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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  PhotoCritics,  Rome,  Winter

    Good Plan, Poor Execution

    December 15, 2019 /

    The idea behind the composition is entirely correct. The mannequins and the girl form a triangle, as does the direction of the stares, conveying both a sense of symmetry and counterposing the liveness of a human being to the puppets’ lack of. A poor execution, though, led to the mannequins’ head cut, turning a visually appealing photography into a meaningless shot.

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    When the day is gone

    April 4, 2013

    Portrait of a Fin Swimmer

    June 5, 2021

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    February 2, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Observer Bias,  PhotoCritics,  Rome,  Winter

    Light as Meaning Shifter

    December 11, 2019 /

    The original idea behind this picture was to match the emptiness of the shop with the facelessness of the mannequin posing as a store clerk, to convey a general feeling of depersonalization. Unfortunately, the big lightblot represented by the poster close to the mannequin catches the observer’s attention and reduce the effectiveness of the composition. Instead of connecting the mannequin with the internal part of the store thus making sense of the whole picture, the eye just “sees” an ad poster.

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    Black Cat

    October 31, 2021

    Oops!

    July 4, 2014

    When the parking’s lost

    May 16, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  OutOfFocus,  PhotoCritics,  Rome,  Visual,  Winter

    Photopanning in Rome

    December 3, 2019 /

    Photo panning is an art in itself and – when adequately practised – is able to deliver a stunning visual experience. In this picture (that has not been altered but for contrast and clarity) the overall experience reminds the Impressionism aesthetics.

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    Underground Security RA(T)P

    June 5, 2015

    Lost In Barcelona’s Beauty

    June 13, 2014

    Lonely cart

    March 4, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Jewelry,  Observer Bias,  PhotoCritics,  Rome,  Winter

    Keep Out!

    November 30, 2019 /

    This photo conveys a message of “rejection”: first, a security guard who blocks access to the jewellery and then a signal of a prohibition of access reinforces the concept, thanks to a composition that guides the eye to a diagonal that goes from the bottom to the top, from left to right. Obviously, there is nothing “true” about all this because the overall result is the result of the organization of the spaces and the management of the perspective that allow connecting semantically elements that, in reality, have no relationship between them. It would have been enough to shoot from a different angle – or not juxtapose the security guard…

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    The Crew’s Rest

    July 20, 2014

    Red

    December 17, 2014

    The Silent Listeners

    December 27, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People,  PhotoCritics,  Winter

    Evolution in Red

    November 20, 2019 /

    This is another example of how purely visual (the color red) and factual (a stroller on the far left, and an adult on the far right) elements create in the mind of the observer a semantic connection (in this case: the transition from childhood to adulthood) that does not exist in reality.

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    A Different Passion…

    June 12, 2016

    Winter Leaves

    December 9, 2014

    Fast drivers in Via del Tritone

    October 31, 2019
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Rome

    Beer or Spritz?

    November 1, 2019 /

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    A Fisherman

    December 25, 2014

    Action! (beware of Fuji X-Pro 2)

    February 2, 2016

    Genta Fukue live@Sakura Terrace – Kyoto

    June 22, 2017
  • Autumn,  Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Rome

    Fast drivers in Via del Tritone

    October 31, 2019 /

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    Late Night Conversation at Cardinal’s Wharf

    September 29, 2016

    A Seagull

    May 10, 2021

    The Restorer’s Nest

    June 27, 2013
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    A priest

    October 19, 2019 /

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    August 11, 2013

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    September 6, 2015

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    September 19, 2022
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Technique,  Thoughts

    Will The iPhone Kill Traditional Cameras? Not Very

    October 15, 2019 /

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    January 3, 2014

    Deserved Rest

    March 21, 2021

    Out For Justice

    June 21, 2014
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Shooting

    Servicing a Beretta 98FS

    October 13, 2019 /

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    February 9, 2017

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    April 18, 2016

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    July 27, 2015
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Rome

    Comarketing

    October 10, 2019 /

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    Love is like a flower

    May 18, 2013

    Late for Lunch

    March 26, 2014

    The Temple of Justice

    February 25, 2017
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Rome

    What’s the Time?

    October 8, 2019 /

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    An Unplausable Perspective

    May 6, 2014

    When the day is gone

    April 4, 2013

    The Double Helix

    October 13, 2013
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Rome,  Streets&Squares

    Garbage as usual@Pantheon’s nearby

    October 4, 2019 /

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    Aficionados

    August 5, 2013

    The Ipad Shooter

    November 3, 2013

    A Standup Paddleboarder

    August 25, 2014
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  WideAngle

    A Boat

    September 26, 2019 /

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    No time for lunch at Piazza Fiume …

    February 20, 2013

    A Few Shots with the 7Artisans 35mm f/0.95 in X-Mount

    October 24, 2024

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    February 2, 2022
  • Bridges,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer,  Urban Landscape,  WideAngle

    A Bridge

    September 22, 2019 /

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    Late Evening Break In Piazza Dante

    October 21, 2017

    Fast Call

    December 28, 2013

    Lightblade

    September 6, 2013
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Nagoya,  Summer

    Old Rolls, Immortal Style

    August 12, 2019 /

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    July 5, 2014

    Lifeguard

    August 24, 2013

    Skating on Avenue Louise

    April 1, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Nagoya,  People,  Summer

    Who Is The Machine?

    August 5, 2019 /

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    May 5, 2024

    Money Doesn’t Smell

    April 2, 2015

    A Silohuette on the Bridge

    March 3, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Nagoya,  People,  Summer

    Mandatory Photo Position

    August 3, 2019 /

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    September 18, 2013

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    September 14, 2018

    Garbage as usual@Pantheon’s nearby

    October 4, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Nagoya,  Parks,  People,  Seasons,  Summer

    Street Magic@Nagoya Castle

    July 21, 2019 /

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    September 27, 2013

    Late Afternoon Shopping

    March 1, 2014

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    October 3, 2014
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Nagoya,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Seasons,  Summer

    Fast Food Loneliness in Nagoya…

    July 17, 2019 /

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    August 16, 2016

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    January 5, 2018

    Trust Us, We Care About You

    March 18, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Street Photography,  Summer

    Helping the Elders

    July 10, 2019 /

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    The Alchoolist’s garbage

    March 5, 2013

    After the race

    July 27, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport,  Spring

    MMA Fighters

    July 7, 2019 /

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    May 6, 2013

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    August 9, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Spring

    TKO

    May 8, 2019 /

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    May 5, 2013

    Purple Haze

    January 3, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Spring,  Visual

    A view of the Bologna’s Station

    April 28, 2019 /

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