GAIRO VECCHIO

SARDINIA, ITALY

IMAGE NUMBER 958

Gairo Vecchio is an abandoned village in eastern Sardinia. The village dates back over 500 years but was evacuated in 1969 following floods and subsidence. It is a a genuine ghost town and, surprisingly, there are quite a few such villages in Italy, especially in Sardinia and Sicily. The village has no graffiti and seems as though the residents left recently. Visiting is an eerie experience.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/80th of a second and an aperture of f16. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

RAILWAY TRESTLE

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

IMAGE NUMBER 664a

In 1883 the Pittsburgh City Council required the Pittsburgh Junction railway to elevate their railroad on a trestle with 37 spans above 33rd street.  The trestle then leads to the Allegheny River bridge.  The railway is now disused and the tracks have been removed, but the trestles remain.  Interestingly, Uber's Pittsburgh technology centre is located on the Allegheny River adjacent to the trestles - Uber's driverless cars circulate beneath the trestles to and from the Uber facililty.  While taking these images, security staff from Uber insisted (unsucessfully) that Atticus should delete his images.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/15th of a second and an aperture of f22.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal 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.  

RAILWAY TRESTLE

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

IMAGE NUMBER 664

In 1883 the Pittsburgh City Council required the Pittsburgh Junction railway to elevate their railroad on a trestle with 37 spans above 33rd street.  The trestle then leads to the Allegheny River bridge.  The railway is now disused and the tracks have been removed, but the trestles remain.  Interestingly, Uber's Pittsburgh technology centre is located on the Allegheny River adjacent to the trestles - Uber's driverless cars circulate beneath the trestles to and from the Uber facililty.  While taking these images, security staff from Uber insisted (unsucessfully) that Atticus should delete his images.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/8th of a second and an aperture of f22.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal 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.  

RAILWAY TRESTLE

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

IMAGE NUMBER 663

In 1883 the Pittsburgh City Council required the Pittsburgh Junction railway to elevate their railroad on a trestle with 37 spans above 33rd street.  The trestle then leads to the Allegheny River bridge.  The railway is now disused and the tracks have been removed, but the trestles remain.  Interestingly, Uber's Pittsburgh technology centre is located on the Allegheny River adjacent to the trestles - Uber's driverless cars circulate beneath the trestles to and from the Uber facililty.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/80th of a second and an aperture of F10.  80 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

PITTSBURG

PENNSYLVANIA, USA

IMAGE NUMBER 655

The Mexican War Streets, originally known as the "Buena Vista Tract", comprise a historic district in the Central Northside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The district is densely filled with beautifully restored row houses, community gardens and tree-lined streets and alleyways. The area dates from 1848, around the time of the Mexican–American War, and consists largely of row houses, mostly from the Victorian-era.

The Mexican War Streets Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. In that year, the listing was a 27-acre (11 ha) area and there were 119 buildings deemed to contribute to the historic character of the district.  Many of the buildings now have "funky" exteriors.  Fashionable micro breweries are disposessing the black community which had until recently been consigned to Allegheny since it fell out of favour.  This image shows "Randy Land" an eclectic gallery in old-time "dark town", on Jacksonia St Allegheny.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/6th of a second and an aperture of 20.  80 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.   

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.  

HOTEL REX

SAN FRANCISCO, USA

IMAGE NUMBER 650

Inspired by the art and literature of the 1920s and the 1930s, this boutique centrally located hotel is located in San Francisco's Theatre District, four minutes' walk from Union Square.    Like other early 20th century buildings in the precinct, it has a spectacular fire escape which makes no apology for being front of house. The fire escape becomes  an artwork in its own right.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/100th of a second and an aperture of F6.3.  28 mm Schneider Kreuznach wide angle lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  The image has been cropped but has been straightened using Capture One. to correct the verticals - the shot was simply taken from across the street.  

 

BARCELONA, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 793

The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família Sagrada (Church of the Holy Family) is a large church in Barcelona, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). The building is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 Pope Benedict XVI consecrated it.

 Construction commenced in 1882.   Gaudí devoted his last years to the project, and at the time of his death at age 73 in 1926, less than a quarter of the project was complete.   Construction progressed slowly and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, only to resume in the 1950s. Construction passed the midpoint in 2010 with an anticipated completion date of 2026, the centenary of Gaudí's death.    Describing Sagrada Família, art critic Rainer Zerbst said, "It is probably impossible to find a church building anything like it in the entire history of art" and Paul Goldberger describes it as, "The most extraordinary personal interpretation of Gothic architecture since the Middle Ages."

 TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/560th of a second and an aperture of f2.8.  To achieve this image, Atticus set the camera on the floor - no tripods allowed! 45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CASA MILA

BARCELONA, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 771a

Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera or "open quarry", a reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a modernist building in Barcelona, Spain. It was the last private residence designed by architect Antoni Gaudí and was built between 1906 and 1910. 

The building was commissioned in 1906 by businessman Pere Milà. At the time, it was controversial because of its undulating stone facade, twisting wrought iron balconies and windows designed by Josep Maria Jujol. Several structural innovations include a self-supporting stone front, columns and floors free of load-bearing walls, an underground garage and sculptural elements on the roof.

This image shows the building's vaulted loft which was designed mainly as insulation between the building and the roof.  Each brick was made individually for the curves and no two bricks are the same.

 In 1984 Casa Mila was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. 

TECHNICAL NOTES

 The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 1600. Exposure of 1/8th of a second and an aperture of f2.8.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CASA MILA

BARCELONA, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 770

Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera or "open quarry", a reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a modernist building in Barcelona, Spain. It was the last private residence designed by architect Antoni Gaudí and was built between 1906 and 1910. 

The building was commissioned in 1906 by businessman Pere Milà. At the time, it was controversial because of its undulating stone facade, twisting wrought iron balconies and windows designed by Josep Maria Jujol. Several structural innovations include a self-supporting stone front, columns and floors free of load-bearing walls, an underground garage and sculptural elements on the roof. 

This image shows the entry to the building.  Daring even by today's standards, it is hard to believe that it was designed over a century ago.

In 1984 Casa Mila was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/50th of a second and an aperture of f3.6.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CHIMNEY, CASA MILA

BARCELONA, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 764d

Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera or "open quarry", a reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a modernist building in Barcelona, Spain.

This was the last private residence designed by architect Antoni Gaudí and was built between 1906 and 1910.  The building was commissioned in 1906 by businessman Pere Milà . At the time, it was controversial because of its undulating stone facade, twisting wrought iron balconies and windows designed by Josep Maria Jujol. Several structural innovations include a self-supporting stone front, columns and floors free of load-bearing walls, an underground garage and sculptural elements on the roof.   This image shows one of he chimneys on the roof, evocative of Moorish dress,

 Casa Mila was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/550th of a second and an aperture of f5.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CHIMNEY, CASA MILA

BARCELONA, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 764c

Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera or "open quarry", a reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a modernist building in Barcelona, Spain. It was the last private residence designed by architect Antoni Gaudí and was built between 1906 and 1910. 

The building was commissioned in 1906 by businessman Pere Milà . At the time, it was controversial because of its undulating stone facade, twisting wrought iron balconies and windows designed by Josep Maria Jujol. Several structural innovations include a self-supporting stone front, columns and floors free of load-bearing walls, an underground garage and sculptural elements on the roof.

This image shows one of the chimneys, evocative of a Moorish woman.

  In 1984 Casa Mila was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is currently the headquarters of the Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera which manages exhibitions and other activities at Casa Milà.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/250th of a second and an aperture of f4.5.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CASA MILA

BARCELONA, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 764b

Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera or "open quarry", a reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a modernist building in Barcelona, Spain. It was the last private residence designed by architect Antoni Gaudí and was built between 1906 and 1910. 

The building was commissioned in 1906 by businessman Pere Milà . At the time, it was controversial because of its undulating stone facade, twisting wrought iron balconies and windows designed by Josep Maria Jujol. Several structural innovations include a self-supporting stone front, columns and floors free of load-bearing walls, an underground garage and sculptural elements on the roof.  (The structure on the roof is a chimney.)

 In 1984, it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. 

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/80th of a second and at aperture f12. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.

THE DALI MUSEUM

FIGUERES, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 744

The Dalí Theatre and Museum is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain.   The heart of the museum is the town's theatre that Dalí knew as a child. It was where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown.  In 1960, Dalí and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son.  The museum now includes buildings and courtyards adjacent to the old theatre.  

The museum displays the single largest and most diverse collection of works by Salvador Dalí, the core of which was from the artist's personal collection.  A glass geodesic dome cupola crowns the stage of the old theatre, and Dalí is buried in a crypt below the stage floor.  The space formerly occupied by the audience has been transformed into a courtyard open to the sky, with Dionysian nude figurines standing in the old balcony windows.  A Dalí installation inside a full-sized automobile, inspired by Rainy Taxi (1938), is parked near the centre of the space.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/180th of a second and an aperture of f5.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

THE DALI MUSEUM

FIGUERES, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 740

The Dalí Theatre and Museum is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain.   The heart of the museum is the town's theatre that Dalí knew as a child. It was where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown.  In 1960, Dalí and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son.  The museum now includes buildings and courtyards adjacent to the old theatre.

