CORLEONE

SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 974

Corleone is a village in central Sicily not far from Palermo. It has 12,000 inhabitants. Several Mafia bosses have come from Corleone. It is also the birthplace of several fictional characters in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather, including the eponymous Vito (Andolini) Corleone. The local mafia clan, the Corleonesi, led the Mafia in the 1980s and 1990s, and were the most violent and ruthless group ever to take control of the organization. Now the tourists come searching for them in the coffee shops. However Atticus sensed the Mafia nearby in Pietrperzia.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/200th 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.

CHIUSA SCLAFANI

SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 973a

Chiusa Sclafani is a village of 2,500 people about 50 klm from Palermo in central Sicily. It has some churches with modest claims and the town website features how to best trace ancestors through parish records. No tourists. No modern shops. Just what Atticus was after.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/250th 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.

CHIUSA SCLAFANI

SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 973

Chiusa Sclafani is a village of 2,500 people about 50 klm from Palermo in central Sicily. It has some churches with modest claims and the town website features how to best trace ancestors through parish records. No tourists. No modern shops. Just what Atticus was after.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/250th 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.

CHIUSA SCLAFANI

SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 972

Chiusa Sclafani is a village of 2,500 people about 50 klm from Palermo in central Sicily. It has some churches with modest claims and the town website features how to best trace ancestors through parish records. No tourists. No modern shops. Just what Atticus was after.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/200th 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.

CALAMONACI

SICILY


IMAGE NUMBER 971

Calamonaci is a small inland town in Sicily not from Agricento. It has a population of 1500 and a church with a relic or two. But as Atticus drove through, he was struck by the ebullient Sicilian character of the town square. No tourists. Just as you see it.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/500th of a second and an aperture of F5.6. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

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.

VILLA ROMANA DEL CASALE

SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 969

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 1600. Exposure of 1/200th 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.

CALTABELLOTTA

SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 966

Caltabellotta, in the Agrigento district of western Sicily, is set on Mount "Kratas", to the south of the Sicanian Mountains in an almost impregnable position surrounded by three peaks: Monte Pellegrino, Monte Castello and the Gogala cliff. It is a beatiful location and views from here are stunning.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/25th of a second and an aperture of f12. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

PIETRAPERZIA

SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 968

Pietraperzia is a town of 8000 inhabitants in central Sicily. Atticus came upon it while searching for romantic Sicily. In Pietraperzia he found a town without any modern shops or other new buildings. Very few people were to be seen - and no tourists. PIetraperzia, rather than its nearby neighbour Corleone, could have been a great film set for the Godfather.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/800th of a second and an aperture of f5.6. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

PIETRAPERZIA

SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 967

Pietraperzia is a town of 8000 inhabitants in central Sicily. Atticus came upon it while searching for romantic Sicily. In Pietraperzia he found a town without any modern shops or other new buildings. Very few people were to be seen - and no tourists. PIetraperzia, rather than its nearby neighbour Corleone, could have been a great film set for the Godfather.

TECHNICAL NOTES
The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/400th of a second and an aperture of f10. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

PIETRAPERZIA

SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 965

Pietraperzia is a town of 8000 inhabitants in central Sicily. Atticus came upon it while searching for romantic Sicily. In Pietraperzia he found a town without any modern shops or other new buildings. Very few people were to be seen - and no tourists. PIetraperzia, rather than its nearby neighbour Corleone, could have been a great film set for the Godfather.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/400th of a second and an aperture of f10. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

PIETRAPERZIA

SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 964

Pietraperzia is a town of 8000 inhabitants in central Sicily. Atticus came upon it while searching for romantic Sicily. In Pietraperzia he found a town without any modern shops or other new buildings. Very few people were to be seen - and no tourists. PIetraperzia, rather than its nearby neighbour Corleone, could have been a great film set for the Godfather.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/200th of a second and an aperture of f10. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

WILDFLOWERS

PIETRAPERZIA, SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 963

Sicily, the biggest of the Mediterranean islands, boasts over 3000 different wildflowers that grow on its shores. The exuberant island wildflowers create explosions of form and color that have long astonished and inspired visitors from northern climes to come to admire the island’s flora–historical diaries and letters from visitors to the island are full of awed descriptions of the plant life they found here.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/8th of a second and an aperture of f22. Schneider Kreuznach 80 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

LA SCALA DEI TURCHI

SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 961

The Scala dei Turchi (Italian: "Stair of the Turks") is a rocky cliff on the coast of Realmonte, near Porto Empedocle, southern Sicily, Italy. It has become a tourist attraction, partly due to its mention in Andrea Camilleri's series of detective stories about Commissario Montalbano. The Scala is formed by marl, a white sedimentary rock. The stair refers to the frequent raids by the Moors. In 2007 the municipality applied for listing on the UNESCO Heritage List. And the tourists followed.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/160th of a second and an aperture of f18. Schneider Kreuznach 80 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

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LA SCALA DEI TURCHI

SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 960

The Scala dei Turchi (Italian: "Stair of the Turks") is a rocky cliff on the coast of Realmonte, near Porto Empedocle, southern Sicily, Italy. It has become a tourist attraction, partly due to its mention in Andrea Camilleri's series of detective stories about Commissario Montalbano. The Scala is formed by marl, a white sedimentary rock. The stair refers to the frequent raids by the Moors. In 2007 the municipality applied for listing on the UNESCO Heritage List. And the tourists followed.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/250th of a second and an aperture of f14. Schneider Kreuznach 80 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

WAITING FOR THE TOURISTS

MARI DEL GOLFO DO CASTELLAMARI, SICILY

IMAGE NUMBER 959

Mari del Golfo do Castellamari, is a small port and beach near Palermo in Sicily. It was Atticus' first refuge after arriving by ferry from Sardinia. It was spring and the deck chair man was preparing for the arrival of the tourists.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/250th of a second and an aperture of f10. Schneider Kreuznach 80 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

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.

GAIRO VECCHIO

SARDINIA, ITALY

IMAGE NUMBER 957

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 50. Exposure of 1/40th 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.

GAIRO VECCHIO

SARDINIA, ITALY

IMAGE NUMBER 956a

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 1/50th of a second and an aperture of f14. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter.

GAIRO VECCHIO

SARDINIA, ITALY

IMAGE NUMBER 956

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. It is an evocative experience to visit.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/50th of a second and an aperture of f14. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.