30 Mar
46/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.18, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO2500, f/2, 1/80, raw Thousands of people gathered under and around the colosseum for the annual Via Crucis (the Way of the Cross), the first one celebrated by Pope Francesco. I’m amazed by the amount of people, […]
29 Mar
45/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.17, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/4, 1/640, raw For the “open air Mess” of the pontiff inauguration of the last 18th of March, the whole Saint Peter’s square has been set up so to allow the crowd to stay safely and […]
28 Mar
44/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.16, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/3.2, 1/160, raw Weather talking, this has been a really shitty March here in Rome. We’ve got a few glimpses of Spring, with days at twenty celsius degrees, but for the rest of the month it […]
27 Mar
43/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.15, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/5.6, 1/500, raw These days it is full of security around Saint Peter’s square. When there’s any event, which gathers tens of thousands of people, the police uses metal detectors and other techie stuff to check […]
26 Mar
42/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.14, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/2, 1/200, raw Pigeons are probably the happiest living beings on this world every time a new Pope is elected. The thing is, the tons of pilgrims, tourists, and Romans (devoted or just curious) bring tons […]
25 Mar
41/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.13, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO80, f/5, 1/200, raw How many nuns are in Rome? This is really a difficult question, but if I had to give an estimate, I would say “an utterly impressive bunch”. Yesterday I told you that we […]
21 Mar
37/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.9, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/2, 1/2000, raw The party at Saint Peter seems to never end. So do the manifestation of pure, positive hopes that the crowd puts in the new Pope. “Hurray for Papa Francesco! Best wishes for your […]
19 Mar
35/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.7, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/2.8, 1/2000, raw Will Francesco be the South American Revolutionary Pope the world hopes so much for? It’s still too early to say, but sure the people all but hide their hopes. San Pietro got crowded […]
18 Mar
34/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.6, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO250, f/3.2, 1/80, raw The City of Vatican, the (last in Europe) absolute elective monarchy, obviously non-hereditary, in which the Pope exercises full legislative, executive, and judicial power. For most of the Romans it could be summed […]
17 Mar
33/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.5, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/5, 1/1000, raw Two hundred thousands devoted Catholics from all around the globe have gathered today in piazza San Pietro for the first Angelus of Pope Francesco. The Angelus is an ancient prayer that should be […]