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  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Technique,  Winter

    Coats

    March 19, 2023 /

    Getting rid of film noise is a recurring necessity when shooting film at (relatively) high ISO.In this photo the negative was digitised using a Pentax K-1 Mark I and a Pentax FA 100/2,8 Macro. Then, before inverting the curves to make a positive, it was fed into DxO PureRaw3 (by the way, it properly recognized the camera and lens). Finally, in Affinity Photo Develop Persona’s Details tab, once the curves were inverted, it was necessary to tweak the Noise Reduction options by setting Luminance to 50% and Luminance Details to 0.

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    Love is like a flower

    May 18, 2013

    ChitChat in a sunny day

    January 4, 2013

    Chitchat under the rain

    March 10, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Stockholm,  Summer,  Technique,  Travels

    DSLR film scanning: episode three

    January 24, 2023 /

    This is, by far, the most pleasing result I have ever had from digitising a film negative with a DSLR.Contrary to many suggestions found on Youtube, I did not invert the negative RAW curve by tweaking the Master RGB option. I did it, instead, channel-bychannel minding each clipping point. This approach allowed for a better reproduction of the grey tones, and in the end a fair result.

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    Late-afternoon’s snack

    April 15, 2013

    Under The Rocks

    August 14, 2014

    Stantsted Lounge’s Chairs

    December 31, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Gear,  People,  Seasons,  Summer,  Technique

    An attempt at DSLR-made film digitization

    January 14, 2023 /

    This is the first usable result of the attempt to DSLR-scan films. I tried several approaches, including the standard tripod holding the camera perpendicularly to a flat, LED-lighted surface. However, I finally went for a different solution: a horizontal rig with two moving plates, a micrometric head holding the film and three-axis and a panoramic head holding the camera.

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    The Smoker’s Golden Rule

    July 9, 2013

    A missed pricetag?

    January 29, 2013

    A Suspicious Stare

    October 4, 2018
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Daniele Silvestri – Teatri 2022 – Live@Teatro Massimo, Pescara

    December 16, 2022 /

    This is the Daniele Silvestri’s Teatri 2022 coverage I did on behalf of Rockol.it using good old Nikons (a D610 with the Sigma 150-600 contemporary and a D750 with a Nikkor 24-120). As a matter of personal taste, I still like a reflex more than a mirrorless camera. The possibility offered by the latter to shoot in total silence with the Electronic Shutter is invaluable in specific contexts such as classical concerts or theatrical plays, nowthistanding the downfalls (banding and distorted images). However (and, once again, this is a matter of personal opinion), a reflex still allow a better connection with the environment at least thanks to the optical viewfinder.…

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    A Japanese Luthier and a Fingerstyle Player from My Home Region (and My Past) – A One shot story

    January 22, 2025

    Denegata Justitia

    March 2, 2020

    Phone Call – 2

    February 20, 2015
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Norina shouts at Don Pasquale

    December 12, 2022 /

    This picture is part of the reportage I did for Gaetano Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, featured on December 11, 2022, at Teatro Marrucino. It has been the chance to experiment a few tricks to avoid the banding effect caused by the LED pulse frequency and the sensor’s delay in EFC is used. I chose to go for time rather than aperture priority mode. I also set the shutter speed at 1/50, as suggested in many forums, and the trick worked. In some cases, banding was still present, but it was insignificant. I also tried to shoot in full manual (leaving only the focus in auto.) Some pictures ended up overexposed, and…

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    Dreaming Of Giulietta (sprint)

    September 24, 2014

    A few test shots with an MC Cosinon T200/4

    January 14, 2024

    Shooting Sanda (Chinese Kickboxing) Bouts

    June 26, 2025
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Turiddu repeals Santuzza

    November 19, 2022 /

    This is a photo taken from the reportage I made for the Teatro Marrucino during the première of Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni. It captures the moment Turiddu (Piero Giuliacci) abandons Santuzza (Alessandra Di Giorgio), who —in turns— begs him in vain to change his mind. Image quality isn’t exceptional: unlike other cases, where the Fuji X-T3/Fujinon XF 16-80 pairing provided excellent results, this time it didn’t perform at its best, probably due to the choices on the scene lights.On the contrary, the composition is particularly successful.Turiddu is in the centre of the upper part of the picture. The railings of the staircase lead the eye towards him. Stantuzza’s dynamic…

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    Silver Pottery

    November 4, 2014

    Smile!

    August 7, 2013

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italy Beach Soccer Team’s Goalkeeper (and a primer on sport photography, part 2)

    September 24, 2015
  • Actors,  Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Reportage

    The Death of Cio-Cio san

    October 15, 2022 /

    The final scene of yesterday’s Madama Butterfly’s ‘Prima’ at Teatro Marrucino. For this reportage I used an X-T3 and a Fujinon XF 100-400 that did an excellent job.

