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Marae of Taputapuatea
written by vicuna on 2010-02-21 #places

When I arrived on Raiatea last summer and asked people what could be interesting to visit on this island, all told me "marae of Taputapuatea".... sorry, but "mara-what of Tapauatatu what????" Didn't absolutely understand what was the name of this place and what it could be.... Curious to know more about this strange place? Don't worry, I'll explain it to you :)
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The Sea Swimming Pool of Uturoa
written by vicuna on 2010-02-20 #places

Going to the swimming pool is always cool, but I don't like it when the place is closed and smelling strong chemicals... open air pools are much better, but the chemicals in the water are still there... and what about an open air swimming pool that is open on the beautiful waters of a logoon? That's what I want to show you now, the open air sea-pool of Uturoa!
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Watching the Sunrise from Mount Tapioi
written by vicuna on 2010-02-19 #places

Who doesn't loves to see the sunrise? And what if you could admire this everyday magical moment from the top of a 300m high mountain and have a amazing view over Raiatea, Taha'a and even Bora-Bora and Huahine Islands? Would you like it? Well, come with me, I'll show you that! :)
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Huahine Island: A True Paradise
written by vicuna on 2009-12-12 #places

During my last holidays, we decided to spend a few days on Huahine Island. For this 3 days trip, I grabbed my Diana Mini and my Nikonos V camera, as well as 9 rolls of film... Now I want to share with you the beauty of this little island that you can easily call a paradise...
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Ricoh KR 10 Super & Zenitar Fisheye Lens: A Perfect Couple!
written by vicuna on 2009-11-28 #gear

In fact this review is double review: about the Ricoh KR 10 Super camera and about the amazing Zenitar fisheye 16mm lens. This is truly a perfect couple and I have the chance to have this combo in my collection.
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The Square Diana Mini Splitzing Experience
written by vicuna on 2009-11-25 #gear #tutorials

The Diana Mini camera is a stunning little toy by itself, but what if you want to make some square splitzer shots with it?
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The Underwater Halloween Pumpkin carving
written by vicuna on 2009-11-24 #news

During Halloween time, we're used to buy a nice pumpkin and have fun by carving it and create strange, funny or very frightening faces. Often we make this in our kitchen or anywhere else, but did you ever try to do this by diving 6 meter deep? I'd like to share with you a very funny and unique halloween experience I had the chance to live...
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Mini Macro, Mini Lomo
written by vicuna on 2009-11-17 #gear #tutorials

As I was thinking about how to use the macro lens on my Diana Mini and about what to shoot with it, I saw the Lomo Cameras keychains I just received, and thought it could be interesting to shoot these mini cameras in Diana Mini macro mode!
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Papeete, the Big City of French Polynesia
written by vicuna on 2009-10-23 #places

If you have the chance one day to visit French Polynesia, the city of Papeete will be the first place you'll see and visit. If you expect the mythical image of Tahiti, you'll be disappointed, because it's not the right place for this! But there are other things to see...
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Travelling to the Other Side of the World
written by vicuna on 2009-10-19 #news

Like most of you know now, I moved this summer from Nice (metropolitan France) to Raiatea (French Polynesia). Of course, during the travel I had my LC-A+ and my supersampler always with me... Let me tell you the story of this great travel to the other side of the world...
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Phoenix Parc and The "Green Diamant" of Nice
written by vicuna on 2009-06-25 #places

For my 100th location, I want to share some special place with you all: the zoological parc of Nice called "Parc Phoenix" and his giant greenhouse known as the "green diamant"
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Railway Station of Nice
written by vicuna on 2009-06-24 #places

I asked myself what kind of new place I could shoot in my town to share with the Lomo community and thought about the fact hat locations are all about traveling and discovery....hmmm ... what kind of place can represent the travel spirit before you arrive in a new place: a railway station of course!!
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Walhalla, The Temple of Heroes
written by vicuna on 2009-06-24 #places

Come with us, we're going to visit the "Walhalla"! The walala? What's that??? That's the question I asked when I was taken to visit this monument near Regensburg, in Bavaria. And I was really impressed, so I'll share with you what I learned there....
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Passau, The "3 Rivers Town"
written by vicuna on 2009-06-23 #places

Passau is a nice little city at the border between Bavaria (Germany) and Austria and is called the "3 rivers town": the main river is the Danube (or Donau), crossed by the Inn and the Ilz rivers
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"Deutsches Museum": The Science & Technology Museum of Munich
written by vicuna on 2009-06-23 #places