The museum displays the single largest and most diverse collection of works by Salvador Dalí, the core of which was from the artist's personal collection.  A glass geodesic dome cupola crowns the stage of the old theatre, and Dalí is buried in a crypt below the stage floor.  The space formerly occupied by the audience has been transformed into a courtyard open to the sky, with Dionysian nude figurines standing in the old balcony windows.  A Dalí installation inside a full-sized automobile, inspired by Rainy Taxi (1938), is parked near the centre of the space.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/400th of a second and an aperture of F5.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/400th of a second and an aperture of f5.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

THE DALI MUSEUM

FIGUERES, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 738

The Dalí Theatre and Museum is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain.   The heart of the museum is the town's theatre that Dalí knew as a child. It was where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown.  In 1960, Dalí and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son.  The museum now includes buildings and courtyards adjacent to the old theatre.  

The museum displays the single largest and most diverse collection of works by Salvador Dalí, the core of which was from the artist's personal collection.  A glass geodesic dome cupola crowns the stage of the old theatre, and Dalí is buried in a crypt below the stage floor.  The space formerly occupied by the audience has been transformed into a courtyard open to the sky, with Dionysian nude figurines standing in the old balcony windows.  A Dalí installation inside a full-sized automobile, inspired by Rainy Taxi (1938), is parked near the centre of the space.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/550th of a second and an aperture of f5.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/180th of a second and an aperture of f4.5.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

THE DALI MUSEUM

FIGUERES, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 732

The Dalí Theatre and Museum is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain.   The heart of the museum is the town's theatre that Dalí knew as a child. It was where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown.  In 1960, Dalí and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son.  The museum now includes buildings and courtyards adjacent to the old theatre.  

The museum displays the single largest and most diverse collection of works by Salvador Dalí, the core of which was from the artist's personal collection.  A glass geodesic dome cupola crowns the stage of the old theatre, and Dalí is buried in a crypt below the stage floor.  The space formerly occupied by the audience has been transformed into a courtyard open to the sky, with Dionysian nude figurines standing in the old balcony windows.  A Dalí installation inside a full-sized automobile, inspired by Rainy Taxi (1938), is parked near the centre of the space.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/90th of a second and an aperture of f2.8.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

THE DALI MUSEUM

FIGUERES, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 430

The Dalí Theatre and Museum is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain.   The heart of the museum is the town's theatre that Dalí knew as a child. It was where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown.  In 1960, Dalí and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son.  The museum now includes buildings and courtyards adjacent to the old theatre.   The museum displays the single largest and most diverse collection of works by Salvador Dalí, the core of which was from the artist's personal collection.  A glass geodesic dome cupola crowns the stage of the old theatre, and Dalí is buried in a crypt below the stage floor.  The space formerly occupied by the audience has been transformed into a courtyard open to the sky, with Dionysian nude figurines standing in the old balcony windows.  A Dalí installation inside a full-sized automobile, inspired by Rainy Taxi (1938), is parked near the centre of the space.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 3200. Exposure of 1/13th of a second and an aperture of f4.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

THE DALI MUSEUM

FIGUERES, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 727

The Dalí Theatre and Museum is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain.   The heart of the museum is the town's theatre that Dalí knew as a child. It was where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown.  In 1960, Dalí and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son.  The museum now includes buildings and courtyards adjacent to the old theatre.   The museum displays the single largest and most diverse collection of works by Salvador Dalí, the core of which was from the artist's personal collection.  A glass geodesic dome cupola crowns the stage of the old theatre, and Dalí is buried in a crypt below the stage floor.  The space formerly occupied by the audience has been transformed into a courtyard open to the sky, with Dionysian nude figurines standing in the old balcony windows.  A Dalí installation inside a full-sized automobile, inspired by Rainy Taxi (1938), is parked near the centre of the space.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/400th of a second and an aperture of f8.  45 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

THE EIFFEL BRIDGE

GIRONA, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 720

The city of Girona is located about 100 km north of Barcelona. There are many tourist attractions. The old Jewish ghetto or Call is one of the best preserved in Europe.  The picturesque houses overlooking the Onyar river also qualify. One of the bridges over this river is the Pont de Ferro or Pont Eiffel. It was built by Gustave Eiffel et Companie around 1877 -  years before he built the Tour Eiffel in Paris. It is a pedestrian bridge. Do you see any similarities with the Eiffel tower?

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/50th of a second and an aperture of f8.  80 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.