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In the night between 9 and 10 July 1943, the Allies landed in Sicily, an event that marked a decisive chapter for the fate of the Second World War: the operation was intended to open a front in continental Europe, invade and defeat Italy, was called in code "Operation Husky". The Anglo-American army, with its ships and landing craft (totally 2800 units), with its 150 thousand men, with its 600 tanks, with its 1,000 cannons, appeared in front of the Sicilian coasts during the night: it consisted of two units, the US 7th Army commanded by General Patton, and the British 8th Army commanded by General Montgomery. The British sector landed on the eastern coast, between Noto, Pachino, Portopalo, while the American sector landed between Licata and Scoglitti, a coastal belt comprising the Gulf of Gela.
This premise to describe the places of my photographs, made between Gela and Licata, partly on those same beaches that saw the formidable landing of men and vehicles during the Second World War (not without bloodshed), often thinking of how places so beautiful they were the scene of tragic events about 77 years ago. A little regret of mine I was not being able to photograph a large American landing craft underwater, sunk about 500 meters from the coast, no more than 6-7 meters deep: it is about 20 years that I "go to find it" with free diving, and every time I see it I always feel a great emotion (sooner or later I will have to decide to get with me an underwater camera). I revisited (every time it is always a great emotion) the bunkers and casemates present on the whole stretch (and beyond) Licata-Gela, in some of them I entered inside, while in others the presence of earth made exploration impossible internal.
In the town of Licata I always feel strong emotions going for a stroll, especially in the oldest part of the town in its historic center: I saw the Black Christ, which is located inside the Mother Church, the Black Christ according to legend miraculously escaped the fire of the church started by the Saracens who, allied with the French, sacked Licata on 11 July 1553, claiming many victims; the wood did not burn but was only blackened by the flames, the faithful shouted a miracle, in reality it is very likely, as it was in use at the time, that instead the statue of Christ was carved on a dark wood; it is also said that the Saracens used incendiary arrows to burn the statue, the crucifix was however pierced by arrows by the Saracens, three are seen stuck in his body, an arrow is present just above the left eye, the original arrows were removed in followed by Maltese settlers and replaced with silver arrows. Wandering aimlessly, I found in the oldest part of the city, literally hidden from view behind a group of houses, a cave (unfortunately abandoned) that was certainly inhabited in ancient times (early Christian era?) Composed of two rooms and a central column, with small indentations carved into it, I imagine to be able to store objects. Licata is also characterized by being a country where many stray dogs live, I have never seen skeletonized dogs, a sign that the population to some extent takes care of them. Characteristic in Licata, on the other hand as in many Sicilian villages, to see men, most of them a little older, sitting together to converse in the small squares, perhaps outside their respective clubs, always in shaded areas sheltered of the summer heat wave.
My next photos, divided into groups, will have as their theme the town of Licata, and its beaches.
Most of the photos are confused-blurry-blurred-imprecise-indecisive ... the Anglo-Saxon term that encompasses with a single word this photographic genre is "blur", these photos were made in the shooting phase, deliberately lengthening the exposure, and not as an effect created subsequently, in retrospect, in the post-production phase.
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Nella notte tra il 9 e il 10 luglio 1943, avvenne lo sbarco degli Alleati in Sicilia, evento che segnò un capitolo determinante per le sorti della Seconda guerra mondiale: l’operazione aveva lo scopo di aprire un fronte nell’Europa continentale, invadere e sconfiggere l’Italia, venne chiamata in codice “Operazione Husky”. L'armata anglo-americana, con le sue navi e mezzi da sbarco (in toto 2800 unità), con i suoi 150 mila uomini, con i suoi 600 carri armati, con i suoi 1.000 cannoni, si presentò davanti alle coste siciliane durante la notte: essa era composta da due unità, la 7a Armata statunitense comandata dal generale Patton, e l’8° Armata britannica comandata dal generale Montgomery. Il settore britannico sbarcò sulla fascia costiera più ad oriente, tra Noto, Pachino, Portopalo, mentre il settore statunitense sbarcò tra Licata e Scoglitti, fascia costiera comprendente il golfo di Gela.
