Mark's Blog

It's been over eighteen months since I visited the Isle of Skye and took this image of the Cuillins from Elgol. However, having scanned it using my Epson V700 scanner, I was always aware that I could glean just that little bit more information from the transparency using a drum scanner. In particular the left rock jutting into the sea, which simply blocked up in the shadows. I decided to call in to see Tim Parkin, the font of all knowledge with these things, who kindly drum scanned the transparency (along with a few others), so that I could get the very best out of the image. What I hadn't realised is that he is able to scan right to the edge of the transparency including the film name and black border of the transparency itself. I'd seen this done by a few photographers in the past and always thought they...

It seems rather peculiar to be posting images of Autumn in Summer but just like last week’s image I’m playing catch up after renewing the website. If nothing else it whets my appetite for this year’s autumnal colours to come! This is an image made at Littlebeck last October. I’d spent most of the day seeking out an image or two and came across this one quite late on in the day. It was getting quite dark so I knew I’d have to make a long exposure so I was fortunate that it was a very calm day without even a breeze (that doesn’t happen often!!).I found a good vantage point above the fern to make the most of the circular display of leaves and after setting up the Ebony, proceeded to make a 10 second exposure. As usual, this image and more can be found in the Recently Added section of...