Age you will be on your next birthday:

33 (on 5th May)




A place you'd like to travel:

Europe, especially France






Your favourite place:

My home, every place where my soul feels itself at home, every one which tells me about something of new (or really ancient).





Your favourite hobby:

Photography




Your favourite colour:

Navy blue





The state in which you live:

Italy





A dream come true:

Many travels, but I always look at future dreams





Favourite Smell:

Fresh-baked croissant





Bad habit of yours:

Perfectionism






Favourite Movie:

In the mood for love





What are you doing right now?:

Planning my next travel




Favourite Sport:

Ice skating





_{I have to admit that I drawn on quiz from my friend}

Clubs:

This morning a little snow turned in white the world outside.
Slowly, my garden became an enchanted place, as though a winter goddess blown her spirit above trees, plants and wooden benchs.
This gave me input to bring up again shots which have a touch of white.
I hope you will enjoy the time spent visiting these pages.










Clubs:

Antibes was a Greek fortified town named Antipolis in the 5th century BC, later a Roman town, and always an active port for trading along the Mediterranean.
With a seafaring history spanning thousands of years, it is of little surprise to discover that Antibes is the luxury yacht capital of the world.

But the beauty of Antibes is much more than the wealthy people's yachts. Stroll through the ancient gate from the international, multi-million dollar marina and you are immediately taken back in time. The Old Town, le Vieil Antibes, is a truly authentic unspoilt cobblestoned village far removed from the high tech in the port.
I fascinated explored the maze of tiny streets and cobble stoned lanes. It was so romantic lose one's way... every corner was a surprise, till Antibes’ Town Hall and a covered Marchée Provençal. This market was irresistible, just the enticing fragrance of spices and fresh fruit and vegetables, fish, cheese, flowers, honey, jams and other confectionery, fresh and dried herbs are attractively displayed.

Vieil Antibes has survived the modernisation and tourist 'development' of the last 50 years, and maintains the dignity and atmosphere of its past.

Beyond the city centre lies the Cap d'Antibes. The Cap is a lush setting of some very large and very expensive estates, anyway my goal was the lighthouse at the highest point. It was very hard to reach it, but what a great view all over the coast.

Even a rainy day became a pleasant moment. Time wasn't good to walk around or taking pictures, so I visited Peynet Museum, a nice selection of cartoons from the permanent collection. The lyricism in the work of Raymond Peynet is portrayed through a series of themes: the lovers, the fabulous animals, architecture or nature are studied and their connection with fables, symbolism and art movements is also explored.

Wonderful holiday, wonderful memories...
Goodbye Antibes, I'll come back... someday.











Clubs:

For most of the history of photography, black and white photography was a photographer’s only choice for taking pictures. Even when color became available, black and white photos were initially of better quality and less expensive to develop than their color counterparts.

As its quality improved, color film became a more popular choice for photographs, causing black and white photography to decline in popularity.

However, at present, black and white photos are enjoying a revival. Photographers are rediscovering the power and timeless nature that black and white film can lend to photos.

I think black and white photos can add an air of romance, class, timelessness and mystery to otherwise ordinary photographs. A run-of-the-mill color photo may look entirely different when seen in black and white.

So black and white photography does more to evoke an emotion and freeze a moment in time than any other medium.
Generally I prefer colors, but sometimes the subtle tones of grays, the strong emphasis of the blacks, and the softness of the whites makes one look much closer at the subject and composition due to the lack of natural color. Especially I dislike B&W used in flowers photography, on the other hand I think it is suitable for architectures, cityscapes and portraits.

"Do I point my camera outwards to the existing world or turn it inward towards my soul.
Am I taking photographs of existing reality, or creating my own world, so real but non existent.
Results from this two opposite approaches are notably different and, in my opinion, conceptual.
Photography is a higher form of artistic expression that places photography on the level of painting, poetry, music and sculpture. It employs the special talent of intuitive vision. By translating the personal concepts into the language of photography, it reflects the possible answers to major questions of being: birth, death and life.
Creating an idea and transforming it into reality is an essential process of conceptual photography."
-Misha Gordin

I collect here some B&W experiments.





Clubs:

This collection is dedicated to a friend met on DA. She suggested me this colors, she often follows me on updating and experiments and she doesn't know how all that made me happy.
Thank you Helen

Well, purple reminds me the Egyptian queen Cleopatra who loved this color and Richard Wagner who composed his operas in a room with shades of violet, his color of inspiration.

Purple combines the stability of blue and the energy of red. Often it is associated with royalty, wisdom, dignity, independence, creativity, mystery, and magic.

It symbolizes power, nobility, luxury, and ambition.

Some people consider purple artificial tint, but I often found it in flowers.
Bright purple is used when promoting children's products. It evokes romantic and nostalgic feelings.
Dark purple evokes gloom and sad feelings.

I don't like very much this tint, but I think some of my better photos are collected here.
I hope you will enjoy about this new collection









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