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Okay, packing up some gear for a 6 days vacation in Paris next week!!

We rented a beautiful apartment 5m walk to Eiffel tower. We’re visiting most of the popular attractions that this beautiful city has to offer.. Montmartre, the Latin quarter, La Conciergerie, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe, a boat tour of the seine… and of course bring our 5 y-o kid to Disneyland ;-)..

For the first time I’ll be leaving my notebook at home but the owner has assured me that there’s a laptop with internet connection in the apartment… good for late night emails, photo uploads and vacation planning while staying there…

I think I’ll be shooting RAW+JPG so that I can post some (unprocessed) images without the need of a raw converter before I get back home.

taken on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:23:08pm (CEST)
[ NIKON D70s; 18 mm @ f/3.5 @ 1/40th @ 500 ISO ; metering: Manual, Center-weighted average ]

Fun wedding reception activities for kids

taken on Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:31:35pm (CEST) in Ponte Ronca, Italy
[ NIKON D300; 55 mm @ f/3.2 @ 1/250th @ 200 ISO ; metering: Manual, Multi-segment ]
[ location: 44 deg 29' 36.60" N, 11 deg 11' 18.60" E, 73 m a.s.l. ]

Jun 25 update: bathtub video test

For the coming summer season I just bought this cheap waterproof (5m/15ft) case: the Aquapac 404.

For less than 30€, the 404 is small enough to fit my Vado HD camcorder, my mobile phone (does 3G work for some Qik realtime streaming underwater ?!?) or my p&s camera.

The product comes with an adjustable neckcord, 5 dessiccant sachets (to help absorb any condensation in the air inside the case) and a three-year global warranty.

Aquapac sells waterproof cases for everything and at reasonable prices, go take a look at their sizing guide.

After some bubble tests here at home I’m hopefully using it on the beach in a couple of weeks!

taken on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:45:41pm (CEST)
[ NIKON D300; 17 mm @ f/2.8 @ 1/1000th @ 200 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]

taken on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:16:04pm (CEST) in Sambuca Pistoiese, Italy
[ NIKON D300; 55 mm @ f/3.2 @ 1/8000th @ 200 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment, +1/3 EV ]
[ location: 44 deg 6' 13.20" N, 10 deg 59' 33.00" E, 702 m a.s.l. ]

I’m  releasing a new Facebook application: PostInjector.

PostInjector can post your Flickr images collected by the SuckRSS engine to your Facebook profile or page, along with a thumbnail and relevant Exif data (focal length, exposure, metering mode, gps coordinates, etc). A link to a map and a reverse geocoded place name are provided for georeferenced images, as usual.
The application uses the new Open Stream API and has already been whitelisted by Facebook.

More about SuckRSS
PostInjector Facebook application

This 24V/500W incandescent Leuci light bulb was found intact on the beach by my dad.

taken on Sat, 6 Jun 2009 20:14:34pm (CEST)
[ NIKON D300; 17 mm @ f/2.8 @ 1/640th @ 200 ISO ; metering: Auto, Center-weighted average ]

scarabeo, trovato in strada durante una passeggiata in bici..
Click image to Play Video

taken on Sun, 31 May 2009 10:20:32am (CEST)
[ NIKON D300; 50 mm @ f/1.8 @ 1/250th @ 200 ISO ; metering: Manual, Center-weighted average ]

dirty water near the sluice on Reno canal in Casalecchio di Reno (BO), Italy

taken on Sun, 24 May 2009 20:51:10pm (CEST) in Casalecchio di Reno, Italy
[ NIKON D300; 17 mm @ f/2.8 @ 1/80th @ 640 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]
[ location: 44 deg 28' 21.00" N, 11 deg 16' 52.80" E, 58 m a.s.l. ]

Bologna, Italy - May 2009: Each May the citizens of Bologna carry the figure of the Madonna around the city in procession.

The weekend of the 6th Sunday of Easter Bologna’s most important religious festival is held: the image of the Madonna kept in the Santuario di San Luca descends into the city for the blessing in the church of S. Petronio. The celebration closes with the solemn return procession of the image to the Sanctuary.

Check out the full set of photos from this event

taken on Sun, 24 May 2009 18:56:10pm (CEST) in Meloncello, Bologna, Italy
[ NIKON D300; 135 mm @ f/3.5 @ 1/1000th @ 200 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]
[ location: 44 deg 29' 24.60" N, 11 deg 18' 39.60" E, 62 m a.s.l. ]

Garda

taken on Sun, 3 May 2009 16:50:10pm (CEST) in Garda, Italy
[ NIKON D300; 17 mm @ f/2.8 @ 1/3200th @ 200 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]
[ location: 45 deg 34' 36.60" N, 10 deg 42' 14.40" E, 61 m a.s.l. ]

downtown Bologna

taken on Sun, 10 May 2009 14:43:11pm (CEST) in Bologna, Italy
[ NIKON D300; 17 mm @ f/2.8 @ 1/6400th @ 200 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]
[ location: 44 deg 29' 37.80" N, 11 deg 20' 33.00" E, 58 m a.s.l. ]

Bologna, Italy - May ‘09: libreria Coop Ambasciatori

taken on Sun, 10 May 2009 16:02:46pm (CEST) in Bologna, Italy
[ NIKON D300; 26 mm @ f/2.8 @ 1/125th @ 450 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]
[ location: 44 deg 29' 37.80" N, 11 deg 20' 42.00" E, 92 m a.s.l. ]

Lazise sul Garda (VR), Italy - May’09: MovieLand (Canevaworld Resort) is a theme park entirely dedicated to the world of cinema.

taken on Sat, 2 May 2009 14:20:05pm (CEST)
[ NIKON D300; 55 mm @ f/2.8 @ 1/3200th @ 200 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]

Bussolengo (VR), Italy - May’09: Parco Natura Viva is located between Lake Garda and Verona. This huge zoo includes the Fauna Park, Dino Park, a Tropical greenhouse and an African Safari Park.

taken on Fri, 1 May 2009 16:46:59pm (CEST) in Pastrengo, Italy
[ NIKON D300; 17 mm @ f/2.8 @ 1/125th @ 200 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]
[ location: 45 deg 28' 54.60" N, 10 deg 47' 54.60" E, 130 m a.s.l. ]