High quality candids. (Patreon)

Maria in August 2025 on the nudist beach on the Adda river.In the middle of the shooting, Maria wanted to retouch her make-up, and found a clandestine in her bag, fallen from the tree above.Using the Fujifilm GFX 50S II + "Martin" (the Zeiss T* 1,4/85mm Planar ZF named after the Patron that sponsored part of the purchase) to shoot a candid backstage photos like this one is like using an atomic bomb to get rid of a mosquito: an overkill.But that was the camera I had in my hand at the moment, and I was not going to lose the moment.The X100VI would have been better suited for candids, but with the risk of distorting Maria's features, and including the other people resting in the shade of tree, as consequences of its wide angle lens.So we have to live with this "gourmet" candid, actually I shot a long sequence of 9 selected candids of this encounter.Maria is totally at ease whilst naked, even with other people around, and is always playful.I'm looking forward to work with her again this August, and I hope everything goes as planned.

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