F1 Roadshow

The streets of Sandton, Johannesburg were roaring with the sound of screaming engines as the ING Renault Roadshow came to town.

Nelson Piquet Jr was one of the drivers during the event that was very well attended, so well indeed, that a friend of mine had to pay to join another large group of people on top of a building to see the cars over the crowds, I was a bit luckier as I had accreditation, I was pretty much trackside, (didnt help much, cause as I got back to the office one of my compact flash cards bombed out...)
Anyway luckily I had shot two cards, so still had pics.

The Gautrain

300 meters into the
Gautrain tunnel at Marlboro, Sandton.

The Gautrain is a high speed train system that will run between Pretoria, Joburg and O.R Tambo International Airport.

This pic was taken recently on a tour by media to see progress on the project, as most of it is being done underground, the public sees only the sites and dont see the work being done.

The light was horrible and to get decent pics I had to use flash, as can be seen by the reflective stripes on the workers.

The Lion King

A scene from The Lion King at The Teatro in Montecasino, Johannesburg, South Africa.

One perk of the job is being able to get to go to a lot of concerts, theatre events and all other events for free, not to mention usually with VIP tickets. I was sent to watch the Lion King production, set up with a large meal and various other goodies compliments of Nedbank recently.

Life is good...

Zuma cops

Another pic from my portfolio, this was taken during Jacob Zumas rape trial in Johannesburg. Jacob Zuma was the Deputy President of South Africa but after ties to convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik and a allegation of rape, he was sacked as the countrys Deputy, He still has a large following and is a candidate to be South Africas new president. This pic is of two cops standing on a building watching the crowd of thousand of his supporters outside the High Court during his rape trial, charges on which he was found not guilty.

Eldorado Park fire

12 July 06-This is one of my favourite pics from my portfolio, taken at a fire in a tyre factory in Eldorado Park near Johannesburg.

I love the subtle reflection on the firefighters visor and the cloud of steam as the water touches the flames.