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2013-05-17 22:59:15 (23 comments, 0 reshares, 75 +1s)

Dark Geometry I | Archistracts II


Inspired by +Julia Anna Gospodarou, +Joel Tjintjelaar and +John Kosmopoulos's great works, my intention is to create a series of images where the simple beauty of geometry in architecture is the subject.

I worked for quite some time on this photo to enhance and emphasize its geometrical shapes and lines, that's why I decided to play with a mix of light/shadows and strong contrasts.

My very first idea was to take some long exposures, in order to capture the cloud streaks in the sky. Unfortunately that day it was all gray and dull, so I went for normal shots instead of LE.
In post-processing I opted for a pure black sky to eliminate any distraction.

Even if this is the first image I processed in this way (and the technique is still very embryonic), I like how it came out!

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2013-05-13 13:04:48 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 32 +1s)

Pathway To The Sky | Archistracts I

First image of a series of Archistracts (Architectural Abstract Images, idea and name created by +John Kosmopoulos) taken in London, UK.

This is the colored version, I'm working on a B&W one as well. I will probably publish it sooner or later.

#ArchitecturalVisions  (+Architectural Visions), curated by +Julia Anna Gospodarou and +Joel Tjintjelaar;

#Archistract , by +John Kosmopoulos;


#photography   #fotografia   #colors   #architecture   #vision   #abstract   #london   #uk   #lines   #pathway

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2013-05-10 13:03:50 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

Me on top of the Shard - Behind The Scenes
The Shard, London, UK

You know I don't usually post photos of me or behind the scenes shots, but I particularly liked this one.

It was taken by my girlfriend with her Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone, while we were on top of The Shard (currently the highest skyscraper in Europe) during our latest trip to London.

No need to say that the view from the panoramic floor on top of The Shard is breathtaking.. Totally worth the quite expensive (30 pounds/each) ticket!

I'm processing the photos, I will try to publish something very soon. Stay tuned :)

#photography   #fotografia   #london   #uk   #shard   #theshard   #behindthescenes   #bts   #s3   #smartphone

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2013-05-09 12:25:33 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

Long exposure photography and B&W Masterclass video tutorials now released!

If you want to learn to create award winning B&W seascape and architectural photos like mine but don't have the chance to attend one of my workshops, then this is a great alternative:
As from today, a new series of video tutorials on my long exposure seascape and architectural photography and also on my complete B&W workflow has been released.
This series of video tutorials has been produced with professional videoproducers from Fototv.com (world's largest WebTV about photography) and consists of 15 separate parts and a bonus interview. Also included are 2 TIF files of long exposure photos I've shot so you can try out the BW conversions yourself. See for a Youtube preview on what's covered here: Black and White Photography - Long Exposure Masterclass

You can buy the... more »

2013-05-07 18:40:42 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

I'm back home to Italy. Unfortunately my short visit to London lasted a week-end only.. And obviously I already want to go there again as soon as possible!

Now it's time to start to process some RAW files ;)

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2013-05-05 09:36:09 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

Sony World Photography Awards - Exhibition
Somerset House, London, UK
 
As promised to my good friend +Julia Anna Gospodarou (shortlisted in the Architecture category), yesterday I went to the SWPA Exhibition at Somerset House here in London.
Ok, yes, I'm in London till Monday evening, but I couldn't say anything before now because it was a surprise for my sister's birthday! She lives in London and she IS on Google+ :P

It was an amazing exhibition, with so many wonderful photos hanging all over the walls of the West Wing (you can get more information here: http://www.worldphoto.org/worldphotolondon/exhibitions/).
 
It's a pity that only the winner, 2nd place and 3rd place's artists were showcased.. Shortlisted photos were just looping through a TV monitor in a corner.
 
I really wanted to admire Julia's work printed out!:)... more »

2013-04-28 08:11:30 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Leaving for a 2-days trip to Ascoli Piceno (small town in Marche region, Italy). Let's see if I can take a couple photos.. :)

See you soon!

#photography   #fotografia   #trip   #marche   #italy   #italia  

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2013-04-17 13:58:33 (31 comments, 2 reshares, 39 +1s)

Bigger Cover Photo!

I finally decided to update my profile to the big cover photo layout (yes, I was still using the separated scrapbook images!)

