[Moby]

Got to love digital cameras', so here are a bunch of PE photos, I am putting them in a seperate thread because its the way I see PE, which is not always everyone else's view. I am a big transport fan, so most things that I photograph are transported related. But every now and again I slip up and take something non transport related.
I have bundled them into catagories, hopefully I will find the time during the week to send the balance through. I hope you enjoy them, and please don't think I am trying to be 'funny' by not putting them in the first PE thread, its just that they might not appeal to everyone.

 

[Moby]

Vehicles, my first love

VINTAGE

CLASSIC

SUPERCAR

PETROL GUZZLER - CAR GUZZLER

TRADITIONAL LOAD CARRIER

MODERN LOAD CARRIER

GONE TO THE DOGS

ZOOPED TO THE MAX

MEAN

LEAN

ON STANDS - NORMAL METHOD - WITH PERMISSION

ON STANDS - SOUTH AFRICAN WAY - WITHOUT PERMISSION

FRONT LOADED

REAR LOADED

BUS KEPT INSIDE

BUS KEPT OUTSIDE

OLD BUS

MODERN BUS/COACH

PROTOTYPE BUS

 

[Moby]

Airshows - we also get them here

PARACHUTISTS TAKING A DIFFERENT LOOK AT PE

WESBANK PITTS

WESBANK PITTS

PHAROS TEAM'S YAK 52's

PHAROS TEAM'S YAK 52

HARVARD MANOUVERES

MORE HARVARD MANOUVERES

DOUGLAS DC3-DAKOTA-C47

ATLAS CHEETAH - AFTERBURN

ATLAS CHEETAH

ATLAS CHEETAH & AERO VODOCHODY UPSIDE DOWN LOOK AT PE

AERO VODOCHODY - SASOL FLYING TIGERS

AERIAL MANOUVERES

FLYING OVER THE P&O NEDLLOYD HEEMSKERCK

 

[Moby]

Carrying on from the last photo, Harbours & Ships

VIEW OF THE HARBOUR FROM FORT FREDRICK

YACHTS AT THE YACHT BASIN

MORE YACHTS

SA SEDERBERG LEAVING HARBOUR WITH THE PEDSA BOATS IN FRONT

SA NAVY STRIKECRAFT IN THE HARBOUR

TUGS AND PILOT BOAT

CAR CARRIER 'PROGRESS ACE'

CRUISE LINER 'THE WORLD'

PASSENGER LINER 'ALBATROS'

TRUCKS LADEN WITH ORANGES FOR EXPORT, ORANGES GET LOADED ON THE REEFERS

A WEB OF MASTS IN FRONT OF 'OCEAN ALLIANCE'

 

[Moby]

Our Coastline

VIEW OF PE BEACHFRONT IN THE EVENING

ALGOA BAY FROM A TRAIN

NOORDHOEK

THE OLD HUMEWOOD SLIPWAY, IN USE IN THE 1930's

WORLD HOBIE CAT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005

WORLD HOBIE CAT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005

VIEW FROM SOMETHING GOOD PARKING

GULLS AT BLUEWATERS BAY

LOOKING TOWARDS CAPE RECIFE

YACHT TALISKER

PRETTY LIGHTS - HUMEWOOD BEACH

 

[Moby]

Our evenings are beautiful

SUNSETS

 

[Moby]

Fishing, one of our industries

FISHING BOATS NEAR KINGS BEACH

TUG SMIT AMANDLA AND FISHING BOATS

TRAWLER IN THE HARBOUR

CHOKKA BOATS OFF SKOENMAKERSKOP

FISHING BOATS LEAVING THE HARBOUR

TRAWLER JUST OUTSIDE THE HARBOUR WALL

TRAWLER 'CAPE FLOWER' DWARFING THE OTHERS

CHOKKA BOAT COMING INTO HARBOUR

OCEAN VICTORY II COMING INTO HARBOUR

OCEAN VICTORY 11

 

[Moby]

Our Airport is domestic flights only

ARRIVING

LEAVING

PLINTHED OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT - ALBATROSS

GROUNDED ABOVE AVIATORS - IMPALA

PART OF THE AIRPORT - NOON

PART OF THE AIRPORT - DUSK

PRESIDENTIAL BOEING

 

[Moby]

