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Author Archives: Marco
Road signs – Cartelli stradali
A new gallery dedicated to one of my favourite, colourful, urban subjects: Road signs shot with a variety of tools, digital and film, prime and zoom lenses.
Posted in England, Italy, Photography
Tagged cartelli stradali, Durham, Pisa, road signs, Southampton
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Ektar colour palette
These photos (taken at the last Durham food fair) show, photographically speaking: that there is no substitute to Ektar for such colours (not touched in Photoshop) that there is no substitute to the EF 70-200 IS f/4 to shoot indoor
Uphill roads: Crossgate
Uphill roads are very convenient for photographing architecture because they allow the photographer’s eye to be level with the centre of the buildings’ facades and ensure a correct perspective. Perhaps this is one of the reasons I really like Crossgate … Continue reading
Posted in Durham, Photography
Tagged architectural photography, Crossgate, Durham, England, Nikon D40
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Some photos from 2011
In the year 2011 I have shot with a few cameras and placed my pictures in several places all over the web (flickr, iStock, my galleries here, etc.). I will try now to pick a few ones and put them … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged 2011, best photos, digital photography, film photography, summary
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Troppo semplice per chiamarla ricetta, ma buona: fregola e piselli
I cut longitudinal strips of leeks and I made them curly and brown in some oil in my safepan. I replaced the leeks with frozen peas; added some water, waited for them to boil a couple of minutes, added salt, … Continue reading
Short extension tubes
The first instinct when buying extension tubes is “the longer, the better” because a longer extensions allows a bigger magnification. However, not all images require large magnification. I shot these two photos with two Nikkors, the 20/3.5 UD AI and … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, stock photography
Tagged close-up, debit card, extension ring, extension tube, HSBC, macro, Nikon, Sony NEX, Sony NEX-5, VISA
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Street photography on iStock
I have a small (growing?) collection of street photography images on iStock. What is street photography? Certainly not reportage! S.p. features people, photographed in candid (un-staged, unexpected) situations, in the streets and public places. Difficult to define in words, but … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial photography, iStockphoto Lightboxes
Tagged iStockphoto, street photography
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Tombstones in England
I can’t ignore them. The English place their graveyard right in the middle of inhabited centres. They create interesting contrasts of ideas. I set up a lightbox on iStockphoto with several of such cases.
Posted in Editorial photography, England, iStockphoto Lightboxes
Tagged contrasts, England, graveyards, tombstones
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Coffee, tea, infusions (caffé, té, tisane) at Flat White’s in Durham
Durham is not blessed with many good places for a coffee. However, provided we do not have ubiquity, just one good coffee bar should be enough. We have two! “Flat White” is a relatively new addition to the scene that … Continue reading
Posted in Caffé, Drinking in Durham, Durham, iStockphoto Lightboxes, stock photography
Tagged Cappuccino, Durham, stock photography
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Inverted sjoutrunz
The sjoutrunz is a bodybuilding technique involving lifting leather briefcases filled with lead or other heavy material. The inverted sjoutrunz is a nasty variation of above. It was invented by Marco Venturini-Autieri while training with his sparring partner Seán. It … Continue reading
