Whilst out in the town this week I spotted emergency blue lights heading up to Prospect Terrace, unfortunately it was towards a fire. Good news it was an empty property and nobody was hurt. The building has been empty for at least a decade, maybe more and was in very poor condition. I was able to catch the shot using my 150-500 mm Sigma lens (from a 1/4 mile distance) on a Tripod. ISO was set at 1600 and I used a 1/2 sec exposure. Naturally there is some movement but I think it captures the mood. I tweeted a version of the image which was widely circulated on social media. Several organisations sought permission to use the image as news footage including STV, BBC NE. Scottish Fire and Rescue have requested a copy for their website, so altogether worthwhile having my camera – Enjoy
Scott K Marshall Photography (@skm1963) 
It looks like a film set!
I suppose it is nowadays – more like a military operation – it is a merge of teams there were vehicles from 3 different locations as Lossiemouth is a very small town.
wow, well done you on not only capturing an amazing image, but on having it picked up and used by the media….congrats!!
That pick up by various agency’s came about from my presence on social media – no doubt about it.
Good for you to get some publicity on a great shot.
Yes for definite I do think there is scope to use my landscape background in other genre, which is where I tried to go with aerial.
Sometimes it is necessary to have a less than perfectly fixed image to convey the experience…like here, everything works to tell the story.
Thanks Robert I agree
Nice reportage, Scott!
Cheers Graham
Just shows what you can do with adjustable ISO…….did you try any at a higher rating? I think I mentioned once before that some of my Wildlife Photog colleagues now set ISO on auto and set speed and F/no to match the location and animal. Incredible the low noise levels. But I guess the message is really…have your camera with you at all times.
Definitely have your camera at all time – but I have to admit that my mobile phone has bailed me out on many occasions I have tried higher ratings without noise being too much of an issue. On another point whilst the Fuji XT10 is small and superb quality the D800 still captures more detail – so I may just stick with the larger heavier camera for the moment.
I wasn’t expecting that. Completely different from your usual shots but I’m not at all surprised it’s been in demand. It’s amazing that you snapped it from a quarter of a mile away. It shouldn’t be that good. 🙂
Purely down to having the right gear – I know have kit that as an amateur I simply didn’t have access to.
Great photograph dear Scott. But I am glad to hear that no one was hurt. Thank you, love, nia
The fact no one was hurt is the best news I agree Nia
Adding news photographer to your portfolio now? Quite the shot!
right time right place 🙂