Author: Marco
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Edinburgh alleys
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!
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Cosy and Italian in Amsterdam
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,…
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Back from Amsterdam…
…it is time to enjoy some Coolscanning. I was happy with the Delta 3200 in the Contax just as much as with the Ektar 100 in the Nikon. Two humble examples. Of course, my Amsterdam pictures will begin to pop up in iStock too.
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Yes, you can…
…go to Amsterdam by sea only. And enjoying it, too. Thanks to DFDS for this! Of course, a Nikon FM2n loaded with Ektar 100 makes the trip even more enjoyable. Available on iStock!
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Useless
I am trying to understand which type of patents should deserve the “crown” for the most useless: design patents or software patents? Well, the latter are more difficult to understand (hence the uselessness), but the registered designs are sometimes so… innovative. See this new design for a digital camera, for example. I shall better conclude…
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Wrong ergonomics
If an HP printer has to display “sleep mode on” to mean that it is “sleeping”, then there is something wrong with the ergonomy.
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A need or a must?
Caffè Nero, like most British food companies, excel in graphic design and suck in food. I only noticed yesterday how they advertise their “bread” as being so delicious not to “need” those usual flour enhancers, usually found in the common English rubber-bread. However it seems that needs are not the only behavioural motors, and their…
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English subtitles for De Filippo’s masterpiece
New English subtitles for De Filippo’s “Le voci di dentro”
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A pasta recipe by me
Stasera ho creato una ricetta di pasta: Ho tagliato a striscioline sottilissime alcune foglie di salvia e le ho fritte nel burro caldo fino a ottnere ricciolini croccanti. Li ho prelevati dalla padella (la Safepan è fantastica) e li ho messi a asciugare su carta da forno. Ho diluito il burro con un po’ di…
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Some cameras, many cameras
Having just received my second Contax 139 (to replace my beloved original one that I got when I was 16), I reckon this is the right time to summarise my photographic equipment. I am not a collector. I own cameras and lenses because I use them, with the only exception of the first in the…
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Watching Durham
There aren’t many things to see in Durham, but those few things are keen on being watched and watched again. The picture above was shot on Ektar 100 with an Olympus XA. Grazie a Marco Raco per la visita, e per avermi fatto notare questo bella scenetta!