Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/26

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Semana Santa in Alicante 2008
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema@wanadoo.nl)
Date: Wed Mar 26 01:26:21 2008
References: <5EAD4176-A48A-45C7-889E-0E81BEB34FC2@nathanfoto.com>

Great series Nathan,
It really shows the atmosphere and the joy of the people.
Thanks for showing,
Michiel Fokkema

On 26/03/2008, Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote:
> I went to see the Semana Santa celebrations on Wednesday, Friday and
>  Sunday. This is one of the most important events of the year in every
>  Spanish city, and Alicante is no exception. I shot around 400
>  pictures, and frankly had a hard time editing them down to the 51 I
>  chose for the gallery. In any event, the results are here:
>
>  http://www.frozenlight.eu/semana_santa
>
>  Just to pre-empt comments about the KKK-style hoods in some of the
>  processions: these traditions go back centuries and so precede the
>  KKK. According to what some friends in Seville once explained to me,
>  the faces are covered to symbolize that all are equal before God.
>
>  As always, comments are warmly welcome and appreciated. All images
>  with the E3, and either the 25mm 1.4 Leica/Panasonic (nighttime
>  shots) or the 12-60mm Olympus.
>
>  Nathan
>
>  Nathan Wajsman
>  nathan@nathanfoto.com
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