Andreas Manessinger

7277 - Piacenza XXXVI

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I told you we would see the Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta e Santa Giustina again, and that’s where we are now. It’s big, and although I am at 7mm, I have to leave some perspective distortion uncorrected.

7276 - Piacenza XXXV

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Here we are with the last image of the Basilica di Sant’Antonino.

7275 - Piacenza XXXIV

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Here’s a more decorative composition.

7274 - Piacenza XXXIII

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Look at those small towerlets. It’s pretty rare. I can’t remember a church like this anywhere.

7273 - Piacenza XXXII

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Outside now. This is still Sant’Antonino.

7272 - Piacenza XXXI

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Looking from the alter back to the entrance, it’s almost unbelievable that this is the same church. No decorations, plain walls.

7271 - Piacenza XXX

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Here is a detail from the image above the altar. Again, I couldn’t think of a better travel lens than the Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 IS Pro.

7270 - Piacenza XXIX

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Back again in the church. Nice ceiling. This time not HDR.

7269 - Piacenza XXVIII

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

It was already late. The image timestamp is 17:33. On the other hand, I always miss the transition from wintertime to summertime and vice versa. My camera might have been an hour off, one direction or the other.

The funny thing is, none of the expensive “photographer’s cameras” automatically set the correct local time. All have a built-in WiFi module today, thus the hardware is available. Weird, huh?

Sure, you can connect to an app on your smartphone, but the process is messy.

Which reminds me to upgrade my OM1 MkII to the latest firmware version 😁

I’ve done just that, and yes, the app also syncs the time automatically, and it does so every time the camera is connected. I’ve also updated the OM1 MkI used by my wife. It took me a while until I realized, that to switch cameras, I have to restart the app. Of course, that’s not mentioned anywhere 😛

So I just have to develop a habit to use the app. Oh, well!

7268 - Piacenza XXVII

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I’d call this entrance inviting, wouldn’t you?

7267 - Piacenza XXVI

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Sant’Antonino has a nicely decorated renaissance cloister.

7266 - Piacenza XXV

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Closer to the main altar. Only the darkest of the five exposures held details in the windows and in the sunlit piece of the cornice upper-right of the altar.

Such strong compression of dynamic range is dangerous if not handled with care. A common HDR technique is to break up the homogeneity of flat areas. They are darkened in the middle, and where they border darker areas, they get lightened up. This is the dreaded halo effect that you so often see in smartphone images. I try to avoid it at all costs.

7265 - Piacenza XXIV

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This is where we went: Basilica di Sant’Antonino. Totally insane contrast, this is an HDR in the subtle way I like to make them.

7264 - Piacenza XXIII

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Actually, this is the church we passed by on our way to the next one. Don’t fear, we’ll get to Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta e Santa Giustina in due time 😁

7263 - Piacenza XXII

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A detail of a house, seen while walking to the next church.

7262 - Piacenza XXI

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Two windows and the last image from inside San Francesco.

7261 - Piacenza XX

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The bishop again, from another angle and with more environment.

7260 - Piacenza XIX

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Not that easy to process. I wonder how old that relief is and how wit was lit in times before electric light.

7259 - Piacenza XVIII

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A beautiful window. Some are old, most are not. Well, “not” still meaning a century or two, just not medieval. There’s hardly a church that has not been altered across the centuries. It’s not important.

7258 - Piacenza XVII

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Much detail, recovered from the shadow. Micro Four Thirds. If you need more pixels, buy a camera with more pixels. Dynamic range and shadow quality are perfect now, regardless of system.

7257 - Piacenza XVI

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

One more view, then we go in again.

7256 - Piacenza XV

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Out of a whim, I returned to San Francesco for a few more images. Glad I did. 😁

7255 - Piacenza XIV

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Under those arcades. The building is Piacenza’s ancient town hall, aptly named Palazzo Gotico.

7254 - Piacenza XIII

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This image was a not even half-hearted effort. I was discouraged by the light, and I didn’t even try to get a good composition. The out-of-camera image was exposed for the sky and the perspective was all off. Everything you see here is a product of post-processing. Lightroom only, not even DxO. No AI involved 😁

7253 - Piacenza XII

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This looks like a part of a former cloister. Franciscan monasteries always have cloisters - unless they have not. So much has been lost over the centuries.