Marco Venturini Autieri

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Author: Marco

  • Behind the scenes of a hanging

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    Well, hanging without a bar to hang from is hard. This image is available for purchase on iStock.

  • There must be a reason…

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    …to endure this shitty weather. Like Woody Allen once said about shooting in London, a dark grey sky makes an easy background. Also available on iStock for sale.

  • Autofocus for macro

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    Who says that autofocus is not for macro shots? Well, many, and usually it holds true. Not if the object does not stay that still… like a Post-It in the air. Solution: Fuji S3, Nikkor AF-D 50/1.4, B+W close-up lens, and continuous autofocus.

  • Somebody left the milk out of the window…

    Somebody left the milk out of the window…

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    …at the castle. Yes, it was very cold today in Durham. And the Sony NEX-5, with the Tamron SP 90/2.5 and the Manfrotto 709B, spotted it very well. This Manfrotto is fantastic. I am not someone who carries heavy stuff with him (why would otherwise use a NEX?), and in fact I can leave this…

  • Sony NEX-5 usage follow-up

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    The Sony NEX-5 adapts very well with use with C/Y lenses.

  • Short review of Sony NEX-5

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    First thing first: I prefer a Contax 139, or a Nikon FM2, to the Sony NEX-5. But this comparison would be too much heterogeneous: the NEX is a digital camera. As such, the NEX is a great camera, and I think that disparaging it mostly comes from a psychological embarrassment of the kind “too small,…

  • Mad concepts

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    I have finally gathered here all my mad studio shots. With minimal exceptions, my Fuji S3 helped me with them. They are available on iStock.

  • Gained in translation

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    I wondered why all the English press translated Angela Merkel’s words (“gescheitert, absolut gescheitert“) into this utterly sounding sentence. Then, I got my answer: it’s called association of ideas. Yet, the original words would be so actual and present for the English, too. Perhaps, too present:

  • There is only one kind of pizza

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    There is only one kind of pizza. I do agree, although probably I would differ from their definition. I do like the colours of their store, though. The Nikkor 24-120 VR 3.5-5.6 is bad, but good enough for web-size images.

  • Quality of life portrayed in a cinema

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    Durham vs Pisa, two similarly sized university towns. Eight o’clock, after dinner: let’s go out to the movies! It’s Sunday tonight, 3rd October 2010, let’s not be too late. Durham: one cinema, Gala theatre. Alas, no shows in the afternoon, certainly not after dinner. Apparently the Gala’s management must believe people don’t have fun if…

  • Edinburgh alleys

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    The Nikkor 20/3.5 UD works very well in conjunction with the Delta 3200 and Edinburgh. Old, grainy, grainy and old. Yes, that stuff. And graphical elements too. Dedicated to my officemate Paddy, who this weekend is cycling from Durham to Edinburgh, up there!

  • Cosy and Italian in Amsterdam

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    A cosy and Italian eatery (calling it restaurant would be too much) welcomed us in Amsterdam. They also let us eat a little outside of their working hours (perhaps our face was screaming “hungry”). While eating I shot two pictures with my Nikon FM2n loaded with Ektar 100: “Uliveto” was happily located downstairs our hotel,…