Last Light On Walker Bay
Africa is not just safaris and animals. The safaris and animals are truly amazing, but there is so much more. On our two week trip to South Africa, we spent the first week in Cape Town and the Western Cape Province. The city of Cape Town is impressive, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the rugged coastal mountains. The city meanders around the foothills as the mountains reach the coast and the downtown city center itself, sits at the base of the majestic Table Mountain.
The Cape of Good Hope is just south of Cape Town, and further south is beautiful Walker Bay. We spent a few days on the Grootbos Nature Reserve and while we were there we enjoyed a magical late afternoon on the coast of Walker Bay. We explored a sea cave with evidence of the earliest human civilizations, and we explored the rocks and coves nearby.
And in the last hour or two of light, while the rest of my friends were enjoying gin & tonics and other refreshments as the sun set, I wandered up and down the coast making photographs. The light could not have been better. I couldn't stop clicking the shutter because each frame was an interesting new combination of light, waves, clouds, and color. By the end, as I heard them calling out my name telling me it was time to go back, I was breathless with the excitement of creativity.
I chose this one as my favoriite, but there are many others that I like. And if you look closely, on top of the glowing orange rocks, you can see a fisherman who was enjoying this quiet moment in the fading light as much as I was.