Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
Once I'd decided to have an exhibition I was faced with some really difficult decisions. What would I call it? What works would I put in it? What is it trying to show? Over the weeks and months I've made a lot of progress, and naming things - letting them go, making a space to... Continue Reading →
Night photography allows me to make some unusual images. I lit the forest path below Dassie Krantz with three lights and, by chance, there appeared a blue phosphorescent effect on the thorn tree. Mirroring then gave me this lovely blue portal. Further along the path you have to bend double to get through a really... Continue Reading →
Images taken at low light have always been one of my passions but lately I have been able to take much better images at night. A new camera and lens have helped! So I've been taking milky way pictures and star trails - quite a few have been posted in Instagram using my @roddythefox account.... Continue Reading →
One of the unusual things about taking the portals pictures is that I am often looking for an image to complete. So I look for quirky shapes that can be combined into something intriguing, different and provocative. Fortunately for me there are plenty of trees in and around Grahamstown with strange forms which provide me with great material... Continue Reading →
I stayed in a delightful, and tiny, cottage at Lindesnäs on a steep hillside above Byfjorden for a number of autumns. It was a long way from my work in Uddevalla, Sweden, but the tranquility and beautiful landscapes made it a great place for photography. September mornings often brought a thick mist before sunrise and... Continue Reading →
The dead eucalyptus trees on Mountain Drive were my earliest interest: their stark branches against a clear winter sky for example. This old tree is right next to the gravel road and I've photographed it a number of times. As you pass by it rears up against the skyline. The interlocking branches remind me of a cat's cradle... Continue Reading →
I’ll be presenting an exhibition of my photography - Portals - at this year’s National Arts Festival. There are six months to go before the Festival and I’m going to try and upload a picture more or less every week. The exhibition shows how I use mirroring of imagery - usually nature photography - to... Continue Reading →
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