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Napoli, my city.
Posted By: flaviopetrone, 11-09-2014, 01:42 PM

My first good camera was a smartphone. It was great mainly because it was always with me. I have thousands of pictures I have taken by it, and I'm not talking about family/friends/vacations... Just pictures for the fun to take pictures. I tried to improve myself day by day. This serie was taken almost 2 years ago, with a Sony Xperia Arc S (not a great camera at all), when I went back to Napoli for few days to my family, and completely edited using Snapseed on my Android phone.

The city was surreal, usually it is full of people in the day and the night, but some circumstances (a demonstration made the police close this area, the storm suddenly took a break) helped me to have a "different" view of the city.
I'm happy with these pictures and I would like to hear your comments, good or bad as they are, I will appreciate them!

















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You have the eye of an artist. Buy a good camera and a couple of lenses and start shooting!
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You have the eye of an artist. Buy a good camera and a couple of lenses and start shooting!
If a K-50 is for you a good camera, I've done it few months ago!
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The city was surreal, usually it is full of people in the day and the night, but some circumstances (a demonstration made the police close this area, the storm suddenly took a break) helped me to have a "different" view of the city.

Ha, you really are following in Virgil's footsteps!



A wonderful set, proving once again it's the photographer and not the camera--the fourth and fifth of the series, especially, really showcase your artist's eye.

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nice series, well done
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Ha, you really are following in Virgil's footsteps!
I am from Napoli, so I didn't have to follow Virgil, I was already there!

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A wonderful set, proving once again it's the photographer and not the camera--the fourth and fifth of the series, especially, really showcase your artist's eye.
Thank you very much!
The idea of posting these shot come out because a thread in which other members were talking about the noise in the pictures and if they like it or not (this thread).

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nice series, well done
Thank you!
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What I really like about these photos, is how you reveal the character of the city by focusing on elements, I especially like the photos that do this and think they are true storytelling photos even more so than the wide shots....

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although that one wide shot with the curving road and the sharp contrast lines...is excellent....

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If a K-50 is for you a good camera, I've done it few months ago!
I hope I did not offend you. The K50 is a great camera.
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What I really like about these photos, is how you reveal the character of the city by focusing on elements, I especially like the photos that do this and think they are true storytelling photos even more so than the wide shots....

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although that one wide shot with the curving road and the sharp contrast lines...is excellent....
Thank you very very very much!
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Ciao Flavio, this is a great series!li
My favorite is the one of the stairs, great texture, highlights and composition. And also the sixth one. As you say, it looks surreal. No people at all. Thatīs the Adriatic, right?

I plan to be in Napoli in arround 2 weeks, maybe you can host me

Regards from Argentina,
Francisco
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I hope I did not offend you. The K50 is a great camera.
Absolutely not! You made me great compliments, I was just joking. The love for photography grown up and I finished discovering Pentax -> Falling in love with the K5IIS (too much expensive) -> Falling in love with the K-50 -> subscribing to Pentax Forums.
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Excellent composition and framing in all the images. Thanks for sharing.
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QuoteOriginally posted by flaviopetrone Quote
Thank you very very very much!
It's funny, because I have a very talented multi medium artist friend, who is from Italia as well.....and he seems to bring that ability to be a storyteller to whatever art he is creating as well
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It's funny, because I have a very talented multi medium artist friend, who is from Italia as well.....and he seems to bring that ability to be a storyteller to whatever art he is creating as well
Maybe it is all this pasta we eat... from where he is from?
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From Reggio nel emilia......
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