I still heart film’s weirdness and beauty

I got the film back from Italy and fell in love with the grain all over again. I think it happens every time I get back a batch of vacation film, see also here. Can your digital camera do this? Yes, I know the highlights are blown out and the shadows are gone....

After the Tuscan Sun

Dusk over the Arno. Everybody else is shooting the other way towards the Ponte Vecchio but the light is gone and the bridge is too far away. Always know the time of sunrise and sunset and if possible the phase and times of the moon, too.

Fun Food in Ferrara

I am not making this up. According to the guidebook… Ferrara’s interesting foods with unusual histories: … The Bread (Ciupeta) In the 16th century, the Dukes of Ferrara led a luxurious court life. The Dukes’ cook served for the first time a...

Castello Miramare

Archduke Max built it on the Adriatic then went to Mexico and got killed by Juarez. His wife Charlotte of Belgium painted pined and went mad. Gotta love the XIX century.