SS GREAT BRITAIN

BRISTOL, ENGLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1141a

SS Great Britain is a passenger steamship, which was advanced for her time. She was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), for service between Bristol and New York. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days. The ship is 322 ft (98 m) in length and has a 3,400-ton displacement. When launched in 1843, Great Britain was by far the largest vessel afloat. In 1970, after Great Britain had lain under water and abandoned for 33 years half a world away, the ship was raised and repaired enough to be towed north through the Atlantic back to the United Kingdom, and returned to the Bristol dry dock where she had been built 127 years earlier. She is now on display there.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/1000th of a second and an aperture of F8. Schneider Kreuznach 150 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

LOCH SNIZORT

ISLE OF SKYE, SCOTLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1124b

Loch Snizort is a sea loch in the northwest of the Isle of Skye between the Waternish and Trotternish peninsulas. It is fed by the River Snizort, originating in the hills east of Bracadale. The mouth of Loch Snizort gives access to the lower Minch and contains the Ascrib Islands.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/640th of a second and an aperture of F8. Schneider Kreuznach 80 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

LOCH SNIZORT,

ISLE OF SKYE, SCOTLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1124

Loch Snizort is a sea loch in the northwest of the Isle of Skye between the Waternish and Trotternish peninsulas. It is fed by the River Snizort, originating in the hills east of Bracadale. The mouth of Loch Snizort gives access to the lower Minch and contains the Ascrib Islands.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/320th of a second and an aperture of F8. Schneider Kreuznach 80 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

EILEAN DONAN CASTLE

SCOTLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1121

Eilean Donan (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Donnain) is a small tidal island where three sea lochs meet - Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh, in the western Highlands of Scotland. A picturesque castle dominates the island, which lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the village of Dornie. Since the castle's restoration in the early 20th century, a footbridge has connected the island to the mainland. The castle was founded in the thirteenth century, and became a stronghold of the Clan Mackenzie and their allies the Clan MacRae. In the early eighteenth century, the Mackenzies' involvement in the Jacobite rebellions led in 1719 to the castle's destruction by government ships. Lieutenant-Colonel John Macrae-Gilstrap's twentieth-century reconstruction of the ruins produced the present buildings.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/250th of a second and an aperture of F8. Schneider Kreuznach 80mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

QUEENSFERRY

SCOTLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1118

Queensferry is a village in Fife, Scotland, situated on the Firth of Forth where the Forth Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge, and the Queensferry Crossing all meet the Fife coast, some 10 miles (16.1 km) from the centre of Edinburgh. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 1,076.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/125th of a second and an aperture of F4.5. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

THE ROYAL MILE

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1110

The Royal Mile is a succession of streets forming the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh. From the Castle gates to the Palace gates the street is almost exactly a mile (1.6 km) long and runs downhill between two significant locations in the royal history of Scotland, namely Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, hence its name. The Royal Mile is the busiest tourist street in the Old Town, rivalled only by Princes Street in the New Town. Today, the Royal Mile is an eclectic mix of shops, restaurants, pubs and visitor attractions. During the annual Edinburgh Festival, the High Street becomes crowded with tourists, entertainers and buskers. Parliament Square is at the heart of Scotland's legal system, being the home of both the High Court of Justiciary and the Court of Session.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/400th of a second and an aperture of F8. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

KAZUYA MORIMOTO AT WORK

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1107

New York City based artist Kazuya Morimoto was born and raised in Japan and studied at the Art Factory Institution Of Art with Makoto Arimichi in Japan. Shortly after graduation, Kazuya moved to New York City to study painting at the Art Students League. He was awarded several grants and scholarships and has had exhibitions and public art displayed in New York, Chicago and Washington DC. Recently Kazuya Morimoto has been devoting most of his time to painting the streets of New York City, especially historical preservation areas such as Greenwich Village, the West Village, and nearby neighborhoods. He has been archiving old shop fronts and capturing the moments of local scenes before they change and lose their current quality. He attends local art events and helps to save and revitalize the uniqueness of local scenes. Atticus encountered him in a delicatessen window in Edinburgh and shot this image without knowing he was capturing an internationally-known artist at work.

The lower image shows the particular buildings that Kazuya Morimoto was painting.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/125th of a second and an aperture of F5. Schneider Kreuznach 80 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

BONNEVAL-SUR-ARC

FRANCE

IMAGE NUMBER 1092

This authentic and typically Savoyard village, the highest of the Maurienne region, has charming old stone houses with slate roofs and wooden balconies. Bonneval-sur-Arc is also a village ski resort. The village is just below the Col de L'Iseran, the highest paved pass in Europe.

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 F7.1. Schneider Kreuznach 80 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

BONNEVAL-SUR-ARC

FRANCE

IMAGE NUMBER 1091

This authentic and typically Savoyard village, the highest of the Maurienne region, has charming old stone houses with slate roofs and wooden balconies. Bonneval-sur-Arc is also a village ski resort. The village is just below the Col de L'Iseran, the highest paved pass in Europe.

Atticus captured this house, not because it is typical, but because it is extraordinary. Too many photographers in this region seek to extrapolate the ordinary from the exceptional. Very few houses near Mont Blanc go to such floral exuberance.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/25th of a second and an aperture of F14. Schneider Kreuznach 80 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

OBERGESTEIN

SWITZERLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1086

Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Most villages in the Goms valley are noted for sun-browned wooden houses, but the heart of Obergesteln (1355 m) consists of stone-built houses, the result of a disastrous fire in 1868. Despite being tiny, the village has a wide range of leisure options.

Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality of Obergoms.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/15 of a second and an aperture of F16. Schneider Kreuznach 150 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

OBERWALD

SWITZERLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1084

Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village intact with traditional houses and Swiss barns.