What do you think about my new cover? Do you like it? Does it show up well?

I'm still struggling against G+ to have my cover photo in the exact aspect I uploaded it. Actually it should be a bit sharper (like in the original format), but I think I'm at a good point.

I also used the suggested max size (i.e. 2120x1192 pixels) but it seems G+ is still cropping/resizing it to 2048x1152px, making it a bit less crisp grrrr..

Any idea? Thank you in advance :)

UPDATE: I tried to re-size the original photo in Photoshop CS5 by saving it directly to 2048x1152px, but it seems G+ is still cropping/re-adjusting it! Unbelievable :P

#photography   #fotografia   #... more »

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2013-04-14 12:58:43 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 35 +1s)

New Shoulder Bag

Wohoo, I've just received a belated (but always welcome) birthday present: a shiny new Manfrotto Bella VI shoulder bag!

I so needed one of them, because I just had a camera backpack until today. Now I can easily and safely carry around my camera during shootings :)

Yay!!


#photography   #fotografia   #manfrotto   #BellaVI   #birthdaygift

2013-04-07 23:57:56 (22 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

I just want to thank everyone very much for the Birthday wishes! I hope I've answered all of you!

And btw, you are AMAZING :)

Many thanks again, you really made my day!

#happybirthday   #me   #thankyou  

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2013-04-06 14:51:22 (30 comments, 2 reshares, 81 +1s)

Blue Hour In Siena
Piazza del Campo, Siena, Italy

This is another version (taken at blue hour) of a shot you can find here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/109633732820372995629/posts/9EwodrQwriQ

Technically, it's a 6-images stitched panorama taken handheld (unfortunately you cannot use tripods there!)

#ItalyFriday  (+ItalyFriday), curated by +Elia Locardi;

#PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek


#photography   #fotografia   #panorama   #colors   #stitched   #Italy  +Slow Italy  #Italia   #siena   #tuscany   #bluehour

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2013-03-26 11:24:39 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

Google/NIK software just released the complete Nik collection by Google with of course my favorite plug-in Silver Efex Pro2 with a 70% price reduction for the complete package with all plug-ins - Highly recommendable software for the serious photographer!
http://www.niksoftware.com/nikcollection/usa/index.php?view=intro%2Fmain.shtml
Oh and I was told that the following discount code should also work for this new product to get an additional 15% off: Code - JEwHGbsNMB
If you've already purchased one or more Nik plug-ins in the past, then don't worry: you will be upgraded to the entire Nik Collection by Google for free. 

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2013-03-17 23:34:26 (28 comments, 2 reshares, 102 +1s)

On Top Of The World
Near Sant'Antimo, Tuscany, Italy.

Mountain view above the clouds taken near the small village of Sant'Antimo in Tuscany, Italy.

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by my friends +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson and +Steve Barge;
#ItalyFriday  (+ItalyFriday), curated by +Elia Locardi;
#LandscapePhotography  (+Landscape Photography), curated by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman and +Ben T;
#EuropeanPhotography  (+European Photo), curated by +Charles Lupica +Janusz Brakoniecki +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Michael Muraz +Susanne Ramharter +Ela Kupiec and +Ugo Cei;
#PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek

#photography   #fotografia   #bw   #bwphotography   #monochrome   #landscape   #tuscany   #toscana   #mountain   #italy  #italia  +Slow Ita... more »

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2013-03-13 17:08:45 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 33 +1s)

I-AM-SPEECHLESS

Big news today: my first interview ever went live!

I am really honored and I want to thank my friend +Kami Naru and her blog (located at http://photoartists-united.blogspot.it) for the interest in my photographies!

I must admit it took me some hours to answer all the questions, since it was my first time with this kind of things. I hope that what I wrote makes any sense :P

Thank you again Kami, you really made my day!

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2013-03-05 14:43:22 (25 comments, 0 reshares, 80 +1s)

Myself in Low-Key

I know, I know.. I usually don't shoot people! But this time it's not people, it is ME :)

To be honest it was my first attempt in self-portraits, that's why it took me some time to figure out even a simple set-up. I used a single Nikon Speedlight SB-25 (I've got only that little one) positioned to the right of my face, at a distance of about 30-40 cm and limited to 1/64th of its power.
I would have liked to try to use also a dish reflector on the left side, but actually I don't have one :P
I will probably buy one of them and re-try this kind of shot in the future.

