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  • B&W,  Daily photo,  PhotoCritics,  Photography,  Tokyo

    Creativity vs Originality

    March 11, 2024 /

    Is the photo above creative? Is it original? Well… yes and no. It is certainly original because I ‘in person’ took it, and it is creative because – regardless of the aesthetic result – I took the time to arrange all the elements (composition, light, etc.) in a coherent moment —and I have the film negative to prove it. On the other hand, it is neither original —as in ‘unique’— nor creative because the same photo can be found here and maybe elsewhere on the Internet. Obviously, the linked photo it is not ‘the’ same as mine, because it is clear that they were taken at different times and places (mine was…

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    Weight Training @ Rome’s Stadio Olimpico

    October 9, 2018

    Barbarians at the Gates

    September 21, 2013

    The King’s Solitude

    May 6, 2018
  • Actors,  Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo

    Serva padrona @ Teatro Marrucino

    October 1, 2023 /

    LED banding is a major problem when using electronic shutters, and the Fuji X-T4 and X-T5 are no exception. In the specific conditions of this piece, I found that setting the shutter speed below 1/100s tamed the problem. However, there is one major drawback: the number of ruined shots increases. This is particularly true of the moments when the actors are waving their limbs or moving randomly. In this case, the slower parts of the body remain in focus, while the peripheral parts do not. Unfortunately, there is still no post-production technique that can eliminate this problem, which makes it difficult to achieve usable results. Of course, using a mechanical…

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    Leo Gullotta – Bartleby lo scrivano@Teatro Marrucino

    March 15, 2022

    The Death of Cio-Cio san

    October 15, 2022

    Meaning in Photography

    March 4, 2020
  • Boston,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    Coffee at Caffè Nero

    July 16, 2023 /

    On the technical side, this photo was a test of the X-T5 capability to handle scenes with both strong highlights and shadows without increasing the standard dynamic range. As per the quality, despite the similarity of the name, definitely no, it has nothing ado with the ‘Nero’ one can taste in Trieste which —unbeknownst to many — is the Italian capital of coffee.

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    A Maserati GranTurismo

    July 15, 2023

    Elishéva live@Faneuil Hall

    July 8, 2023

    Justice measured as the distance between Words and Facts

    July 10, 2023
  • 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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    As Seen on Ferrania Film’ Stories section…

    December 4, 2023

    A Maserati GranTurismo

    July 15, 2023

    Justice measured as the distance between Words and Facts

    July 10, 2023
  • 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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    Selling Italian Ice in Boston

    March 11, 2025

    A Ferrari 812 GTS

    July 14, 2023

    UnortORTOdox (Ferrania)

    July 22, 2023
  • Boston,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Street Markets,  Summer

    A Cornhole Board – Independence Day Edition

    July 8, 2023 /

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    Tesla Coils@Boston Science Museum

    July 4, 2023

    Elishéva live@Faneuil Hall

    July 8, 2023

    Justice measured as the distance between Words and Facts

    July 10, 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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    Marianna D’ama – Live

    December 2, 2018

    Ramón Jarque, tocaor

    October 29, 2017

    Another experiment, now with a Kodak Portra 400

    May 4, 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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    Selling Italian Ice in Boston

    March 11, 2025

    As Seen on Ferrania Film’ Stories section…

    December 4, 2023

    From Waltham to Boston

    August 4, 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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    José Ignacio Franco – Live@Auditorium Petruzzi

    July 31, 2022

    Frank Gambale All Stars – Live@Teatro Marrucino

    November 22, 2023

    The Silent Listeners

    December 27, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Winter

    Pixelmator Pro Debanding and Electronic Shutter

    December 24, 2022 /

    Pixelmator Pro Deband feature does not work on banding caused by the well known electronic shutter lag. The Deband feature has not been advertised as working also with ES-induced banding, so the fact that it can not handle it is not a bug. However, this limit seriously reduces the appeal of the new feature. I have flagged the issue to Pixelmator Pro Support: currently, they are out of work, but eventually, they should get back to me with some news. Good news, hopefully.

