POPPIES

CARDONA, NORTHERN SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 759

Poppies in a field below the Castle of Cardona in Northern Spain.  The poppies are generally seen throughout Western Europe, but rarely are they permitted to populate in such abundance.  Atticus has previously photographed wild poppies in France but seldom in profusion.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/250th of a second and at aperture f9. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.