Anyway, I had much fun shooting myself! I will do better next time!

Ps: I took this shot to complete the first weekly assignment (self-portrait) inside the +52 Shades of Gray project/community, hosted by my friend +Charles Lupica. Thank you... more »

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2013-02-28 14:26:23 (14 comments, 3 reshares, 79 +1s)

The Gherkin and the Moon
30 St Mary Axe, London, UK

This is a re-processing of one of my old architectural shots from London.
I wanted to give it a try with Nik's Silver Efex Pro 2 (which I didn't use at the time) and it came out quite well I think :)

The subject is obviously the well-known 30 St Mary Axe skyscraper (formerly Swiss Re Building and informally called The Gherkin by people, for its curious shape), one of the most famous buildings in London.

I cannot wait to go back there!


#ArchitecturalVisions  (+Architectural Visions), curated by +Julia Anna Gospodarou and +Joel Tjintjelaar;
#BWFineArtLE  (+Black and White Fine Art Photography Gallery), curated by +Joel Tjintjelaar;

#EuropeanPhotography  (+European Photo), curated by +Charles Lupica +Janusz Brakoniecki +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +SusanneRamhar... more »

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2013-02-22 14:11:11 (17 comments, 2 reshares, 62 +1s)

Positano Beach in B&W
Positano, Costiera Amalfitana, Italy

This is the B&W version of a photo I posted quite some time ago, from my little trip to the fabulous Amalfi Coast in 2012.

Technically it is a 6-images stitched panorama taken handheld, and then converted to B&W using Nik's Silver Efex Pro 2.

#ItalyFriday  (+ItalyFriday), curated by +Elia Locardi (I know Elia, I need a panoramic head like yours! :P)

#LandscapePhotography  (+Landscape Photography), curated by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +Bill Wood +David Heath Williams +Ben T +paul t beard and +Jim Warthman;
#EuropeanPhotography  (+European Photo), curated by +Charles Lupica +Janusz Brakoniecki +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Susanne Ramharter and +Michael Muraz;
#WideWednesdayPanorama  (+WideWednesdayPanorama), curated by +Ken McMahon and +David HeathWilliams;
... more »

2013-02-20 14:25:20 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Thank you for inviting me +Trever McGhee :)

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2013-02-22 14:12:57 (10 comments, 1 reshares, 77 +1s)

Tuscan Panorama
Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

This is a 6-images stitched panorama (handheld) of the wonderful Val D'Orcia in Tuscany, Italy.

The little town on top of the hill in the right part of the photo is Pienza, considered the "touchstone of Renaissance urbanism" and declared a World Heritage Site in 1996 by UNESCO.

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Nurcan Azaz and +Steve Barge;
#LandscapePhotography  (+Landscape Photography), curated by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +David Heath Williams +Ben T +Bill Wood and +Jim Warthman;
#EuropeanPhotography  (+European Photo), curated by +Charles Lupica +Susanne Ramharter +Janusz Brakoniecki +Jean-Louis LAURENCE and +Michael Muraz;
#ItalyFriday  (+ItalyFriday), curated by +Elia Locardi;
#PlusPhotoExtrac... more »

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2013-02-18 14:40:33 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

STOLEN CAMERA GEAR!

One of my biggest fears came into reality yesterday.


My camera bag, full of almost everything I own has been stolen. (except for a 200€ flashgun I accidentally left at home).

It all happened while I was having lunch, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon in a small bar in the city center of Milan. My backpack was between my chair (which I never left) and a solid concrete wall; I still can’t believe they succeeded in taking that cumbersome 10+kg backpack without me even noticing. 
Side note – just to give you a smile: I was drinking still water at the time.

It’s pretty hard to get insured if you’re not a professional here in Italy, so no chance of getting ANY money back.

Just below my personal information you will find a list of the stolen items; some are definitely uncommon like my infra red converted 5D MKII(their are n... more »

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2013-02-15 14:34:21 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 48 +1s)

Red Passion | Smoky Lines IV

4th image in my Smoky Lines series. This time I chose Red as main color.

