My name is Clive, resident in Cape Town, South Africa. I am an amateur photographer who has been enjoying the medium in a more serious manner since 2003.
I took a trip to the UK armed with a Minolta Maxxum 7000 that I had inherited from my Dad.
Out of the holiday snaps, I managed to get a few that I felt were quite good, but had no idea of how I managed to get them 'right'.
Since then I have done a couple of courses in the darkroom and joined a local photographic society where I was on the committee for a while.
Hopefully I am getting it 'right' more often these days.
I have a Minolta Maxxum 7 and being tied into the lens system, the Sony A100 DSLR was my introduction to the digital world. This has recently been upgraded to the Alpha SLT-A55 and I have to admit that I have shot more digital in the last five years than film!
My daughter Kristen (Kris10) and son Sean (fotoSean) have accounts here too, in the hope that they will learn too and share my passion! Sadly they have been rather quiet of late, much like their dad...
August 2015 marks the end of my 3 years as coordinator for the Photographic section of Renderosity. What a wonderful time of my life that I thoroughly enjoyed! Thank you all for the opportunity!
Keep the smile alive,
Clive
Comments (13)
jayfar
Super pic to celebrate new life!
durleybeachbum
Superb! My Hibiscus shrubs won't even show a tiny bud till about June!
psyoshida
Stunning beauty!! Great shot.
MrsRatbag
That hibiscus looks like it's full of vigour; beautiful capture!
jmb007
jolie fleur!
Faemike55
Very beautiful capture
bmac62
Hmmmm, nice. Nothing much in Seattle yet...but soon I think!
auntietk
Ohhhhhhh ... gorgeous! Hey bud! ... been up to ... morning coffee with a friend, sold my car, had dinner with family, took pictures at the air strip, now hanging out with Bill. Aside from that ... I love this shot! The color and light is outstanding, and it gives me hope. So far I've seen one patch of crocus and some heather in bloom. Not even any forsythia ... it's late! I'm living vicariously through your summer. :P
whaleman
Portent of Spring!
awjay
the promiss of things to come
kgb224
He he not much at the moment. Just busy going through everyones pictures on renderosity and commenting.I dropped the kids at school and my wife at work and then i visited a Tyre shop to fix a flat wheel.
Meisiekind
Whose your bud?? LOL... Great image of this Hibiscus bud. Mine is so beautiful at the moment!
dcarvell
Outstanding shot, but it's not doing my cabin fever any good!