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Milan as an old vynil;
my Leica playing the part of the turntable stylus….
Here’s side B, the one with scratches, the one that nobody wants to play…

Milan as an old vynil;
my Leica playing the part of the turntable stylus….
This is side A, the one that’s on ads, that’s on top of the charts…

Ok, next I time I promise I’ll try focusing on the rain marks of the car window, instead of focusing on the outside….

a few shots taken with my M2 during my last visit to Siena for my usual Uni seminar

Genova hosts one of the most active commercial docks in Europe, but its alleys are now populated by the largest south american community in Italy and maybe Europe, but also by asians, arabs, africans, taking the place that was once occupied by families of fishermen.

Walking through those alleys can be a frustrating, an exciting, or even a dangerous experience.

But those old buildings seem to remind you why it used to be called “La Superba”, long time ago…

some of the shots from this roll are my favourites amongst the portuguese series…

unfortunately, I had the great idea of fucking up the development, first using an expired Ilfosol 3 that produced very transparent (i.e. underdeveloped) negatives, secondly by accidentally scratching and damaging the film in a very thoroughly way….
sounds like a Robert Capa kind of trouble, if it weren’t for the fact I am not as good as the Master was…

I found this roll in the back of my bag last week… let’s call this the Lisboa: the lost negatives series…

Lisboa deserves color… although some 400 Neopan pushed a bit far (22C°, 6.5 mins in D76) can produce some pleasant contrast

Ericeira and its most known surf spot, Ribeira D’Ilhas

Sintra and its Palacio da Pena

Obidos, one of the most fascinating medieval villages in Europe

Peniche and Cabo Roca, the most western tip of continental Europe

I must dedicate a special post to this roll of film, although it’s still related to my last weekend on the beatiful boat of my friend Claudio…
The poor light conditions I was finding around the streets of the beatiful town of Trieste late in the afternoon was in fact the chance that allowed me to experience what pushing an Ilford Delta 100 might mean, since this roll is of a new generation kind, featuring fine tabular grain that, on the other end, is not too keen about pushing. I didn’t know this when I couldn’t find any time indication for development at 400 using my normal developer, Ilfosol 3…
What happened? Well, as usual I must thank my dear friend Domenico Pescosolido for allowing me to develop this roll: he managed to find the right developer and the right development time. The secret recipe? The old Kodak D76 at 20° for 13 minutes, agitation every minute! Let’s keep this info for the future!

the days of the Salone del Mobile (check my previous post from last year) are some of the busiest during the year in the city, not only in the areas designed for the show, but especially outside, on the streets of Via Tortona and San Babila.