PITTSBURG
PENNSYLVANIA, USA
IMAGE NUMBER 654a
Although Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been remodelled and turned into an East Coast sylicone valley since its steel mills closed, vestiges of the rust belt remain. These include Pittsburgh's spectacular early C20th sky scrapers which the city could never afford to replace subsequently. As a result, Pittsburgh has a pocket of unique buildings which have served as a backdrop for many nostalgic and gritty movies, including the Godfather. They centre around the 4th Ave Historic Precinct, including the Arrott and Commonwealth buildings, all constructed between 1902 and 1906 during the ascendancy of Pittsburgh's greatest son, the steel mogul Andrew Carnegie.
Atticus worked hard to capture the ghost of the greatest steel town in the world through his inner city images of Pittsburgh. In particular he managed to exclude any buildings that did not date from the age of steel. This image in particular aches for a lost age.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/3rd of a second and an aperture of f18. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf plane shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back. The image has been cropped and straightened using Capture One.