01 Jun
109/365 – “On the Go” nr.20, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/5.6, 1/320, jpeg Vivid, +2 sharpness, +1 contrast Photo Forge 2 on iPad Snooping around the Sicilian towns’ yards is like enjoying a show within a show, where you never know what to expect but […]
15 May
92/365 – “On the Go” nr.3, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO400, f/2.8, 1/640, jpeg Vivid, +2 sharpness, +1 contrast Snapseed on iPad The ancient Roman theatre on the top of Taormina gives the viewer a perfect powerful hint of the immense resources that the Roman Empire […]
12 Apr
59/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.31, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO640, f/2.8, 1/80, raw This second month of the 365 Days of RX1 has passed, along with the first month of the pontiff of Pope Francesco. I has been quite an intense time, both for the Catholic […]
11 Apr
58/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.30, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/3.5, 1/640, raw Time to leave? It almost is, for me, time to leave the “Habemus Papam” theme and, with it, the sacred-side of Rome. These nuns aren’t probably leaving either Rome or the Pope, since […]
10 Apr
57/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.29, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/5.6, 1/400, raw Tens of thousands gathered today in Saint Peter’s square, under the warm and beautiful sun of the Roman spring, for the third General Audience of Pope Francesco. As usual, the Pope entrance is […]
09 Apr
56/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.28, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO3200, f/2.8, 1/80, raw A quiet, outrageously beautiful, basilica, the one of San Paolo Fuori le Mura (Saint Paul outside the walls). My favorite among the four papal basilicas. The one which, the next Sunday, is going […]
08 Apr
55/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.27, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/2.8, 1/320, raw A (Southern)-Western European metropolis and capital city such as Rome should, in theory, represent that secular age the Western World is currently considered to be going through. And it surely is if you […]
07 Apr
54/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.26, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/2.8, 1/800, raw It was a special Sunday for Pope Francesco, today. By finally celebrating the Mass at the most important of the four papal basilicas, the one of San Giovanni in Laterano (Saint John in […]
06 Apr
53/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.25, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/2.8, 1/2000, raw, distortions corrected with PTLens To most of the tourists, Rome isn’t solely the city which hosts the Vatican and the Holy See, but also the capital of what was called the “Dolce Vita”, […]
05 Apr
52/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.24, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/3.2, 1/160, raw Most of the fuss about the new Pope and the old one may now be fading-out, but surely the hundreds of tourists constantly queuing to get in Saint Peter’s basilica are still there, […]