Malonjeni - "The Place of Gathering"

Afripixel invites you and your family to enjoy a morning at Malonjeni Guest Farm, half an hour from Alberton. Malonjeni, ‘Place of Gathering’, is a great spot for your family to relax and enjoy the day while you photograph the beautiful landscapes, farm animals and wild antelope.

Tea and coffee will be available for those eager to photograph the sunrise, but the official start for the theme photography will be 08h30.

This will then be showcased in the Conference room for all to cc and prizes will be awarded. At around 10h30 we will have a leisurely breakfast in the Waterbuck Inn and a tuck shop is available for refreshments. Children are welcome to bring their bicycles and ride on the farm in safety.

After brunch there will be a tractor/trailer game drive and for those brave enough, a Bokdrolletjie Spoeg competition in the ruins. Spend the rest of the day at your leisure.

A more detailed programme of events will be posted closer to the time, and sent to those people who sign up for the event!!

A map on how to get to Malonjeni can be downloaded here
For those who want the GPS coordinates, the gate is at:
S 26 36’ 07.75
E 28 09’ 38.36

Afripixel Members will not be charged entrance to Malonjeni if you sign up.

You are still welcome to attend if you don't sign up, but you will be charged entrance at the gate, which will include breakfast, R50 per adult and R25 per child under 13.

For those wishing to stay over on the Saturday evening, bookings may be done through Estelle or Brenda, directly with Malonjeni, on 016 424 5932. Accommodation is rustic and subject to availability.

Visit the website at www.malonjeni.co.za

A great thank you to Gregg Murray for offering the venue and making the arrangements.... !

Extra! Extra! Extra!

Owing to the Afripixel Press Corps event being postponed, and not working out, "The Gathering" will now have an added element.....

The Fan Photographer prize will be part of this event!
Photos will be taken on the day of "The Gathering" with the following theme in mind....

Your interpretation and your name for your collection must be provided with the image that you upload... so if you take a photo of a collection of geese, then you should title your image "A Gaggle"... If you need some help with the collective nouns for the collections that you are submitting, have a look at these interesting sites:

Fun with Words

Wikipedia Collective Nouns

The prize:

The winner will receive:

• The title of Sony Fan Photographer
  • double tickets to a World Cup football match
  • the opportunity for one person to be present at the side of the pitch whilst the players are warming up.(See Terms and Conditions for this prize at the bottom of this notice)
• A Sony Alpha A230 DSLR Camera with 18-55mm SAM lens

Rules for the competition.....

1. Only photos taken on the day of 25 April 2010 at Malonjeni will be eligible for the competition.
2. Photos must be posted to the dedicated event gallery by those who attend the event.
3. Each person may submit a maximum of Five (5) images for the competition (you will have to think really hard for this one!)
4. Photos must be posted by no later than 30 April 2010. No images posted after 30 April 2010 will be considered for the prize.
5. Voting for images will start as soon as the first image has gone up - but remember.... each person has only ONE VOTE!
6. Voting will close on Thursday 6 May 2010, and the winner will be announced on Afripixel, and contacted by mail and telephone before 17 May 2010.
7. Only registered users on Afripixel will be eligible to vote.

Terms and Conditions: Sony Fan Photographer Prize.

1. No directors, shareholders, employees, agents or consultants of Sony SA and their relatives by blood, marriage or cohabitation may enter the competition.
2. The prize-winner will be given official permission to photograph the players from the perimeter of the pitch for twenty-five minutes at a geographically selected match.
3. The prize-winner will receive Double Tickets to watch the selected match, but only the prize-winner will be given access to the pitch side to take pictures of the players warming up.
4. The prize-winner (and, if any, travel companion) will be bound by the 2010 FIFA Wolrd Cup Terms and Conditions.
5. Tickets will be supplied to the winner on the day of the match.
6. The prize-winner must consent to publication of their names and photographs in order to be awarded the prize.
7. The prize-winner (and, if any, travel companion) may be required, as a condition of winning and redeeming a prize, to sign a liability release and/or publicity release and/or any applicable forms requested by Sony and/or any other authority. Failure to do so may result in disqualification and forfeiture of the stated prize.
8. Only one prize will be awarded through Afripixel. Another 8 prizes will be awarded to purchasers of the Fan Photographer bundle from participating retailers.
9. Sony reserves the right to make, at its sole discretion, changes to the list of prizes.
10. Winners must be over the age of 18 years before or on 11 June 2010 in order to qualify for the prize
11. All details of the prize and in particular the terms of their attributions and use will be provided by notification to the winners.
12. No interest will be paid on any prize.
13. The competition is only open to persons living/ residing in South Africa and who are registered on www.afripixel.com
14. All prizes are awarded at the discretion of Sony SA and may not be exchanged for cash and are not transferable.
15. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
16. The participant acknowledges and agrees upon entering the competition that he/she has read and understood these Terms and Conditions and that he/she is fully aware of the rights and obligations arising therefrom.