Vernon Chalmers Photography

Flower Photography at Kirstenbosch Garden offers photographers the opportunity to capture vibrant botanical diversity, natural light, and seasonal blooms within one of the world’s most beautiful botanical gardens. Natal River Lily : Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town " When I look at the beauty of a flower: there is a serene sense of becoming – a conscious frame of temporality that is etched as a consistent reminder of nature’s selfless offerings. Priceless perfection of subjective reflection removed from human-made vanity. Even if it is just for a moment – and that is Enough ." - Vernon Chalmers      Experimental / Training Session at Kirstenbosch Garden A few images while experimenting with a different camera / lens set-up during our Saturday visit to Kirstenbosch. I normally use the Canon EOS 70D / EOS 7D Mark II APS-C / crop bodies paired with my Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens. For this outing I used the Canon EOS 6D (which I almost exclusive use landscape...

A reflective street photography moment featuring a gentleman on a bicycle and a flower for thought, exploring observation, symbolism and visual storytelling. Returning from my early morning hike on Thursday a man on a bicycle approach me, stopped next to me and introduced himself. His first words even before the formal introduction were “It must be tough when there are no birds around the river’. He had a point, but I’ve captured the birds (and a few flowers) earlier in the morning and was returning from the Table Bay Nature Reserve after stalking the black-crowned night heron. Anyway, we started talking and although he was not particularly interested in photography he had a thought-provoking philosophy about nature’s significant role in our daily lives. I found the 45-minutes or so conversation about this man’s fundamental beliefs and his interpretation of the role of nature quite fascinating. While processing this wildflower image this morning I realised our discussion was perhaps r...