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 […]
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 […]
16 Mar
32/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.4, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO50, f/2.8, 1/500, raw The current common opinion is that Pope Benedictus XVI resigned due to the scandals that where devouring the Catholic church, feeling that a gesture of wide renovation was necessary or otherwise the Church […]
15 Mar
31/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.3, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO50, f/2.8, 1/800, raw It is a very delicate time for the Catholic church, in a very delicate time for the whole Western World. Only a few times in history were all of our values together with […]
13 Mar
29/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.1, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO250, f/2.8, 1/80, raw One month after the beginning of the “365 Days of RX1 – one camera, one lens, 12 projects”, the first theme is over and a new theme has to be announced. After looking […]