SEPTEMBER 2010 – The ruins of a large house overlook the landscape near Ingurtosu, Sardinia, Italy. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Earlier today I shared an image of the ruins of the Laveria Brassey, remains of the time when the area was active in mining. When the mines were closed, the surrounding villages and towns were hit severly.
One of these victims is Ingurtosu. When we approached the village, it looked like your typical Italian village on the countryside. Then we took a second look, and discovered that many buildings were in fact ruins. The roofs were damaged, sometimes badly, windows were missing. And there were no people to be seen or heard. And no traffic at all. It was like a ghost town.
I picked this image because it confirms exactly this contrast – a building embedded in the beautiful landscape, and upon first glance it does look okay but then reveals a painful story.
Spooky.
P.S.: At the time of writing, about 14 years after I captured this image, the roof of this building has detoriated even more.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 01-SEP-2010, 15:00 |
| Location | Ingurtosu, Sardinia, Italy |
| Camera | Canon EOS 5D |
| Lens | Canon EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM |
| ISO | 400 |
| Exposure | 1/1000 sec at f/8 |
| Digital Image Source Format | Canon Camera RAW (CR2) |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4368 x 2912 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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