A little bit about me:
Born (1981) and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, I consider myself to be a fun loving person who is absolutely thrilled about photograpghy. At the age of 10, when all my friends wanted the latest skateboards for their birthday's I asked my father to buy me a camera for mine. Much to my delight my father honored my request and got me a small little point & shoot Fuji film (Digital was unknown back then) camera which I seriously loved. Not knowing anything about photograpghy, other than I found it appealing, I pointed and shot rolls of film on anything that moved or didn't move for that matter. Sadly I left the hobby due to ever increasing costs of film and developing. The flame, however, was rekindled in December 2006 when I decided to take a leap of faith and purchase the Canon 400D DSLR .... my favourite so-called "toy" of all time. It cost me a pretty penny of my savings, but it was definately worth it!
To all my contacts and others viewing my photostream:
I sincerley thank each and everyone for taking the time out to peruse my photos. Your wonderful comments and support are truly inspirational and much appreciated making the Flickr experience rather magical.
My Equipment at present
Canon EOS 5D DSLR
Canon EOS 70D DSLR
Canon EOS 400D DSLR (aka Rebel XTi)
Canon EF-S 10-22 f3.5-4.5 USM Wide Angle Zoom
Canon EF-S 18-55 f3.5-5.6 Standard Zoom
Canon 24-70 f2.8 L USM Zoom
Canon EF 70-200 f4.0 L USM Medium Telephoto Zoom
Canon EF 50 f1.4 Prime Lens
Canon EF 100 f2.8 Macro Lens
Canon 580EX Speedlight
Canon 430EX Speedlight
Canon BG-E3 Battery Grip for 400D
Canon BG-E4 Battery Grip for 5D
Cokin 58mm Circular Polarizer
Hoya 67mm Circular Polarizer
Kenko 77mm Pro-1 D Circular Polarizer
A couple of Cokin A-series creative filters
Cokin P Wide Angle Filter Holder
Cokin P121L (ND2) Soft Grad Filter
Cokin P121M (ND4) Soft Grad Filter
Cokin P154 Neutral Density Filter
Manfrotto 190D tripod with Manfrotto 390RC2 head
LowePro Slingshot 300AW Camera bag
LowePro Nova 190AW Shoulder bag
Next on my shopping list:
Canon 17-40 f4 L USM
My Wish List:
Canon 5D MkIII
Canon 16-35 f2.8 L Wide Angle Zoom
Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS L Medium Telephoto Zoom
- JoinedAugust 2007
- OccupationStructural Technologist
- HometownCape Town
- Current cityEast London
- CountrySouth Africa
Most popular photos
Testimonials
Marc has only been a flickr friend for a short time, he is a talented photographer with a love for life, he always comments on my images and encourages me. Keep up the good work Marc, you have a great eye for photography & its great to see images of our country. Thanks for being my flickr friend Marc.
Marc (MdV81) is one of the best photographers I've met on flickr. I enjoy all of his photography, but most of all I enjoy the support and friendship I've received from him. I don't remember how I found flickr or when, but I do remember that Marc was the first person to really jump out and be a true friend. I'm pleas… Read more
Marc (MdV81) is one of the best photographers I've met on flickr. I enjoy all of his photography, but most of all I enjoy the support and friendship I've received from him. I don't remember how I found flickr or when, but I do remember that Marc was the first person to really jump out and be a true friend. I'm pleased to call Marc a friend, though I've only known him on flickr, and only for a couple of months. He always has something friendly to say, and I look forward to his comments as he always very friendly. Looking through his photographs, I can see how he has grown as a photographer. I can only imagine where his photography will go next. If you haven't done so, I would urge all to view his stream. . . I don't think you will be disappointed.
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