A bit late for Valentine's Day, but nevermind :)


#photography   #fotografia   #smoke   #smokephotography   #red   #colors   #monochrome 

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2013-02-11 20:08:23 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 47 +1s)

Flowing Chaos | Smoky Lines III

This is the third photo in my Smoky Lines series. I particularly liked the defined curves and lines of the right half of the image which evolve into pure chaos in the left half.

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by my friends +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge and +Nurcan Azaz;
#PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek

#photography   #fotografia   #smoke   #smokephotography   #blue   #colors   #monochrome  

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2013-02-06 14:06:18 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 32 +1s)

The Face | Smoky Lines II

At first I didn't spot it.

Then, while processing the photo, I began to see this happy face made of smoke. It seems like it was portrayed from a side view.

Can you see it or my mind is playing tricks with me? :)

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge and +Nurcan Azaz;
#PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek

#photography   #fotografia   #smoke   #smokephotography   #face   #colors   #monochrome   #blue  

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2013-02-04 11:28:20 (18 comments, 1 reshares, 51 +1s)

Liquid Smoke | Smoky Lines series I

Many of you will agree that this is something totally different from what I usually do. I happened to see some amazing smoke photography shots around the net, so I decided to give it a try :)

Following a couple video tutorials on youtube, I built my "studio set" to take the photos: black paper background + 2 off-camera flashes positioned to the sides of the smoke source (the traditional incense sticks!) and wirelessly triggered by my D7000).

This is the first image of a series I decided to call Smoky Lines, others will follow as soon as I process them (I have like 700 RAW shots to be processed yet :P)

Suggestions and advices are more than welcome, since this was my first attempt ever in smoke photography!

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Hans Berendsen +JerryJ... more »

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2013-01-29 01:10:15 (23 comments, 1 reshares, 109 +1s)

Sea of Clouds
Rocca D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy.

This is the strange but dreamy view I found at my window, during my recent trip to Tuscany.
I chose the B&W processing because it seemed to fit very well the mood of this cloudscape :)

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge and +Nurcan Azaz;
#ItalyFriday  (+ItalyFriday), curated by +Elia Locardi;
#LandscapePhotography  (+Landscape Photography), curated by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +Bill Wood +Ben T +David Heath Williams +Jim Warthman and +paul t beard;
#EuropeanPhotography  (+European Photo), curated by +Charles Lupica +Susanne Ramharter +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Janusz Brakoniecki +Michael Muraz and +Manuella Betaille

#photography   #fotografia   #cloudscape   #landscape   #bw   #monochrome   #tuscany  #italia   #italy   #tosc... more »

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2013-01-23 13:22:16 (38 comments, 4 reshares, 134 +1s)

Sunset over Tuscan hills
Hills near Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

I was driving to Siena when I happened to look at the rear-view mirror and got a glimpse of a wonderful sunset over the hills. I had to pull over my car and take some shots! :)

In post-processing I tried to use low values for hdr corrections (composed in Photomatix with 3 RAW exposures at -2,0,+2), in order to keep the photo as real as I could.
Obviously I enhanced some colors in LR, but overall the result is almost the same as the sunset I was admiring that day!

#LandscapePhotography  (+Landscape Photography), curated by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +Bill Wood +paul t beard +David Heath Williams +Ben T and +Jim Warthman;
#TravelPanoWednesday  (+TravelPanoWednesday), curated by +Rolf Hicker;
#WideAngleWednesday  (+Wide Angle Wednesday), curated by +Asif Patel;
#TravelT... more »

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2013-01-19 15:26:29 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 36 +1s)

Leading Lines

Shame on me!
I've been so busy during the last 36-48 hours that I totally forgot to submit MY contribution to the #MonochromeMonday theme (curated by +Charles Lupica +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson and also guest curated this week by me)!
Since I live in West Alaska (j/k), it's still Monday and thus I'm still on time to contribute :P

Jokes apart, this is the new modern building which encloses the ancient Ara Pacis in Rome, in order to preserve and protect it.
I've chosen the details of the ceiling because I love its leading lines and geometry.

#photography #fotografia #rome #roma #monochrome #BW #italy #architecture #architectureart

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2013-01-15 22:02:50 (13 comments, 2 reshares, 62 +1s)

On the edge

A solitary diver almost jumping off.

