SanTerenzo & Lerici [edited]

Got back from 5 Terre: awesome day! Can't wait to post all the pics I've shot, but got to wait till tomorrow (well... few hours considering it's over midnight here). Adapting, cropping and resizing took a huge amount of time.
Here are some postcards from two of my fav places in Liguria.

SanTerenzo by night

Lerici by night

(this last needs to be re-shot. I can do loads better with a tripod and a better positioning. Also the white castle must stay on the right side of the photo)

Ok. Here is the latest shot from Lerici (SP). I think this time I did a fair good job, both shooting and post-processing. The picture was a little overexposed because I needed to compensate the noise correction.

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some garden's flowers

I know these don't look interesting, but as I told you I'm still in testing phase. Tomorrow I'm taking the camera to 5 Terre and I need to warm it up.
Long the wait enjoy yourself with some of my garden's flowers...

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Sandisk microSD 2GB and Crumpler bags

I finally got the card. This still needs some testing, but I got the clear impression that the camera doubled shooting speed. I'll test further with continuous shooting.

Finalmente mi è arrivata la scheda di memoria. C'è ancora qualche test da fare ma ho la chiara sensazione che la camera scatti foto in metà tempo. La testerò ancora con le foto in sequenza.

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I already ordered the next item: a camera bug. I didn't want one screaming: "hello, I'm a camera bag", stereotypically black and boxy. With a quick internet search - something I'm really good at - I came up with an interesting site: Crumpler products. In the end I bought the Crumpler PB 380 XS (30€ plus delivery). Please never ask what PB stands for...

Ho già completato l'acquisto successivo: una brosa per la camera. Non ne volevo una che sapesse troppo di custodia per macchina fotografica che tende ad essere nera e scatolosa. Con un rapida ricerca su internet sono giunto a questo interessante sito: Crumpler products. Alla fine ho comprato la Vrumpler PB 380 XS (30€+ss). E non chiedetemi mai cosa significhi PB...

I also discovered an interesting site with plenty of cool, funky, or unique camera bags. Give it a try if you are looking for a birthday tips: link

Ho anche scoperto un sito interessante con un sacco di fichissime borse porta camera. Da tenere a mente se volete fare un regalo di compleanno: link

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Sunset paradise

No posts today: too busy with studying and the spare time is dedicated to the testing of the Canon. I leave you with a little souvenir, in hope it's of your liking.
The pictures were shot a few minutes ago in a 300m radius from home. I couldn't claim my fav so I posted both. I'll gather the one you privilege from Flickr stats.

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My Canon

As I wrote a few days ago (link) I am now owner of a new cool camera.
The weather today is cloudy and the microSD somewhere between UK and Italy which means I'm stuck with the (slow) SD 32MB furnished with the camera. I decided to take some shots anyway because... damn: what would you do in my place? The pics are hosted on ZoomR because Flickr has a limited monthly space I wish to preserve for the coming weekend.

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A day on Montemarcello (SP) - Italy

Awesome day. I just got back from the sea... and what a sea! Admire the beach of Punta Bianca, near the village of Montemarcello (SP). The pictures are geo-tagged on Flickr so you can check the exact location on a map. Really a shame my new camera didn't come on time for this special day: the pictures shot with Olympus really cannot express the beauty of the place.

Giornata fantastica oggi. Sono appena rientrato dal mare... e che mare! Potete ammirare la "spiaggia" di Punta Bianca che si trova sotto Montemarcello (SP) in uno splendido parco regionale. Davvero un peccato che la Canon non sia arrivata in tempo per immortalare questa giornata... ho dovuto backuppare con la solita Olympus ma le foto non rendono minimamente l'idea della bellezza del posto. Cliccando sopra la foto entrerete in Flickr e potrete controllare sulla mappa il punto esatto in cui la foto è stata scattata (geo-tag).

The last pic was shot on the top of the hill (Monte Marcello). On the right there is La Spezia and you can also see 3 islands: Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto.

Questa foto invece è stata scattata da Montemarcello in un punto particolare che si trova sopra gli spiaggioni, ovvero Punta Corvo. Sulla destra dell'inquadratura c'è il Golfo di La Spezia e poi si riconosce l'isola Palmaria, il Tino ed il Tinetto piccolino. Anche in questo caso la foto è venuta molto male ed è un vero peccato!

I couldn't post other images both because they were absolutely low quality and they showed some of my friends who I don't would like appearing in the blog.
By the way: if you liked these pics just wait until I get my hands on the new camera and I take it to 5 Terre...
If you want to know what 5 Terre is just check it here or just wait for one of the coming posts. You'll be delighted!

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