Weather plays an important part in anyones life

PORT ELIZABETH - THE WINDY CITY

TREE BLOWN DOWN DURING GALE FORCE WINDS

NOT ONLY WINDY, SMOKEY AS WELL

AND MORE SMOKE FROM A DIFFERENT FIRE

WET WET WET DURING FLOODS DEC 2004

THESE CRUISE LINE PASSENGERS DID NOT GET A GOOD VIEW OF PE

BAAKENS RIVER OVERFLOWING

 

[Moby]

Lets not forget our trusty Police

SAP - AIRBORNE AT A MOMENTS NOTICE

SAP - BIG BROTHERS' WATCHING YOU

SAP - BY THE BUS LOAD

SAP - AIR, LAND AND SEA

 

[Moby]

Housing - from one extreme to the other

THE DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE HOUSING COIN

 

[Moby]

SCRIBANTE RACEWAY

WESBANK CLASS

DEEP DISCUSSION

MAKES WORKING ON THE ENGINE SO MUCH EASIER

I WOULD'NT SAY NO IF SOMEONE OFFERED ME THIS ONE

INTERVIEWING A WINNER

SA RACING LEGEND, PETER LINDENBERG

ROWS OF CLASS N CARS

I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY RACE THIS CAR

BIKERS GETTING READY

ECSRC CARS GETTING READY TO DO A COUPLE OF LAPS, ONLY TIME I EVER GOT ON THE CIRCUIT

ANOTHER GLORIUS DAY FOR RACING

AS ABOVE

 

[Moby]

A bit of the tamed wildlife

ITS A GOOD THING BIRDS CAN'T READ

GULL

NOT THIS MEERCAT'S NATURAL HABITAT

PEACOCK SHOWING OFF FOR THE CAMERA

ITS CLOSING TIME

WHO KNEW PEACOCKS ATE ICE-CREAM

I NEVER GET TIRED OF LOOKING AT THESE INCREDIBLE BIRDS

FEEDING THE BIRDS WHILE THE CAR GETS FED

HOEPOE BIRD

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT???

POLE FISHING OF A DIFFERENT KIND

THIS GUY WAS LOOKING FOR FOOD WHILE I WAS TAKING PHOTOS AT AN AIRSHOW

 

[Moby]

The not so tame wildlife at Seaview Game Park

WILDEBEEST GRAZING

ZEBRA GRAZING

BASHFUL GIRAFFE

NOT QUITE THE KING OF THE BEASTS

DISGRUNTLED LIONESS

GOING FOR A MORNING WALK WITH THE WIFE

"WHERE ARE ALL THE HOT LIONESSES"

"DON'T I GET ANY PEACE"

CUTE, OR SAD

 

[JAB323]

EXCELLENT JOB!!! NICE PICS!!!

 

[Moby]

A few pics of the city buildings

THE FAMOUS CAMPANILE

HOLIDAY INN GARDEN COURT

THE SEAVIEW HOTEL, SHAPED LIKE A SHIP

PAINTINGS ON THE WALL OF THE OCEANARIUM

PAINTINGS ON THE WALL OF THE OCEANARIUM

EATING OUT IN CONVERTED RAILWAY CARRIAGES

A VIEW OF HUMEWOOD FROM THE DIESEL DEPOT

 

[Harkeb]

Thanks for all the wonderful Port Elizabeth pictures, Moby! It's so nice to have a PE forumer, for so many in here know F0000L about PE, let alone what it looks like. So, we can expect more nice pictures & info about your town?

 

[Moby]

Eastern Cape is famous for its fynbos, unfortunately I don't have many photos of it!

THE CORAL TREE, TREE OF THE YEAR AWHILE AGO

DELICATE FLORA

HAVE'NT A CLUE WHAT THESE ARE CALLED

THESE FLOWERS COME OUT AFTER A FIRE - I USED TO KNOW THE NAME :?

LITTLE YELLOW FYNBOS

 

[Moby]

Thanks JAB323 and Harkerb, yeah, more pics on their way, its now 2.23am, so I am hitting the sack, tomorrow is another day, or will that then be yesterday........:?

 

[SA BOY]

Moby
welcome mate, please give us some info about yourself on the Introduction to the forum thread. you can also see who we are
great pics. is it possible to take some great pics of your tall buildings as Im the editor for emporis and we are lacking decemnt PE tower pictures