Questa premessa per descrivere i luoghi delle mie fotografie, realizzate tra Gela e Licata, in parte su quelle stesse spiagge che hanno visto il formidabile sbarco di uomini e mezzi durante la seconda guerra mondiale (non senza spargimento di sangue), ripensando spesso a come luoghi così belli siano stati scenario di eventi tragici circa 77 anni addietro. Un mio piccolo rammarico è stato il non poter fotografare sott’acqua un grosso mezzo navale da sbarco americano, affondato a circa 500 metri dalla costa, a non più di 6-7 metri di profondità: sono circa 20 anni che “lo vado ritrovare” con immersioni in apnea, ed ogni volta che lo vedo provo sempre una grande emozione (dovrò decidermi prima o poi a procurarmi una macchina fotografica subacquea). Ho rivisitato (ogni volta è sempre una grande emozione) i bunker e le casematte presenti su tutto il tratto (ed oltre) Licata-Gela, in alcuni di essi sono entrato dentro, mentre in altri la presenza di terra ha reso impossibile l’esplorazione interna.
Nel paese di Licata provo sempre forti emozioni andando a zonzo, soprattutto nella parte più antica del paese nel suo centro storico: ho rivisto il Cristo Nero, che si trova all’interno della Chiesa Madre, il Cristo Nero secondo la leggenda scampò miracolosamente all’incendio della chiesa appiccato dai Saraceni che, alleati coi Francesi, saccheggiarono Licata l’11 luglio 1553, mietendo tante vittime; il legno non bruciò ma venne solamente annerito dalle fiamme, i fedeli gridarono al miracolo, in realtà è molto probabile, come era in uso all’epoca, che invece la statua del Cristo fu scolpita su di un legno scuro; si narra anche che i saraceni usarono frecce incendiarie per bruciarne la statua, il crocifisso fu comunque trafitto dalle frecce dai saraceni, se ne vedono tre conficcate nel suo corpo, una freccia è presente poco sopra l’occhio sinistro, le frecce originali furono tolte in seguito dai coloni Maltesi e sostituite con frecce d’argento. Girovagando senza una meta precisa, ho trovato nella parte più antica della città, letteralmente nascosta alla vista dietro un gruppo di case, una grotta (purtroppo abbandonata) che anticamente fu certamente abitata (epoca paleocristiana ?) composta da due camere ed una colonna centrale, con delle piccole rientranze scavate al suo interno, immagino per potervi riporre degli oggetti. Licata è anche caratterizzata per essere un paese nel quale vivono molti cani randagi, non ho visto mai cani scheletriti, segno che la popolazione in qualche misura si prende cura di loro. Caratteristico a Licata, d'altronde come in tantissimi paesi siciliani, vedere gli uomini, la maggior parte un po’ più anziani, seduti insieme a conversare nelle piccole piazze, magari al di fuori dei rispettivi circoli, sempre in zone d’ombra al riparo della canicola estiva.
Le mie prossime foto, divise in gruppi, avranno come tema il paese di Licata, e le sue spiagge.
La maggior parte delle foto sono confuse-mosse-sfocate-imprecise-indecise...il termine anglosassone che racchiude con una sola parola questo genere fotografico è "blur", queste foto sono state così realizzate in fase di scatto allungando volutamente i tempi di esposizione, e non come un effetto creato successivamente, a posteriori, in fase di post-produzione.
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WWI is my favorite period of history and the aviation history has always fascinated me, as well as an affinity for the French soldiers in particular that faced down insurmountable odds. My desk has a nice display case with a glass front and I thought that was the perfect place to display these.
Though bit pricy, the quality on Brickmania products is top notch. The minifigures and weapons are stellar and even the packaging is grade A in my opinion. I have a side project which will involve collecting more Brickmania figures, but that's down the road a bit. Regardless, I know I won't be disappointed.
