SOME technical wizardry and a few lucky moments have gone on display in a photographic exhibition at Cross Lanes Organic Farm Shop, near Barnard Castle.
Dale photographer Martin Rogers has become the fourth artist to take advantage of the new display wall that was created earlier this year at the farm shop adjacent to the A66. Among his photographs is a compound image of 50 photographs to create one sharp image across the entire depth of the scene, which he says would not be possible with a single shot.
Mr Rogers explained that modern technology allows cameras to take a series of photographs at different focal lengths. These are then “stacked” on top of each other to create a single image that is in focus from the foreground through to the background.
One of his stacked images features a single fly in a field of small mushrooms.
He said: “I had no idea it [the fly] was there. I had a look through the 50 pictures and I couldn’t believe the fact the fly was in only one picture.”
By sheer chance the fly appeared in the photograph that was focussed on the area that it landed, otherwise the fly would not have appeared in the final photograph, Mr Rogers added.
Another stacked image features Holwick, with perfectly sharp focus from the foreground through to the horizon. The display also has a diverse range of subjects including photographs of Teesdale’s landscapes, flora and fauna. Cross Lanes manager Deborah Hare said the idea to give local artists an opportunity to host a two-month exhibition came about earlier this year and had proved to be successful. She said: “Everyone who comes in likes to see a change on the wall, especially if it is local.”
Most recently Cross Lanes featured artist Olwen Williams’ work, and formed part of a much broader Teesdale Artists Network exhibition. Mr Rogers said he would change images in the exhibition so regulars could see a greater variety of his work. It continues until the end of January 2019.
