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  • 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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    Lost

    July 26, 2014

    A Stop in Reggio Emilia

    February 21, 2024

    Wonder wall…

    June 8, 2021
  • 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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    Under the Bridge

    November 6, 2013

    The Ferrania Film Series – Episode 1 – Ferrania Orto shot on October/November 2023

    August 7, 2024

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 3 – Ilford HP5 400 – Dec. 2010 shot in August 2023

    August 30, 2023
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Gear,  People,  Seasons,  Summer,  Technique

    An attempt at DSLR-made film digitization

    January 14, 2023 /

    This is the first usable result of the attempt to DSLR-scan films. I tried several approaches, including the standard tripod holding the camera perpendicularly to a flat, LED-lighted surface. However, I finally went for a different solution: a horizontal rig with two moving plates, a micrometric head holding the film and three-axis and a panoramic head holding the camera.

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    Tell me something I do not know…!

    April 23, 2023

    Masters of Propaganda

    July 18, 2023

    Moon, hand-held

    April 30, 2021
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Daniele Silvestri – Teatri 2022 – Live@Teatro Massimo, Pescara

    December 16, 2022 /

    This is the Daniele Silvestri’s Teatri 2022 coverage I did on behalf of Rockol.it using good old Nikons (a D610 with the Sigma 150-600 contemporary and a D750 with a Nikkor 24-120). As a matter of personal taste, I still like a reflex more than a mirrorless camera. The possibility offered by the latter to shoot in total silence with the Electronic Shutter is invaluable in specific contexts such as classical concerts or theatrical plays, nowthistanding the downfalls (banding and distorted images). However (and, once again, this is a matter of personal opinion), a reflex still allow a better connection with the environment at least thanks to the optical viewfinder.…

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    Nad Sylvan

    July 10, 2017

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

    September 1, 2017

    The Power of Underexposing

    December 25, 2019
  • 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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    Niccolò Fabi – Meno Per Meno Tour 2023 – Live@Teatro Massimo, Pescara

    May 7, 2023

    Snaps of a Flamenco recital…

    April 26, 2013

    Player&Listener

    June 30, 2014
  • 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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    The Cupido’s Fall

    June 2, 2014

    A Jazz-Manouche Guitar Player

    August 17, 2014

    Steve Hackett – Live@Teatro d’Annunzio

    July 8, 2017
  • 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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    Distraction

    April 6, 2016

    The Leica M9 CCDgate Outrageous Case

    December 11, 2014

    José Ignacio Franco – Live@Auditorium Petruzzi

    July 31, 2022
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Docks

    Game Over

    April 15, 2022 /

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    A comfortable chair

    November 8, 2013

    Cornermen

    June 4, 2013

    Wet Socks

    July 19, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    She Died Alone

    February 15, 2022 /

    She was a drug addict —a “junk” some righteous zealot would have called her— and died in the indifference of everybody but one. A flower and a rainbow unicorn are what keep her memory alive. The memory of a human being left alone also in her final moment.

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    On Composition. Or: the eye sees what the mind is prepared to comprehend

    September 11, 2023

    When Tilted Photos Work

    December 18, 2019

    Kite Surfer Under Duress

    January 29, 2021
  • Bridges,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Winter

    Stairway to Hell

    January 9, 2022 /

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    A droplet

    February 21, 2021

    A Bridge

    September 22, 2019

    Floating

    October 7, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Social Control,  Summer

    Sky Patrol

    September 12, 2021 /

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    Good Manners

    September 29, 2013

    Belgian Hats

    October 19, 2015

    Forza Italia

    July 12, 2021
  • Beach Volley,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Spring

    Wonder wall…

    June 8, 2021 /

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    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Volley Team – Marco Caminati, Enzo Rossi

    October 29, 2015

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Volley Female Team – Laura Giombini, Giulia Toti

    October 17, 2015

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Volley Team – Marco Caminati (and a primer on sport photography, part 6)

    October 13, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Swimming (Fin)

    Portrait of a Fin Swimmer

    June 5, 2021 /

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    The Boared Bassman

    March 16, 2013

    Nagoya’s reportage featured in The Good Life

    October 29, 2020

    Saturday Night’s Ice Cream

    August 19, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Spring

    A Seagull

    May 10, 2021 /

    Handheld.

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    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Handball Female Team (and a primer on sport photography, part 3)

    September 30, 2015

    London Swash

    September 3, 2014

    Ready For Lunch

    November 1, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Moon,  Spring

    Moon, hand-held

    April 30, 2021 /

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    What Does ‘Professional’ Mean in Photography?

    March 19, 2024

    A Casual Walk

    March 6, 2015

    Street Crossing

    September 17, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    The Last Journey

    March 7, 2021 /

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

    March 2, 2025

    A Blue Vespa

    November 3, 2014

    Three’s Company

    November 14, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Summer,  Thoughts

    Pentax SMC-A 50/1,7 – Nikkor 50/1,4 – Summicron 50/2

    February 9, 2021 /

    The left slice is taken with a Pentax K-1 and SMC-A 50/1,7, the centre with a Nikon D750 and a Nikkor 50/1,4, the right with a Fujifilm X-T3 and a Summicron 50/2. All the cameras were at their base ISO (100 for the Pentax and Nikon, 160 with the Fujifilm), at F2 and aperture priority. The K-1 and the X-T3 photos were shot in manual focus. Only the K-1 has IBIS stabilization. The jpg is taken in Affinity by slicing each OOC RAW file without post-processing.

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    Just A Cat

    June 29, 2014

    The Odd Couple

    January 30, 2013

    A Lamppost

    November 26, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Kite Surf,  Seasons,  Sport,  Technique,  Winter

    Kite Surfer Under Duress

    January 29, 2021 /

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    Noon on the Beach

    May 1, 2014

    A Moment Of Rest

    June 17, 2013

    An illuminated escape path will help you to reach the exits …

    November 10, 2013

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