France Marseille 4
The Château d'If is a Fortress (later a prison) located on the island of If, the smallest island in the Mediterranean Sea about 1.5 km. offshore in the Ba...
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The Château d'If is a Fortress (later a prison) located on the island of If, the smallest island in the Mediterranean Sea about 1.5 km. offshore in the Bay of Marseille. It is famous for being one of the settings of Alexandre Duma's adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo.The entire island is heavily fortified; high ramparts with gun platforms surmount the cliffs that rise steeply from the surrounding sea. Apart from the fortress, the island is uninhabited
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OLYMPUS u1010,S1010 
Aperture 140/10 ISO 800 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 4620/100 
Marseilles, Centre, FR
Nov, 2018Views
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People's Choice in City by the Sea Photo Challenge
Peer Award
Superb Composition
Magnificent Capture
Absolute Masterpiece
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Location
The photo is taken in Marseille, from of the Notre Dame de la Garde (Our Lady of the Guard), which is located on a hill 150 meters above sea level.Time
At high noon, in mid July.Lighting
The blistering sun caused a high humidity above sea, creating a shy haze over the town and made it a bit difficult to sharp focus. Because of noon time and high sun, there was almost no shadow.Equipment
Olympus S 1010, and a wall to lean on my camera to make a steady photo.Inspiration
Looking down from the hill over this beautiful small island in the sun, makes it hard not to make a photo of it.Editing
Non.In my camera bag
My camera, 2 batteries and my smart phone.Feedback
If you don't have a tripod, seek a sturdy structure to lean your camera on, if you have to make a photo of such a long distance object, and use the automatic shutter to hold it more steady. Don't enter the digital zoom area.
