Attie Heunis's Journey

The ramblings of a Caucasian African American

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Originally from South Africa’s magnificent Eastern Cape, my family and I now reside in Pennsylvania in the United States. To earn my keep I’m an executive for a multinational company in the Healthcare sector. I’m also a serious amateur photographer. Pro-environmental and conservation views.

Category: Photography

  • Boesmansrivier Mond

    Die is ‘n foto van die Boesmansrivier (die tweede langste gety rivier in Suid-Afrika) se mond tydens laagwater. Dit is ongelooflik hoe veel anders die rivier lyk as dit hoogwater is.

  • Photographer of the Year

    I’m very pleased with our 1st Photographer of the Year competition so far. The first category (people) closed on the 14th and we’re about to anounce the winners. We had more than 250 entries for this category alone. áIf anyone wants to enter don’t hesitate to do so at Photographer of the Year website. It…

  • Adobe Lightroom 1.1

    I’ve just seen on Scott Kelby’s blog (at http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2007/archives/211) that Lightroom is set to release a minor upgrade any day now. As I understand the updgrade is supposed to be free (phew!) and includes improved sharpening and noise reduction, improved file mobility & improved preset organisation (through folders). All of this sounds superb, but I…

  • Nikon Capture NX vs Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

    I’ve used Adobe Photoshop Elements until now, but Elements don’t work as well with RAW so I need to upgrade. The 2 obvious choices (I use Nikon) are Nikon Capture NX and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. They both allow you to non-destructively improve your photos. This is what I’ve found: In my opinion Lightroom’s organisation and…

  • Boesmansriviermond in pictures

    I think this clarifies our decision to return to South-Africa. Daar is min dinge wat so mooi is soos ‘n mooi dag in Boesmansriviermond. Dit is een van die verskeie redes hoekom ons besluit het terug te keer na Boesmans om The Red Apple oop te maak. Hier is nog Boesmansriviermond fotos.

  • Nikkor 18-200mm VR tames the Common

    I finally found the time to test my new Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens. I went to the Wimbledon Common, one of my favourite places in the world, at magic hour (1 hour before sunset) and played around a bit. Although there is much to learn, I am very pleased with the initial results. See the…

  • Bushman’s River Mouth Sunset

  • BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year

    If you want to be blown away by some fantastic wildlife photographs be sure to take a look at the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year website. If you are in London, you can go the exhibition at the Natural History Museum in Kensington. My favourite image is of two young tigers, but unfortunately it…

  • Clapham Common Fireworks

    We went to see the annual fireworks at Clapham Common on Friday. I wanted to experiment with night time photography as I’d not really had any success with this before. I did learn a lot and I’m looking forward to the next oppurtunity, but I do think I managed to take some nice ones. View…

  • Kew Gardens

    We have been threatening for a while to visit Kew Gardens, so today we finally made the effort. And it was worth it! The gardens are huge and really beautiful. Obviously the autumn shades make the gardens even more spectacular. Dale Chihuly currently has a “Gardens of Glass” exhibition on display throughout the gardens as…