Author: Marco
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To grain or not to grain
It often happen today that, instead of choosing digital imagery for what it has good to offer – that is cleanliness -, “filters” to add digital film grain are popular. I, for once, believe that shooting with an Ilford Delta 3200 not only is great fun, but also yields great results in terms of tones…
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I am not into pancakes, but…
…but the Pancake House in Crossgate, Durham, is cosy and welcoming, and the internal decorations are sure to meet the high expectations of a photographer’s eye! Did I mention the Illy coffee? Ah!, if it only was the dark-roast version!
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Durham Cathedral
Some time ago I proposed it would not be difficult to improve on the quality of the current photos of Durham found on the web. I photographed the Cathedral and… well, what would the Cathedral be without the potent lighting equipment that surrounds it? Here it is. By the way, my iStock collection of Durham…
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Portrait cameras
People talk of good portrait lenses, but usually forget about good portrait cameras. My Bronica SQ-A is a great camera, but not a great portrait camera. Unless used in a studio, on a tripod, with the mirror locked up and with your eyes on the model rather than in the viewfinder, what happens in practice…
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Cold and snow again. But so nice!
Thanks to friends Sara & Mike for the visit. I hope they enjoyed the break from smoggy London. It is going to be cold and wintry again. This photo is from January.
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Chislehurst last year in December
If you live in New Eltham… well, first, you should not live there and, anyway, if you do, you would be not reading my post, because you’d be wasting your time commuting. Anyway, if you really happen to live there, you should definitely look around and see that, just a couple of miles away, Chislehurst High…
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“Lavoro, non ho tempo per la fotografia”
“Lavoro, non ho tempo per dedicarmi alla fotografia” è, più o meno, la scusa di chiunque abbia una professione (che non sia quella del fotografo). Questa è la foto del retro di un relè elettromeccanico: praticamente ciò con cui ho a che fare durante le ore d’ufficio. Ovviamente, posso pubblicarla solo oggi, a settimane di…
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Grainy!
Grainy images bring the memory backwards – as if grainy films were only something from the past: they are not, and indeed Ilford Delta 3200 is all but vintage – and past celebrations, Christmas on top of the list, bring memories up too (unless it’s Christmas now, that is). A nice grain scanned in a…
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A volte tutto cio` che basta e` un po’ di mare
…e che importa se e` il freddo e nebbioso mare della Contea di Durham?
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Londra merda
Most accommodation in London includes homes that would be regarded with suspect in the rest of the United Kingdom, would only appear amongst the saddest ghettos within developing countries, and could not possibly be on the market in the rest of Europe. Certainly, not with their actual price tags. “Le parole sono importanti!” (words are…