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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Gear,  Photography,  Tokyo,  Winter

    DSLR-like…?

    March 21, 2025 /

    I decided to write this post after having stumbled across the next ethusiast review of a smartphone published on a reputable magazine, claiming that the device can deliver ‘DSLR-like’ photos. In fact, as is often the case with ‘camera experts’ who work for a magazine or earn money by posting videos making funny faces on social networks, it was just a rewrite of the manufacturer’s product specifications and promotional material. There are few things, in photography, I dislike more than than these ‘DSLR-like’ claims made in the advertising of smartphones and compact cameras because ‘DSLR-like’ is the archetype of a meaningless statement made to lure people into using an arbitrary benchmark…

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    Andrea Monti

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    One Shot Story: (Un)Available Coin Lockers at Shin Osaka Station

    December 22, 2024

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

    January 16, 2016

    Up&Down

    January 20, 2013
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Spring,  Tokyo,  Travels

    5 Frames with various cameras – Ferrari On The Road(s)

    February 22, 2025 /

    Sports car photography usually happens in specific settings such as motorshows, official events, race tracks etc., where lights, crowds, fences and limited access to restricted areas are an issue. Doing the same on the street, however, is no less challenging as things happen unpredictably and, unless taking photograph of parked vehicles, there is no time to compose – Initially published on 35mmc.com In this photograph of a Ferrari F8 Tributo, the framing makes the car the focal point, and even though the door on the left adds a bit of visual clutter, it doesn’t detract from the overall result. The following image illustrate the trade-offs of reacting in real time…

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    Busy (again)

    February 2, 2013

    Meeting on the board

    April 21, 2013

    The El Prat’s Lounge

    June 5, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Tokyo

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

    January 22, 2025 /

    I took this photo at GuitarPlanet, in the Ochanomizu district of Tokyo, because I was intrigued by the different bracing of the guitars’ lower backs. The picture in itself has no particular value, but on closer inspection it revealed a story linking a musical instrument, a Japanese luthier, a region of Italy (Abruzzi) and my past. – Initially published on 35mmc.com I took this photo at GuitarPlanet, in the Ochanomizu district of Tokyo, because I was intrigued by the different bracing of the guitars’ lower backs. The picture in itself has no particular value, but on closer inspection it revealed a story linking a musical instrument, a Japanese luthier, a region of…

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    Rollercoaster (kind of)

    April 3, 2014

    The Ipad Shooter

    November 3, 2013

    Phone Call – 2

    February 20, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Nagasaki,  Osaka,  Photography,  Streets&Squares,  Thoughts,  Tokyo,  Travels,  Yokohama

    Why You Should Only Shoot in Your Backyard (or ‘The Art of Belonging’)

    December 19, 2024 /

    What do these pictures have in common (apart from having been taken in various places in Japan)? No, they don’t have the same look and feel, composition or use of light, nor they convey a particular meaning. What they have in common is that they’re just dull and boring —meaningless, indeed. This picture of the Yokohama’s Chinatown Dragon is hardly different than the others available on the Internet. Initially published on 35mmc.com It shares a similar fate with this one, taken last Mid November in Osaka, and, as Google Lens mercylessly shows, with this one, shot in Omura, near Nagasaki. One can hardly say that this is a never-seen-before view of Tokyo’s Kyu-Shiba-rikyū Gardens, or of…

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    Andrea Monti

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    Killing the Time

    October 10, 2016

    Trust Us, We Care About You

    March 18, 2014

    Silver Pottery

    November 4, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  PhotoCritics,  Photography,  Tokyo

    Creativity vs Originality

    March 11, 2024 /

    Is the photo above creative? Is it original? Well… yes and no. It is certainly original because I ‘in person’ took it, and it is creative because – regardless of the aesthetic result – I took the time to arrange all the elements (composition, light, etc.) in a coherent moment —and I have the film negative to prove it. On the other hand, it is neither original —as in ‘unique’— nor creative because the same photo can be found here and maybe elsewhere on the Internet. Obviously, the linked photo it is not ‘the’ same as mine, because it is clear that they were taken at different times and places (mine was…

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    Fast Bus

    October 26, 2016

    Milan

    March 19, 2015

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Volley Female Team – Laura Giombini, Giulia Toti

    October 17, 2015
  • Airport,  Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Photography,  Technique,  Tokyo

    Different Stories

    December 30, 2023 /

    Taking ‘static’ pictures, such as those of buildings and other architectural structures, can be quite challenging, as it is easy to fall into obvious, already seen compositions that rob the shot of any individuality.One of the things that can make an otherwise dull image more interesting is the presence of some kind of action that blends in with the stillness of the environment.In this case, the woman on the phone is in exactly the same position as the model on the billboard. Only they are telling two different stories.

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    Sun Worshipers

    January 3, 2022

    Duel

    November 20, 2014

    DSLR film scanning: episode three

    January 24, 2023
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Boston,  Daily photo,  Photography,  Tokyo

    As Seen on Ferrania Film’ Stories section…

    December 4, 2023 /

    A selection of the pictures I took this year in Boston and Tokyo has been published on the official Film Ferrania website, in the ‘Stories’ section.

