Peeling paint. (Patreon)

This wall was a perfect background for the perfect body of Elfa, the tiles, the peeling paint of the graffiti, the strong colors and contrasts, everything is helpful to make the subject stand out, even if she is positioned off center.
The quality of the Fujifilm GFX 50S II + "Martin" (the Zeiss T* 1,4/85mm Planar ZF named after the Patron that sponsored part of the purchase), is showing in the best possible way in this sufficiently lit room in the Ex Manicomio di Monbello market.
Also this is not a close portrait like I was doing some time ago, but you can enlarge the photo so much, that I unconsciously believe there is not need to make such portraits any more; or maybe I'm not going so close because I want to show also what's interesting all around; or because the spaces are so big in these locations that I can afford to work at the distance that feels right to me at the moment...
Whatever the reason, this framing just felt right at the time, and feels right also now, I love this camera and lens combination, and how it works with Elfa.

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