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.  

HEYSEN'S TREES

HEYSEN FARM, HAHNDORF, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Image number 915

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 1/5th of a second and an aperture of f25.  Schneider Kreuznach 28mm wide angle lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.    The shadows resulting from shooting into the sun have been opened using Capture One.
 

HEYSEN'S TREES

HEYSEN FARM, HAHNDORF, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Image number 914

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 1/10th of a second and an aperture of f25.  Schneider Kreuznach 28mm wide angle lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.    The shadows resulting from shooting into the sun have been opened using Capture One.

HOT POKERS

BRYCE CANYON, UTAH, USA

Image Number 200

Bryce Canyon is a national park in southern Utah. Small by National Park standards, its 56.2 square mile occupy the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau.  The park is not a canyon, but a spectacular series of amphitheatres, each of which is carved at least 1,000 feet into the chromatic limestone of the Plateau.The geology, unique in the world, has been caused by erosion.  The colourful limestone rock has been shaped into bizarre slot canyons, windows, fins, and spires called "hoodoos."  Tinted with colours too numerous and subtle to name, the whimsically arranged rocks create a wondrous landscape. Ponderosa pines, high elevation meadows, and fir-spruce forests border the rim of the plateau and abound with wildlife. This area boasts some of the world's best air quality, offering panoramic views of three states and approaching 200 miles of visibility. 

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Contax 645 Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/20th second at F11.   120mm Zeiss lens.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

FOREST SOUTH OF ANNECY FRANCE

Image Number 46

Lake Annecy is 35 klm south of Geneva at the foot of Month Blanc.  This image of spectacular foliage was taken in autumn in the mountains South-East of the lake. 

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100  with an exposure of 1/5 second.  150 mm Schneider-Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  Shadow areas have been opened using Capture One. 

FOREST PATH

Chur, Switzerland

Image Number 26

Chur is an alpine town in Western Switzerland surrounded by pristine forests.  In autumn the woodlands around Chur are wondrous, with little undergrowth.  Chur is a key station on the route of the Glacier Express which links Zermatt and St Moritz.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35.  The aperture was F19 with an exposure of 1/2 second.  150 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  The shadow areas have been opened using Capture One. 

FOREST, CHUR, SWITZERLAND

Image Number 25

Chur is an alpine town in Western Switzerland surrounded by pristine forests.  In autumn the woodlands around Chur are wondrous, with little undergrowth.  Chur is a key station on the route of the Glacier Express which links Zermatt and St Moritz.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35.  The aperture was F19 with an exposure of 1/2 second.  150 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  The shadow areas have been opened using Capture One. 

STOCKALPER HOSPICE, SIMPLON PASS, SWITZERLAND

Image Number 22

The ancient hospice on the Simplon Pass was renovated during the seventeenth century by Kaspar Jodok von Stockalper (1609–91) for the relief of travellers.  The hospice was supplanted during the early nineteenth century by a new establishment, built on the orders of Napoleon between 1801 and 1831.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100.  The aperture was F22 with an exposure of 1/50 second.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  The shadow areas have been opened using Capture One. 

VILLAGE BETWEEN GRENOBLE & BRIANCON, FRANCE

Image Number 18

In the flinty mountains South of Briancon on the French/Italian border.   Hard country, cold and high. When Atticus made it to Briancon in November 2013 he was snowed in for two days.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35, aperture F19 with an exposure of 1/3 second.  150 mm Schneider Kreuznach wide angle lens with 2X teleconverter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  The shadow areas have been opened using Capture One. 

 

PILGRIM CHAPEL BETWEEN GRENOBLE & BRIANCON, FRANCE

Image Number 17

A tiny pilgrim chapel in the flinty mountains South of Briancon on the French/Italian border.   Hard country, cold and high.  This was the route favoured by Napoleon.  Perhaps he paused here.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35, aperture F5.6 with an exposure of 1/20 second.  28 mm Schneider Kreuznach wide angle lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  The shadow areas have been opened using Capture One. 

 

 

BETWEEN GRENOBLE & BRIANCON, FRANCE

Image Number 16

In the flinty mountains South of Briancon on the French/Italian border.   Hard country, cold and high. This was the route favoured by Napoleon in crossing the alps.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35, aperture F5.6 with an exposure of 1/20 second.  150 mm Schneider Kreuznach wide angle lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  The shadow areas have been opened using Capture One. 

ROCK FACE, THE BLACK FOREST

Image Number 6

The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south.  The region is almost rectangular with a length of 160 km (99 mi) and breadth of up to 60 km (37 mi). The remaining Forest is a remnant of a vast and impenetrable woodland which once covered most of Germany.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50, aperture F12 at 1/5s. 150 mm  Schneider-Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back. The shadow areas have been opened with Capture One. 

THE BLACK FOREST

Image Number 5

The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south.  The region is almost rectangular with a length of 160 km (99 mi) and breadth of up to 60 km (37 mi). The remaining Forest is a remnant of a vast and impenetrable woodland which once covered most of Germany.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50, aperture F12 and exposure of 2 seconda.  28 mm Schneider-Kreuznach wide angle lens with leaf shutter.  The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back. The image has been cropped slightly to remove extraneous detail.  The shadow areas have been opened using Capture One. 

THE BLACK FOREST

Near Freiburg, Germany

Image Number 4

The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south.  The region is almost rectangular with a length of 160 km (99 mi) and breadth of up to 60 km (37 mi). The remaining Forest is a remnant of the vast and impenetrable woodland which once covered most of Germany.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50, aperture F10 and exposure of 1/2 second.  80 mm Schneider-Kreuznach wide angle lens with leaf shutter.