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    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Anthem (and a primer on sport photography, part 1)

    September 22, 2015

    Just A Bird

    July 1, 2014

    Waiting for the match…

    December 28, 2012
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Tokyo,  Winter

    Ghosts of Ginza

    November 14, 2023 /

    Another shot from my last visit to Japan, taken with a Nikon 35TI and a Ferrania Orto in the corridors of the Ginza subway station, Tokyo.

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    Next, please!

    October 31, 2013

    Street Food in Via Salaria

    March 13, 2014

    An Old School Workstation

    September 12, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Tokyo,  Winter

    Isolation in public spaces

    November 10, 2023 /

    This photo is an interesting representation of what it looks like to isolate oneself from one’s surroundings. In close proximity, inwardly each of the three people could not be further apart, each in a peculiar state of mind. The photo was taken with a Nikon 35TI and a Ferrania Orto in the Tokyo subway. Admittedly, the Orto is not the film of choice for street photography due to its harsh contrast and blue sensitivity. But then, rules are made to be broken, aren’t they?

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    A Quiet Evening

    June 26, 2013

    Glancing Books

    November 12, 2015

    DSLR-like…?

    March 21, 2025
  • Autumn,  Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Photography,  Tokyo

    An experiment with Dall-E, ChatGPT and a Nissan S8

    November 4, 2023 /

    This is an experiment based on a picture of a Nissan S8 taken at the Nissan Crossing in Ginza.First, I asked Dall-E to describe what he ‘sees’. Then I started asking questions to locate the place where the showroom should be, being careful not to give any hints.ChatGPT did not give a correct answer on the first try, but eventually it did. Me: Describe this photo ChatGPT: This photo features a futuristic-looking race car displayed indoors, presumably within a showroom or an exhibition space. The car is designed with an aggressive aerodynamic shape, with large, protruding front winglets and an expansive rear wing, characteristic of high-speed, high-performance vehicles, possibly a…

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

    October 21, 2014

    Hi-Tech Temptation

    June 27, 2015

    Busy

    December 24, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Tokyo,  Travels

    Nittele Tower

    April 25, 2022 /

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    June 5, 2024

    Shin Pepper@Harajuku

    June 4, 2018

    Efesto’s New Production Line

    September 20, 2014
  • Bookstores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Tokyo

    Tsutaya Bookstore@Ginza

    December 6, 2020 /

    This is a photo I took insude the Tsutaya bookstore in Tokyo. When faced with something like this, Amazon can’t win because no remote purchase can replace the experience of spending time in such a place (and the photo doesn’t do justice to the context, by the way).

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    A Maserati GranTurismo

    July 15, 2023

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    August 5, 2019

    Rectangles

    March 12, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Spring,  Tokyo

    A Sad Cat in a Neko Cafè

    August 5, 2018 /

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    Quality Check

    April 10, 2014

    Tsutaya Bookstore@Ginza

    December 6, 2020

    Light as Meaning Shifter

    December 11, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  Restaurants&Bar,  Spring,  Tokyo

    StreetPizza@Ueno

    August 4, 2018 /

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    October 12, 2014

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    June 5, 2014

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    June 13, 2013
  • Bookstores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Shrinking Knowledge

    July 24, 2018 /

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    February 7, 2020

    On The Rocks

    August 13, 2014

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

    September 24, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Tokyo

    (Tokyo) Taxi Driver

    June 17, 2018 /

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    February 4, 2013

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    January 26, 2014

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    July 7, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Summer,  Tokyo,  Urban Landscape

    Driving Around a Rainy Tokyo

    June 10, 2018 /

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    February 28, 2015

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    October 13, 2021

    None of my business…

    March 3, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Pizza Maker@Ueno’s Park

    June 6, 2018 /

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    January 27, 2013

    Skating on the streets of Milan

    October 4, 2013

    A Sad Violinist

    December 17, 2016
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Shin Pepper@Harajuku

    June 4, 2018 /

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    September 18, 2014

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    November 12, 2021

    Mario Asks for it!

    April 9, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Yet Another Tokyo Tower Nightshot

    July 27, 2017 /

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    As Seen on Ferrania Film’ Stories section…

    December 4, 2023

    To Do or To Own? (or the Photographer’s Dilemma)

    March 2, 2025

    Multitasking

    February 10, 2013
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Tokyo

    The Commuter

    July 24, 2017 /

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    November 8, 2015

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    September 22, 2016

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    December 18, 2014
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Three Legged?

    July 21, 2017 /

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    November 19, 2024

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    July 16, 2014

    Viltrox AF85/1,8 II XF. Reflexless?

    April 2, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Restaurant or Killing House?

    July 18, 2017 /

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    Come on in…

    September 11, 2013

    Amex

    May 25, 2015

    Remainders in Prati

    December 4, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Addicted to (Nintendo) Switch

    July 6, 2017 /

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    October 13, 2021

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    December 25, 2012

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    February 17, 2013
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