moleskine moleskine!

It's been a long time I would like to post some of my Moleskine sketches...
Well, these that you see above are my last 4 works, and I just noticed that I have only two pages left on my small black beauty!

I absolutely need to buy a new one.

first roll with the Canonet.

I just went to the photo store to take the result of my first roll with my "brand new" Canon Canonet QL17.
For this first attempt with this camera I've used a roll of Kodak T-Max 400 during Christmas holidays and the month of January, I spent some time checking camera functions and manual switches and I have to say that I really love the feeling that this camera gives to you when you use it. It's quite heavy for its category but not too much, and it gives you the sensation of holding something solid and reliable.
I'm posting here a complete description of Canonet family cameras, taken from Camerapedia:

The Canon Canonet was released in 1961 and is remembered as Canon's first entry into the intermediate-class camera market, and also the first of the highly successful Canonet series of 35mm automatic-exposure rangefinder cameras.
The top plate only houses the shutter-release, with a locking ring for time-exposures, the frame counter and an accessory shoe. The clean lines of the top are achieved by putting the advance lever underneath, together with the rewind crank, rewind release and back catch. The advance lever had an end which hinged downwards, making it easy to operate using the left middle- or third-finger.
These controls on the bottom necessitate corresponding holes in the every-ready case. Rangefinder focusing is controlled by a lever attached to the focus ring, also at the bottom of the camera. The selenium meter cell is arranged around the Canon SE 45mm f1.9 lens - thus automatically compensating for filters; the aperture ring is scaled from f16 down to f1.9, followed by an "auto" setting (with a latch), for shutter priority automation. The Copal SV shutter has speeds from 1/500 down to 1sec, plus B. Film speed is set between 10-400 ASA by a lever in the shutter speed ring.
The viewfinder features a bright-line, and a scale showing the aperture. There is a PC socket beside the lens, and a switch on the lens barrel for X- or M-flash sync. There is a self-timer - set by a lever on the lens barrel.
The Canonet was also sold by Bell & Howell as the Bell & Howell / Canon Canonet 19.

and this is me with my new friend:

that's all folks! :-)

Four Magazine!

E' da alcuni giorni disponibile, a Piacenza, il nuovo magazine di Spazio4, partorito con tantissima passione e dedizione dall'instancabile caporedattrice Irene e da tutti gli altri operatori del centro Spazio4 e dello staff di 29100.
Inutile dire che tutti si sono davvero dati tantissimo da fare è il risultato che ne è scaturito è questo bellissimo magazine, una ventina di pagine a colori, che illustra le attività del centro, del gruppo dei Giovani Artisti Piacentini, parla di arte, del mio amico Big Henry e di Musica.
Ho avuto l'onore di poter partecipare a questo fantastico progetto fornendo le fotografie, per la cover ed alcuni degli articoli all'interno.
Di seguito vi riporto il comunicato ufficiale che accompagna l'uscita del magazine:


Lo staff di Airbag-29100 e gli operatori di Spazio4 annunciano la
pubblicazione del primo numero del nuovo magazine " FOUR ", con articoli su
tutte le attività di Spazio4... ma non solo, perchè contiene anche
interessanti interviste riguardanti esponenti del mondo culturale ed artistico
di Piacenza e dintorni.
Il magazine è reperibile presso i principali esercizi commerciali della città
e naturalmente presso Spazio4. Affrettatevi!

Sunday Night Live!

Hello there! the shots you see above have been taken yesterday at fabulous Devil's Den Pub in Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy.

Vibeke Saugestad and Radio Days were playing there, for a special "pre-dinner Sunday show"!
Of course everything was pretty funny, we had some Beamish (oh I love that beer!), we talk with our friends, we laugh, we enjoyed the show, and we have ended the day having a meal at McDonalds at 11 p.m.! Definitely not a good idea... :-)