16 Mar

32/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.4, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO50, f/2.8, 1/500, raw The current common opinion is that Pope Benedictus XVI resigned due to the scandals that where devouring the Catholic church, feeling that a gesture of wide renovation was necessary or otherwise the Church […]

15 Mar

31/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.3, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO50, f/2.8, 1/800, raw It is a very delicate time for the Catholic church, in a very delicate time for the whole Western World. Only a few times in history were all of our values together with […]

14 Mar

30/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.2, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO100, f/2, 1/2000, raw The very first effect of a new Pope to the city of Rome is the quick and inevitable disappearance of the former Pope. These posters were the last public appearance of Josef Aloisius […]

13 Mar

29/365 – “Habemus Papam” nr.1, a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Sony RX1, 35mm f2 Carl Zeiss ISO250, f/2.8, 1/80, raw One month after the beginning of the “365 Days of RX1 – one camera, one lens, 12 projects”, the first theme is over and a new theme has to be announced. After looking […]

03 Feb

358/365(+1), a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Lens: Voigtlander color-skopar 35mm f2.5 Camera: NEX-7, ISO1600, f2.5, 1/30, raw I don’t know if she was Asian or American, she spoke the few words she had to in a shaky Italian from which I couldn’t get any clear accent. Anyway, she was a beautiful and foreigner […]

25 Dec

318/365(+1), a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Lens: Voigtlander color-skopar 35mm f2.5 Camera: NEX-7, ISO800, f2.8, 1/30, raw And yet Christmas happened. The world didn’t stop spinning around the universe as expected by many, and we had to eventually get in the shops and buy those presents. Then we had to visit our families. […]

15 Dec

308/365(+1), a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Lens: Voigtlander color-skopar 35mm f2.5 Camera: NEX-7, ISO1600, f2.5, 1/25, raw We spent the day wandering around the city, Claudia, NIcholas and myself. First the city center, a late lunch at Cul de Sac, to experience their excellent selection of wines, cheeses, hams, and pates. Then a […]

13 Dec

306/365(+1), a photo by Luca Rossini on Flickr. Lens: Voigtlander color-skopar 35mm f2.5 Camera: NEX-7, ISO800, f3.5, 1/50, raw This is a view of Ginger, one of the most radical chic restaurant-bar in Rome. It’s in the heart of the most luxurious and posh part of the city I introduced one month ago, it’s interiors […]