Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
I think of the some of my photography as fantasy artwork. It's work that often dissolves a nude study into a spiritual natural scene. If you check out Symmetry Series: nude studies and new work at #NAF19 you'll see what I mean. It's no real surprise that I've wanted to do some more fantasy work during... Continue Reading →
The views of Hogsback's landscapes and sky-scapes from Wild Fox Hill are outstanding and so I've made this small video of 24 pictures. It's not as if you have far to go to get a really good shot: some of these pictures were taken right from the stoop of the eco-cabin. Others are taken from... Continue Reading →
There's a zen to nature photography and haiku that I've wanted to work with for quite a while. So here's something from me which is rather new. Three snow scenes intended as small dialogues between classic winter haiku and my own photographs. The pictures were taken during last week's snowy weather and they are of... Continue Reading →
These pictures go along paths and over bridges, through forests and beside rivers. This isn't so much a walk as a hop, skip and jump. So we'll start with the short hop beside the Faluån. It's not exactly a forest but it's well wooded with a lovely range of colours and the hint of a... Continue Reading →
It's hard not to be drawn to the sublime autumn colours here in Sweden. Then there's the rivers tumbling downstream full of waterfall foam and loaded with leaves. This set of pictures tries to capture the tranquillity of the waters as they twist and turn, curve and weave on their way through the forests and... Continue Reading →
Ever since I was a teenager I've admired the Impressionists and lately I've taken photographs of riverscapes that look very impressionistic. Here's an example. The rushes in the foreground are blurred in motion whilst the river, full of autumn leaves, flows smoothly around the curve behind. The sky overhead is reflected in it and the... Continue Reading →
I've had such positive responses from my recent blog post on the Karoo that it's inspired me to put together these ten images. This time all of the pictures are different styles in black and white. They're taken from Mt Zebra National Park, which is just outside Cradock, along the R61 to Ganora Guest Farm and... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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