12 October, 2011
10 October, 2011
The Jurors | Otranto edition
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taken in Otranto
Puglia - Italy
Otranto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɔːtranto]) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce (Apulia, Italy), in a fertile region once famous for its breed of horses.
It is located on the east coast of the Salento peninsula. The Strait of Otranto, to which the city gives its name, connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea and Italy with Albania. The harbour is small and has little trade.
The lighthouse Faro della Palascìa, at approximately 5 km southeast of Otranto, marks the most easterly point of the Italian mainland.
About 50 km south lies the promontory of Santa Maria di Leuca (so called since ancient times from its white cliffs, leukos being Greek for white), the southeastern extremity of Italy, the ancient Promontorium lapygium or Sallentinum. The district between this promontory and Otranto is thickly populated and very fertile.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otranto
08 October, 2011
Matera's Heart of Stone
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taken in Matera
Basilicata - Italy
Matera has gained international fame for its ancient town, the "Sassi di Matera" (meaning "stones of Matera"). The Sassi originate from a prehistoric (troglodyte) settlement, and are suspected to be some of the first human settlements in Italy. The Sassi are houses dug into the calcareous rock itself, which is characteristic of Basilicata and Apulia. Many of these "houses" are really only caverns, and the streets in some parts of the Sassi often are located on the rooftops of other houses. The ancient town grew in height on one slope of the ravine created by a river that is now a small stream. The ravine is known locally as "la Gravina". In the 1950s, the government of Italy forcefully relocated most of the population of the Sassi to areas of the developing modern city. However, people continued to live in the Sassi, and according to the English Fodor's guide:
“ Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses of their ancestors of 9,000 years ago. ”
Until the late 1980s this was considered an area of poverty, since these houses were, and in most areas still are, mostly unlivable. Current local administration, however, has become more tourism-oriented, and has promoted the re-generation of the Sassi with the aid of the European Union, the government, UNESCO, and Hollywood. Today there are many thriving businesses, pubs, and hotels.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matera
07 October, 2011
End of Summer | Castro Marina
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taken in Castro Marina
Puglia - Italy
06 October, 2011
R.I.P. Steve Jobs
Tribute to Steve Jobs.
I always liked his innovative products, pity I could not afford them.
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05 October, 2011
Idea's Rollercoaster
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taken in Santa Cesarea Terme
Puglia - Italy
Golden Shower over Mist and Olive Trees
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taken on the road between Otranto and Martano
Puglia - Italy
15 September, 2011
13 September, 2011
Al passaggio a livello
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taken in Valdengo - Italy
11 September, 2011
Il Trucco c'è e si vede!
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taken in Piedmont - Italy
A sextant is an instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects. Its primary use is to determine the angle between a celestial object and the horizon which is known as the altitude. Making this measurement is known as sighting the object, shooting the object, or taking a sight and it is an essential part of celestial navigation. The angle, and the time when it was measured, can be used to calculate a position line on a nautical or aeronautical chart. A common use of the sextant is to sight the sun at solar noon and to measure the elevation (altitude) angle at night to measure the elevation angle from the horizon plane to Polaris to find one's latitude. Since the sextant can be used to measure the angle between any two objects, it can be held horizontally to measure the angle between any two landmarks which will allow for calculation of a position on a chart. A sextant can also be used to measure the Lunar distance between the moon and another celestial object (e.g., star, planet) in order to determine Greenwich time which is important because it can then be used to determine the longitude.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextant
08 September, 2011
06 September, 2011
Solar Panels Vs Wheat Fields | Energy Vs Food
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taken in Piedmont - Italy
taken with a 85 mm Jupiter-9 at f2
If you need a 85mm fast prime, there is not a wide choice of M42 lenses. The most famous is the Helios 40 (85mm f/1.5) But this lens is not a low cost item for your DSLR because it is to much hyped. Certainy because of it's vintage(and massive) look.
So the alternative is the Jupiter 9. This short telephoto (85mm) Russian lens is opticaly based on the Carl Zeiss 85 Sonnar. This is a pre-war optical formula.
We can consider it as a fast prime lens because of it's wide aperture (f/2.0)
For portraiture wide opened you will get a very small dept of field (just on eye!)
www.lowcost4dslr.com/tests/m42/2-j9
05 September, 2011
Belly Dancing
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taken in Valdengo - Piedmont - Italy
taken with a 85 mm Jupiter-9 at f2
If you need a 85mm fast prime, there is not a wide choice of M42 lenses. The most famous is the Helios 40 (85mm f/1.5) But this lens is not a low cost item for your DSLR because it is to much hyped. Certainy because of it's vintage(and massive) look.
So the alternative is the Jupiter 9. This short telephoto (85mm) Russian lens is opticaly based on the Carl Zeiss 85 Sonnar. This is a pre-war optical formula.
We can consider it as a fast prime lens because of it's wide aperture (f/2.0)
For portraiture wide opened you will get a very small dept of field (just on eye!)
www.lowcost4dslr.com/tests/m42/2-j9
03 September, 2011
Coffee Time
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taken Today in Valdengo - Piedmont - Italy
taken with a 85 mm Jupiter-9 at f2
If you need a 85mm fast prime, there is not a wide choice of M42 lenses. The most famous is the Helios 40 (85mm f/1.5) But this lens is not a low cost item for your DSLR because it is to much hyped. Certainy because of it's vintage(and massive) look.
So the alternative is the Jupiter 9. This short telephoto (85mm) Russian lens is opticaly based on the Carl Zeiss 85 Sonnar. This is a pre-war optical formula.
We can consider it as a fast prime lens because of it's wide aperture (f/2.0)
For portraiture wide opened you will get a very small dept of field (just on eye!)
www.lowcost4dslr.com/tests/m42/2-j9
02 September, 2011
Fluo Zone
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taken in Valdengo - Piedmont - Italy
01 September, 2011
Unexpected Outcome
© Angela M. Lobefaro
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taken in Valdengo - Piedmont - Italy
taken with a 85 mm Jupiter-9 at f2
If you need a 85mm fast prime, there is not a wide choice of M42 lenses. The most famous is the Helios 40 (85mm f/1.5) But this lens is not a low cost item for your DSLR because it is to much hyped. Certainy because of it's vintage(and massive) look.
So the alternative is the Jupiter 9. This short telephoto (85mm) russian lens is opticaly based on the Carl Zeiss 85 Sonnar. This is a pre-war optical formula.
We can consider it as a fast prime lens because of it's wide aperture (f/2.0)
For portraiture wide opened you will get a very small dept of field (just on eye!)
www.lowcost4dslr.com/tests/m42/2-j9
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