Vernon Chalmers Photography

Canon EOS 6D Mark II / Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Town Anton Smit Sculpture, Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town “When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of Creation is completed inside us, the doors of our souls fly open and love steps forth to heal everything in sight.” Michael Bridge African Lily Flower, Kirstenbosch, Cape Town “ Flowers. Every flower goes through stages of budding, opening, closing and wilting. Each of them has a preferred season and environment. They are unique. Like us. Each of us is unique. And like flowers, we each have a preferred season. So why do we expect ourselves to be in bloom all year round? ” ― Rebecca Ryder African Daisy Flower, Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town "The African Daisy, scientifically known as Osteospermum, is a vibrant and colorful flower native to South Africa. It is well-known for its daisy-like appearance, often featuring a central disc surrounded by colorful...

Milnerton Flea Market, Cape Town Milnerton Flea Market - Vintage Cameras and Accessories Saturday at the Milnerton market... A hotchpotch of colours, textures, goods and just about everything at the Milnerton Flea Market. This Flea Market is not just about 'one man's junk is another man's treasure', there are various traders selling handmade African craft works, secondhand books, textile and various stalls of fresh produce and refreshments. I have found a table with all the old film cameras and accessories particularly interesting and will definitely return for another look. The Milnerton Flea Market seems to be well organised with clear trading policies and communication between the traders and the Flea Market site management. I've spent some time discussing various bits of trading and other information and received very positive feedback on well organised trading environment and conditions. Image Gallery 14 images with Canon EOS 6D / EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM lens. ...

Vernon Chalmers Photography for National Geographic As a National Geographic Partner photographer I had a second image from my Cape Town Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa snapshot series published in an additional National Geographic South African Travel Destination publication. Image with Canon EOS 6D / EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens in Av Mode: f/11 / Auto-ISO / Handheld at the MOCAA V&A Waterfront, Cape Town National Geographic Publication: South Africa Tourism Destination Explore Epic South Africa Vernon Chalmers Photography for National Geographic Vernon Chalmers National Geographic Image : MOCAA V&A Waterfront, Cape Town Vernon Chalmers contributions to National Geographic "Vernon Chalmers has indeed made significant contributions to National Geographic. He is recognized as a National Geographic Your Shot Partner Photographer, representing Cape Town and South African Tourism. His work has been featured in various National Geographic publications, including images ...

Birds in the Table Bay Nature Reserve / Woodbridge Island Helmeted Guineafowl - Table Bay Nature Reserve On yet a glorious and crisp morning I went on my routine short walkabout around the Table Bay Nature Reserve Diep River, Woodbridge Island. Normally, I'm out looking out for birds in flight, but on this particular mid-morning most birds were settled in their feeding and 'doing-nothing' routine. I was very pleased to see a few helmeted guineafowl jogging along, at times, precariously close to Otto du Plessis Drive (on-route to the reserve). Making my way through the Reserve, and highlight of my morning, was a close encounter with a nesting / perched pair of pied kingfishers. I was fortunate enough to capture at least one of them. Towards the end of the gallery below are two birds in flight images captured of a Cape teal duck, Egyptian goose and Darter flying over the Diep river (flowing past the Table Bay Nature Reserve and the adjacent Milnerton Golf Course). Images by ...

World of Birds Hout Bay, Cape Town - Testing the Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS 7D Mark II / Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens Portraits of Birds, Hout Bay, Cape Town Objective : 2015 testing of the then relatively new Canon EOS 7D Mark II body / EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II USM lens with ISO's between 800 - 6400. Note : Hand-held in Av mode. All images processed in Lightroom 5.7. Converted from RAW to JPG. Lens profile correction. Minor colour correction and some noise reduction. Conditions : Overcast and mostly in low light (due to aviaries / enclosures) Cape Town Location World of Birds Hout Bay, Cape Town Canon Equipment Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera body Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens Aperture Priority Mode Settings Aperture: f/5 - 6.3 ISO 800 - 6400 Shutter speed: 1/250 - 1/2000s Focal length 263 - 400mm Image Stabilization on (Mode 1) Auto-Focus mode (Case 1) One Shot Mode Handheld Canon EOS 7D Mark II - World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town Canon EOS...

Vernon Chalmers Photography for National Geographic Image: From the National Geographic Your Shot Publication Copyright: Vernon Chalmers for National Geographic / SA Tourism board Explore Epic South Africa : National Geographic Proudly representing Cape Town / South African Tourism as a National Geographic Your Shot Partner Photographer. My photo visit to the Zeitz MOCAA Museum - V&A Waterfront Cape Town (with Joseph Inns) was recognized with the publication of two images by National Geographic for the South African Tourism in promoting our beautiful country. Publication : Explore Epic South Africa (National Geographic / SA Tourism Board) Zeithz MOCCA - V&A Waterfront, Cape Town A vast, disused grain silo complex overlooking Cape Town’s historic, working harbor now holds the world’s largest museum for contemporary African art. Spread over nine floors, the Zeitz MOCAA has 80 galleries and a cathedral-like atrium, carved from the silo’s original storage tubes: an incredible tra...

Various Aperture Depth of Field Sample Images With Canon EF-S 18-135mm IS STM lens Aperture / Depth of Field Flower Image Samples Close-up photos in / around Constantia, Century City, Durbanville and Milnerton Cape Town. (All images by Vernon Chalmers) Objective: Demonstrating Depth of Field application and quality / level of background blur (bokeh) using different lenses with the Canon EOS 700D / Rebel T5i DSLR camera body. Note: All garden and nature photos hand-held in Av mode (Aperture Priority) with or without external hot shoe flash. ISO's between ISO 100 - 400. Shutter speeds all automatically selected by camera. Some photos with Canon Extension Tube EF25 II or Canon 500D close-up lens. Canon Equipment Canon EOS 700D SLR camera body Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II prime lens Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II zoom lens Canon Extension Tube EF25 II Canon 500D close-up lens Canon Speedlite 430EX II flas...