MOUNT COOK, NEW ZEALAND

Image Number 231

Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand, reaching 3,754 metres (12,316 ft). It lies in the Southern Alps which run the length of the South Island.  It is a favourite challenge for mountain climbers.

The mountain is in the Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, which was established in 1953 and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park contains more than 140 peaks standing over 2,000 metres.

Sir Edmund Hillary made his first ascent in January 1948.  To celebrate this, the South Ridge was renamed Hillary Ridge in 2011.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Captured by Atticus Webb on a Zeiss Contax 645 medium format camera with Zeiss 210mm lens with an exposure of 1/16 of a second at F16   The ISO rating was 35, thereby ensuring comprehensive detail.  File size 490 meg, 16 bit.  The colours correspond with transparencies exposed at the time on the same camera for reference purposes.

The image was registered on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  The combination of sensor size and megapixels from this back captures approximately five times more detail than the highest resolution 35mm SLR camera currently available – and explains the high resolution of the image.

Signed and numbered by the photographer in a limited edition.