SEPTEMBER 2000 – Boats have been pulled onto the beach of Positano in Italy. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Positano is a jewel at the famous Amalfi coast in Italy. It has been built right onto the rocks of the beautiful coast, and there are countless narrow streets and steep stairs that lead to the houses – and the beach. Parking is a challenge as there are just very few streets accessible by car, and these are narrow, too. In 2000, we found a parking lot at the main street high above the town at its eastern entrance. So we walked all the way back and slowly made our way to the beach. I remember that it was a cloudy and hot day, so even walking down took a bit of an effort, even more so with my photo equipment.
For this image, I opted for the 17mm super wide angle lens to get the boats, the fishermen, and the buildings on the rock into the frame. Sadly, the sky was not bright blue but dull grey, so the image is just so-so, but I like it anyway.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 06-SEP-2000 |
| Location | Positano, Italy |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Lens | Canon FD 17mm f/4 |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | Minolta Dimage Scan Elite II |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, AdobeRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 3756 x 2504 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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