Downtown
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Another attempt at DLSR film scanning
Still trying.I digitised the negative with a Pentax K-1 and the FA 100 2.8 Macro lens using the JJC clone of Nikon ES-2. Postproduction is done in Pixelmator Pro. I used a Nikon 35TI and a Kodak BW400CN to take the original photo. Strangely enough, the JJC does not allow a 1:1 ratio with the Micro Nikkor 60 2.8.The instructions advise to mount the 62mm to 52mm step-down ring, the #2 52mm barrel-shaped tube and finally the film holder. These instructions are clearly wrong, as it is not possible to get 1:1 magnification with this setup.So I removed the tube and mounted the film carrier directly on the 62mm to…
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Technogym Milan@Night
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Light as Meaning Shifter
The original idea behind this picture was to match the emptiness of the shop with the facelessness of the mannequin posing as a store clerk, to convey a general feeling of depersonalization. Unfortunately, the big lightblot represented by the poster close to the mannequin catches the observer’s attention and reduce the effectiveness of the composition. Instead of connecting the mannequin with the internal part of the store thus making sense of the whole picture, the eye just “sees” an ad poster.
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Beer or Spritz?
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Comarketing
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What’s the Time?
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Garbage as usual@Pantheon’s nearby
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Driving Around a Rainy Tokyo
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Shin Pepper@Harajuku
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Das Feuerwehr
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Light Dance in Hamburg
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We Are All Made of Stars
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Refurbishing Downtown, Milan
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Red Cross
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Late Evening Break In Piazza Dante
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The Quest for Belgian Chocolate…
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Street Of New York… possibly
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Frames for Sale at Via Margutta
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The Watchman (Street-Photography Shortcuts)
As every thing under the sun, Street-Photography too has its own shortcuts: freaky street-portraits are one of those. It’s easy to have your pictures noticed when your subject is a 60-years old Brit-Punk, an implausible-color dressed man or whatever alike: these subjects do the work on your behalf and it is very hard to obtain such kind of picture AND conveying actual meaning. Personally I like photos that – alone or made meaningful by a title – can tell a story. This way I can try to (pretend to) make “unique” shots, that stand with dignity in front of the zillions of 500px/Instagram/Flickr’s great images that are often perfect but…
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Shaken
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A Taxi Night Fleet At Oslo’s Central Station
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Arriba El Mexico!
Proud to be a native American!
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A Bubble In The New York Sky
Hey Dad, look at the big bubble in the sky!
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The Lost Garage
A hidden spot, where nobody goes, while everybody passes by.
