HALLSTATT
AUSTRIA
IMAGE NUMBER 1036
Hallstatt is a village on Lake Hallstatt's western shore in Austria's mountainous Salzkammergut region. Its 16th-century Alpine houses and alleyways are home to cafes and shops. A funicular railway connects to Salzwelten, an ancient salt mine with a subterranean salt lake. Hallstatt has the dubious distinction of claiming to be the most beautiful village in the world. This brings between 10,000 and 20,000 tourists every summer's day to overwhelm the 800 local residents of the village.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/125th of a second and an aperture of F7,1. Schneider Kreuznach 150mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.