Hi PROXIMO here . I live in Italy, in a city in Tuscany called Pietrasanta ( in the Versilia area ), which is within a step from the seaside;just about fifty miles from Florence. I'm a designer in marble works and I'm very passioned about astronomical photography ,reading and music. I approached photography late, around when I was 25. I started directly from astro photography . I began with an old olympus OM-1, 'till when, one fine day, I came across in a Nikon FM2 SLR camera...It was love at first using! I really got good time ,in those days, with it and my telescope. My firs experiences in the astronomical photography was not so good ,and those first results really frustrated me! I spent four years under the night sky before reaching decent results. Those first experiences led me to a new approach to the photography ,technical and expressive, and led me to the knowledge ,step by step, of the "tradictional photography. Recently I turn from the analogic photography to the digital ( which I distrusted till that moment )...I have to tell you the truth..I found it very funny and this new rush led me to a new inpirations. Now ,for the astrophoto, I generally use a MEADE Schmidt Cassegrain 8" reflector telescope (F2000mm f/10 ,that I use to reduce to f/6.3),one F 800mm refractor ,and a russian made F 1000mm catadioptric that I use also as guide instrument.
Comments (18)
mbz2662
Great B/W, a picture to hang in the music room.
camilledubuc
beautiful bw
mhyrdin
Excellent mood, i like this shot
DCLEW2
Excellent Shot. Would love to hear it too.
TwoPynts
Subtle and beautiful.
Georges_H_Hoens
I love such shot, the DOF adds the (as say TwoPynts) subtility. And B&w fits perfectly to generate the mood. Well done!
da_franze
excellent bw! awesome view!
jedink
Great light in b&w. Nice one.
mamabobbijo
I love the POV, as well as the instrument!
mark.spooner
Nice work.
Ionel
Very beautifully done image!!!
auntietk
Oh wow - beautiful low key work! This is awesome.
broatch
Nice DOF!!!
micturn
fascinating!
nikolais
stunning masterpiece!
kurtsart
This is fantastic! To my faves it goes :)
Svarg
Awesome! I play a Strat! Nice POV!
G_Mansco
This photography shouts out passion. Wonderful!