THE MONT BLANC EXPRESS
OUTSIDE FINHAUT, SWITZERLAND
IMAGE NUMBER 1090
The Trient Valley at the heart of the Mont Blanc area in Switzerland embraces the villages of Vernayaz, Salvan-Les Marécottes, Finhaut-Emosson, Trient-Col de la Forclaz et Vallorcine and Vallorcine, and links them via the spectacular railway of the Mont Blanc Express. Atticus waited two hours to catch this image of the express going over the bridge outside Finhaut.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/125th of a second and an aperture of F5.6. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.