DECEMBER 2001 – The Italian Gardens at Kensington Gardens in London, UK, on a sunny winter morning. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
In 2001, Petra and I spent a long weekend in London, UK, to explore the city and do some Christmas shopping. I brought my tiny Kodak DC 4800 Zoom Digital camera which I had purchased earlier in the year.
One day we walked from our hotel in Paddington to the city center – through Kensington Gardens. We entered the park near Lancaster Gate and were overwhelmed by the beauty and peace of the Italian Gardens. The noon sun was shining brightly and so I aimed for a nice high-key image. I placed the sun into the upper right corner well aware of the fact that the sensor would not be able to cope with this invasion of light – but it created exactly the look I was looking for. The man passing the tiny pond was a welcome addition to the image as he was almost looking like an angel stepping out of the brightness.
Lovely.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 08-DEC-2001, 12:56 |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Camera | Kodak DC 4800 Zoom Digital |
| ISO | 400 |
| Exposure | 1/1000 sec at f/5.6 |
| Digital Image Source Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel,sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 2160 x 1440 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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