Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The arch is the best photo, but the girl in yellow is a real charmer too. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 10 Nov 2018, at 10:50, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Back to Sicily, where the first stop on our tour was Taormina. > > Mt. Etna showed itself briefly at daybreak. > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/45083330404/in/dateposted-public/> > > Me, waxing lyrical > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/45083329934/in/dateposted-public/> > > Greek theater: > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/45083329844/in/dateposted-public/> > > Through the arch: > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/45083330024/in/dateposted-public/> > > Coastline: > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/45083330174/in/dateposted-public/> > > In Italy, it's a stone mason's adhesive. Leica users will understand... > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/45083330274/in/dateposted-public/> > > Girl in yellow: > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/45083329684/in/dateposted-public/> > > There's a story behind this last picture. Last summer, I attended an adult > music camp. One of the pieces we played in the orchestra was the overture > to an operetta by Camille Saint-Saens called "La Princesse Jaune" (The > Yellow Princess). The story was about a young man who falls in love with > the portrait of a Japanese princess dressed in yellow. In a dream, he > travels to Japan and meets her, but eventually decides that his sweetheart > back home is who he really loves. So when I saw the young woman, I just > had to take her picture. I told her the story, she thought it was cool, > and she posed for me. > > Olympus E-M5 and 20/1.7, 25/1.4 or 45/1.8. Enjoy. > --Peter > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >