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  • Autumn,  Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo

    The Compelling Power of Photography

    September 22, 2022 /

    This is a picture taken while a storm was coming. The wind was expected to blow at about 80 km-per-hour. It turned the sand into a myriad of micro-bullets, pricking all exposed body parts and filling the lungs. Nonetheless, a man took his chance, went to the shore and shot a picture with his smartphone. He is no professional, nor had a particular reason to do that. He just wanted to freeze a moment. This is the power of photography. p.s. Pentax K II and the DA* 50-135 2,8 went through the sandstorm brilliantly and survived without consequences.

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    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Beach Wrestlers

    October 21, 2015

    Padua, a photographer’s goldmine

    October 31, 2024

    Skating at Palais de Tokyo

    June 11, 2015
  • Autumn,  Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Photography

    Not AI-made…

    September 17, 2022 /

    The colour rendition of a photo taken with a Pentax (camera and lens) is unique. Taste is personal, and so is this opinion. One thing, however, is sure: the pictorial look of this photography is not made by an ‘AI’.

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    March 30, 2014

    The Heart of the Nazario Sauro

    August 10, 2014

    Overexposed?

    March 14, 2013
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  People

    On Photography and Self-Delusion

    September 4, 2022 /

    Only travelling abroad gets exotic photos. No need to travel overseas to get unusual images. Shoot digital is the only way ‘to stay in the moment’. Going retro with film is the only way to stay ‘in the moment’. Get the latest gear you can find. No, use the cheapest stuff because photography is about the man, not the machine. Do not post process, do post process. Shoot colour; no shoot B&W. Use Midformat, no full-frame, no APS-C, no smartphone-size sensors… The list of advice coming from (self-professed) experts, journalists (most often, web content editors with no editorial clearance), and ‘seasoned’ (wannabe) photographers could grow forever.More often than not, these…

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    @ Mediterrean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Soccer Team (and a primer on sport-photography, part 4)

    October 3, 2015

    How to Shoot an Handball Match with a Film Camera

    May 25, 2024

    Red Moon at the end of August

    September 1, 2023
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Beach Party

    January 22, 2022 /

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    Skating on the Riviera

    November 9, 2018

    A London’s Skyline

    September 13, 2016

    Justice Under Construction

    March 31, 2015
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Sun Worshipers

    January 3, 2022 /

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    Inside the Nazario Sauro

    November 26, 2020

    Right before the gig

    September 14, 2018

    The last waltz

    January 24, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Winter

    Gliding Away

    December 21, 2021 /

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    The Lost Garage

    July 8, 2013

    A Taxi Night Fleet At Oslo’s Central Station

    September 26, 2014

    A Shadow

    July 24, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Winter

    Waiting for the Fish

    December 18, 2021 /

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    An unusual flowers’ field

    June 30, 2013

    Steve Hackett – Live@Teatro d’Annunzio

    July 8, 2017

    From Camera to Print…

    March 17, 2015
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Winter

    Should I Seat?

    December 15, 2021 /

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    An Inside Irongate

    February 26, 2014

    John De Leo’s Grande Abarasse Orchestra – Live

    February 10, 2015

    God Save The Queen

    September 6, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Man in Trenchcoat

    November 20, 2021 /

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    The Fighter

    June 2, 2013

    Portrait of a Judo Master

    November 14, 2013

    The Bell Ringer of Nikko

    August 6, 2018
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Lines

    Barbarians At the Beach

    August 30, 2021 /

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    Freeze!

    December 19, 2014

    Leaving

    September 27, 2018

    Is This Photo Illegal?

