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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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    Blowin in the Wind

    February 8, 2014

    The Unintended March

    January 13, 2013

    Late Night Conversation at Cardinal’s Wharf

    September 29, 2016
  • 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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    Red Tears

    June 7, 2013

    Aficionados

    August 5, 2013

    A Relaxed Call

    February 12, 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 Hamlet’s Dilemma

    May 20, 2014

    Niccolò Fabi – Meno Per Meno Tour 2023 – Live@Teatro Massimo, Pescara

    May 7, 2023

    Phone Call – 1

    February 18, 2015
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Beach Party

    January 22, 2022 /

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    A Master Luthier in his lab…

    May 14, 2013

    Too Big To Be Dumped

    January 10, 2015

    Powermeters

    February 18, 2023
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Sun Worshipers

    January 3, 2022 /

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    The Abused Balcony

    February 17, 2014

    Conversation

    September 14, 2017

    True Leather (Saved by Photoshop’s Crop)

    January 18, 2016
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    Dark Omen

    December 31, 2021 /

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    Waiting for the hearing

    February 19, 2013

    Who’s carrying Who?

    February 28, 2013

    Bus Driver

    September 16, 2016
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Winter

    Gliding Away

    December 21, 2021 /

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    The Sinking Giant

    December 6, 2013

    Sky Patrol

    September 12, 2021

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

    May 12, 2022
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Winter

    Waiting for the Fish

    December 18, 2021 /

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    Barbarians At the Beach

    August 30, 2021

    The Spanish Sense of Flesh – 2

    June 28, 2014

    Afternoon’s Mumbling

    August 27, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Winter

    Should I Seat?

    December 15, 2021 /

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    The Ubiquitous Mobile

    July 14, 2016

    Seeking Directions

    March 18, 2013

    Portrait of a Fin Swimmer

    June 5, 2021
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Man in Trenchcoat

    November 20, 2021 /

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    Beach in black

    January 5, 2013

    It’s always the right time

    February 17, 2013

    The Prisoner’s View from the Sospiri’s Bridge

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

    Barbarians At the Beach

    August 30, 2021 /

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    Gloves

    October 19, 2014

    Life Within the Post Office

    November 24, 2014

    Deadly Bored

    January 6, 2020
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    A ‘Trabocco’ on the Adriatic Sea

    April 20, 2021 /

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    My camera’s early test shots

    December 20, 2012

    Where do the skilifts are supposed to be?

    January 7, 2017

    Forgotten

    October 15, 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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    Intelligence Contest

    April 15, 2017

    Collision Path

    July 5, 2019

    After the Race

    July 27, 2015
  • 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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    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Anthem (and a primer on sport photography, part 1)

    September 22, 2015

    Inside the Elevator

    May 9, 2014

    Floating

    October 7, 2023
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Spring

    Footprints

    March 27, 2021 /

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    Addicted to (Nintendo) Switch

    July 6, 2017

    Is This My Breakfast? (Kirobo, the new Pinocchio)

    December 14, 2014

    7Artisans 35mm 0.95 – Testing this Fujifilm X Mount Lens in a Demanding Environment

    December 22, 2024
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  People

    Zombie

    March 4, 2021 /

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    Portrait of a Law Professor (and Free Climber…)

    February 26, 2016

    After the Race

    July 27, 2015

    Seine

    June 9, 2015
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Uninterest

    March 2, 2021 /

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    DxO Pure Raw empirical test

    November 22, 2022

    The Wild Bunch

    September 30, 2014

    Player&Listener

    June 30, 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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    Life Within the Post Office

    November 24, 2014

    Rest on the lake

    April 29, 2013

    Under the Heat In Rome…

    June 26, 2018
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Travels,  Winter

    Hope after the Storm

    January 8, 2020 /

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    Is This My Breakfast? (Kirobo, the new Pinocchio)

    December 14, 2014

    Mind The Gap!

    July 5, 2014

    Walking Table in via Cornaggia

    March 22, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Summer

    Learning to Fly

    August 23, 2018 /

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    What Does ‘Professional’ Mean in Photography?

    March 19, 2024

    Where Did I Left My Car?

    April 2, 2015

    Red

    December 17, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Moon,  Spring

    Full Moon

    May 9, 2017 /

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    The Expired Film Series – Episode 2 – Ilford XP2Super 400 – Nov. 2017 shot in May 2023

    July 25, 2023

    The Temple of Justice

    February 25, 2017

    Writer Inspiration’s Tools

    April 17, 2015
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  Winter

    The Flying Dutchman… a sort of

    March 19, 2017 /

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    Empty Street in Rome

    September 13, 2014

    A Vessel

    December 18, 2015

    Message Check Before Breakfast

    December 12, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    Settled in the wrong place

    January 11, 2017 /

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    Ceci n’est pas un cadre

    December 29, 2013

    The Crew’s Rest

    July 20, 2014

    Outside the Nobel Museum

    June 30, 2016
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Where do the skilifts are supposed to be?

    January 7, 2017 /

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    Segway Chase in Villa Borghese

    April 27, 2013

    Late

    December 31, 2012

    Pentax k-5 And The Aquapack 458

    August 15, 2014
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