JUNE 2006 – The harbour of Palma de Mallorca, Spain, seen from the Carrer del Moll. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
In 2006, we spent two weeks on the island of Mallorca, located in the Mediterranean Sea. Our goal: to explore and experience the island in its entirety. After all, this stunning island is the perfect destination for anyone, if you’re willing to expand your trip beyond the (admittedly) beautiful beaches.
And I honestly have to apologize for having neglected the island for so long. Like many, I had been thinking that it’s a party island, just good for beer-drinking hooligans and bachelor parties, consisting of little more than concrete towers and long, hot beaches. I could not have been more wrong! Apologies for that.
Once you get there, the islands’ beauty can be easily spotted, and it can be awesome, like in the North-West where the rough cliffs of the western coast meet the Mediterrean Sea. The island seems to combine many places in one place, and you can do almost everything from sailing to hiking, from partying to relaxing.
We were out to enjoy the beaches and the beauty, and it turned out that two weeks were not enough to see it all, especially when it’s a hot summer!
We began the journey in Palma de Mallorca, the islands’ buzzing capital and home to a big international airport. One of the major attractions is the historical city center and its large harbour that is both a working harbour and a yacht harbour.
I was deliberately looking for a kitsch postcard shot, so I placed the trunk of the palm tree and the flowers into the frame, giving it the look of a 1970s postcard. I succeeded, and I like the result! 🙂
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 24-JUN-2006, 14:09 |
| Location | Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
| Camera | Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II |
| Lens | Canon EF 24-70 mm 2.8 L USM |
| ISO | 400 |
| Exposure | 1/400 sec at f/22 |
| Digital Image Source Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4925 x 2963 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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