It is situated at an elevation of 1377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. It is located at the end of the Goms, directly before the Furka and Grimsel passes, underneath the Rhône River source at the Rhône Glacier. It is also the start point of the Furka Tunnel. Most inhabitants live off tourism or sheep farming.

Oberwald was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Ulrichen and Obergesteln to form the municipality of Obergoms.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/8 of a second and an aperture of F16. Schneider Kreuznach 150 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

OBERWALD

SWITZERLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1083

Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village intact with traditional houses and Swiss barns.

It is situated at an elevation of 1377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. It is located at the end of the Goms, directly before the Furka and Grimsel passes, underneath the Rhône River source at the Rhône Glacier. It is also the start point of the Furka Tunnel. Most inhabitants live off tourism or sheep farming.

Oberwald was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Ulrichen and Obergesteln to form the municipality of Obergoms.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/4 of a second and an aperture of F16. Schneider Kreuznach 45mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

VALAIS BLACKNOSE SHEEP

THE FURKA PASS, SWITZERLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1082

The Valais Blacknose sheep is reared for both meat and wool. The wool is coarse and the annual yield is about 4 kg per head. The breed originates in the mountains of the canton of Valais in Switzerland – from which its name derives – and of the Bernese Oberland. It is documented as far back as the fifteenth century, but the present German name was not used before 1884; the breed standard dates from 1962. In the past there was some cross-breeding with imported sheep, in the nineteenth century of Bergamasca and Cotswold stock, and in the twentieth century of the Southdown breed. Valais Blacknose sheep have become a trophy sheep for photographers.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/800th of a second and an aperture of F5.6. Schneider Kreuznach 150mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

VALAIS BLACKNOSE SHEEP

THE FURKA PASS, SWITZERLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1081

The Valais Blacknose sheep is reared for both meat and wool. The wool is coarse and the annual yield is about 4 kg per head. The breed originates in the mountains of the canton of Valais in Switzerland – from which its name derives – and of the Bernese Oberland. It is documented as far back as the fifteenth century, but the present German name was not used before 1884; the breed standard dates from 1962. In the past there was some cross-breeding with imported sheep, in the nineteenth century of Bergamasca and Cotswold stock, and in the twentieth century of the Southdown breed. Valais Blacknose sheep have become a trophy sheep for photographers.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/1250th of a second and an aperture of F5.6. Schneider Kreuznach 45mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

ST GALLEN

SWITZERLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1078

The compact metropolis of St Gallen in eastern Switzerland between Lake Constance and Appenzellerland has a charming, traffic-free old town. Colourfully-painted oriel windows are a town feature. The Abbey precinct with the cathedral and Abbey Library has been accorded UNESCO World Heritage listing.

After living in Geneva in 2013 (see other Swiss images), Atticus had to see it again with an updated camera. He visited again in 2019. St Gallen is still spectacular.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/400th of a second and an aperture of F5.6. Schneider Kreuznach 45mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

ST. COLOMAN

SCHWANGAU, BAVARIA, GERMANY

IMAGE NUMBER 1077

Standing alone in the middle of a green meadow near Schwangau, Germany, is the pretty little Pilgrimage Church of St. Coloman. The church was named after an Irish pilgrim who, en-route to the Holy Land, is said to have rested and grazed his cattle here. St. Coloman is now honoured as the patron saint of horned cattle and horses. Later in his travels, Coloman was mistaken as a spy. He was tortured and hanged at Stockerau, near Vienna. Miracles were reported at his grave and Austrians soon realized that he was indeed a holy man, wrongfully hanged. The locals then proclaimed him patron saint of Austria.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 125th of a second and an aperture of F14. Schneider Kreuznach 150mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

BAD MERGENTHEIM

BAVARIA, GERMANY

IMAGE NUMBER 1061

Bad Mergentheim is town on the Romantic Road in Bavaria that can trace its days of settlement back before the days of the Romans. The spa waters were "discovered" in the 19th century and the development of "spa tourism" helped the economic health of the town. Because of the quasi-medical facilities, the town was used as a care centre for wounded soldiers, which helped to save the inhabitants and the historic buildings from most attacks during the Second World War.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/250th of a second and an aperture of F8. Schneider Kreuznach 45mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

DOORWAY

INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA

IMAGE NUMBER 1053

Innsbruck is the capital of the Tyrol in southern Austria. Most tourist brochures refer to its spectacular location ringed by alps and to its skiing activities. But for Atticus the old town centre was a jewel, much more impressive and original than its more famous neighbour, Salzburg. It presents an almost intact 18th century streetscape and wonderful photographic opportunities, including views across the river.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/200th of a second and an aperture of F5.6. Schneider Kreuznach 45mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

INNSBRUCK

AUSTRIA

IMAGE NUMBER 1051

Innsbruck is the capital of the Tyrol in southern Austria. Most tourist brochures refer to its spectacular location ringed by alps and to its skiing activities. But for Atticus the old town centre was a jewel, much more impressive and original than its more famous neighbour, Salzburg. It presents an almost intact 18th century streetscape and wonderful photographic opportunities, including views across the river.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/800th of a second and an aperture of F5.6. Schneider Kreuznach 45mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

INNSBRUCK

AUSTRIA

IMAGE NUMBER 1050

Innsbruck is the capital of the Tyrol in southern Austria. Most tourist brochures refer to its spectacular location ringed by alps and to its skiing activities. But for Atticus the old town centre was a jewel, much more impressive and original than its more famous neighbour, Salzburg. It presents an almost intact 18th century streetscape and wonderful photographic opportunities, including views across the river.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/320th of a second and an aperture of F5.6. Schneider Kreuznach 45mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.