Molenaars River, Du Toitskloof – Western Cape, South Africa
Camera: Phase One 645DF+, IQ280
Lens: Fixed 28mm Schneider lens.
Exposure: f16 @ 5sec
ISO:35
Printer: Epson 9900 with HDR Ultrachrome archival inks
Paper: Epson Signature Worthy Hot Press Bright – 100% cotton base and acid-free.
Date: 27 January 2015
Standing in the flowing Molenaars River in near waist-deep water created a tricky set-up. An exposure of at least five-seconds was necessary to create the smooth, fluid-motion of the water. The dominant rock with the movement of the river in the foreground to front, left, allows the eye to be drawn diagonally across the image and then on up to the sandstone detail in the DuToitskloof mountain range. Incoming Cirrus clouds begin to fill the sky from the south.Landscape photographylandscapesphotographyGrant LevershaMolenaars RiverDu Toitskloof PassWestern CapeSouth Africafine art photography
The Swartberg Pass, Great Karoo - South Africa
The majestic quartzite geology at the northern end of the Swartberg Pass, just a few kilometres from the town of Prince Albert, reflects vivid pastel pinks, magentas, oranges and yellows, with green lichen filling the gaps. In the crevices of the steep rock face a variety of indigenous Karoo vegetation can be found, including aloes, other succulents and mountain fynbos.
Encumbered with the size and weight of the larger format system and sturdy tripod, it required some agility to climb to a vantage point in order to create a perspective with foreground vegetation. Wispy brush-strokes of cirrus clouds and a waxing moon filled the sky to complete the work.
Camera: Phase One IQ280 and DF+
Lens: 28mm prime, Schneider leaf shutter
Exposure: F14 @ 1/3 second
ISO: 35
Date: 7 June 2014
Printer: Epson 9900 Ultrachrome HDR Archival Inks
Paper: Hahnemuhle Leonardo Canvas 390gsmSwartberg PassKarooSouth AfricaFine art photographylandscape photographylandscapesGrant Leversha
Moonrise over Vrisgewaagd, Swartberg Mountains, Great Karoo – South Africa
For four consecutive days during early June 2014, at around 5 pm, I drove 25 kilometers along a winding, dusty road, from the town of Prince Albert to the Vrisgewaagd farm. The full, yellow moon appeared more intense and honey coloured than usual, due to its low angle above the earth’s atmosphere, just ten days away from the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere.
The solitude and tranquillity of the Karoo has to be experienced firsthand. The pastel hues and late lambent light reflecting off the Swartberg Mountains, create an enchanting and mysterious ‘moonscape’.
In my landscape, the farm fence to the left is illuminated by the softening sunlight, while the sandstone rocks in the foreground and the gravel road leading in from the right, all harmonize to create a visual journey for the eye to follow, hold, and then fully savour.
Camera: Phase One IQ280 and DF+
Lens: 55m prime, Schneider leaf shutter
Exposure: f12 @ 30seconds
ISO: 50
Printer: Epson 9900 with Ultrachrome HDR Archival Inks
Paper: Hahnemuhle Leonardo Canvas 390gsm
Date: 11 June 2014Swartberg PassKarooSouth AfricaFine art photographylandscape photographylandscapesGrant Leversha
39 Steps Waterfall, Hogsback.
