VILLA ROMANA DEL CASALE
SICILY
IMAGE NUMBER 970
The Villa Romana del Casale is a large and elaborate Roman villa or palace located about 3 km from the town of Piazza Armerina, Sicily. Excavations have revealed one of the richest, largest, and varied collections of Roman mosaics in the world, for which the site has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/1250th of a second and an aperture of 5.6. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.