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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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    Three Tires

    May 18, 2022

    Yet Another Dawn

    December 30, 2012

    Flashes’ Lost Powersuits

    April 11, 2014
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Visual

    Three Lamps

    September 19, 2022 /

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    Just In Case

    June 9, 2014

    Get Ready for The Duty

    July 13, 2013

    Junk Food

    January 16, 2013
  • 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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    Every Single Day

    June 28, 2017

    Intelligent Design

    October 26, 2018

    Buying Chocolate

    October 31, 2015
  • 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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    Settled in the wrong place

    January 11, 2017

    Portrait of a Bailaor

    November 19, 2013

    Pensive

    June 13, 2015
  • 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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    Friends

    August 3, 2014

    From Camera to Print…

    March 17, 2015

    Sala degli Onori @ Triennale di Milano

    May 19, 2017
  • 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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    Late Afternoon Shopping

    March 1, 2014

    A Fisherman

    August 29, 2014

    The Icecream is ready to be served

    May 8, 2013
  • 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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    L’estate sta finendo…

    September 13, 2013

    Sailing Home

    October 4, 2023

    Leica Shop @ Strada Maggiore

    May 11, 2017
  • 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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    Keep Out!

    November 30, 2019

    A quiet watchdog?

    May 23, 2013

    Don’t They Drink Tea, Instead?

    December 27, 2016
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Summer

    José Ignacio Franco – Live@Auditorium Petruzzi

    July 31, 2022 /

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    Venditti&DeGregori – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella

    August 11, 2022

    A shot wasted by Iphone 7 plus poor low light performance

    January 22, 2019

    Planetarium

    May 30, 2015
  • 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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    Don’t They Drink Tea, Instead?

    December 27, 2016

    A Sad Afternoon

    October 7, 2013

    Skull of Glass at the London Science Museum

    September 26, 2016
  • 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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    Who The Hell Killed the Light Off?

    August 2, 2015

    Ashtray

    February 12, 2017

    Splinter

    March 13, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Spring

    Posing

    June 17, 2022 /

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    Between Two Sets

    May 15, 2014

    Soldering

    November 8, 2021

    On Air

    July 22, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Spring

    Red Fan

    June 14, 2022 /

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    Waiting for (Supreme) Justice

    February 14, 2017

    Out For Justice

    June 21, 2014

    The Mystique of Film

    August 24, 2022
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Parks,  Past&Relics,  Summer

    Three Lamposts

    June 11, 2022 /

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    Three Legged?

    July 21, 2017

    Uchi-Mata

    November 8, 2014

    Geek is an attitude

    June 23, 2013
  • Colour,  Cycling,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Spring

    Over There!

    May 29, 2022 /

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    Heater

    May 23, 2015

    Americana Skating – Italian National Championship 2019

    February 4, 2019

    The Temple of Justice

    February 25, 2017
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Seasons,  Spring

    Three Sprouts

    May 22, 2022 /

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    An Essay on Composition

    February 14, 2021

    Different Life

    June 24, 2016

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 7 – Kodak Portra 160 – June 2015 shot in Oct. 2023

    January 11, 2024
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Spring,  Visual

    Three Tires

    May 18, 2022 /

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    A Virtual Glance Dance

    December 28, 2019

    Parisian’s Bags

    April 6, 2014

    Questioning the Referee

    October 8, 2023
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

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

    May 13, 2022 /

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    Tell me something I do not know…!

    April 23, 2023

    Elishéva live@Faneuil Hall

    July 8, 2023

    Hi-Tech Temptation

    June 27, 2015
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

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

    May 12, 2022 /

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    An Intense Conversation

    October 9, 2013

    Horizontal

    March 14, 2015

    Becoming a Human Tripod

    January 9, 2017
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

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

    May 9, 2022 /

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    Upcoming Call

    June 3, 2013

    A Lost Towel

    July 3, 2013

    Italian Stardust

    April 6, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Tokyo,  Travels

    Nittele Tower

    April 25, 2022 /

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    A Fountain

    May 17, 2014

    The dilemma

    January 11, 2013

    Open Interior

    March 14, 2021
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Docks

    Game Over

    April 15, 2022 /

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    A few test shots with an MC Cosinon T200/4

    January 14, 2024

    Burnt

    November 12, 2021

    Santino’s Photo& Video at Broadway

    August 7, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Milan,  Winter

    Technogym Milan@Night

    April 3, 2022 /

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    Portraits in Skating

    November 30, 2024

    Waiting To Board At Santa Margherita Ligure

    August 16, 2014

    The Spanish Sense of Flesh – 1

    June 26, 2014
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Ugo Pagliai – Romeo e Giulietta@Teatro Marrucino

    March 29, 2022 /

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    Carabinieri in Milan

    January 28, 2014

    A book…

    January 28, 2013

    Settled in the wrong place

    January 11, 2017
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