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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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    The Observer

    November 30, 2013

    Ninja-Turtles?

    April 30, 2014

    Waiting for the hearing

    February 19, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  Summer

    Learning to Shoot Boxing Matches

    July 18, 2024 /

    Taking pictures in a boxing gym during regular training is a unique way to learn to understand when ‘the moment’ – a hit, a miss, a bob or a weave – is coming and develop an instinct for composition – Initially published on 35mmc.com This is important for two reasons. Firstly, as always with sports photography, you need to know the discipline you want to shoot and practice different options. But, in a classic Catch 22, if you don’t attend a fair number of bouts at ringisde, you won’t know the discipline and learn how to photograph it. Spending time in a gym, then, is the best second best option…

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    Mind Your Business…

    January 9, 2013

    Surreal Judo

    December 11, 2016

    Trial Docks Waiting for the Justice to Come

    April 21, 2015
  • Artists,  Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Spring,  Summer,  Technique,  Winter

    Photography and the Importance of a Proper Training

    April 23, 2024 /

    In photography, among the various activities falling under the ‘preparation’ label, training is oftend underevaluated. Just as many newcomers to the world of guns think that buying expensive equipment will make them better shooters, many photographers think that mastering a bunch of exoteric camera settings will be enough to get decent pictures. This is summed up in a common piece of advice to novice shooters (of both guns and cameras): get out there and shoot. Results will just happen. I have nothing against a ‘Zen’ approach to things, based on instinct and intuition, but my Western, Benthamite mind does not allow me to forget that preparation is necessary to achieve…

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    A missed pricetag?

    January 29, 2013

    Underground Security RA(T)P

    June 5, 2015

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

    January 16, 2016
  • Actors,  Autumn,  B&W,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  Photography,  Spring,  Summer,  Winter

    What Does ‘Professional’ Mean in Photography?

    March 19, 2024 /

    Pro’ is the photographer’s blessing and curse. It is the status we all – well, many of us – aspire to. It is the marketing gimmick created by the exploiters of the Gear Acquisition Syndrome to make people believe that tools make the craftsman. ‘Amateur’, on the other hand, is a word associated with casual photographers, ‘wannabe’ artists, and people who want to make you believe that tools make the craftsman. I have always been unconvinced that such a difference exists, at least in the general meaning associated with the words ‘pro’ and ‘amateur’, and in relation to the idea that the equipment used or the quality of the shots…

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    Galaxy S21 Ultra 5g. The difference between Marketing and Reality in Image Quality

    January 24, 2021

    Intelligence Contest

    April 15, 2017

    Using a 1960 Leica Elmarit 90/2,8 on a Fuji X-T3

    April 5, 2021
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Gear,  Spring,  Summer,  Thoughts,  Winter

    Pentax – In Praise of Usability of Cameras and Lenses

    March 3, 2024 /

    The Internet is full of columns and videos about why ‘I left brand X for brand Y’, magnifiying this or that ‘new feature’ that forced a photographer to ditch his previous setup in favour of a brand new one. Sometimes there is a genuine motivation behind such a choice, sometimes – often – it is just a clickbait set up by the need (or hope) to monetise a piece of content published on a social network. This long introduction violates the golden rule of journalistic writing – tell the reader what’s the matter in the first paragraph or so – but it was necessary because this article is exactly that:…

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    A Suspicious Stare

    October 4, 2018

    The Day of the Zombies

    October 23, 2016

    Franco Cerri. The Last Jazz Living Legend

    August 16, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Summer

    HeadButt

    August 5, 2023 /

    Sometimes the difference between a pleasant result and just a plain wrong, missed photo may be challenging to tell.I took this picture years ago, during an MMA fight and, to be honest, I can not even remember framing and setting the camera accordingly for this shot. In other words, it happened almost by accident.The outcome is blurry and shaky, however, the overall result has a ‘painterly’ feel, almost like an ink sketch.

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    5 (improbable) Frames with a roll of Ferrania Orto and a Nikon 35TI

    February 28, 2024

    Late Night Conversation at Cardinal’s Wharf

    September 29, 2016

    Too Busy to Enjoy the Life…

    April 12, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport,  Spring

    MMA Fighters

    July 7, 2019 /

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    The Ipad Shooter

    November 3, 2013

    Alive or not?

