COUNTRY ROAD

THE COTSWOLDS, ENGLAND

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Home of honeyed towns, rolling hills and dramatic valleys, the Cotswolds is a stunning region to explore by both foot and car. Touring the Cotswolds by car is a quick way to explore a lot of the region whilst soaking up much of its natural beauty. The Cotswolds offers soft and idyllic countryside and the visitor expects Glynis Johns to appear on her bicycle at any time.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/200th 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.

STRUAN

THE ISLE OF SKYE, SCOTLAND

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Struan (Scottish Gaelic: An Sruthan) is a small village on the west coast of the island of Skye, on the shores of Loch Beag, itself an inlet of Loch Harport. Struan has a population of around 300. While there are four different Protestant denominations represented in the area, church attendance has declined dramatically, and Sabbath keeping is largely forgotten. The local economy, like most of Skye, is heavily supported by tourism, fishing, crofting and to a lesser extent, large-scale farming.

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

THE COL DE L’ISERAN

FRANCE

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The Col de l'Iseran (el. 2,764 metres (9,068 ft)) is a mountain pass in France, the highest paved pass in the Alps. It is situated in the department of Savoie, near the border with Italy. The pass is part of the Route des Grandes Alpes. It connects the valley of the Isère (Tarentaise) and the valley of the Arc River (Maurienne) between Val-d'Isère in the north and Bonneval-sur-Arc in the south. The north side of the pass road is well built with a number of galleries and tunnels, with a maximum grade of 12 percent. The pass has been used five times on the Tour de France since 1947. After the crossing proved consistently difficult, the tour ignored the Col de L'Iseran in recent years but made another attempt with much fanfare in 2019. Again, the crossing was abandoned through bad weather and the high point of the tour was omitted.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. 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.

THE COL DE L’ISERAN

FRANCE

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The Col de l'Iseran (el. 2,764 metres (9,068 ft)) is a mountain pass in France, the highest paved pass in the Alps. It is situated in the department of Savoie, near the border with Italy. The pass is part of the Route des Grandes Alpes. It connects the valley of the Isère (Tarentaise) and the valley of the Arc River (Maurienne) between Val-d'Isère in the north and Bonneval-sur-Arc in the south. The north side of the pass road is well built with a number of galleries and tunnels, with a maximum grade of 12 percent. The pass has been used five times on the Tour de France since 1947. After the crossing proved consistently difficult, the tour ignored the Col de L'Iseran in recent years but made another attempt with much fanfare in 2019. Again, the crossing was abandoned through bad weather and the high point of the tour was omitted.

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 F8. Schneider Kreuznach 80 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.