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  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Seasons,  Winter

    Cleaning the Tabernacle

    November 26, 2022 /

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    Shooting Fast Alfa Romeo on a Race Track

    October 22, 2024

    Sharp Shooter

    March 10, 2015

    Who dares…

    February 7, 2013
  • 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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    Who dares…

    February 7, 2013

    A Modern Orpheus

    November 24, 2015

    So what?

    April 9, 2013
  • 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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    Saturday Night’s Ice Cream

    August 19, 2013

    Whatever You Stand For, Vote!

    May 24, 2014

    Pop Art in Hamburg

    April 24, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Summer,  Track&Field

    A Step Ahead

    October 8, 2022 /

    Another photo from the Track & Field Mediterranean Championships – Pescara 2022 reportage featured on the website of Chieti-Pescara university’s Scienze Motorie degree. Also in this case the Sigma 150-600 Contemporary did not fail.

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    A contemporary-art installation

    March 31, 2013

    Photography and the dangers of ethics

    April 17, 2013

    Fujifilm X-Pro 2: Does It Worth It? (Lost In Via Del Corso)

    January 16, 2016
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Soccer,  Sport

    Stadio Olimpico, seen from Tribuna Monte Mario

    October 1, 2022 /

    The picture of Rome’s Stadio Olimpico has been shot from a very exclusive vantage point: Tribuna Monte Mario. Light conditions were so unmanageable that the only option to get an interesting photo was a heavy, borderline unrealistic post-production

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    An Old Motorcade

    August 10, 2015

    A Young Sailor

    August 11, 2014

    Bless or Curse?

    August 12, 2014
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Helsinki

    A Vessel Moored on the Pier

    September 27, 2022 /

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    A Virtual Glance Dance

    December 28, 2019

    As Deep As The Ocean

    April 15, 2016

    Seats

    September 11, 2017
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Helsinki,  Seasons,  Spring

    Cultural Variety

    September 24, 2022 /

    Helsinki is a place where culture matters. It is almost impossible having a taste that can not be satisfied.

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    How to Shoot an Handball Match with a Film Camera

    May 25, 2024

    Fast Food Loneliness in Nagoya…

    July 17, 2019

    Portrait of a politician – 1

    October 25, 2013
  • 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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    Horizon Bending, Again

    April 28, 2014

    The Scooter

    March 1, 2013

    YANE – Yet Another Nepal Exhibit

    March 23, 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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    Message Check Before Breakfast

    December 12, 2014

    Traffic Jam in Bruxelles

    April 7, 2014

    The Sentinel

    August 13, 2013
  • 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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    Isolation in public spaces

    November 10, 2023

    Planetarium

    May 30, 2015

    Giorgio Pasotti – Racconti disumani@Teatro Marrucino

    February 28, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  Gear,  Photography,  Thoughts

    The Mystique of Film

    August 24, 2022 /

    I have resisted for a long time before giving out my two cents about the neverending debate ‘film vs digital’. I gave up after the next self-delusion I read in a well-known ‘semi-pro’ (purposely not linked) online photography magazine. It featured the umpteenth column explaining how shooting film ‘gets the experience back’, going full-manual ‘forces you thinking’, having limited exposures ‘pushes you to become more selective’, and all the usual motives connected with the choice of travelling on a horse-powered chariot instead of using a regular car. There is no need to shoot film to experience all that. Set the camera on full manual, disable OIS and IBIS, use a…

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    A Night at the Opera – Plays and Opera Photography

    December 21, 2024

    When Tilted Photos Work

    December 18, 2019

    DSLR film scanning: episode three

    January 24, 2023
  • 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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    Life is a bitch

    May 22, 2013

    Guest Are Welcome!

    December 1, 2014

    A Lamp in an Old Teather

    March 8, 2016
  • 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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    A Young Sailor

    August 11, 2014

    Outside the Nobel Museum

    June 30, 2016

    Running On The (Oslo’s) Docks

    September 28, 2014
  • 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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    An Antique Shop in via Cadorna

    December 10, 2023

    @Rome Maker Faire – 6. A Statue(?)

    October 21, 2014

    A Puff of Smoke

    August 29, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Spring

    Posing

    June 17, 2022 /

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    Before the Shot

    November 28, 2016

    Is This Photo Illegal?

    March 20, 2014

    Portrait of a young scholar

    October 28, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Spring

    Red Fan

    June 14, 2022 /

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    @Rome Maker Faire – 3. Stare Of The Mechanical Man

    October 13, 2014

    Counter-intuitive Focus

    February 9, 2020

    A ghostly bystander

    September 21, 2013
  • Colour,  Cycling,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Spring

    Over There!

    May 29, 2022 /

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    Addicted to (Nintendo) Switch

    July 6, 2017

    Love is like a flower

    May 18, 2013

    Behind The Shaft

    June 1, 2013
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

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

    May 13, 2022 /

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    Branches On The Wall

    December 10, 2014

    Out For Justice

    June 21, 2014

    Ceci N’Est Pas Une Pipe

    September 27, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

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

    May 12, 2022 /

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    Oops!

    July 4, 2014

    The Stroller

    July 7, 2015

    Blob

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

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

    May 9, 2022 /

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    Spumante (Italian Champagne) ready to fuel the party

    May 29, 2013

    Meaningless

    November 9, 2013

    Shade of Berlin

    April 23, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Tokyo,  Travels

    Nittele Tower

    April 25, 2022 /

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    Do Not Touch

    June 5, 2013

    Surreal Judo

    December 11, 2016

    Hard work

    February 13, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Milan,  Winter

    Technogym Milan@Night

    April 3, 2022 /

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    Wave Riders

    September 20, 2013

    Ramping Up

    September 16, 2014

    A Sailor’s Knot

    November 22, 2013
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Ugo Pagliai – Romeo e Giulietta@Teatro Marrucino

    March 29, 2022 /

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    Ceci N’Est Pas Une Pipe

    September 27, 2014

    An urgent phone call?

    December 15, 2013

    Late Afternoon Workers

    December 23, 2013
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Leo Gullotta – Bartleby lo scrivano@Teatro Marrucino

    March 15, 2022 /

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    November 29, 2014

    A View

    December 8, 2014

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 6 – Kodak Portra 400 – November 2016 shot in Sept. 2023

    June 5, 2024
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