Exploring the Wild Coast

24th July 2010

My sister and I kept seeing this board that leads off to a place called Oribi Gorge and decided that we want to hit the road and head on down and see what we could get up to.

So there we were Saturday morning early off the Oribi, at first we weren't sure what to expect but upon our arrival we decided that we will be brave and put on our poker faces and take on the Big Swing. For those who don't know Oribi Gorge has the highest and biggest Big Swing in the world, you jump about 55 stories down and swing 25m from the ground. So obviously my sister - Hamida goes first and takes that huge leap off the gorge and goes flying into the open air. Watching that had me shaking in my All Stars (lol).

Then... it was my turn! All nervous and still not sure why I wanted to do this absolutely crazy activity... I jumped on the jump masters count. The experience was amazing, there is honestly nothing like taking that leap of faith and trusting a green rope thingy to hold you and not let you hit the bottom and splat like gel to the rocks at the bottom. I admit... I was scared... but with reason of course!

The adrenaline was well worth the fear I had in me but erm... thats a once in a life time thing and never to be repeated again. After that scare that we now have on video as well as we received a certificate for, we decided to go horse riding which was very relaxing. The sight seeing is awesome as well, there were some really breath taking out-look points and walking over the suspended bridge was cool as well. For all those who are adrenaline junkies and who just want to feel very close to death for a split second... go for it!

After all that madness we went to St. Michaels on Sea to book in, supper in Margate and a movie (Twilight - Eclipse) in Shelly Beach then off to bed. The next morning Hamida woke me up in the whee hours of the morning so we could go watch the sunrise in Margate and take a long drive along the beach. All that was topped with breakfast in St Michaels and Shopping in Shelly Beach then back to Kokstad to rest. What a jam packed weekend! Next I think we will be heading off to Namibia ;)

Brauns Family

This photoshoot was suppose to be done on Sunday - 11 July but because of the bad weather we had to postpone it. I bumped into Shane on the 14th (Wednesday) at the plaza and he suggested we do the shoot that afternoon.

I've known Shane for over 10 years and found it perfect (in my time of need) to ask him if I can take a few pictures of him, Tracey and Tatum Li for my family portfolio... and he said YES!

So we all met at the Mthatha Golf Course just past 5 (after work), we were presented with a stunning sunset! Because the sunset disappears behind the hill at the golf course, we didnt have much time to savor those few minutes. So off we went snapping away def shots, a few with the whole family, a few with Tracey and Shane and then with Tatum alone and obviously mom and baby and dad and baby.

After the shoot I found myself sitting at home going through photo's of my sister when she was little, she had a professional picture taken of her and I came to realize how special those photo's become. I mean you can have 10 thousand pictures taken of you but its those that you look really good in that you pin up and show everyone and not those bad hair day/ no teeth/ rotten teeth photo's.

This was my first family photoshoot where I can proudly say that Shane, Tracey and Tatum owned the sunset! I loved every minute of taking pictures of this amazing family!