THE MITTENS

NAVAHO TRIBAL PARK, ARIZONA

Image Number 214

Monument Valley on the Utah-Arizona border provides the most enduring and definitive image of the American West.  The isolated red mesas and buttes surrounded by empty, sandy desert have featured in over 47 movies, most famously the John Wayne movies directed by John Ford.

This image was captured from the View Hotel which was built in 1998 on the site of one of John Ford’s most iconic filming locations.   The elevation at The View Hotel is approximately 1,582 meters.  The “Mittens” (buttes which resemble fingerless gloves) rise over 328 meters above the desert floor.  Monument Valley is located within the Navaho Tribal Park which is the semi-autonomous homeland of the Navajo Nation.  The Park occupies an area greater than the state of Connecticut.  The View Hotel, owned by the Navajo Nation, is the only hotel in the Park.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Captured at dusk by from the View Hotel on a Zeiss Contax 645 medium format camera with Zeiss 55mm wide angle lens at F8 with an exposure of half a second.   The ISO rating was only 35, thereby ensuring comprehensive detail.   File size 260 meg, 8 bit.  The image has been cropped top and bottom.  The colours have not been manipulated and correspond with transparencies exposed at the time on the same camera for reference purposes.

Signed and numbered by the photographer in a limited edition.

THE HOODOOS

BRYCE CANYON, UTAH

Image Number 199

Bryce Canyon is a national park in southern Utah. Small by National Park standards, its 56.2 square mile occupy the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau.  The park is not a canyon, but a spectacular series of amphitheatres, each of which is carved at least 1,000 feet into the chromatic limestone of the Plateau.

The geology, unique in the world, has been caused by erosion.  The colourful limestone rock has been shaped into bizarre slot canyons, windows, fins, and spires called “hoodoos.”  Tinted with colours too numerous and subtle to name, the whimsically arranged rocks create a wondrous landscape.

Ponderosa pines, high elevation meadows, and fir-spruce forests border the rim of the plateau and abound with wildlife. This area boasts some of the world’s best air quality, offering panoramic views of three states and approaching 200 miles of visibility.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Captured from the rim of Bryce Canyon on a Zeiss Contax 645 medium format camera with Zeiss 120mm lens at F11 with an exposure of one fifteenth of a second.  Registered on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back at ISO 50, thereby capturing significant detail.  File size 260 meg, 8 bit.   The colours in the image correspond with transparencies exposed at the time on the same camera for reference purposes.

Each print individually signed and numbered by the photographer in a limited edition

REFLECTIONS

REFLECTIONS NEAR YELLOWSTONE
WYOMING, USA

Image Number 191

The vast natural forest of Yellowstone National Park covers nearly 9,000 km2 . Yellowstone contains half of all the world’s known geothermal features, with more than 10,000 examples. It also has the world’s largest concentration of geysers – two thirds of all those on the planet).

The park is one of the few remaining intact large ecosystems in the northern temperate zone of the earth. All flora in the park are allowed to progress through natural succession with no direct management being practiced.  The park’s bison are the only wild, continuously free-ranging bison remaining.

Forest fires, if started from lightning, are often allowed to burn to permit the natural effects of fire assert itself.  This image, captured outside the park, shows trees killed in previous wildfires sharing their reflections with new growth.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Captured by Atticus Webb on a Zeiss Contax 645 medium format camera with Zeiss 80 mm lens.   The ISO rating was 35, thereby ensuring comprehensive detail.  File size 490 meg, 16 bit.  The image has been cropped to remove extraneous detail.  The colours have not been manipulated and correspond with transparencies exposed at the time on the same camera for reference purposes.

The image was registered on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  The combination of sensor size and megapixels from this back captures approximately five times more detail than the highest resolution 35mm SLR camera currently available – and explains the high resolution of the image.

Signed and numbered by the photographer in a limited edition.

PARK AVENUE CANYON

THE ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH

Image Number 209

Arches National Park is a red, arid desert with contrasting colours, landforms and textures.  The park is part of the Colorado Plateau, a “high desert” region with elevations ranging from 4,085 to 5,653 feet.

Note the tiny figures in the foreground giving scale to the image.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Captured from the Park Avenue viewing point on a Zeiss Contax 645 medium format camera with Zeiss 55mm lens at F8 with an exposure of 1/180th of a second.    File size 260 meg, 8 bit.   The colours correspond with transparencies exposed at the time on the same camera for reference purposes.

The image was registered on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  The combination of sensor size and megapixels from this back captures approximately five times more detail than the highest resolution 35mm SLR camera currently available – and explains the high resolution of the image.

Signed and numbered by the photographer in a limited edition.

NEW LIFE

ASPENS, KAIBAB NATIONAL PARK, COLORADO

Image Number 219

The beautiful aspen is the quintessential Colorado tree. In autumn Coloradans rejoice as the aspens’ leaves turn gold. Unfortunately Colorado is also known for its wildfires. This image captures juvenile aspens gone to gold in a forest of adult trees destroyed by fire.

The colours have not been manipulated and correspond with transparencies exposed at the time on the same camera for reference purposes.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Captured by Atticus Webb on a Zeiss Contax 645 medium format camera with Zeiss 210mm lens with an exposure of 1/16 of a second at F16   The ISO rating was 35, thereby ensuring comprehensive detail.  File size 490 meg, 16 bit.  The image has been cropped to remove extraneous detail.  The colours have not been manipulated and correspond with transparencies exposed at the time on the same camera for reference purposes.

The image was registered on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  The combination of sensor size and megapixels from this back captures approximately five times more detail than the highest resolution 35mm SLR camera currently available – and explains the high resolution of the image.