This is an old shot I took in summer 2008 but re-processed in late 2011.

My contribution to #MonochromeMonday (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Charles Lupica +Bill Wood +Hans Berendsen and +Jerry Johnson

#PlusPhotoExtract by +Jarek Klimek

#photography #fotografia #seascape #BW #monochrome #mare

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2013-01-11 17:54:14 (25 comments, 1 reshares, 89 +1s)

Siena At Dusk
Piazza Del Campo, Siena, Italy.

After a long walk I was very lucky to arrive in Piazza Del Campo at the perfect moment, so I could capture the awesome dusk colors of this famous square!

This is a stitched panorama of 6 RAW shots taken handheld. For this panorama I decided to follow another way than usual: I "pre-processed" the 6 photos in Adobe Lightroom to reduce the noise and the lens distortion before stitching them together, then I post-processed the resulting image in LR (again) to enhance colors and contrast a bit.

I must admit that I liked this new process and the result very much. I will use it again for all my future panoramas :)

#ItalyFriday  (+ItalyFriday), curated by +Elia Locardi;
#LandscapePhotography  (+Landscape Photography), curated by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +David HeathWill... more »

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2013-01-09 19:17:13 (24 comments, 1 reshares, 87 +1s)

Flaming Sky
Rocca D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy.

After a period of inactivity (my apologies!) it seems I'm able again to post some new photos, yay!

The one below is from my most recent trip to Tuscany, Italy. I had the chance to admire and capture this breathtaking sunset and its silhouettes. Colors weren't altered in post-processing, as you can see they were truly amazing!

More photos will come soon, stay tuned :)

#photography   #fotografia   #colors   #sunset   #italy   #italia   #tuscany   #toscana   #italyfriday  +ItalyFriday +Slow Italy 

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2012-12-17 13:38:27 (21 comments, 0 reshares, 34 +1s)

New Filters and Backpack

My apologies if I haven't been much active lately (last month or so), but I could hardly find any spare time to log in here. Job and some other stuff I'm taking care of kept me away from internet almost at all!

I didn't have the time to properly test my new D7000 even! :)

Plus, I was still waiting for some equipment I ordered weeks ago. Now that everything has arrived, I'm much happier :D

As you can see in the photo, I just received my new ND/CPL/UV filters, a shutter release timer and a backpack to carry all of it. I figured I didn't have a bag for the new camera, so I decided to buy that amazing backpack (Lowepro Vertex 200 AW).

About the filters, a HUGE thank you goes to my friend +Julia Anna Gospodarou who gave me great advices and suggestions on what to buy, and bore all my silly... more »

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2012-11-20 14:31:43 (28 comments, 0 reshares, 62 +1s)

It's here!

Santa has come early this year, for me. In fact, my new Nikon D7000 is finally here, yay! :)

I haven't received all the ND/CPL/UV filters and remote shutter releases yet, but some of the new equipment is already here, as you can see in the photo.

The battery is already charging, but I cannot wait to try all the stuff, believe me! :)

Sorry for the low-quality photo, but it was taken with my samsung galaxy s2 smartphone :P

#photography   #fotografia   #newequipment   #nikon   #d7000

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2012-11-19 11:42:33 (28 comments, 1 reshares, 38 +1s)

16'000 followers!

Today is a BIG day for me, since I've just reached the extraordinary goal of 16'000 followers here on g+!

Honestly I would have never expected such a huge number of followers, when I first joined this amazing community.

I have met many many great people and friends so far (you're so many, so I'm intentionally not mentioning anyone because I don't want someone to be offended if I forget to mention him/her :P), and I'm sure many others will come.. That's why I want to thank every single one of you who is following me.

THANK YOU!

If you want to stop by to leave a comment, to introduce you (especially for the newcomers) or just to say hello, feel free to do it! You're most welcome here :)

Thank you again my friends!

2012-11-05 23:02:15 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 23 +1s)

New camera ordered!

Today it's been a shopping day for me!

I've just ordered my new camera (Nikon D7000) plus a bunch of accessories (another battery, remote shutter release, ND and CPL filters, SDHC's, etc).

I can't wait to receive all the stuff :)

A BIG thank you goes to my friend +Julia Anna Gospodarou who has helped me out with alot of patience and good advices!

