SEPTEMBER 1988 – A lady wearing a red cardigan and red shoes waits for the next train at the Metro station Place d’Italie in Paris, France. Photo © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
We were in Paris in 1988 and explored the city, mostly by walking, but whenever we used the Metro we were fascinated by the high frequency of trains and seemingly effortless transportation of millions of travellers every day.
Here a lady wearing a red cardigan and red slingback flats waits for the next train at the station Place d’Italie. I found the lady to be a real eye catcher at the platform of the station, so I called the image just ‘Lady In Red’.
Admittedly, the image is quite grainy and not tack-sharp, most likely due to the ‘fast’ negative film used. It was well known that 400 ASA film had much more grain than the common 100 ASA film, but I would not have been able to hold the 4x longer exposure time form hand.
Heck, I still like the result.
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date | September 1988 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Negative Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4514 x 6560 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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