5020 x 3347 px | 42,5 x 28,3 cm | 16,7 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2008
Ubicazione:
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Altre informazioni:
A portrait of a young woman taken at night in the Calle de Los Susprios in Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay The photo is a good example of this technique the camera was mounted on a tripod and a slow shutter speed one second used to capture the balance of ambient and artificial light together with a high ISO of 1600 to prevent the shutter speed from being too slow The Calle de Los Suspiros Street of Sighs is one of the most picturesque and photographed streets in the historical quarter of Coloñia del Sacramento Uruguay I ve come across several stories regarding the origin of the name One story is that prostitutes worked in the street s buildings and it was named for the sounds that could be heard in the street Another is that it was because of the sound that slaves made as they were led down to the river And another that it was named for the sound of the wind blowing from the river Coloñia is a port town on Uruguay s south coast on the Río de la Plata River Plate situated on the opposite side to Buenos Aires the capital of Argentina It was founded in 1680 by the Portugese and is the oldest town in Uruguay The historical zone Barrio Histórico of Coloñia full name Coloñia del Sacramento is a UNESCO world heritage site and a popular tourist destination with Argentines easily accessible from Buenos Aires by ferry
