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Cannabis Palermo Style
Cannabis Palermo Style – Sicily, 4/30/2018
I couldn’t resist this sign for the shop, I Love Cannabis on the main street in the city center (il Centro) of Palermo, Sicily. It is located right next door to a pizzeria where the pizzas are flying off the shelf. It’s sheer genius!
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iPhone 6+, hand held, capture date and time: 4/30/2018, 3:07 pm, post processing: Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW, Photoshop CC 2017
Pescivendolo
Pescivendolo, Mercato del Capo, Palermo, Sicily, 4/30/2018
Early morning at Mercato del Capo, an open air fish market situated in an alley in Palermo, Sicily. Bread, wine, fruit, vegetables, olive oil, and dolci are also abundant. Taste anything at Mercato del Capo and you will swear it’s the best you’ve ever had. Come early when the housewives in the neighborhood are shopping. That’s when all the action is.
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Nikon D810 DSLR, Nikon AS-F Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G lens, exposure: f/6.3, 1/400 sec., ISO 800, exposure program: Aperture Priority, hand held, capture date and time: 4/30/2018, 8:06 am, post processing: Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW, Photoshop CC 2017
Town Unknown
Town Unknown, Sicily 5/07/2018
In Sicily, the ancient town of Enna is located at dead center of the island so has earned the nickname Ombelico, the navel of Sicily. At the top of the highest mountain in the range, the views of the surrounding mountains are incredibly picturesque, I spent two days there and the image above was captured on the second day looking down on the next town from a park in Enna. I left the next morning without being able to find out the name.
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Nikon D810 DSLR, AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D, exposure: f/6.3, 1/250 sec, ISO 64, WB: Auto, exposure program: Manual, shutter: Mup mode, Vello RS-N1II wired remote switch, Induro Stealth CLT203 carbon fiber tripod, Induro PHQ1 Panhead, capture date and time: 5/07/2018, 6:22 pm, post processing: Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW, Photoshop CC 2017
Due Ragazze Sotto l’Arcata
Due Ragazze Sotto l’Arcata, Cefalù, 5/05/2018
Two Girls Under the Archway in amazingly beautiful Cefalù, Sicily…but let’s talk about food!
My Lonely Planet guide book said the food would be lousy in Cefalù, Sicily. Maybe in the July/August peak of tourist season, but I found that not to be true while I was there in April/May. With the city being right on the Tyrrhenian Sea, mostly seafood dishes are served in ristoranti, and of course there’s a pizzeria on every other block. If you’re ever in Cefalù, try the grilled calamari.
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Nikon D810 DSLR, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D, exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 sec., ISO: 400, handheld, WB: Auto, exposure program: Aperture Priority, capture date and time: 5/05/2018, 8:41 am, post processing: Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW, Photoshop CC 2017.
Gelato!
Woman eating gelato in Rome, Italy, 5/09/2018
I was in the process of capturing a wood carving next to a bench in Rome when a lady sat down with her ice-cream cone and began enjoying it, “con molta gusta”. It was too cute to miss!
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Nikon D810 DSLR, Nikkor AF Zoom-NIKKOR 80-200mm f-2.8D ED, focal length: 170mm, exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 sec., ISO: 400, WB: Auto, exposure program: Aperture Priority, handheld, capture date and time: 5/09/2018, 1:52 pm, post processing: Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW, Photoshop CC 2017.
War Memorial, Ciminna, Sicily
War Memorial, Ciminna Sicily 5/03/2018
I spotted this war memorial on the way out-of-town. A storm was coming in so I quickly made the capture with my iPhone. The writing is Sicilian dialect. I think it means; For the faith of the southern dead, and for their love of life and devotion to the homeland.
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Fish Monger, Mercato del Capo
Fish Monger, Mercato del Capo, Palermo, Sicily, 4/30/2018
I had the open air marketplace, Mercato del Capo in Palermo, Sicily all to myself. In the morning, it was heavenly with just me and the local shoppers. Later on, when the tour busses arrived I was being followed by a sea of iPhone toting tourists thinking they would get the best shots by shooting over my shoulder. My hope is that this image will uniquely stand out from the other thousand photos taken that day.
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Nikon D810 DSLR, Nikon AS-F Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G lens, exposure: f/7.1, 1/15 sec., ISO: 800, WB: Auto, exposure program: Aperture Priority, handheld capture date and time: 4/30/2018, 8:55 am, post processing: Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW, Photoshop CC 2017.
Ciminna, Sicily
Ciminna, Sicily, 5/03/2018
My trip to Italy was a pilgrimage to the small mountaintop town of Ciminna, Sicily where my grandparents immigrated to the US from. I had no idea what to expect. The only knowledge I had was that my parents visited years ago, spent about an hour there, until my mother said, “Let’s get out of here!” Here’s what I found out:
1. Ciminna is an ancient Carthaginian and Roman town, with winding cobblestone streets just wide enough for a smart car, motorcycle, or scooter. There is no tourist trade, no hotels or B&Bs. The people (Ciminnesi) work in wood and metal crafts, agriculture, and sheep herding. There are also artists and musicians.
2. Like me, the maternal grandparents of American director, Martin Scorsese are from Ciminna. So is the family of Chicago Cubs baseball player Anthony Rizzo.
3. In 1963 film director Luchino Visconti used Ciminna for the backdrop of the movie The Leopard starring Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon and Terence Hill.
4. Don’t take the 15 mile dirt road into town when it’s raining.
5. They make the best pizza in the world!
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Nikon D810 DSLR, Nikkor AF Zoom-NIKKOR 80-200mm f-2.8D ED, focal length: 80mm, exposure: f/11.0, 1/400 sec., ISO: 400, WB: Auto, exposure program: Aperture Priority, handheld, capture date and time: 5/03/2018, 1:41 pm, post processing: Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW, Photoshop CC 2017.
My Grandma’s Ship
SS Ems
Sicily to Ellis Island, NY
Ship Type: Passenger Cargo Vessel
Tonnage: 4730
Length: 429.8 feet
Breadth: 47 feet
Musica Di Ciminna
Postcard from Uncle Willy in Ciminna that said, “Baci per tutti” (kisses for all).
Two Sheds
Two Sheds, Villa Dafne Agritorismo, Sicily 5/03/2018
Two farm sheds in a sea of green, one a 500 year old ruin and the other its 100 year old replacement. The evening before brought brooding storm clouds followed by clashes of lightning and torrential rain. This image is the morning view from Villa Dafne Agritorismo situated just below the town of Alia, Sicily. The rain had stopped and the sun was preparing to peek through the clouds…click!
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Nikon D810 DSLR, Nikkor AF Zoom-NIKKOR f/2.8 80-200mm, exposure: f/8.0, 1/60 sec, ISO 64, WB: Auto, exposure program: Manual, shutter: Mup mode, Vello RS-N1II wired remote switch, Induro Stealth CLT203 carbon fiber tripod, Induro PHQ1 Panhead, 32-bit HDR image, capture date and time: 5/03/2018, 9:23 am, post processing: Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW, Photoshop CC 2017
Tow Away Zone
Tow Away Zone, Cefalù, Sicily, 5/05/2018
As the sign says, Tow Away Zone, the most beautiful tow away zone I have ever seen. The capture was made at noon, purportedly the worst time of day for photography…but this narrow street in Cefalù provided shelter from the harsh, midday sun. The only thing harsh is the sign!
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Nikon D810 DSLR, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D, exposure: f/6.3, 1/160 sec., ISO: 320, handheld, WB: Auto, exposure program: Aperture Priority, capture date and time: 5/05/2018, 11:59 am, post processing: Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW, Photoshop CC 2017.
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