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    Chitchat under the rain

    March 10, 2013

    Sailing Home

    October 4, 2023

    Red Curtains

    August 28, 2014
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Sport,  Track&Field

    A Spanish Long Jumper

    September 11, 2022 /

    This is one of the photos from the reportage on the Track & Field Mediterranean Championships – Pescara 2022. The Sigma 150-600 Contemporary proved to be a good lens, sufficiently versatile and with effective stabilization. However, used with the 1.4 teleconverter and full extension, it does not allow for high-speed focusing. In some cases, the Nikon D610 failed to lock onto the subject. This makes the lens/teleconverter pair somewhat inconvenient in sports photography. At that focal length, it is probably worth using prefocus. If you do not want to give up automatism, you can try to anticipate the moment of focusing by framing something close to where the athlete should…

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    Phone Call – 2

    February 20, 2015

    Different Load

    June 23, 2015

    Into The Cube

    November 18, 2014
  • 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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    The Last Barrell

    December 10, 2015

    Lost in Puglia

    December 2, 2015

    An Athlete@Stadio Marmi, Rome

    October 11, 2018
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Alessandro Valle – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella

    August 11, 2022 /

    When I cover singers’ concerts, I make a point of not leaving band members behind. On their shoulders lies the burden of getting the show right. Without them, there is not much a singer could do unless he is gifted with a beautiful voice and proper technique. Still, they often come unnoticed. Kudos to these musicians who make the magic happens.

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    Square Three

    June 20, 2014

    Money Doesn’t Smell

    April 2, 2015

    Interplay

    December 22, 2016
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Reportage,  Summer

    Venditti&DeGregori – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella

    August 11, 2022 /

    Here is the link at the gallery of the 10 August Antonello Venditti and Francesco De Gregori concert. A rather unpleasant experience, indeed. Photographers have been confined on the extreme left of the stage and not allowed to move. Of course the show comes first and any annoyance imperiling the performance must be prevented. A tad of flexibility for people who is there to work, though, would have been much appreciated.

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    Stylish

    March 16, 2014

    Running On The (Oslo’s) Docks

    September 28, 2014

    Toxic Waste in Open Air

    August 31, 2021
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Summer

    José Ignacio Franco – Live@Auditorium Petruzzi

    July 31, 2022 /

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    Gotcha!

    August 16, 2013

    One Coffee

    December 20, 2015

    A Fix for the Wikipedia Photos’ Copyright Scams?

    December 19, 2020
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Summer

    LP – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella

    July 22, 2022 /

    More pictures available on Rockol’s Gallery section.

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    Out For Justice

    June 21, 2014

    No, You Don’t Need To Change Your Glasses

    June 14, 2014

    Not A Rorschach Inkblot

    December 24, 2017
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    LP – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella – The photogallery

    July 11, 2022 /

    This is the full photogallery of July 22 LP’s concert at the Anfiteatro La Civitella. I was covering the event on behalf of Rockol.it.

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    Sky Patrol

    September 12, 2021

    An Altar for the Propaganda Machine

    November 17, 2013

    Square Three

    June 20, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Spring

    Red Fan

    June 14, 2022 /

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    Vinyl Never Dies

    September 2, 2013

    Different Life

    June 24, 2016

    A Green Patch

    August 26, 2014
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Pino Ammendola – L’ultima notte di Bonfiglio Liborio@Teatro Marrucino

    May 13, 2022 /

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    A Nikon’s Portrait Made With a Fuji

    January 14, 2016

    Shadow On The Wall

    August 30, 2015

    A Dragon Trainer?

    July 8, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Piero Mazzocchetti – L’ultima notte di Bonfiglio Liborio@Teatro Marrucino

    May 12, 2022 /

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    Tough Enough

    January 27, 2013

    The King’s Solitude

    May 6, 2018

    Denegata Justitia

    March 2, 2020
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

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

    May 9, 2022 /

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    Hands of a Steward

    November 22, 2019

    Full Moon

    May 9, 2017

    Blob

    January 4, 2014
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Ugo Pagliai – Romeo e Giulietta@Teatro Marrucino

    March 29, 2022 /

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    A Boat

    September 26, 2019

    Pentax k-5 And The Aquapack 458

    August 15, 2014

    Alone

    December 31, 2017
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Leo Gullotta – Bartleby lo scrivano@Teatro Marrucino

    March 15, 2022 /

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    Hard Worker

    February 9, 2014

    Kime in photography

    June 9, 2013

    Frank Gambale All Stars – Live@Teatro Marrucino

    November 22, 2023
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Winter

    Giorgio Pasotti – Racconti disumani@Teatro Marrucino

    February 28, 2022 /

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    Money Doesn’t Smell

    April 2, 2015

    The Sorcerer’s Shop

    November 1, 2016

    @Rome Maker Faire – 4. The Hands Controller

    October 16, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Winter

    Kristina Miller live@Teatro Marrucino

    February 21, 2022 /

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    Street-Photographer’s eye side effect

    April 8, 2014

    Chef

    March 6, 2013

    Sunny Afternoon

    January 22, 2013
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Sergey Krylov live@Teatro Marrucino

    February 21, 2022 /

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    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Volley Team – Marco Caminati (and a primer on sport photography, part 6)

    October 13, 2015

    Spectrum

    March 12, 2017

    Vive La France, The Oslo’s Way

    October 7, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    She Died Alone

    February 15, 2022 /

    She was a drug addict —a “junk” some righteous zealot would have called her— and died in the indifference of everybody but one. A flower and a rainbow unicorn are what keep her memory alive. The memory of a human being left alone also in her final moment.

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    November 10, 2014

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    October 1, 2023

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    April 23, 2013
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