TREVI FOUNTAIN
ROME
IMAGE NUMBER 1003
Trevi Fountain is the most beautiful fountain in Rome. Measuring some 20 meters in width by 26 meters in height, Trevi Fountain is also the largest fountain in the city. Its origins go back to 19 B.C. when the fountain formed the end of the Aqua Virgo aqueduct. The first fountain was built during the Renaissance, under the direction of Pope Nicholas V. The present fountain dates from 1762, when after many years of work at the hand of Nicola Salvi, it was finalized by Giuseppe Pannini. The myth about throwing coins in the fountain for romantic good fortune originated in 1954 with the movie "Three Coins in the Fountain."
TECHNICAL NOTES
The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/320th of a second and an aperture of f8. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.