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  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Gear,  Spring,  Summer,  Thoughts,  Winter

    Pentax – In Praise of Usability of Cameras and Lenses

    March 3, 2024 /

    The Internet is full of columns and videos about why ‘I left brand X for brand Y’, magnifiying this or that ‘new feature’ that forced a photographer to ditch his previous setup in favour of a brand new one. Sometimes there is a genuine motivation behind such a choice, sometimes – often – it is just a clickbait set up by the need (or hope) to monetise a piece of content published on a social network. This long introduction violates the golden rule of journalistic writing – tell the reader what’s the matter in the first paragraph or so – but it was necessary because this article is exactly that:…

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    Macarons. Again

    October 23, 2015

    RedLight

    November 6, 2015

    Modern Moai?

    October 10, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Photography,  Technique

    A few test shots with an MC Cosinon T200/4

    January 14, 2024 /

    This lens has several shortcomings. It has a pronounced coma and the focus barrel requires a considerable amount of turning to get it right, thus making it challenging to fast focus when you need to. Camera sensor clearly influences colours’ rendition. Despite the ‘personality’ of this lens, the overall picture’s feel is clearly (to me, at least) that of the classic ‘cold’, slightly bluish Pentax (or, should I say, Sony) sensor. At f4 (all the images published here were taken at this aperture), the bokeh is pleasant. Nothing exceptional, but for a lens that sells for around 15 euros, the results are good enough. That said, a core question, asked…

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    A Lighthouse

    October 11, 2023

    Skull of Glass at the London Science Museum

    September 26, 2016

    A Relaxed Call

    February 12, 2014
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighting Disciplines,  Sport

    Questioning the Referee

    October 8, 2023 /

    Sports photography is all about the moment. Freezing the moments of success – a win, a comeback or a try – as well as failure – a miss, a fall or an injury – is what usually attracts photographers’ attention. But there are many other stories to be told during a competition, and the complex relationship between coaches and referees is one of the most interesting – and overlooked. In this picture, taken during a national judo tournament, I captured the moment when a referee decided to stop talking to a complaining coach. Technical note: I took this picture with a Pentax K-3 II and a Pentax DA* 80-200/2.8. Maybe…

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    Vive La France, The Oslo’s Way

    October 7, 2014

    The Lost Hotel

    September 5, 2014

    Blow Up

    November 13, 2014
  • Daily photo,  Portfolio,  Street Photography,  Travels,  Urban Landscape

    Hidden in Plain Sight. A Japanese Journey

    August 3, 2023 /

    Although I have a lot of pictures from my various trips to Japan, organising them into a book is a challenge. The photos themselves are good enough to deserve publication. However, most of them are affected by a ‘déjà-vu’ effect. People on the subway, crowded crossroads, striking contrasts between modernity and the past, or between rural areas and highly urbanised ones, pop culture vs. business culture… no matter how hard I try, every single photo gives the feeling that someone has already done it. I am neither an anthropologist nor an expert on Japanese society, so I have no reasonable explanation for this feeling. Perhaps it is simply a matter…

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    Kite Surfer Under Duress

    January 29, 2021

    Why a Longterm Relationship (with your camera) Makes You Feel Good

    March 26, 2025

    Up&Down

    January 20, 2013
  • Autumn,  Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo

    The Compelling Power of Photography

    September 22, 2022 /

    This is a picture taken while a storm was coming. The wind was expected to blow at about 80 km-per-hour. It turned the sand into a myriad of micro-bullets, pricking all exposed body parts and filling the lungs. Nonetheless, a man took his chance, went to the shore and shot a picture with his smartphone. He is no professional, nor had a particular reason to do that. He just wanted to freeze a moment. This is the power of photography. p.s. Pentax K II and the DA* 50-135 2,8 went through the sandstorm brilliantly and survived without consequences.

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    Lady Gaga Art Rave

    October 5, 2014

    @Rome Maker Faire – 1

    October 9, 2014

    @Rome Maker Faire – 4. The Hands Controller

    October 16, 2014
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Visual

    Three Lamps

    September 19, 2022 /

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    Questioning the Referee

    October 8, 2023

    Not A Photography Anymore

    September 22, 2014

    Into The Cube

    November 18, 2014
  • Autumn,  Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Photography

    Not AI-made…

    September 17, 2022 /

    The colour rendition of a photo taken with a Pentax (camera and lens) is unique. Taste is personal, and so is this opinion. One thing, however, is sure: the pictorial look of this photography is not made by an ‘AI’.

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    Not A Photography Anymore

    September 22, 2014

    School of Mathematics@Sapienza University of Rome

    November 10, 2018

    Uchi-Mata

    November 8, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Spring

    Posing

    June 17, 2022 /

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    Just A Bird

    July 1, 2014

    Wave Riders

    September 20, 2013

    WTF Are They Looking At?

    May 7, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Spring,  Visual

    Three Tires

    May 18, 2022 /

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    A Sad Violinist

    December 17, 2016

    When the day is gone

    April 4, 2013

    The Seagull And The Sentinel

    October 27, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  People,  Winter

    So Long, and Thank You for the Fish

    January 26, 2022 /

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    Springtime

    April 23, 2015

    The Chess Players’ Summer Nest

    July 31, 2014

    Walking Table in via Cornaggia

    March 22, 2014
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Beach Party

    January 22, 2022 /

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    The First Picture of the Year

    January 5, 2019

    A party that shall never come

    May 9, 2013

    Workbench

    February 22, 2015
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Sun Worshipers

    January 3, 2022 /

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    Billiard On The Field

    November 2, 2014

    The Flying Dutchman… a sort of

    March 19, 2017

    A ‘Trabocco’ on the Adriatic Sea

    April 20, 2021
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    Dark Omen

    December 31, 2021 /

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    Big Brother Enhanced

    May 1, 2013

    Shadow On The Wall

    August 30, 2015

    Behind the Glass

    April 4, 2015
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Winter

    Gliding Away

    December 21, 2021 /

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    The Sinking Giant

    December 6, 2013

    Where do the skilifts are supposed to be?

    January 7, 2017

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

    April 5, 2021
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Winter

    Waiting for the Fish

    December 18, 2021 /

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    Sea Anemones

    August 20, 2014

    On Photography and Self-Delusion

    September 4, 2022

    The AfterTide

    December 12, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Winter

    Should I Seat?

    December 15, 2021 /

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    Unkempt

    December 4, 2015

    Not AI-made…

    September 17, 2022

    Between Sea and Sky

    February 12, 2015
  • Airport,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Lines,  Winter

    Landing

    December 4, 2021 /

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    Stantsted Lounge’s Chairs

    December 31, 2013

    Priority Pass Lounge at Fiumicino Airport

    November 30, 2015

    Waiting to Go Home

    December 21, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Man in Trenchcoat

    November 20, 2021 /

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    Footprint

    April 24, 2014

    The Sinking Giant

    December 6, 2013

    @ Mediterrean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Soccer Team (and a primer on sport-photography, part 4)

    October 3, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Winter

    Burnt

    November 12, 2021 /

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    An Old Camera

    October 14, 2014

    Yellow

    December 15, 2014

    Daniele Silvestri – Live@Cinema teatro Massimo – Pescara

    March 21, 2016

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