+02:002007-01-31T09:15:39.180+02:00This I took just as the summer was getting to an end, with nice shades of green and yellow in the leaves...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcBCEes-QPI/AAAAAAAAABI/ZYib79yKRkI/s1600-h/IMG_3437.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcBCEes-QPI/AAAAAAAAABI/ZYib79yKRkI/s400/IMG_3437.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026089828874076402" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-525751040968509275?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-2557465668607202112007-01-31T09:10:00.000+02:002007-01-31T09:11:46.301+02:00This old woman has been living on our farm forever! Probably hundreds of years :) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcBBJ-s-QOI/AAAAAAAAAA8/i7HMp5shMD0/s1600-h/ou-katrina.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcBBJ-s-QOI/AAAAAAAAAA8/i7HMp5shMD0/s400/ou-katrina.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026088823851729122" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-255746566860720211?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-55914795202296043872007-01-31T09:05:00.000+02:002007-01-31T09:07:48.265+02:00This was the actual colour of the clouds one afternoon back home, I didn't do any editing on this photo!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcBAL-s-QNI/AAAAAAAAAAw/5unuHc2ZlrU/s1600-h/IMG_2544.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/RcBAL-s-QNI/AAAAAAAAAAw/5unuHc2ZlrU/s400/IMG_2544.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026087758699839698" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-5591479520229604387?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-20934762006816474422007-01-30T09:46:00.000+02:002007-01-30T09:48:29.980+02:00I took this just after I got the camera and this was basically the first really nice photo I took. And this is really only a sight you can behold in the Karoo, South Africa!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/Rb74Pes-QMI/AAAAAAAAAAk/lCs8Lr6skh4/s1600-h/IMG_2134.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/Rb74Pes-QMI/AAAAAAAAAAk/lCs8Lr6skh4/s400/IMG_2134.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025727179015471298" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-2093476200681647442?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-65777830266735859292007-01-30T09:42:00.000+02:002007-01-30T09:44:47.071+02:00I just had to take a picture of this very unique cloud formation hanging over the Gariep Dam in South Africa. This is really something!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/Rb73Xes-QLI/AAAAAAAAAAY/Bw06FKj_h-4/s1600-h/IMG_3536.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/Rb73Xes-QLI/AAAAAAAAAAY/Bw06FKj_h-4/s400/IMG_3536.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025726216942796978" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-6577783026673585929?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057558142524004763.post-13487893468296661502007-01-30T09:28:00.000+02:002007-01-30T09:35:57.238+02:00The day wasn't off to a very good start... One of my clients had PC troubles, and I had to go out to his farm right next to the Orange River here in South Africa, and worst of all this was around 7 in the morning!<br /><br />Anyway, as I crossed the bridge, I took a glance to my right and saw this brilliant sunrise, so I actually stopped, reversed a few hundred meters and took this photo! I must say, it came out quite nicely...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/Rb701-s-QKI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Ekg8OsTpBIg/s1600-h/IMG_2788.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fRc_y31plT8/Rb701-s-QKI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Ekg8OsTpBIg/s400/IMG_2788.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025723442393923746" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1057558142524004763-1348789346829666150?l=greatphotographs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rudi van der Waltnoreply@blogger.com0