by mitchellkrog on November 10, 2011
Golden Harvest - A disc plough at sunset on the freshly harvested maize fields of Magaliesburg. (Print, stock or editorial enquiries may be directed to image@mitchellkrog.com with REF: ZAS7875)
I’ve lived in a farming community for over 5 years now and it’s given me many great opportunities to photograph the agricultural landscape and activities.
On the day this photo was taken it had been overcast and cool all day so I was not even thinking of shooting anything but close to sunset I noticed there was a nice gap between the clouds and horizon and thought I might just be in luck so I grabbed my camera and headed out.
My neighbor who had just completed his maize harvest had sent his disc plough out to process all the discarded plant material back into the ground. By chance he left his disc plough out for the night and just happened to leave it perfectly positioned for me giving me a nice anchor in fields that are otherwise devoid of anchors.
Just as the sun crept under the cloud bank the most beautiful light streamed across the farmlands. The yellow disc plough lit up in an intense golden colour and the sunlight clipped the bits of plant material still protruding from the ground turning them into flakes of gold.
This photo quickly found its way into my personal favorites and eventually went on to take second prize in the Nikon Lifestyle Photographic Competition 2011 held by the Magalies Meander and Nikon South Africa.
This is a single exposure, no filters or HDR techniques were used to compose this image.
Image can also be viewed on 500px.com
by mitchellkrog on July 14, 2011
I’ve visited Deadvlei in Namibia a number of times and each time it’s like a brand new palette just teaming with possibilities. It’s a truly magical place and just one visit sets its anchors deep into your heart making sure you will return again and again and again.
Deadvlei is found among the tallest red sand dunes in the world, some reaching 400 meters high. It is said that some 900 years ago the area went through an extreme dry period and the massive red dunes cut off Dead Vlei from the Tsauchab river.
Deadvlei became so dry that not only did the trees die but they could not even decompose and simply scorched black in the sun essentially becoming statues to their downfall. The trees now form a barren forest frozen in time in the middle of a harsh unforgiving environment.
Landscape Photograph of Deadvlei in Sossuvlei, Namibia. Deadvlei is found among the tallest red sand dunes in the world, some reaching 400 meters high. It is said that some 900 years ago the area went through an extreme dry period and the massive red dunes cut off Dead Vlei from the Tsauchab river leaving a graveyard of dead trees. (Print, stock or editorial enquiries may be directed to image@mitchellkrog.com with REF: NAX1542)
by mitchellkrog on January 20, 2011
Hi all, been a while since I last posted anything, had a lot of work keeping me busy and away from the web site.
Sunrise over the Scenic Landscape of the Blyde River Canyon in South Africa. (Print, stock or editorial enquiries may be directed to image@mitchellkrog.com with REF: ZA-X2785)
One of my images of Sunrise at the Blyde River Canyon in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa was selected as a daily Earth Shot on the Earthshot.org web site a week ago. This same image was second runner up in the Fujifilm Getaway Wildlife and Environmental Awards 2010 in the Landscapes and Plants category and it’s great to see the image gain recognition from multiple sources.
I entered 3 images to Earthshots and they selected this one but sadly they got the title wrong and used the title from another image I entered, I’ve tried contacting them to amend it but have been unsuccessful thus far. So the correct image title is actually “Blyde River Canyon”. Either way I’m not really fussed about it too much. (UPDATE: Earth shots seem to have picked up on my blog post and promptly updated the title, many thanks Earthshots 
)
I have so many images to post here on the blog but time is just whizzing past me and January is almost over already but I seem to be finding some gaps to get some images and blog posts out to my loyal viewers.
Until then take care and thanks EarthShots for the selection.