I will keep you updated, stay tuned.

#photography   #fotografia   #newcamera  

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2012-10-29 15:02:10 (21 comments, 0 reshares, 71 +1s)

The Trafalgar

Entrance of The Trafalgar, a famous hotel positioned on the south side of Trafalgar Square in London (UK).

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Nurcan Azaz and myself;
#ArchitecturalVisions  (+Architectural Visions), curated by +Joel Tjintjelaar and +Julia Anna Gospodarou;
#EuropeanPhotography  (+European Photo), curated by +Charles Lupica +Susanne Ramharter +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Janusz Brakoniecki +Manuella Betaille and +Michael Muraz;
#PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek

#photography   #fotografia   #monochrome   #bw   #bwphotography   #architecture   #london   #londra   #trafalgar   #UK  

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2012-10-24 09:56:09 (33 comments, 4 reshares, 126 +1s)

Another Perspective

Shot taken inside the Baptistry of St. John in Pisa (Italy), from a different point of view than usual.

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Nurcan Azaz and myself;
#SacredSunday  (+SacredSunday™), curated by +Manfred Berndtgen +Robyn Morrison +Chatchai Rombix +Justin Hill +Steve Barge +Carolyn St.Charles and +Sherrie von Sternberg;
#ItalyFriday  (+ItalyFriday), curated by +Elia Locardi;
#ArchitecturalVisions  (+Architectural Visions), curated by +Joel Tjintjelaar and +Julia Anna Gospodarou;
#EuropeanPhotography  (+European Photo), curated by +Charles Lupica +Susanne Ramharter +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Janusz Brakoniecki +Manuella Betaille and +Michael Muraz

#photography   #fotografia   #italy   #italia  +Slow Italy  #architecture   #ancient ... more »

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2012-10-18 17:22:08 (27 comments, 2 reshares, 75 +1s)

Panoramic Terrace

Amazing view from a panoramic point over Sorrento (on the right), and the Vesuvius volcano (distant, in the middle).

This is a 5-images stitched panorama.

#LandscapePhotography  (+Landscape Photography), curated by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +David Heath Williams and +Bill Wood;
#WideWednesdayPanorama  (+WideWednesdayPanorama), curated by +Ken McMahon and +Lucille Galleli;
#ItalyFriday  (+ItalyFriday), curated by +Elia Locardi;
#EuropeanPhotography  (+European Photo), curated by +Charles Lupica +Susanne Ramharter +Jean-Louis LAURENCE and +Janusz Brakoniecki;
#PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek

#photography   #fotografia   #panorama   #colors   #wide   #italy   #italia  +Slow Italy  #sorrento   #amalficoast   #landscape  

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2012-10-13 13:53:45 (32 comments, 5 reshares, 125 +1s)

Mis-alignment

As you may have noticed I don't usually do street-photography, but this time I'll make an exception.

If you have already been to Pisa (Italy), you have certainly seen this particular scene: all the tourists with their bizarre postures in the attempt of taking those famous photos in which the subject seems to push or pull the leaning tower!

Well, I just captured some of them from a misaligned angle :)

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Nurcan Azaz and myself;
#EuropeanPhotography  (+European Photo), curated by +Charles Lupica +Susanne Ramharter +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Janusz Brakoniecki and myself;
#ItalyFriday  (+ItalyFriday), curated by +Elia Locardi ;
#StreetPhotography  (+StreetPhotography), curated by +Tatiana Parmeeva +Thorsten vonEyb and +Mari... more »

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2012-10-07 10:07:09 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 73 +1s)

Low Angle

I finally decided to publish the colored version of a shot I posted in b&w some months ago.

This is a low-angle photo of the Swiss Re Tower (also known as The Gherkin) in London, UK.

#ArchitecturalVisions  (+Architectural Visions), curated by +Joel Tjintjelaar and +Julia Anna Gospodarou;
#EuropeanPhotography  (+European Photo), curated by +Charles Lupica +Susanne Ramharter +Janusz Brakoniecki +Jean-Louis LAURENCE and myself;
#PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek 

#photography   #fotografia   #architecture   #modern   #colors   #london   #uk   #skyscraper   #gherkin

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2012-10-01 15:48:50 (24 comments, 1 reshares, 97 +1s)

View from the Top

3-images stitched panorama (handheld) taken in Pisa, Italy.

