Italy

Even at night, you can’t get ice cream without standing in line. The fixed points in the Italian cities are the ice cream parlors. They ensure a pleasant get-together and sweeten the last hours of the day.

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• Camera: LEICA X VARIO (Typ 107)
• Aperture: ƒ/3.5
• Shutter speed: 1/30s
• Focal length: 18mm
• ISO: 640

On the way back to the parking lot, I saw that soccer field. Sportspeople were playing football in the middle of Genova. Between highways and streets with cars, a photo which represents Italian city life.

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• Camera: LEICA M (Typ 240)
• Aperture: ƒ/2
• Shutter speed: 1/125s
• Focal length: 50mm
• ISO: 1600

Genoa was pretty empty, only a few people on the streets. I was able to use our stay for many photos; this city has endless motifs.

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• Camera: LEICA M (Typ 240)
• Aperture: ƒ/2.8
• Shutter speed: 1/90s
• Focal length: 50mm
• ISO: 1000

For me, Genova is the most magnificent city in Italy. The big and high buildings with high walls, the gigantic windows, and massive wooden doors. That all combined with Italian architecture art built between high and low streets and alleys. The city is close to the sea, with a big harbor, Italy at its best.

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• Camera: LEICA M (Typ 240)
• Aperture: ƒ/16
• Shutter speed: 1/125s
• Focal length: 50mm
• ISO: 250

A nightly walk in the harbor area was a mixture of the older restaurants and alleys and the modern buildings, which brought us nearer to the Italian architecture of the current times.

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• Camera: LEICA X VARIO (Typ 107)
• Aperture: ƒ/3.5
• Shutter speed: 1/30s
• Focal length: 18mm
• ISO: 1600

Great that the first steps back to normal are in place. I cannot wait to revisit Italy. Italy opens its borders on June 3rd. However, Austria has to change its current law, where everyone has to go to a two-week quarantine after returning from Italy. That will change within the next weeks too, I think.

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• Camera: ILCE-7RM2
• Aperture: ƒ/4
• Shutter speed: 1/2000s
• Focal length: 24mm
• ISO: 320

Verona reminds me of walking through the medieval times of Assassin’s Creed. I think the creators must have visited the city and were so fascinated that they used is as a template for the game.

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• Camera: ILCE-7S
• Aperture: ƒ/2.8
• Shutter speed: 1/60s
• Focal length: 14mm
• ISO: 800

I only knew the Dolomites from photos, stories, and the geography lesson at school. When I first stood in front of these mountain peaks last year, I was impressed. The mountain ranges stretch for many kilometers along the roads and paths. The rugged and jagged rocks bring a wild and romantic mood across—ideal for shooting mountain films and taking photos.

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• Camera: ILCE-7RM2
• Aperture: ƒ/16
• Shutter speed: 1/30s
• Focal length: 38mm
• ISO: 100

The ice cream parlor is an Italian institution. Sooner or later, you will go in and come out with a large portion of ice cream. 🙂 Verona in the evening.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2020, Color Efex Pro

• Camera: ILCE-7RM2
• Aperture: ƒ/4
• Shutter speed: 1/125s
• Focal length: 35mm
• ISO: 4000

I cannot remember in which of the five cities of Cinque Terre the picture was taken. Anyway, it represents the typical Italian life of this area. Walking around in the alleys and then drinking espresso at a cafe.

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Post processed with: Aurora, Photoshop 2020

• Camera: ILCE-7RM2
• Aperture: ƒ/4
• Shutter speed: 1/320s
• Focal length: 28mm
• ISO: 320