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Claudio Beffa italy
Photo © Claudio Beffa
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Cosmo Osaka
This picture is the result of the stitching of 10 vertical shots, taken with my Pentax K-3 and Pentax DA* 50-135mm F/2.8 lens mounted on a panoramic plate and calibrated on a nodal rail. The final result is a massive 115 Mpixel panorama (19900px x 5800px) that weighs more than 5 GBytes; hard times for my workstation...
Being a self-taught photographer, Claudio is driven by a creative curiosity which leads him to constantly experiment disparate techniques, both in the shooting and in the post processing stage: as a result, depending on the subject and the meaning that he aims to convey, he produces panoramas, vertoramas, long exposures, high dynamic range captures that are subsequently digitally developed with the utmost attention to details, using the most advanced retouching methods.
Claudio's approach to photography is a perseverant and passionate search of the beauty in its most meaningful form and a constant honing the methods to improve the artistry needed to accomplish it.
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entry description
The skyline of Osaka with its many skyscrapers and highways, taken from the Suminoe ward. With this work I wanted to represent the modernity and the energy of a metropolis that never sleeps and that seems a robotic giant with its veins in which flows a glowing electric energy. To emphasize this concept I've color-graded the scene with a dominant and subtle "electric blue" tint.This picture is the result of the stitching of 10 vertical shots, taken with my Pentax K-3 and Pentax DA* 50-135mm F/2.8 lens mounted on a panoramic plate and calibrated on a nodal rail. The final result is a massive 115 Mpixel panorama (19900px x 5800px) that weighs more than 5 GBytes; hard times for my workstation...
about the photographer
Italian designer and photographer for passion, Claudio Beffa's works are focused on the search of the beauty and soul of the destinations of his travels. Interested particularly in Japan and Italy, his photographs encompass the elements which make a place unique and deeply bond with the local culture and history. His body of works covers a vast variety of subjects, from pristine forests and mountains to lively cities, including some ancient and sacred places which, most of the times, are quite distant from the touristic routes. The portfolio includes also traditional celebrations and historical ceremonies and competitions, as well as glimpses of everyday life, which deepen the journey into a land and its culture.Being a self-taught photographer, Claudio is driven by a creative curiosity which leads him to constantly experiment disparate techniques, both in the shooting and in the post processing stage: as a result, depending on the subject and the meaning that he aims to convey, he produces panoramas, vertoramas, long exposures, high dynamic range captures that are subsequently digitally developed with the utmost attention to details, using the most advanced retouching methods.
Claudio's approach to photography is a perseverant and passionate search of the beauty in its most meaningful form and a constant honing the methods to improve the artistry needed to accomplish it.
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