If you come to visit Munich and if you have an open and curious mind about science & technology, you must absolutely plan a visit to the "Deutsches Museum", one of the greatest museum of this kind in Germany
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Shooting Sport Center Bockenberg
written by vicuna on 2009-06-22 #places

We all like to shoot like crazy, with our cameras around our neck and in our bags: shoot, shoot, shoot and don't think! But did you ever try to shoot with a gun, and not with a camera?? I always asked myself why we're using the same verb "to shoot" for photography and when using guns or weapons.... Well, once I changed the weapon and practiced some "shooting sport" with a rifle, but didn't forget my camera to show you how it was! :)
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Paragliding in The Bavarian Forest
written by vicuna on 2009-06-22 #places

One of the oldest human dreams is to fly like the birds. In the Greek mythology, Icarus and his father Daedalus tried to escape from their exile on the island of Crete by building themselves wings made out of feathers and wax.... but Icarus was so fascinated to feel like a bird that he came to close to the sun, the wax melted and he felt down in the sea.... Today, some crazy human beings are still trying to fly: the paragliders
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Castle and Hill of Mt Boron, Nice
written by vicuna on 2009-06-22 #places

Do you love castles? Do you love places where you can have breathtaking panoramic views over the sea? Do you ove parcs where you can walk during hours far away from the city and the urban noise? I really do love all this, so let's go to discover the Castle and hill of Mt Boron, near of Nice! :))
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Lake of Saint Cassien
written by vicuna on 2009-06-20 #places

Lakes are very inspiring and peaceful places. Let me show you a very nice one....
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Marseille's "Vieux Port" and FIsh Market
written by vicuna on 2009-06-11 #places

Marseille wouldn't be Marseille without the "vieux port", the old port who is at the origins of the whole city....
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La "Bonne Mère" or Basilica "Notre dame de la Garde" of Marseille
written by vicuna on 2009-06-11 #places

If you ask anyone from Marseille what building is the symbol of the town, they will all answer you "La Bonne Mère"! Indeed, the "Good Mother" is the main cathedral of Marseille and is the holy protector of the whole city and people of Marseille
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Ponte Vecchio & Arno River in Firenze
written by vicuna on 2009-06-09 #places

Firenze wouldn't be so magical without the river Arno and the world famous "Ponte Vecchio". This river has something magic!
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Santa Maria del Flore, The "Duomo" of Firenze
written by vicuna on 2009-06-08 #places

It's perhaps the most know building of Firenze all around the world and every tourist wants to stay in front of it... and it's a real architectural masterpiece: the "Duomo"!
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Boboli's Garden, Firenze
written by vicuna on 2009-06-08 #places

In Firenze you got a lot of beautiful things to see and Boboli's garden is one of these amazing location to visit in this city.
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BMW Welt, Munich
written by vicuna on 2009-06-03 #places

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria and is well known to be the birthplace of the world famous cars BMW.
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The New Harbour of Monaco
written by vicuna on 2009-06-02 #places

The new harbour & pier of Monaco is a fantastic place to have a great view on the whole city and admire a lot of beautiful boats & cars....
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Menton, A Border Town of The Cote d'Azur
written by vicuna on 2009-06-02 #places

Menton is the last french city before the Italian border and has some charming aspects to show....
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Olympic Village of Munich
written by vicuna on 2009-06-01 #places

The "Olympiadorf" (or "Olydorf" like the people living there like to call it) is the Olympic village built for the Olympic games 1972 in Munich.
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Paddling On The Donau River
written by vicuna on 2009-05-30 #places

Paddling on the biggest and longest river of Europe, that's a great experience!
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Olympiapark, Munich
written by vicuna on 2009-05-29 #places

Just on the other side of the Olympic Village you'll find the "Olympia park" a very inspiring place to take pictures.
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Doubles With You: Vicuna& lucasjakobsson
written by vicuna on 2009-05-28 #news

We come with a special edition of Doubles With You - this time I found a new great doubles partner and you know him all well: it's lucasjakobbson :))
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Surfin' Munich
written by vicuna on 2009-05-20 #places

"If everybody had an ocean/Across the U. S. A./Then everybody'd be surfin'/Like Californi-a" Well, when the Beach Boys sang this "Surfin' USA" 1963, they surely didn't think that it would be possible to surf in Munich, hundreds and hundreds km far away from the sea (and more from California of course...)
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Saint Tropez (France)
written by vicuna on 2009-05-15 #places

The city of Saint Tropez is world wide known as a huge touristic destination and a place where stars and famous people like to show themselves. But if it's true in summer, it's not the case in the other seasons, there's much more to appreciate in St Tropez than that...
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Fayence
written by vicuna on 2009-05-13 #places

