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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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    Light as Meaning Shifter

    December 11, 2019

    A Tree through the Fog

    January 5, 2014

    The Way Out

    October 20, 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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    Under the Bridge

    November 6, 2013

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 1 – Kodak BW400CN – Dec. 2014 shot in June 2023

    July 21, 2023

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 6 – Kodak Portra 400 – November 2016 shot in Sept. 2023

    June 5, 2024
  • 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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    Pensive

    June 13, 2015

    The King’s Solitude

    May 6, 2018

    Poetry Still Survives

    June 7, 2014
  • 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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    Nico Cilli Band@Chiostro Comunale – Città S.Angelo

    September 9, 2013

    A Jazz-Manouche Guitar Player

    August 17, 2014

    José Ignacio Franco – Live@Auditorium Petruzzi

    July 31, 2022
  • 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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    LP – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella – The photogallery

    July 11, 2022

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

    December 16, 2022

    Another experiment, now with a Kodak Portra 400

    May 4, 2023
  • 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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    José Ignacio Franco – Live@Auditorium Petruzzi

    July 31, 2022

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

    September 1, 2017

    Between Two Sets

    May 15, 2014
  • 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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    A Master Luthier in his lab…

    May 14, 2013

    Who Can It Be Now?

    February 18, 2016

    Steve Hackett – Live@Teatro d’Annunzio

    July 8, 2017
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Docks

    Game Over

    April 15, 2022 /

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    Three Tires

    May 18, 2022

    Floating

    October 7, 2023

    Windows

    September 15, 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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    Matching Nails

    September 18, 2017

    Stand-up, Sugar!

    March 8, 2014

    Parking Lot

    December 8, 2013
  • Bridges,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Winter

    Stairway to Hell

    January 9, 2022 /

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    A droplet

    February 21, 2021

    Floating

    October 7, 2023

    Another Bridge

    September 23, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Social Control,  Summer

    Sky Patrol

    September 12, 2021 /

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    Red Tears

    June 7, 2013

    Portrait of a Judo Master

    November 14, 2013

    Just a Bench (or a Sacrificial Altar?)

    January 11, 2017
  • Beach Volley,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Spring

    Wonder wall…

    June 8, 2021 /

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    @ 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, Enzo Rossi

    October 29, 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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    Light as Meaning Shifter

    December 11, 2019

    Lost

    July 13, 2015

    Protezione Civile

    November 12, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Spring

    A Seagull

    May 10, 2021 /

    Handheld.

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    (Tokyo) Taxi Driver

    June 17, 2018

    5 frames with a Canon R6 Mk II and its RF 50/1,2 L USM

    September 28, 2024

    Night Serenade

    September 12, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Moon,  Spring

    Moon, hand-held

    April 30, 2021 /

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    Empty Street in Rome

    September 13, 2014

    And Justice For All

    May 15, 2015

    A jam in via Alessandria

    December 8, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    The Last Journey

    March 7, 2021 /

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    True Leather (Saved by Photoshop’s Crop)

    January 18, 2016

    Mandatory Photo Position

    August 3, 2019

    An Old Motorcade

    August 10, 2015
  • 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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    The Skeptical Listener

    May 26, 2014

    Late Night Conversation at Cardinal’s Wharf

    September 29, 2016

    Another Bridge

    September 23, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Kite Surf,  Seasons,  Sport,  Technique,  Winter

    Kite Surfer Under Duress

    January 29, 2021 /

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    Home on the Range

    May 17, 2015

    Posing

    June 17, 2022

    A Skater

    February 23, 2021

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