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THE EINSIEDELN HORSES SWITZERLAND

Image Number 59

The great Abbey of Einsiedeln in Northern Switzerland is the principal abbey of the Benedictine order. It is awe inspiring - so much so that the church was miraculously consecrated, so the legend runs, in 948, by Christ himself assisted by the Four Evangelists, St. Peter, and St. Gregory the Great. The Abbey has developed and maintained its own breed of horse - the Horse of the Virgin.  Thought to be the oldest breed in Europe.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/60th second and aperture F18.   45 mm Phase One angle  lens.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  Shadow areas have been opened using Capture One.