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ckii96
04-08-2007, 01:08 PM
When I touched down at the Cape Town International Airport, I was approached by a local to board a "taxi," without realising that it's like a "van sapu" here in Malaysia. :( It took me almost one and a half hours to reach my hotel as it sent the guests to the other hotels which are way apart! Well, after I had arrive at my hotel, I was told that my room will not be ready until 4 p.m. :( After being wasted so much of time on the road, I did not want to waste any more time, so I left my luggage with the hotel potter and hitched a taxi (a proper one this time!) to the Natural World Heritage Site here in Cape Town, the Table Mountain.


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Luckily I asked the hotel to call the cable car station to check before hand whether the cable car is in operation, as the wind can be very strong here which hinders the operation.


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I'm already at the top of the mountain overlooking the city and the sea.


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Should I call this cloudfall? It's a resemblance of water running down the cleavage.


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Another view of the shores and the curved horizon.


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Yet another view from atop the mountain overlooking Cape Town and the sea.


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There are more than 1,500 species of plants on the Table Mountain alone!


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Another species of fauna unique to Table Mountain.


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Yet another species unseen elsewhere.
ckii96
04-08-2007, 01:13 PM
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Another type of flower that I've seen for the first time of my life!


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Table Mountain at sunrise.


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Table Mountain by nightfall.


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Table Mountain at sunset.


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Table Mountain at broad daylight.


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Table mountain covered with white-cloth like clouds.


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Table Mountain with puffy clouds.


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Table Mountain view from the sea.
ShaolinTiger
04-08-2007, 03:25 PM
Beautiful pictures, really makes we want to take a flight and go over there!

You should sell them to South Africa tourism board ;)

I love the table-top mountain shots, really nice.

Table Mountain at sunrise would be a mind blowing HDR shot!
ckii96
04-08-2007, 05:01 PM
Beautiful pictures, really makes we want to take a flight and go over there!

You should sell them to South Africa tourism board ;)

I love the table-top mountain shots, really nice.

Table Mountain at sunrise would be a mind blowing HDR shot!

Thanks ShaolinTiger. :) I'm sure the South African tourism board has already hired other persons with better calibre to do it for them.

I purposely asked for a hotel room with the Table Mountain view to do those sunrise and sunset shot so that I could do them in comfort. :D
Caveman
04-08-2007, 05:46 PM
beautiful man, :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:
ckii96
04-08-2007, 07:40 PM
beautiful man, :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:

Thanks Cavemen. :)
noordin
04-08-2007, 07:58 PM
Beautiful series! You're an accomplished travel photographer ckii. :thumbs_up:
ckii96
04-08-2007, 08:11 PM
Beautiful series! You're an accomplished travel photographer ckii. :thumbs_up:

Thanks uncle noordin. I'm really flattered. :) It's really my dream to become a full-time travel photographer one day. :D
Ming
04-08-2007, 08:19 PM
Impressive series! I also feel like taking a trip there!
qqmeng
04-08-2007, 08:55 PM
now those are what we call beautiful mountain! ..

beautiful mountain + very good photographer = very very very beautiful photos
alancheong7
04-09-2007, 10:04 AM
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Lovely pix, thanks for sharing
mobbes
04-09-2007, 01:09 PM
Great pics! Brings back wonderful memories for me ... didn't you shoot the rodent-like bunny-sized creatures up there? I can't remember what they're called
ckii96
04-09-2007, 07:37 PM
Impressive series! I also feel like taking a trip there!

Thanks - m i n g. :) You should make your trip sooner than later. It'll be all worth it.

now those are what we call beautiful mountain! ..

beautiful mountain + very good photographer = very very very beautiful photos

Thank you for your compliments. I'm really flattered. :)

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Lovely pix, thanks for sharing

Thanks Alan. :) You're welcome.

Great pics! Brings back wonderful memories for me ... didn't you shoot the rodent-like bunny-sized creatures up there? I can't remember what they're called

Hi mobbes, thanks! :) The animal that you've mentioned is Dossie or Rock Hyrax. I didn't get to see one because I don't know where they were hiding when I was up there. Probably they're all too scared of me. :D

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