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  • Boston,  Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    A Maserati GranTurismo

    July 15, 2023 /

    Another piece of Italy in Boston…

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    Barbarians At the Beach

    August 30, 2021

    Black Cat

    October 31, 2021

    Will The iPhone Kill Traditional Cameras? Not Very

    October 15, 2019
  • Boston,  Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Summer

    A Ferrari 812 GTS

    July 14, 2023 /

    In a sea of wannaby italians, the original shines.

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    The Heart of the Nazario Sauro

    August 10, 2014

    A Sad Harley-Davidson

    August 10, 2013

    Tsutaya Bookstore@Ginza

    December 6, 2020
  • Boston,  Colour,  Court,  Daily photo,  Social Control,  Summer

    Justice measured as the distance between Words and Facts

    July 10, 2023 /

    This photo, in itself, is nothing special. Bur it carries an implicit message about law and rights: the level of democracy in a country is measured by the distance between bold statements and the daily courtroom’s reality.

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    Legal Apartheid

    March 25, 2015

    Tsutaya Bookstore@Ginza

    December 6, 2020

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

    September 22, 2015
  • Boston,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Street Markets,  Summer

    A Cornhole Board – Independence Day Edition

    July 8, 2023 /

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

    April 5, 2021

    5 frames with the (much awaited) Ferrania P33, a Nikon F3 and a Nikkor 50 F2

    April 30, 2024

    Abstract

    May 9, 2023
  • Artists,  Boston,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Summer

    Elishéva live@Faneuil Hall

    July 8, 2023 /

    Boston is an incredibly vibrant city and hosts many live events in theatres and outdoor venues. At Boston’s Faneuil Hall, I took some pictures of Elishéva, a soulful jazz singer, while she was rehearsing.

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    A Cornhole Board – Independence Day Edition

    July 8, 2023

    Waiting Chairs

    May 21, 2015

    Where to?

    October 21, 2023
  • Boston,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Summer

    Tesla Coils@Boston Science Museum

    July 4, 2023 /

    Not a great photo, taken on the fly at Boston’s Science Museum. Nevertheless, Tesla Coils hold a special place in the hearts of early Command & Conquer players, so I had to take it.

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    Tough Enough

    August 7, 2019

    Every Single Day

    June 28, 2017

    Emanuele Cavallucci. The New Italian Pro Boxing Welterweight Champion

    March 9, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear

    Helios 40-2 85/1,5 and Fuji X-T5: a sample

    June 21, 2023 /

    This is an early attempt at using an M42 mount Helios 40-2 85/1,5 coupled with a Fuji X-T5. The lens is not tack-sharp and the APS-C equivalent field of view is around 127mm, therefore the bokeh effect becomes less evident. The results, however, are pleasaning.

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    No time for lunch at Piazza Fiume …

    February 20, 2013

    The Chicken

    September 10, 2014

    Waiting For A Customer To Come

    July 27, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Summer

    Guarding Democracy

    June 14, 2023 /

    Maybe it is just me, but I couldn’t get the best out of the Ilford XP2 Super 400.

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    The Path To Freedom

    September 29, 2014

    The missing guest

    April 19, 2013

    Harley-Davidson

    December 24, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear

    FUJIFILM X-T5 RAF have problems with Affinity Photo 2.1

    June 11, 2023 /

    As this video shows, when opened in Affinity Photo 2.1, an RAF generated by a Fujifilm X-T5 shows a vertical stripe and a slightly higher resolution. The problem does not occur if the file is pre-processed with Iridient Transformer and converted to DNG, or if the file is processed with Pixelmator Pro 3, Lightroom Classic or the latest version of Capture One.

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    A Fence

    November 6, 2014

    Protezione Civile

    November 12, 2013

    Cold Stuff

    November 28, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear

    A pouch for the Fuji XF 150-600

    May 16, 2023 /

    The JJC Deluxe Lens Pouch model 811 fits perfectly with the Fuji XF 150-600 with the handle mounted and the lens hood reversd. It also leaves some room for filters, SD cards or small accessories.

