AUGUST 2008 – Aerial view of the passenger ferry Italia as it cruises the magnificent Lago Maggiore near Brissago in Switzerland. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Access to the Lago Maggiore is shared by two countries: Italy in the South and Switzerland in the North. In 2008, we stayed for a week on the Swiss side in Brissago, which is just a short drive away from the Italian border. The area is called Ticino and combines the best of two worlds: You get the Swiss accuracy and Italian lifestyle.
I took this photo of the passenger ferry Italia from high above the town where the streets are steep and curvy – enabling you to take a birds perspective. So, it’s not really an aerial view as I was standing with both feet on Swiss soil. 🙂 Anyway, the morning sun was coming right upfront, and the set set out to sail the lake. I waited until the ship was entering the zone where the brightest reflections of the sunlight began and put the trace of the ship into the bottom left corner.
Awesome.
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 26-AUG-2008, 09:57 |
| Location | Brissago, Switzerland |
| Camera | Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II |
| Lens | Canon EF 24-70 mm 2.8L USM |
| ISO | 200 |
| Exposure | 1/200 sec at f/16 |
| Digital Image Source Format | Canon Camera RAW (CR2) |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4832 x 3328 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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