
SEPTEMBER 1999 – A genuine black and white photo shows Parke’s Castle in County Leitrim, Ireland. Photo © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Back in the good old days of film, there were a few, rather short, black-and-white periods for me. 1999, for example. I took a couple black and white films to Ireland in 1999 (Ilford FP4 and HP5) to explore b&w photography further.
Here is a genuine black-and-white image that works for me: Parke’s Castle, County Leitrim. It was being restored in 1999, and the first results of the work were promising. I like this image because black-and-white is much more suitable for a (dark) castle than a nice color shot.
Here’s the same location and time, just shot using color slide film…

The high resolution image
| Capture Date | September 1999 |
| Location | Co. Leitrim, Ireland |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Negative Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 6682 x 4359 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |