It's well below zero and the ground is icy... but the full moon looks awesome! So I went out to photograph the moon but it disappeared behind some clouds... so it was time for plan B. Long exposure shots with myself moving out of frame half way through. This digital photograph was shot at f2.8 ISO 100 for 15 seconds on a 5D mark II using a Canon EF 70-200mm 1:2.8 L IS II USM lens on manual focus.

In post I did split toning, curves, levels, colour balancing, black levels and a few text layers.

I'll be sharing tricks like how to do this properly at my photography training course in Leeds in May. See you there!

I was visiting Canterbury last week and I walked past the new Marlow Theatre building site which is almost complete. It reminded me that one foggy night back in December 2006 I had done a series of photographs of Canterbury at night. One of them was this shot of the old Marlow Theatre. Enjoy!

Mark

Sometimes I'm driving along and I spot something that I just have to photograph so last night as I was driving back from the Gulbenkian Theatre I noticed this view of  Canterbury Cathedral. It was about 11pm so I pulled over and got a tripod and my 5D out and took a few long exposure shots.

I've heard that there may be a hotel built where I was standing to take this shot which means that we'll loose this view so I'm glad I took the opportunity to grab this shot.

I'm was just packing my cameras and kit for a wedding that I'm photographing this weekend and I heard a lot of bird noise from the front garden, so I grabbed my 200m telephoto lens and Nikon camera and quietly sneaked out the front door...

The source of the noise was a baby blackbird, and some other birds all feasting on a malt loaf that I'd thrown out for them a the other day. So it turns out that they like malt loaf! The baby black bird is one of three young that are in my garden and it's fascinating watching them as their parents show them how to eat and do "bird things". When I get up close to them they always remind me of little dinosaurs... the way they move and behave.

So it just goes to show, sometimes you don't have to travel far to see wildlife!

Second Exhibition of Photographic Prints

This exhibition of framed prints and projected images includes pieces from the Gothedral City, Deal Seaside and Whitstable Sunset collections. As well as the large framed prints there are over 150 images projected onto the main wall. Mark is joined this time by fellow photographer Stevie Neal who is showcasing some of her infant and family portraits.

New Options and Savings on Prints
I have been able to reduce the prices of glossy prints and also extend the range of large format lustre prints available...

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