San Francesco ai Chiostri

Speaking of not too sharp shots...
This too was taken with my D300 and the AFS 18-200 in some strange situation of lights that fooled my AF...

I've taken this picture while I was going to a famous ice cream shop in Bologna (Gelatauro) the day after Gods Of Metal 2007.
I was walking under the cloisters (the walkways in in the old Bologna are covered and are called Chiostri (IIRC) I can't find a better word for them) and I was taken by this sight and decided to shoot it...
Far lovelier sight than I succeeded in capturing I suppose^_^

Exif Reads:
Camera Model: NIKON D300
Date Taken: 2008:06:30 18:18:43
Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.
ISO Speed Rating: 200
Focal Length: 18.0 mm

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Murder Party

This is one of the many (several hundreds) shots I've taken at several at the meetings of Società Alchemica, a group of people who like boardgaming and other form of gaming too!

This particular shot was taken at one of the first Murder Party when one of the organizers was reading the first event of the game (i.e. the first body to be found) starting the real game after some period to let us enter the roles.

A Murder party is an interesting way to spend a night and a cheap one too as the internet is full of plot seeds for these games.

In the shot I tried to recreate the atmophere of the declaration... using only the ambient light (a stand-up lamp standing on the floor for added effect) and setting the WB to get a hotter / hellish look.

This is not the sharpest image out there but I deemed it as not so important.

Exif Reads:

Camera Model: NIKON D300

Date Taken: 2008:03:15 00:00:05

Exposure Time: 1/50 sec.

ISO Speed Rating: 200

Focal Length: 50.0 mm

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PhD

This shot was taken and thought with the help by a colleague Daniele Russo (he is the man in the photo!)

The Idea was to give the viewer the essence of the PhD Student...
We're not saying that we are used to xerox things... but that we are ready for unusual chores at unusual time of the day...

In particular IIRC this was taken AFTER we got a session of exams in Economia e Gestione delle Imprese (Business Administration).

We have toyed for sometime with several WB setting to end with the following ones.

Exif Reads:
Camera Model: NIKON D300
Date Taken: 2009:02:12 20:22:45
Exposure Time: 6 sec.
ISO Speed Rating: 200
Focal Length: 40.0 mm
Software: Bibble 5 Preview

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Monte Sant'Angelo by night (2/2)

This is the other one...

A more classical color more respectful of the real lights put there...

This is a little less ghostly but it has something appealing on the lines and lights in the lower - half contrasting with the smooth clouds in the upper half...

Ok so tell me which one you like most...

The Exif Reads:

Camera Model: Nikon D300

Date Taken: 2008 - 11 - 28 - 21:24:50

Exposure: 20 sec

Aperture: f/5.6

ISO: 200

Focal Length: 28.0 mm

Software: Bibble 4.10.1

Monte Sant'Angelo by night (1/2)

This is the first shot of two on Monte Sant'Angelo (our University campus) by night.

This is slightly unusual as in Italy we do not have real Campus were students live... but as a PhD Student often I was making some research late in the evening and so one night I decided to shoot some photo just outside my department (Business Administration).

So... I took the tripod with me and starting taking pictures... obviously I've selected 2 from many more shots...

The first one has a little too blu white balance (as you can see from the lights) but it gives a ghostly appearance I really like (it contrasts with the modern structure).

Exif Reads:
Camera Model: Nikon D300
Date Taken: 2008 - 11 - 28 21:20:44
Exposure Time: 13 sec.
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 28.00 mm
Softwar: Bibble 4.10.1

The Manager or the Phd?

This is a concept photo taken to a fellow PhD Alrawadieh Ziad. He is back in Jordan now... and it seems tom me fair to publish a photo of him while he was working...

There was one think you could count on... Ziad was in the department (if he was not at the synagogue to pray) and probably he was in front of a PC.

So here's the shot... I've always figured out that this shot could easily represent a manager at work.
Moreover I like this picture for is little smile... good luck to you in everything you're doing Ziad!
Just behind him you have our old pile of thesis (they have been disposed of!)

Exif Reads:
Camera Model: Nikon D300
Date Taken: 2009 - 02 - 12  /  20:26:11
Exposure: 1/4 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 50.0 mm
Software: Bibble 4.10.1

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Capomiseno

This shot is the last I've taken in that same afternoon.

It is a sights from a sightseeing near Monte di procida.

These are the beaches of Capomiseno (near Naples). 

In the summer they are used by several hundreds thousands of locals to go at seaside (mainly families and youngsters).

Some months later I've discovered another photographer on the same photo forum I write sometimes on have taken a photo on the same spot.

To say it all it is my favorite shot of the day AFTER the Italsider one.

EXIF Reads:

Camera Model: NIKON D300

Date Taken: 2009:04:13 16:43:15

Exposure Time: 1/400 sec.

ISO Speed Rating: 200

Focal Length: 28.0 mm

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