Following the way down from the mountains in the "Var" department (see other locations of "Bargeme" and "Mons") here's is the 3rd place to visit in the area.
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Mons, The Charms of A Village in The Provence
written by vicuna on 2009-05-10 #places

On the way back from Bargeme (see other location) I discovered the village of Mons. It's one of these charming little villages of the Provence. Let's visit it! :)
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Bargeme, One of The Most Beautiful Villages of France
written by vicuna on 2009-05-10 #places

Bargeme deserves with no doubt the title of "one of the most beautiful villages of France"; This official title is given to 150 villages in France and Bargeme is one of them! Let''s discover it! :))
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The "Baou" of St Jeannet
written by vicuna on 2009-05-09 #places

What is a "Baou"?? In the provincial dialect (that means spoken mostly in the south-east part of France) it means "mountain peak" and there are 2 beautiful ones not so far from Nice, called "Baou of St Jeannet" and his twin the "Baou of La Gaude". Let's discover the first one! :)
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How to put the Horizon Filters in your Camera
written by vicuna on 2009-04-20 #gear #tutorials

The Horizon camera comes with some cool filters, but how do you put them on the lens???
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Peninsula of Cap Martin
written by vicuna on 2009-04-19 #places

Looking for a dreamy place where you can walk along the sea? Then you have to visit the peninsula of Cap Martin!
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Roquebrune, A Medieval Village by The Sea
written by vicuna on 2009-04-12 #places

Roquebrune is a nice little medieval village, located 225m high and just a few kilometers from the sea. That means an amazing view over the Mediterranean coast....
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Rollei CN Digibase (120, 200 iso) User-Review
written by vicuna on 2009-04-10 #gear

The Rollei CN Digibase is an un-masked colour negative film with very fine grain and deep blue colours.
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The "Castle Sea-Walk" of La Napoule
written by vicuna on 2009-03-31 #places

When the springtime comes back, it's such a great pleasure to have a walk along the sea. And if you like castles as well, so you'll find both at La Napoule.
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Tipster of the Week: Self-portrait Fun!
written by vicuna on 2009-03-22 #gear #tutorials

If you're the type of person who is intrigued by your own unseen dimensions, our Tipster here managed to reveal the multiple identities he possessed by shedding light through his analogue soul in all directions.
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The Pier of Nice
written by vicuna on 2009-03-13 #places

The pier of Nice is one of my favorite place to shoot: a beautiful place, the sea, boats & ferries, people, well, a perfect place to make pictures! The pier of Nice is located at the entry of the port and is a fascinating place to have a walk, meet with friends, have some nice time to sit down to look at the sea and the boats...
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"Square Head" Building by Sosno (Nice)
written by vicuna on 2009-03-12 #places

The "Square Head" is a sculpture by the french artist Sacha Sosno, and it is also the very first giant sculpture to have been transformed in a habitable building.
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Make X-pro Redscale!
written by vicuna on 2009-02-24 #gear #tutorials

What I love about Redscale-ing having a whole new red/orange universe in your shots but what happens if you reverse a slide film and cross process it?
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Ilford HP5 (35mm, 400 iso) user-review
written by vicuna on 2009-02-21 #gear

When I started photography 12 years ago, I asked a photographer friend what b&w I should use to have good shots... he answered "HP5". What was the meaning of this "code"??? That's how I discovered this great classic b&w film by Ilford who never left me since until to this very day.
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Ihagee Exa 1a, A Magic "DDR" Camera
written by vicuna on 2009-02-16 #gear

The former "DDR" or "GDR" (German Democratic Republic, that means East Germany from 1949 to 1990) had a very important camera industry and produced some really great cameras; One of those is the Ihagee Exa 1a, a beautiful bulky SLR with top viewfinder. Let me introduce this little gem! :)
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Pontiac Bloc Metal 41: The Irrestible Charm Of A Folding Camera
written by vicuna on 2009-02-05 #gear

For my last birthday, my sister gave me a wonderful present: a Pontiac bloc metal 41, an old folding camera she found on a flea market. She immediately thought that it could be a great camera to add to my collection, as I didn't have any folding one at this time.
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Walking along the Var river, France
written by vicuna on 2009-02-02 #places

Who doesn't like walking along a river? It's so peaceful and quiet to see the water, to hear the endless water stream going along his way to the sea... A river is always a place where you can think about a lot of tings, when you're alone or with the one you love, or your friends or anybody else. It can be a river in the city, opening a magic view to a far horizon, or it can be in the forest, in a wide open space... whatever, a river is always magic.
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