AUGUST 2010 – Panoramic view across Nuraghe Arrubiu, a castle built by the ancient people of Sardinia. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
This panorama photo shows the Nuraghe Arrubiu in Sardinia, Italy, in the late afternoon.
But what, exactly, is a “Nuraghe”? Well, it can be best described as “ancient castle”, built by ancient people of Sardinia. A Nuraghe had (simple) living rooms, it could be defended, and almost always it can be found in strategically important locations. The oldest Nurgahe date back to 1800 B.C., and this one – the Nuraghe Arrubiu – had been used until 500 A.D. There are still about 7,000 Nuraghi on Sardinia, yet most of the are small and complete ruins today.
I composed this panorama shot from seven image files, shot from left to right, resulting in one extremely wide image. I still love this way of shooting because it avoids the distoritions encountered by a wide angle lens. For this image I used the a focal length setting of 50 mm which (of a full format sensor) provides a very realistic and almost distortion-free impression.
The late afternoon sun already casted long shadows, highlighting the sturdy structure of the ancient building, especially the (remains of the) prominent middle tower. Seven smaller towers surround the central tower and were used to defend attackers.
Very nice.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 29-AUG-2010, 18:11 |
| Location | near Orroli, Sardinia |
| Camera | Canon EOS 5D |
| Lens | Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM |
| ISO | 400 |
| Exposure | 1/250 sec at f/16 |
| Digital Image Source Format | Canon Camera RAW (CR2) |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 18317 x 2344 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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