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    Spumante (Italian Champagne) ready to fuel the party

    May 29, 2013

    Longtime Abandoned

    May 30, 2014

    The Suit

    July 15, 2013
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Norina shouts at Don Pasquale

    December 12, 2022 /

    This picture is part of the reportage I did for Gaetano Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, featured on December 11, 2022, at Teatro Marrucino. It has been the chance to experiment a few tricks to avoid the banding effect caused by the LED pulse frequency and the sensor’s delay in EFC is used. I chose to go for time rather than aperture priority mode. I also set the shutter speed at 1/50, as suggested in many forums, and the trick worked. In some cases, banding was still present, but it was insignificant. I also tried to shoot in full manual (leaving only the focus in auto.) Some pictures ended up overexposed, and…

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    Il barbiere di Siviglia – Don Bartolo mad at Rosina

    November 28, 2020

    Easy To Shoot?

    December 12, 2020

    Serva padrona @ Teatro Marrucino

    October 1, 2023
  • Daily photo

    DxO Pure Raw empirical test

    November 22, 2022 /

    This photo is a ‘before-and-after’ merge of a picture I took during the premiere of Cavalleria Rusticana at Teatro Marrucino, processed with DxO’s Pure Raw. As an empirical test, it has no specific goal but to provide a real-life example of how the software works.Overall, the results are reasonably good; however software’s ‘heavy hand’ is apparent in the visibly smudged areas. Pure Raw can not work miracles, although it proved to be a valuable tool to rescue photos shot in poor light.

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    Back Home

    December 5, 2014

    Efesto’s New Production Line

    September 20, 2014

    Every Single Day

    June 28, 2017
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Turiddu repeals Santuzza

    November 19, 2022 /

    This is a photo taken from the reportage I made for the Teatro Marrucino during the première of Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni. It captures the moment Turiddu (Piero Giuliacci) abandons Santuzza (Alessandra Di Giorgio), who —in turns— begs him in vain to change his mind. Image quality isn’t exceptional: unlike other cases, where the Fuji X-T3/Fujinon XF 16-80 pairing provided excellent results, this time it didn’t perform at its best, probably due to the choices on the scene lights.On the contrary, the composition is particularly successful.Turiddu is in the centre of the upper part of the picture. The railings of the staircase lead the eye towards him. Stantuzza’s dynamic…

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    Ugo Pagliai – Romeo e Giulietta@Teatro Marrucino

    March 29, 2022

    Leo Gullotta – Bartleby lo scrivano@Teatro Marrucino

    March 15, 2022

    Norina shouts at Don Pasquale

    December 12, 2022
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

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

    May 13, 2022 /

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    What Does ‘Professional’ Mean in Photography?

    March 19, 2024

    Ugo Pagliai – Romeo e Giulietta@Teatro Marrucino

    March 29, 2022

    The Death of Cio-Cio san

    October 15, 2022
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

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

    May 12, 2022 /

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    A Jazz-Manouche Guitar Player

    August 17, 2014

    In the backstage

    May 10, 2013

    LP – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella – The photogallery

    July 11, 2022
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

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

    May 9, 2022 /

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    Leo Gullotta – Bartleby lo scrivano@Teatro Marrucino

    March 15, 2022

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

    May 13, 2022

    A Night at the Opera – Plays and Opera Photography

    December 21, 2024
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Ugo Pagliai – Romeo e Giulietta@Teatro Marrucino

    March 29, 2022 /

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    Leo Gullotta – Bartleby lo scrivano@Teatro Marrucino

    March 15, 2022

    The Death of Cio-Cio san

    October 15, 2022

    Meaning in Photography

    March 4, 2020
  • Actors,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Winter

    Giorgio Pasotti – Racconti disumani@Teatro Marrucino

    February 28, 2022 /

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    Norina shouts at Don Pasquale

    December 12, 2022

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

    May 13, 2022

    Ugo Pagliai – Romeo e Giulietta@Teatro Marrucino

    March 29, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Rome,  Winter

    Still Ruling

    February 5, 2022 /

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    The Sentinel

    August 13, 2013

    Giorgio Pasotti – Racconti disumani@Teatro Marrucino

    February 28, 2022

    Walking at Night, in Milan

    September 30, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Winter

    Get Ready, Set, Go

    February 2, 2022 /

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    Lightspeed

    August 6, 2015

    Over There!

    May 29, 2022

    A future to tell

    April 18, 2013

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