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TORI DI BARI BEACH

SARDINIA, ITALY

IMAGE NUMBER 954

Four and a half kilometres from the centre of Bari Sardo on the east coast of Sardinia, this beach is 8 kilometres long and one hundred metres wide. The Torre di Barì beach is split in two by the rocky promontory on which the Spanish watchtower is located. Built in 1572 to defend the territory from Saracen pirates, the fort overlooks the sea and the shore. The northern part of the beach, characterised by golden thick-grained sand and demarcated by a scented pine grove at the feet of the basaltic plateau called Teccu, is traditionally called mari de is ominis (the men’s sea). It is separated from the southern part, characterised by thin white sand and small pebbles, called mari de is feminas (the womens' sea).

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/25th of a second and an aperture of f18. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.