16 May
93/365 – “On the Go” nr.4, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/2.8, 1/100, jpeg Vivid, +2 sharpness, +1 contrast Snapseed on iPad I’m writing these words and publishing this post while seating in a rented car, at night, parked in the very bottom of Italy. Check […]
13 Apr
60/365 – “Doll’s House” nr.1, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO400, f/16, 2s, raw “365 Days of RX1: one camera, one lens, 12 projects” is now at its third monthly theme. Me and the RX1 will stay closed in the studio, this month, cause the “Doll’s House” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
04 Apr
51/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.23, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. The show must go off. It has to. This square, this city, cannot become a permanent stage for a political/religious event centred around Pope Francesco. Probably someones wish it could, but for the rest of the Roman citizens, and for the majority of […]
02 Apr
49/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.21, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/4, 1/2000, raw New souvenirs arrive every day, here in the shops around Saint Peter’s basilica. New postcards, new posters, new magnets, and, now, new t-shirts. I have to admit that this is the first time […]
01 Apr
48/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.20, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/4, 1/3200, raw More than a million of people between devoted, pilgrims, tourists and curious have visited Saint Peter’s square in the last twenty days. It is an enormous number (higher than the whole population in […]
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 […]