+Athena Carey you could be interested in this partial view from the top of the leaning bell tower :)

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Nurcan Azaz and myself;
#ArchitecturalVisions  (+Architectural Visions), curated by +Joel Tjintjelaar and +Julia Anna Gospodarou;
#BWLandscape  (+BWLandscape), curated by +Charles Lupica +Margaret Tompkins +Victor Bezrukov and myself;
#LandscapePhotography  (+Landscape Photography), curated by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood and +paul t beard;
#WideWednesdayPanorama  (+WideWednesdayPanorama), curated by +Ken McMahon and +Lucille Galleli;
#Europeanphotography  (+European Photo), curated by +CharlesLupica +Susanne Ram... more »

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2012-09-29 12:29:28 (20 comments, 6 reshares, 86 +1s)

Inside the Arena

Inside view of the Colosseum in Rome (Italy), one of the most famous and most visited ancient architectures in the world.

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Nurcan Azaz and myself;
#BWLandscape  (+BWLandscape), curated by +Charles Lupica +Margaret Tompkins +Victor Bezrukov and myself;
#ArchitecturalVisions  (+Architectural Visions), curated by +Joel Tjintjelaar and +Julia Anna Gospodarou;
#ItalyFriday  (+ItalyFriday), curated by +Elia Locardi;
#EuropeanPhotography  (+European Photo), curated by +Charles Lupica +Susanne Ramharter +Janusz Brakoniecki +Jean-Louis LAURENCE and myself;
#PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek

#photography   #fotografia   #architecture   #ancient   #bw   #monochrome   #italy  +SlowItaly  #italia   #ro... more »

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2012-09-20 21:26:35 (30 comments, 1 reshares, 144 +1s)

Under The Tower

Another shot from my quick visit in Pisa (Italy), taken from below the leaning bell tower.

This time I decided to use a high-contrast processing, following (or at least trying to follow!) the example of the wonderful architectural images from +Joel Tjintjelaar, +Julia Anna Gospodarou, +Athena Carey and other photo-masters like them :)

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Nurcan Azaz and myself;
#ItalyFriday  (+ItalyFriday), curated by +Elia Locardi;
#BWLandscape  (+BWLandscape), curated by +Charles Lupica +Margaret Tompkins +Victor Bezrukov and myself;
#BWFineArtLE  (+Black and White Fine Art Photography Gallery), curated by +Joel Tjintjelaar;
#ArchitecturalVisions  (+Architectural Visions), curated by +Joel Tjintjelaar and +Julia Anna Gospodarou;
#PlusPhotoExtr... more »

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2012-09-14 21:09:32 (17 comments, 0 reshares, 73 +1s)

From the Pier at night

6-images stitched panorama taken at night from one of the piers in Bastia (Corsica, France). Each photo is a 30 seconds long exposure.

#BWLandscape  (+BWLandscape), curated by +Charles Lupica +Victor Bezrukov +Margaret Tompkins and myself;
#LandscapePhotography  (+Landscape Photography), curated by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +David Heath Williams and +Bill Wood;
#WideWednesdayPanorama  (+WideWednesdayPanorama), curated by +Ken McMahon and +Lucille Galleli;
#LongExposureThursday , curated by +Francesco Gola and +Le Quoc;
#BWFineArtLE  (+Black and White Fine Art Photography Gallery), curated by +Joel Tjintjelaar;
#PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek 

#photography   #fotografia   #bw   #monochrome   #panorama   #longexposure   #corsica   #bastia   #france   #night  #landscape   #seascape ... more »

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2012-09-10 13:36:35 (31 comments, 1 reshares, 114 +1s)

The Leaning Tower

This is Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa (Italy), and it needs no introduction. In fact, it is one of the most famous squares in the world, with its renowned leaning bell tower.

