Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
We are having a long drought in the Eastern Cape - it's only early Spring and already hot after a very dry winter. On the drive up from Grahamstown to Mt Zebra National Park and the Sneeuberg there's hardly any green vegetation to be seen. The landscape is dominated by browns and blues showing off... Continue Reading →
In August 2006 Andy and I had a memorable trip hiking and camping in the Swedish arctic. We flew to Kiruna and then got the bus to Nikkaluokta and hiked up and along Vistasvaggi. We had plenty of sunshine! I've made a photo-book of the trip that you can access with this link. Source: Arctic... Continue Reading →
There are some King Proteas blossoming on Mountain Drive at the moment. Though they are not as many as last year - when they seemed to go on flowering for a very long time. As Spring gets nearer the days are getting a little longer so there's just a bit more time to photograph them.... Continue Reading →
Little did I know when I was finishing work on my exhibition for this year's #NAF19 that I was previewing the name change debate of the 1820 Settlers' National Monument. I've got a panorama, taken from the cuttings above the N2 bypass, that's entitled 1820 Settlers' Sunset. I've since been told that it looks apocalyptic.... Continue Reading →
I've been making symmetrical images for many years now. Usually of trees, grass, leaves, ferns and clouds - you can see plenty in my Symmetry in Nature book download. Recently I have been making them much more complex by dissolving nude female figures into the composition. Here's a good example from this years's #NAF19. It's... Continue Reading →
There's an Illawarra flame tree just outside my studio window where the green wood hoopoes go fossicking for insects. With the noise they make it's easy to hear them, pick up the camera and try and get some pictures from the stoop. They don't keep still for more than a moment or two but they... Continue Reading →
Two of the pictures I've taken in the past couple of weeks are merged here. It's something that I experiment with every now and then and this time I've got an interesting result. The first picture in the merge is called Across the Valley. It's a shot I’ve wanted for quite a while. Taken looking... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was the bicentenary of the Battle of Grahamstown. I've always intended to visit the site but somehow never managed it. So this afternoon I took a brief gap in the rain to go across the valley to Egazini: the township based heritage site. On the way there you get a good view of the... Continue Reading →
Here's something a little different - three different takes of Grahamstown's iconic Cathedral of St Michael and St George. The first is in the antique sepia style I've been using for the Grahamstown heritage series. The second is the full colour by moonlight shot and the third is a multiple exposure fantasy. They are all... Continue Reading →
The second post of the Grahamstown heritage sites is a street-scene. There's no getting away from the new in this picture because there's a young cyclist front and centre. Behind him Howse Street runs up to the historical core of the city. There's power lines and street lights leading the eye towards the skyline and... Continue Reading →
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