December 2009

Settembre, andiamo. E’ tempo di migrare.
Ora in terra d’Abruzzi i miei pastori
lascian gli stazzi e vanno verso il mare:
scendono all’Adriatico selvaggio
che verde è come i pascoli dei monti.

da I pastori, di Gabriele D’Annunzio

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It is not September, nor the Adriatic sea, but towards the sea I am going.

So it seems that, as either a student or a professional, I am about to enter my fourth University. The fantastic University of Durham, a.k.a. Durham University, is coming to me right after the filthy London South Bank University, the great and green University of Southampton, and the Italian but excellent Università di Pisa.

Photographically speaking, it can only be a good thing. A quick survey shows that the pictures of Durham found on the web are not exciting, and improving on them will not be difficult.

In a lens, ghosting refers to the formation of light artefacts due to reflections of the source of light. This book, “The Ghost stories of M.R. James”, published by Edward Arnold, is therefore the perfect companion.

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Good night.

On a technical note, I can hardly think of anything more difficult than photographing in candlelight only – if the true aspect of the flame itself wants to be reproduced.