CASA MILA

BARCELONA, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 772

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 reception area of an apartment that has been preserved as it was at the time it was built.

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 1/70th 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 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 771

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 1/45th 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.  

CASA MILA

BARCELONA, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 769

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 internal courtyard.

 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 800. Exposure of 1/250th 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.  

THE NATIONAL ART MUSEUM

BARCELONA, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 768

Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, is known for its art and architecture.  Most visitors head for the "modernist" architecture of Gaudi and his followers.  But Barcelona's cityscape, with its eighteenth and nineteenth century buildings unsullied by subsequent development, are its greatest virtue. 

Like Venice and Paris, Barcelona was blessed by poverty which prevented the demolition of its best architecture by newcomers who thought they knew better.  Wonderful buildings are everywhere.   Better known as MNAC, the National Art Museum of Catalonia (Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya) is one of the best and most visited art museums in Barcelona. Housed in the impressive Palau Nacional, the museum features almost all kinds of art forms, from sculpture and painting to drawing, engraving, photography, coinage, and posters, illustrating with great accuracy the history of Catalan art between the Romanesque period and the first half of the 20th century.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/800th of a second and at aperture f6.3. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.

THE CUSTOMS HOUSE, BARCELONA

SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 767a

The Port of Barcelona Customs Building is located just in front of Port Vell, the old freight port.  It was built between 1896 and 1902 by the architect Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia in collaboration with Pere Garcia Fària , with an H-shaped plan, in eclectic style.  The facade has a monumental aspect, reminiscent of the central European architecture, decorated with classic motifs - mainly in the Ionian order -, crowned with the shields of Barcelona, atalonia and Spain, and with two eagles and eight winged lions.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/640th of a second and at aperture f8. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.

THE CUSTOMS BUILDING, BARCELONA

SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 767

The Port of Barcelona Customs Building is located just in front of Port Vell, the old freight port.  It was built between 1896 and 1902 by the architect Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia in collaboration with Pere Garcia Fària , with an H-shaped plan, in eclectic style.  The facade has a monumental aspect, reminiscent of the central European architecture, decorated with classic motifs - mainly in the Ionian order -, crowned with the shields of Barcelona, atalonia and Spain, and with two eagles and eight winged lions.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/640th of a second and at aperture f8. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.

GAUDI LAMPPOST

BARCELONA, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 766

In the late 1870s, Gaudí received a commission from the City of Barcelona to design new lampposts to light the streets of Barcelona.   In June 1878, Gaudí presented his plan for these lampposts.  Gaudí designed two models, one with three arms and another with six, which were ultimately placed on the Pla de Palau and in the Plaça Reial, respectively. They can still be seen there today, although for visitors who do not know that they were designed by Gaudí, they go practically unnoticed.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/200th of a second and at aperture f7.1. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf 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.

CASA MILA

BARCELONA, SPAIN

IMAGES NUMBER 764 AND 764a

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. 

Also note the street lamp in the foreground, also designed by Gaudi early in the twentieth century.

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 figure on the roof is a chimney.) 

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

TECHNICAL NOTES

Image Number 764 (top)

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/55th of a second and at aperture f16. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.

Image Number 764a (below)

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 1/30th of a second and at aperture f16. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.

THE VIEW FROM MONTSERRAT

NORTHERN SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 761

Montserratis a multi-peaked rocky range located near Barcelona, Spain.  It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary and which is identified with the location of the Holy Grail in Arthurian myth. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1,120 m) and Miranda de les Agulles (903 m). 

"Montserrat" literally means "saw (serrated, like the common handsaw) mountain" in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with multitude of rock formations which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat was Spain's first National Park.  The highest summit of Montserrat is called Sant Jeroni (Saint Jerome) and stands at 1,236 meters (4,055 feet) above sea-level. It is accessible by hiking trails which connect from the top entrance to the Sant Joan funicular, the monastery, or the base of the mountain. 

Every day, the Monastery of Montserrat is visited by thousands of tourists.  Atticus decided to spare you those images.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/55th 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 CASTLE OF CARDONA

NORTHERN SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 760

The Castle of Cardona is the most important medieval fortress in Catalonia and one of the most important in Spain. It is situated on a hill overlooking the river valley of the Cardener and the town of Cardona.  The fortress was initially constructed by Wilfred the Hairy in 886. It is in both the Romanesque and Gothic styles, and includes the so-called Sala Dorada and Sala dels Entresols. During the 14th century, the dukes of Cardona came from the most important family of the Crown of Aragon, which was second only to the royal house. Because of this, they were called “kings without crowns,” as they had extensive territories in Catalonia, Aragon, and Valencia, and dynastic ties with Castile, Portugal, Sicily, and Naples. This presumably increased the importance of the castle.  The fort is currently used as a parador, a state-run luxury hotel.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/250th of a second and at aperture f11. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.

 

POPPIES

CARDONA, NORTHERN SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 759a

Poppies in a field below the Castle of Cardona in Northern Spain.  The poppies are generally seen throughout Western Europe, but rarely are they permitted to populate in such abundance.  Atticus has previously photographed wild poppies in France but seldom in profusion.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/200th of a second and at aperture f7.1. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.

POPPIES

CARDONA, NORTHERN SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 759

Poppies in a field below the Castle of Cardona in Northern Spain.  The poppies are generally seen throughout Western Europe, but rarely are they permitted to populate in such abundance.  Atticus has previously photographed wild poppies in France but seldom in profusion.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/250th of a second and at aperture f9. 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 743a

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 1/250th 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.  

THE DALI MUSEUM

FIGUERES, SPAIN

IMAGE NUMBER 743

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 1/135th of a second and an aperture of f7.145 mm Phase One wide angle lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.