Peter's World

"Highway To Heaven"

"After a long & exciting day off-roading through the Nevis Valley, I emerged high on a ridge overlooking the Queenstown / Te Anau highway which passes through the Garston Valley. As soon as my eyes saw this spectacular scene, I couldn't stop the car quick enough & I leapt out with my camera bag dangling from my shoulders at breakneck speed. I knew the incredible lighting wouldn't last & with no time to consider using the tripod, I hand-held my camera & captured 7 frames from left to right across the horizon. 30 seconds later the clouds blocked the sunlight from most of the valley floor, but I had already secured it - just in the nick of time! A fleeting moment of magic, this epitomises what a grand landscape is all about, a majestic scene that pulls you in & transports you to that very place."

Also available as a carefully crafted Fuji Flex print, the ultimate photographic print process that is available. This is face-mounted under True Vue 99% U.V. conservation clear acrylic & mounted onto Di-Bond for a modern, frameless look. The incredibly fine detail & impact that is portrayed with these is astounding & forms part of a stunning new range of imagery.

Equipment: Phase One XF 100Mp Trichromatic Medium Format Camera + Schneider Kreuznach 120mm macro blue lens

7 frames stitched together to achieve epic detail & clarity

Exposure: 1/250 sec @ f12 ISO 400

Location: Garston Valley, Southland

Available in 1:3 format (sides cropped) or 1:5 panoramic formats (full width)

A couple of minutes later I captured a movie on my iPhone, but the clouds had already shifted & blocked some of the light hitting the valley floor, I really did arrive just in the nick of time! Click on this image to play the short video:HTH

Print Appreciation Level: Bronze

Prices appreciate through the following tiers as the availability of prints diminish in the remaining edition, enhancing each print's value & exclusivity.

Limited Edition: 150 individually signed, numbered & certified prints, total all sizes

Printer: Peter personally prints all his 100% cotton-rag paper and archival canvas on an HP Z9+ PS printer (9 colour "Vivera" archival pigment inkset, giclée process)

Print Permanence: >250 years indoors (paper and canvas prints), as tested on HP Z9+ printer by Wilhelm Research Institute, California http://www.wilhelm-research.com/hp/Z9.html

Copyright: Peter Latham 2023

“When Peter delivered our pieces, we couldn't believe the incredible detail. The images on his website - impressive as they are - really didn't do our prints justice!“