Monday, February 24, 2014

Hidden Paradise

The trip down to Mozambique went by so fast and the week we spent there went by even faster. I would highly recommend that everyone should give this paradise a try. We decided to go down, to swim with the dolphins, as it is what my mother has always wanted to do, and can now tick off her bucket list. We stayed in a beautiful little cottage, on the top of a steep hill, over looking an aqua landscape. Well almost everyday of the week, we went out to 'sea' if these big fish would want to come and play. We experienced snorkeling with Dolphins twice, but on days we could not find any, we got to adventure the sea, snorkeling in the reefs, and with turtles. It was honestly a unforgettable experience and my main thanks goes to "The Dolphin Centre" ( www.thedolphincentre.com ) as this is who we got our amazing package deal through.

Here are a few photographs I took while we were down, however after about the first two days, I was to busy being an adventurer, as appose to a tourist and didn't take as many photographs as I would have liked.



Red R&R
Date : 03 July 2013
Time : 16h37
Location : Mozambique, Ponta Do Oura, Fernando's Bar
Camera Model : Nikon D3200
F-Stop : f/4
Shutter Speed : 1/125 sec
IOS : 200
Focal Length : 55mm
Metering Mode : Center Weighted Average
 No flash



Playing Waves
Date : 03 July 2013
Time : 15h14
Location : Mozambique, Ponta Do Oura, Beach
Camera Model : Nikon D3200
F-Stop : f/32
Shutter Speed : 1/100 sec
IOS : 100
Focal Length : 200mm
Metering Mode : Center Weighted Average
 No flash



Pretty Face
Date : 02 July 2013
Time : 12h11
Location : Mozambique, Ponta Do Oura, Fernando's Bar
Camera Model : Nikon D3200
F-Stop : f/10
Shutter Speed : 1/250 sec
IOS : 200
Focal Length : 55mm
Metering Mode : Center Weighted Average
 No flash
Unfortunately rotated in the wrong direction



School's Out
Date : 02 July 2013
Time : 12h14
Location : Mozambique, Ponta Do Oura, Main Street
Camera Model : Nikon D3200
F-Stop : f/10
Shutter Speed : 1/250 sec
IOS : 200
Focal Length : 200mm
Metering Mode : Center Weighted Average
 No flash
Unfortunately rotated in the wrong direction 



Chillin'
Date : 02 July 2013
Time : 12h17
Location : Mozambique, Ponta Do Oura, Main street
Camera Model : Nikon D3200
F-Stop : f/10
Shutter Speed : 1/250 sec
IOS : 1600
Focal Length : 55mm
Metering Mode : Center Weighted Average
 No flash
Unfortunately rotated the wrong direction



Black R & White RDate : 02 July 2013
Time : 12h26
Location : Mozambique, Ponta Do Oura, Main Street
Camera Model : Nikon D3200
F-Stop : f/10
Shutter Speed : 1/250 sec
IOS : 200
Focal Length : 200mm
Metering Mode : Center Weighted Average
 No flash



Picture Perfect
Date : 02 July 2013
Time : 15h11
Location : Mozambique, Ponta Do Oura, Beach
Camera Model : Nikon D3200
F-Stop : f/10
Shutter Speed : 1/250 sec
IOS : 100
Focal Length : 200mm
Metering Mode : Center Weighted Average
 No flash



Bracelet Rust
Date : 02 July 2013
Time : 15h17
Location : Mozambique, Ponta Do Oura, Beach
Camera Model : Nikon D3200
F-Stop : f/11
Shutter Speed : 1/160 sec
IOS : 100
Focal Length : 55mm
Metering Mode : Center Weighted Average
 No flash
Unfortunately rotated the wrong direction
 Unfortunately some of the Photographs rotated the wrong way, and I am still unsure of how to fix this. 

Road Down to Mozambique

Wow I really do fail when it comes to keeping my blog updated. I kept telling myself I will do this weekend, well that's a funny joke. :) See what happened was, when my family moved houses we lost a line to a home phone, meaning we had to get a little portable modem for WiFi. Which means we have a limited amount of WiFi to use, unfortunately I am not use to having a limited and may have used up quite a bit of WiFi within a few months. Luckily we still have a whole lot of free WiFi to use, starting from 23H00 and ending at 05H00, so I try and stay awake till just after 23H00, but always end up falling asleep, because I have a sleeping schedule like a granny. However as you can see by this post I have decided to break the house rules and just post anyway :) .
Now that that's out of the way, on to this post. :)

Around June/July 2013 my family and I went to Mozambique on holiday, it was an amazing holiday, filled with many laughs and awesome times. We stopped at a beautiful bed in breakfast/botanical gardens/Nursery on the route to Mozambique. The drive down and Mozambique itself is so jaw dropping beautiful, and full off many photo opportunities.
Glowing Green
Date : 30 June 2013
Time: 16h36
Location:
Camera Model :Nikon D3200
F-Stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
IOS: 800
Focal Length: 200mm
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
No Flash

Pink Paradise
Date : 30 June 2013
Time: 16h45
Location:
Camera Model :Nikon D3200
F-Stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
IOS: 800
Focal Length: 80 mm
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
No Flash
Unfortunately rotated the wrong direction 
Triangle Tree
Date : 30 June 2013
Time: 15h17
Location:
Camera Model :Nikon D3200
F-Stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
IOS: 800
Focal Length: 120mm
Metering Mode: Center Weight Average
No Flash



Zebra Leafs
Date : 30 June 2013
Time:  15h14
Location:
Camera Model :Nikon D3200
F-Stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
IOS: 800
Focal Length: 200 mm
Metering Mode: Center Weight Average
No Flash
Unfortunately rotated the wrong direction 

Twisted Twigs
Date : 30 June 2013
Time: 15h45
Location:
Camera Model :Nikon D3200
F-Stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
IOS: 800
Focal Length: 125 mm
Metering Mode: Center Weight Average
No Flash

Hens Tail
Date : 30 June 2013
Time: 15h20
Location:
Camera Model :Nikon D3200
F-Stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
IOS: 800
Focal Length: 70 mm
Metering Mode: Center Weight Average
No Flash

Fire Flowers
Date : 30 June 2013
Time: 15h44
Location:
Camera Model :Nikon D3200
F-Stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
IOS: 800
Focal Length: 125 mm
Metering Mode: Center Weight Average
No Flash

Dusk Duck
Date : 30 June 2013
Time: 16h14
Location:
Camera Model :Nikon D3200
F-Stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
IOS: 1600
Focal Length: 200 mm
Metering Mode: Center Weight Average
No Flash

Green?
Date : 30 June 2013
Time: 15h39
Location:
Camera Model :Nikon D3200
F-Stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
IOS: 800
Focal Length: 200 mm
Metering Mode: Center Weight Average
No Flash

Unfortunately two of the Photographs, uploaded onto this post in the wrong rotation, and I have no clue has to how to change that. Sorry about that, but I hope you like the Photographs :) will hopefully be a lot more up to date with this blogging business this year, 2014 :).

Unfortunately for the time being myself nor no one in my family can remember the name of the town or the bed and breakfast we stopped at, but as soon as we find it or remember I will edit this post with the details :)