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CHILLON CASTLE, SWITZERLAND

Image Number 65

Chillon Castle, on Lake Geneva at Montreux is one of Switzerland's most idyllic castles, comprising over 100 separate buildings.  It was made popular by Lord Byron, who wrote the poem The Prisoner Of Chillon (1816) about a monk who was imprisoned there from 1530 to 1536. Byron also carved his name on a pillar of the dungeon. 

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/100 second and aperture F5.6.   80 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  Shadow areas have been opened using Capture One.