Now the tower is open again and you can go on top of it, after a queue of 2-3 hours. But it's all worth it, believe me! :)

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Nurcan Azaz and myself;
#BWLandscape  (+BWLandscape), curated by +Charles Lupica, +Margaret Tompkins +Victor Bezrukov and myself;
#TravelThursday  (+Travel Thursday), curated by +Laura Mitchum;
#HistoryThursday  (+History Thursday), curated by +Matt Shalvatis;
#ItalyFriday  (+ItalyFriday), curated by +Elia Locardi;
#LandscapePhotography  (+Landscape Photography), curated by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +pault beard +Davi... more »

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2012-09-05 21:04:46 (29 comments, 8 reshares, 127 +1s)

Welcome to the Paradise

This is a 8-images stitched panorama of the beautiful seascape near the Île Rouge / Île Rousse (Corsica, France).

What a paradise!

#SeaTuesday  (+Sea Tuesday), curated by +Julia Anna Gospodarou;
#TravelPanoWednesday  (+TravelPanoWednesday), curated by +Rolf Hicker;
#WideAngleWednesday  (+Wide Angle Wednesday), curated by +Asif Patel;
#WideWednesdayPanorama  (+WideWednesdayPanorama), curated by +Ken McMahon and +Lucille Galleli;
#ThirstyThursdayPics , curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Mark Esguerra;
#TurquoiseThursday  (+TurquoiseThursday), curated by +Tatiana Parmeeva;
#LandscapePhotography  (+Landscape Photography), curated by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +Ke Zeng +David Heath Williams and +Bill Wood;
#PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek

Sorryfor all the th... more »

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2012-09-02 11:51:28 (34 comments, 0 reshares, 123 +1s)

I'm back!

It took me some more days than I expected (I had to manage some stuff here, as soon as I came back home), but now I'm finally back from holidays!

Did you miss me? Heh, even if I don't think so, to be honest I missed g+ and you all :)

Now I have like 2,200 RAW photos to go through, I hope I will find something worth to be shared!

I've seen that my fellow curators +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge and +Nurcan Azaz at #MonochromeMonday  theme have done a great job during my vacation period.. I truly expected this, they are great people and friends :)

I will try to take back my active role as curator during the upcoming week, I still have a couple things to do in real life.

About the photo: this is a little view of the wonderful coast in the north-east of Corsica (France). I have many manyphot... more »

2012-08-11 13:29:59 (34 comments, 0 reshares, 57 +1s)

Holidays, finally!

It's time for me to finally go on vacation! :)
I will be in Corsica (France) for about 10 days and then a week-end in Treviso (Italy). I truly hope to take some nice shots!

Speaking of Monochrome Monday, my fellow curators +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge and +Nurcan Azaz will keep commenting and interacting with you all as always. They will also keep picking your photos for the Picks of the Week!

Regarding the circle-shares and the Most Popular Photo of the Week, they will probably take a (hopefully deserved!) break and come with me on vacation ;)

I will try to post some photos during my trip, from my laptop. Anyway, see you all on 28th or 29th of August!

Happy holidays to everyone

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2012-08-15 20:08:22 (24 comments, 2 reshares, 142 +1s)

Wet Impact

Another shot from my visit to the amusement park called Rainbow Magicland, near Rome (Italy).

This is Yucatan, a very wet ride!

#MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Nurcan Azaz and myself;
#ActionMonday  (+ActionMonday), curated by +Adrian Buturca and +Jason Moller;
#ItalyFriday  (+ItalyFriday), curated by +Elia Locardi;
#WetWednesday  (+Wet Wednesday), curated by +Jen Baptist;
#PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek

#photography   #fotografia   #wet   #ride   #bw   #monochrome   #rome   #roma   #amusement   #park  

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2012-08-09 17:12:22 (29 comments, 1 reshares, 100 +1s)

Speed

Fun and a bit of fear riding the roller coaster! :)

A belated contribution to #MonochromeMonday  (+Monochrome Monday), curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Nurcan Azaz and myself;
#PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek

#photography   #fotografia   #stopmotion   #bw   #monochrome   #rollercoaster   #fun  

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2012-08-06 22:23:22 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 63 +1s)

Test Run

Security test run after a technical problem at the roller coaster in Rainbow Magicland (new amusement park near Rome, Italy).

#ActionMonday  (+ActionMonday), curated by +Adrian Buturca;
#MyTownTuesday  (+My Town Tuesday), curated by +Melanie Kintz and +Jamie Furlong

#photography   #fotografia   #colors   #rollercoaster   #lunapark   #action   #rome   #roma  

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