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    Bronine Volkit Camera Hub. Mixed feelings

    November 30, 2021

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Beach Wrestlers

    October 21, 2015

    The Skeptical Listener

    May 26, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Spring,  Visual

    Abstract

    May 9, 2023 /

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    What lasts of a springtime hailstorm

    June 22, 2013

    Cornermen

    June 4, 2013

    Floating

    February 5, 2023
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Spring

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

    May 7, 2023 /

    Covering Niccolò Fabi’s concert for Rockol, gave me the opportunity to test an X-T4 with an XF 150-600. The image quality is on a par with the X-T3. This was to be expected. However, I have some reservations about the autofocus. The lens also needs to be examined in more detail before I can form an informed opinion.

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    Arriba El Mexico!

    July 3, 2014

    Waiting for the match…

    December 28, 2012

    A Splash of Colour

    November 13, 2013
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Another experiment, now with a Kodak Portra 400

    May 4, 2023 /

    This is a DSLR scan of an old Kodak Portra 400 roll of film shot during a 2015 concert by John De Leo Grande Abarasse. The editing with Affinity Photo was quite challenging, however, the result is a fair rendition of the film aesthetic.

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    Italian National Skating Championship 2019

    February 8, 2019

    Which Part of “No Smoking” Got You Lost?

    June 21, 2015

    The Jewels Sale

    November 18, 2015
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Spring

    Partner in Glam

    May 3, 2023 /

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    Guest Are Welcome!

    December 1, 2014

    Shooting Fast Alfa Romeo on a Race Track

    October 22, 2024

    Trick or Treat?

    June 14, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Technique

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

    April 30, 2023 /

    Digital Camera Utility 5.0 is a pain to use on a Mac with Monterey. It is slow and laggy. Its only use is to get the photo as shot, with the custom image profiles embedded in a K-1 (and other recent Pentax DSLRs), and export it as a 16-bit tiff for further processing.One might wonder, however, whether editing a RAW file without going through the DCU —and thus losing the custom image profile— would produce lower quality results. We are about to find out.The test is quite demanding, as it starts with a shot from an Ilford SP2 Super 400 (note: this is not a true B&W film, as it…

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    Wrecked Ship

    November 23, 2013

    Negrita’s Cover Band

    September 19, 2013

    School of Mathematics@Sapienza University of Rome

    November 10, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear

    Moonshot with a handheld Fuji XF150-600 and a Fuji X-T3

    April 24, 2023 /

    This picture is taken, handheld, with the following parameters: Focal Lenght 600mm, Aperture F/8, ISO 6400, Exposure 1/300s. Even if shot with a Fuji X-T3 (that has no In-Body Stabilisation) the resulting image is very good.

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    An urgent phone call?

    December 15, 2013

    Ready For Lunch

    November 1, 2014

    A Jazz-Manouche Guitar Player

    August 17, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Spring,  Technique

    Tell me something I do not know…!

    April 23, 2023 /

    This hip shot is the result of a complicated process. It was taken with an expired Ilford XP2 Super 400, a Voigtländer Bessa R2 and a Voigtländer Nokton 35mm f/1.4. Focus was at infinity. There was no time to frame it properly, so in post it was necessary to rearrange the composition with a generous crop.Digitising the film with my homemade rig required 2 stops of underexposure with plus or minus 1 stop of bracketing.The DNG was first processed through DXO Pure Raw, then adjusted and cropped in Affinity Photo, and finally adjusted for simmetry in DXO Viewpoint.

