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  • Buildings,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Spring

    One Shot (Plus One) Story – All That Lasts

    April 19, 2025 /

    These three bags of rubble are all that remains of a ‘renovated’ building. By chance, though, I took a photo of the building as it was being demolished. The difference in the colours of the rooms caught my attention. I wondered why people had chosen to paint each room in different colours. Maybe the blue was for the children? And the green was for the kitchen? And what about the red and the yellow? These colours tell the story of a family, a story that just ended when their home was demolished. I don’t know if the inhabitants have simply sold the house and moved elsewhere, or what they have done…

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    Open Interior

    March 14, 2021

    Inside a Lost Building

    February 16, 2014

    Nature gets its space back…

    November 7, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear

    Mir-20 20mm 3.5 on a Pentax K1-II – A Field Test

    January 18, 2025 /

    Photographing with a 20mm lens is quite demanding on the eye, as the composition has to take into account many more objects than with a normal prime or telephoto lens. As a result, it is very easy to get meaningless ‘postcard-like’ images. Not having used such a lens before, I certainly fall into the latter category, so the following photos (possibly, but only one) only serve to show some of the optical features of the lens – Initially published on 35mmc.com Resolution Despite its age (the lens was marketed between 1973 and 1996), the optical resolution is not bad. In this image, apart from the chromatic aberration, you can clearly…

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    Pre Colombian Artwork

    September 27, 2013

    Waiting for the Fish

    December 18, 2021

    Belgian Ghosts

    May 2, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    One Shot Story: Behind the Fence

    January 3, 2025 /

    There is nothing special about this photo in itself, but when placed in context, it changes the way we may look at it – Initially published on 35mmc.com The photo was taken in the fishing neighbourhood of my home town. Behind the fence erected by the developers were the fishermen’s small one-storey houses. Once a testament to the hard life they endured, over time the neighbourhood was abandoned and the houses gradually fell into disrepair. Now, for security reasons, it is not possible to look through the fence and see what the developers are planning to build in place of this small part of the neighbourhood. I could ask the…

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    The Curious Mushroom

    November 16, 2013

    A manual-focus atteimpt on a moving target

    July 26, 2013

    Late for Lunch

    March 26, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Skating,  Sport,  Summer

    Portraits in Skating

    November 30, 2024 /

    In sports photography, portraits are as important as snapshots of crucial moments such as a win, a loss or an unpredictable event, for they are an excellent way to capture the humanity of the athletes, often and mistakenly seen – especially in high-level competitons and before the start – as soulless cyborgs. Initially published on 35mmc.com The very first moments after the game is over are a gold mine. Athletes are still full of adrenaline and eager to discuss their performance with their teammates. Before they shower, before they change into normal clothes, before they return to ordinary life their focus is on what went right or wrong. And when…

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    A Hellish Look

    March 26, 2024

    A manual-focus atteimpt on a moving target

    July 26, 2013

    Who Said That Music Is Relaxing?

    August 14, 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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    Shade of Berlin

    April 23, 2013

    The Choir Master

    December 24, 2016

    The Stupidity of Being Stubborn

    August 31, 2024
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Spring

    Partner in Glam

    May 3, 2023 /

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    One Shot Story: (Un)Available Coin Lockers at Shin Osaka Station

    December 22, 2024

    Powermeters

    February 18, 2023

    Shadows&Lights

    March 7, 2014
  • 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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    Just a soccer field… Part 3

    February 5, 2014

    Having Sax

    February 6, 2015

    Off Duty

    September 4, 2015
  • 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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    Processing DSLR-digitized film with and without Pentax K-1 Monochrome Custom Image profile

    April 30, 2023

    How to Shoot an Handball Match with a Film Camera

    May 25, 2024

    National Security

    April 4, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Stockholm,  Summer,  Technique,  Travels

    DSLR film scanning: episode three

    January 24, 2023 /

    This is, by far, the most pleasing result I have ever had from digitising a film negative with a DSLR.Contrary to many suggestions found on Youtube, I did not invert the negative RAW curve by tweaking the Master RGB option. I did it, instead, channel-bychannel minding each clipping point. This approach allowed for a better reproduction of the grey tones, and in the end a fair result.