DNG fromJuly 2012.
Processed to monochrome in July 2022 using 'fill layer' experimentally to create pseudo sepia effect with Affinity Photo software.
"Kit lens" smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR lens set to f4 and its widest zoom setting.
NB: This is a parallel-view stereoscopic pair.
Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum). Scaly Mountain, Bartram Trail, Nantahala National Forest
Pentax K-1
SMC Pentax-A macro 1:2.8 50mm
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Affinity Photo
Affinity is one of several 55+ 'Active Living' apartment developments recently built in the Twin Cities region for the ever growing population of senior citizens. The building is comprised of roughly 170 units with monthly rents ranging between $1,600 -$2,300+ a month depending on the type and size. These developments are very popular among more affluent retirees looking to downsize from an empty house.
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This is my Affinity Designer vector sandwich :). Been testing my trial of this software and so far I'm pretty impressed by it. Really thinking of buying it as my Illustrator support. I feel like this one is made just for vector illustration. And it's fast....and furious!
U can download wallpaper with Mr Sandwich here: gagatka27.deviantart.com/art/Mr-Sandwich-Wallpaper-525592572
J'ai fait l'achat d'une nouvelle application de traitement de photos pour iPad; Affinity photo.
Elle est vraiment complète, un charme a opérer.
En spécial, 30% de rabais à 29$ pour le lancement.
Un must pour la photographie sous IOS.
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Caméra: iPhone
Traitement: iPad
François Meehan
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Here’s another test of Affinity Designer. Can’t stop making vectors with it :) - it has all I ever needed: great noise option and great blurr effects. And many, many more which You can find on their website: affinity.serif.com/en-gb/
I always made my vectors with a little help of Photoshop - mostly for tweaking colors, setting up some curves and adding chromatic aberration effect. There is really less to do after Affinity though. Really great fun.
Affinity diagramming is used to sort large amounts of data into logical groups. Existing items and/or new items identified by individuals are written on sticky notes which are sorted into categories as a workshop activity. Affinity diagramming can be used to:
* analyse findings from field studies
* identify and group user functions as part of design
* analyse findings from a usability evaluation
Read more here.
Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P f/3.5
Player One Uranus-C OSC (Offset:30 / Gain:211)
UV/IR filter
240 x 30sec. subs (2hrs.)
Processed in Astro Pixel Processor, GraXpert, StarNet and Affinity Photo
This is part of a series of toned cyanotypes based on images generated with a prompt referencing Rosalind E. Krauss’s Originality of the Avant-Garde, which illustrates critical art theory in a sense.
Cyanotype, toned with red pine bark extract, 21 x 21 cm on 28 x 18 cm sheet Saunders Waterford 300g HP natural paper, limited edition of 16. Stable diffusion generated the original image, further post-produced in On1 Resize AI, Affinity Design, and Capture One. PiezoDN produced the digital negative.
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Selfie with, Affinity by amigo & amigo (Simone Chua & Renzo B. Larriviere ) + S1T2 (Chris Panzetta & Naimul Khaled) at Vivid Sydney in black and white photography.
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Fujifilm X-Pro1
XF18mmF2 R
ƒ/4.0 18.0 mm 1/15 500is0 EF-X20 Flash
Frame:*AFFINITY* metropolitan
Wheel :*VELOCITY* A23 rim × *GRAN COMPE* small track hub
Tire:*TERAVAIL* rampart tire
Handle:*FAIRWEATHER* M174AA all road bar
Stem:*THOMSON* X4 stem
Bar tape:*BROOKS* microfiber bartape
Seat post:*THOMSON* elite seatpost
Crank:*BLUE LUG* RMC track crank
Cog:*EURO ASIA*delux steel track cog
Brake:*CAMPAGNOLO* centaur brake set
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset
Pedal: *MKS* allways