    March 20, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    A ‘Trabocco’ on the Adriatic Sea

    April 20, 2021 /

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    Waiting to Go Home

    December 21, 2013

    A Smoker

    September 2, 2015

    Fishermen in Rome, Again

    November 5, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  People,  Technique

    Using a 1960 Leica Elmarit 90/2,8 on a Fuji X-T3

    April 5, 2021 /

    In short The Leica Elmarit 90/2,8 works flawlessly on a Fujifilm X-T3, also with third-party adapters having no electronic connection with the camera. It provides excellent results, notwithstanding its age. Using this lens for street photography requires using focus-peaking or zone focus. In this latter case, proper training is necessary to correctly assess the distance from the subject. Image quality On the X-T3 the lens preserves its unique identity. Its colour rendering gives pictures a distinctive ‘retro’ character. The Elmarit shows an excellent resolving power: thin lines are visible and well defined. Chromatic aberration is visible at F2,8. It disappears from F4 and ahead. Anyway, the lens profile is well…

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    Lost Cellos

    August 30, 2014

    Light Dance in Hamburg

    April 6, 2018

    Late

    December 31, 2012
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Technique

    In praise of ‘cheap’ lenses for ‘pro’ works

    April 4, 2021 /

    Full disclosure: I have no relationship with Viltrox. I purchased the lenses with my own money and did not receive any request to write this post. I have recently discovered Viltrox, a Chinese manufacturer of lenses for the Fujifilm X-system. I am using the AF 85/1,8 II XF and the AF 56/1,4 XF and I am very satisfied by their performance. They are very good for ‘professional’ sessions, however, there are many online reviews that snobbishly rate these lenses as ‘amateur’, ‘non-professional’ or ‘first time portrait photography enthusiasts’ grade. I think that these reviews are unfair and here is why: What does ‘better’ mean? It is a known fact that…

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    Italy, Landscape Photography and the Law – Part Two

    February 23, 2014

    Pop Art in Hamburg

    April 24, 2018

    Traffic Jam in Bruxelles

    April 7, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Spring

    Footprints

    March 27, 2021 /

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    A Bridge

    September 22, 2019

    Just Another Times Square View

    July 9, 2014

    Just a soccer field… Part 2

    February 4, 2014
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  People

    Zombie

    March 4, 2021 /

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    Don’t They Drink Tea, Instead?

    December 27, 2016

    The Lost Church

    July 16, 2014

    Belgian Macarons

    November 2, 2015
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Uninterest

    March 2, 2021 /

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    FUJIFILM X-T5 RAF have problems with Affinity Photo 2.1

    June 11, 2023

    Lost Cellos

    August 30, 2014

    Between Two Sets

    May 15, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Pensive

    February 26, 2021 /

    Manual focus needs practice. This photo would have been better if I framed also the top of the cabin and focused better the person.

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    Hard SPAM

    April 1, 2013

    Planetarium

    May 30, 2015

    Which One?

    April 16, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Travels,  Winter

    Hope after the Storm

    January 8, 2020 /

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    Windows

    September 15, 2014

    Skull of Glass at the London Science Museum

    September 26, 2016

    Self-Defense

    July 27, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Summer

    Learning to Fly

    August 23, 2018 /

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    Footprints in the Snow

    December 25, 2012

    Raus

    May 12, 2013

    Impatience

    February 6, 2013
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  Winter

    The Flying Dutchman… a sort of

    March 19, 2017 /

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    Secret Beyond the Door

    October 24, 2013

    When We Were Kids

    August 18, 2013

    An old-style ATM

    April 13, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    Settled in the wrong place

    January 11, 2017 /

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    ChitChat in a sunny day

    January 4, 2013

    An Antique Shop in via Cadorna

    December 10, 2023

    Hard work

    February 13, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Where do the skilifts are supposed to be?

    January 7, 2017 /

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    EOS-M. An act of fairness

    July 24, 2013

    Learning to Shoot Boxing Matches

    July 18, 2024

    The Prisoner’s View from the Sospiri’s Bridge

    September 25, 2017
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Happy New Year

    January 1, 2017 /

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    Italian Track&Field Championship 2018 – The reportage

    September 12, 2018

    Pensive

    November 28, 2014

    Partner in Glam

    May 3, 2023
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Unkempt

    December 4, 2015 /

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    Stantsted Lounge’s Chairs

    December 31, 2013

    Alessandro Blasioli – L’ultima notte di Bonfiglio Liborio@Teatro Marrucino

    May 9, 2022

    Opposites

    February 3, 2013
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