HEYSEN'S TREES
HEYSEN FARM, HAHNDORF, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Image number 916
The Cedars is a unique 60 hectare heritage property on Heysen Road, near Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It is the historic home of one of Australia's most noted landscape artists, Sir Hans Heysen. The Cedars was purchased by Hans Heysen in 1912, and he lived there with his wife Sallie, and their family of eight children. The property is now owned and managed by the Heysen foundation. This image was taken on "artist's walk", the route which Heysen took to stroll around the property. Many of the views on the walk feature in his paintings. Redgum trees - some more than 500 years old - abound on the property and are the signature of Heysen's work.
Technical Notes
The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/8th of a second and an aperture of f22. Schneider Kreuznach 28mm wide angle lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.