    February 16, 2013

    The Eye

    April 25, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Spring

    TKO

    May 8, 2019 /

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    A Calm Person

    January 8, 2014

    Final Arrangements Before the Hearing

    April 19, 2015

    The Unconvinced Listener

    June 25, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport,  Spring

    Emanuele Cavallucci. The New Italian Pro Boxing Welterweight Champion

    March 9, 2019 /

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    Carabinieri in Milan

    January 28, 2014

    A Calm Person

    January 8, 2014

    A Standup Paddleboarder

    August 25, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Portraits,  Sport,  Spring

    Portrait of a Professional Boxing Fighter. Davide De Lellis

    March 8, 2019 /

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    A Bad Experiment

    August 26, 2016

    The Gate to the Appeal

    October 10, 2021

    The Teleferic de Montjiuc

    May 28, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  Reportage,  Sport,  Winter

    Italian Boxing Amateur Championship 2018. The Reportage

    December 18, 2018 /

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    The Icecream is ready to be served

    May 8, 2013

    The Kiev 60 and a fix for the frame spacing issue

    October 8, 2023

    Ramón Jarque, tocaor

    October 29, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Winter

    The Coach

    December 9, 2018 /

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    A View

    December 8, 2014

    Strolling in Stockholm

    July 4, 2016

    Perfect Strangers

    April 5, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Seasons,  Sport,  Winter

    Stop

    December 6, 2018 /

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

    March 2, 2025

    Thirthy years behind…

    April 6, 2013

    Fishing Under The Bridge

    September 4, 2014
  • B&W,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Social Control,  Summer

    Strategy

    September 20, 2018 /

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    On Tips’n Tricks to ‘take you photos to the next level’

    May 29, 2025

    Portrait of a Waiter

    July 22, 2013

    Workbench

    February 22, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  People,  Winter

    Surreal Judo

    December 11, 2016 /

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    Shin Pepper@Harajuku

    June 4, 2018

    Processing DSLR-digitized film with and without Pentax K-1 Monochrome Custom Image profile

    April 30, 2023

    When We Thought We Would Have Changed The World

    August 21, 2014
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  London,  People,  Summer

    Did You Forget Something?

    October 3, 2016 /

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    A Ryanair Aircraft

    August 21, 2018

    Stantsted Lounge’s Chairs

    December 31, 2013

    An Exercise in Composition (was: Rowing Boats)

    February 18, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Beach Wrestlers

    October 21, 2015 /

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    Taking-Off

    April 15, 2021

    Watching the Eiffel Tower

    October 14, 2013

    VueScan and the missed Bits-per-pixel

    December 1, 2013
  • Colour,  Fighters,  People,  Summer

    Mediterranean Games 2009

    June 28, 2015 /

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    Shaken

    October 1, 2015

    The Spinners

    June 13, 2013

    Interpreti Veneziani – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Live@San Vidal

    September 1, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  People,  Social Control,  Spring

    Home on the Range

    May 17, 2015 /

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    Player&Listener

    June 30, 2014

    Tired or Fascinated?

    October 21, 2013

    Traffic Master

    December 19, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  People,  Winter

    Sharp Shooter

    March 10, 2015 /

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    Lifeguard

    August 24, 2013

    An Old Wi(n)dow

    November 17, 2014

    Fujifilm XF 100-400: a quick test

    January 12, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  People,  Winter

    Duel

    November 20, 2014 /

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    Upcoming Call

    June 3, 2013

    Caged?

    June 6, 2014

    Waiting for The Flight

    July 14, 2013
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport

    Uchi-Mata

    November 8, 2014 /

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

    January 16, 2016

    A Mesh

    February 16, 2021

    Hanging Clothes

    February 18, 2014
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport

    Whithin The Cage

    October 22, 2014 /

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    The Odd Couple

    January 30, 2013

    The Alien’s Seat

    October 19, 2013

    An Essay on Composition

    February 14, 2021
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport

    Before The Match

    October 20, 2014 /

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    What lasts after a party…

    April 25, 2013

    Good Plan, Poor Execution

    December 15, 2019

    The Spanish Sense of Flesh – 1

    June 26, 2014
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