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    Portrait of a Professional Boxing Fighter. Davide De Lellis

    March 8, 2019

    The Pulse Of The Town

    October 17, 2014

    School of Mathematics@Sapienza University of Rome

    November 10, 2018
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Gear,  Stockholm,  Summer

    Another attempt at DLSR film scanning

    January 21, 2023 /

    Still trying.I digitised the negative with a Pentax K-1 and the FA 100 2.8 Macro lens using the JJC clone of Nikon ES-2. Postproduction is done in Pixelmator Pro. I used a Nikon 35TI and a Kodak BW400CN to take the original photo. Strangely enough, the JJC does not allow a 1:1 ratio with the Micro Nikkor 60 2.8.The instructions advise to mount the 62mm to 52mm step-down ring, the #2 52mm barrel-shaped tube and finally the film holder. These instructions are clearly wrong, as it is not possible to get 1:1 magnification with this setup.So I removed the tube and mounted the film carrier directly on the 62mm to…

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    Slow Walk at Mulberry St.

    January 16, 2014

    Three Shadows

    November 11, 2016

    Having Sax

    February 6, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Winter

    Ten Years Ago

    December 22, 2022 /

    Exactly ten years ago I started my career as a photograper.

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    Kite Surfers

    October 16, 2021

    Though Choice

    June 23, 2014

    Landing

    December 4, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Winter

    Fisherman’s Fatigue

    December 19, 2022 /

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    Ni

    January 26, 2014

    Mistress Of Puppets

    April 30, 2017

    L’estate sta finendo…

    September 13, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Parks,  Past&Relics,  Summer

    Three Lamposts

    June 11, 2022 /

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    Learning to Shoot Boxing Matches

    July 18, 2024

    Isolation in public spaces

    November 10, 2023

    Cold Freezing Touring Through The Oslo’s Fjord

    October 4, 2014
  • Colour,  Cycling,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Spring

    Over There!

    May 29, 2022 /

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    Different Load

    June 23, 2015

    A Calm Person

    January 8, 2014

    Which Part of “No Smoking” Got You Lost?

    June 21, 2015
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Kite Surf

    Kite Surfers

    October 16, 2021 /

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    A Sad Afternoon

    October 7, 2013

    The Path To Freedom

    September 29, 2014

    Orange Scarf

    November 9, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Technique

    In praise of ‘cheap’ lenses for ‘pro’ works

    April 4, 2021 /

    Full disclosure: I have no relationship with Viltrox. I purchased the lenses with my own money and did not receive any request to write this post. I have recently discovered Viltrox, a Chinese manufacturer of lenses for the Fujifilm X-system. I am using the AF 85/1,8 II XF and the AF 56/1,4 XF and I am very satisfied by their performance. They are very good for ‘professional’ sessions, however, there are many online reviews that snobbishly rate these lenses as ‘amateur’, ‘non-professional’ or ‘first time portrait photography enthusiasts’ grade. I think that these reviews are unfair and here is why: What does ‘better’ mean? It is a known fact that…

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    A Panorama

    December 30, 2014

    Hanging

    January 19, 2015

    Waiting for the Fish

    December 18, 2021
  • Buildings,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Gates&Fences,  Winter

    Open Interior

    March 14, 2021 /

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    Inside the Elevator

    May 9, 2014

    The Financial Times at Night

    October 1, 2016

    An Unplausable Perspective

    May 6, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  Winter

    Drying Clothes

    March 9, 2021 /

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    A Vessel Moored on the Pier

    September 27, 2022

    A Lamp

    November 14, 2015

    A manual-focus atteimpt on a moving target

    July 26, 2013
  • Bridges,  Colour,  Daily photo

    Lava Nails

    February 28, 2021 /

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    A droplet

    February 21, 2021

    Floating

    October 7, 2023

    A Bridge

    September 22, 2019
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Pensive

    February 26, 2021 /

    Manual focus needs practice. This photo would have been better if I framed also the top of the cabin and focused better the person.

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    Falling Tree

    May 8, 2014

    The Flying Dutchman… a sort of

    March 19, 2017

    Waiting for the Fish

    December 18, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares,  Technique,  Winter

    A Skater

    February 23, 2021 /

    Framing the whole statue would have made this photo better. The mistake was caused by the necessity to shoot fast, the lens’ field of view and the distance between the subject and the focal plane.

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    Leica Shop @ Strada Maggiore

    May 11, 2017

    Saving the Boat

    December 11, 2013

    The Flame is Still Burning…

    June 23, 2018
  • Bridges,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    A droplet

    February 21, 2021 /

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    Another Bridge

    September 23, 2019

    Stairway to Hell

    January 9, 2022

    A Bridge

    September 22, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Winter

    A Rudder

    February 19, 2021 /

    Pentax K-1/smc Pentax-A 135/2,8

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    Negrita’s Cover Band

    September 19, 2013

    Nature gets its space back…

    November 7, 2018

    Bent

    April 21, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Visual,  Winter

    A Mesh

    February 16, 2021 /

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    The Ref

    June 6, 2013

    Sailing Home

    October 4, 2023

    London Swash

    September 3, 2014
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