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    The Answer is On the Wall

    August 28, 2020

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

    January 16, 2016

    An Evening Chat

    July 30, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Technique,  Winter

    Coats

    March 19, 2023 /

    Getting rid of film noise is a recurring necessity when shooting film at (relatively) high ISO.In this photo the negative was digitised using a Pentax K-1 Mark I and a Pentax FA 100/2,8 Macro. Then, before inverting the curves to make a positive, it was fed into DxO PureRaw3 (by the way, it properly recognized the camera and lens). Finally, in Affinity Photo Develop Persona’s Details tab, once the curves were inverted, it was necessary to tweak the Noise Reduction options by setting Luminance to 50% and Luminance Details to 0.

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    Not A Rorschach Inkblot

    December 24, 2017

    Blackfriars Train Station Banner

    September 22, 2016

    A young Iron Maiden fan

    April 8, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  Gear,  Winter

    Powermeters

    February 18, 2023 /

    This photo was taken with an Ilford XP2 Super 400, a Voigtländer Bessa R2 and a Voigtländer 35mm f/1.4 II lens. The film was digitised using a Pentax K-1 and a Pentax FA 100/2.8 Marco mounted on a custom-built rig. The resulting raw was processed in Affinity Photo. In Develop Persona, first the image was turned in black and white, then the master curve was intverted and finally exposure, contrast and other parameters were tweaked.

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    Lockpicking Tools

    December 11, 2018

    Right before the gig

    September 14, 2018

    The True Ironman

    March 4, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Daily Video,  Docks,  Photography,  Winter

    Editing a photo taken with a Carl Zeiss Jena 135/4 Sonnar and a Fuji X-T3

    February 8, 2023 /

    A vintage Carl Zeiss Jena 135/4 Sonnar whose RF mount has been replaced with a Fuji X mount by Adriano Lolli (https://www.adrianololli.com).Coupled with a Fuji X-T3, it delivers pleasant results. Post production is highly subjective, so the final outcome might no be ‘acceptable’ to some taste. Still, the lens is very good.

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    Creativity vs Originality

    March 11, 2024

    The Score Keeper

    April 24, 2019

    Early Morning’s Cleanup

    July 21, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Photography,  Winter

    A sample of the Carl Zeiss Jena 135/F4 Sonnar and a Fuji X-T3

    February 5, 2023 /

    This photo was taken with an old Carl Zeiss Jena 135/4 Sonnar whose Contax RF mount was replaced by a Fuji X mount by Master Adriano Lolli.

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    On the Range

    December 6, 2015

    A Bookstore in the Gallery

    December 22, 2013
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    A stupid quarrell

    April 7, 2013
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Jewelry,  Winter

    Floating

    February 5, 2023 /

    The Panasonic TZ100 is a very good travel camera. Its one-inch sensor allows a fair balance between performance and portability. Being slightly bigger of trendy smartphones, this camera delivers a way more better results.

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    Square Two

    June 18, 2014

    Servicing a Sig Sauer P226

    December 16, 2017

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Beach Wrestlers

    October 21, 2015
  • Daily photo,  Daily Video,  Technique,  Winter

    Unattainable 1:1 magnification with the JJC FDA S-1 and Micro Nikkor 60 2,8

    January 29, 2023 /

    The JJC FDA S-1 does not allow a 1:1 magnification with the Micro Nikkor 60 2,8. It only reaches a smaller factor (about 80%.The probable reason is the excessive lenght of the original step-down ring.Using a thinner step-down ring, as it has been done in this video, does not improve the outcome.

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    Servicing a Beretta 98FS

    October 13, 2019

    Amex

    May 25, 2015

    Bycicle Ride

    August 28, 2013
  • Daily Video,  Photography,  Technique,  Winter

    Processing a DSLR Digitised Black and White Film with Affinity Photo

    January 24, 2023 /

    This videos shows how to process a Black and White film digitised with a DSLR camera.The process starts from opening the RAW file in Affinity Photo’s Develop Persona. In short and in order, the steps are:

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    Coats

    March 19, 2023

    Hi-Tech Temptation

    June 27, 2015

    Photography and the dangers of ethics

    April 17, 2013
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