NEW LIFE
ASPENS, KAIBAB NATIONAL PARK, COLORADO
Image Number 219
The beautiful aspen is the quintessential Colorado tree. In autumn Coloradans rejoice as the aspens’ leaves turn gold. Unfortunately Colorado is also known for its wildfires. This image captures juvenile aspens gone to gold in a forest of adult trees destroyed by fire.
The colours have not been manipulated and correspond with transparencies exposed at the time on the same camera for reference purposes.
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 image has been cropped to remove extraneous detail. The colours have not been manipulated and 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.