Yes, what you see is REAL GOLD

RuiMLopesRuiMLopes Registered Users Posts: 336 Major grins
edited October 25, 2009 in People
... and also some beautiful faces... These shots were captured during the most important portuguese festival (Lady of Agonia). Some of these women carry 20 kgs. pending from their neck:
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Much more images from the event and also a detailed historical explanation at:

http://ruilopes.smugmug.com/Events/Senhora-da-Agonia-/9578253_xK4Fj#644580113_uCpeH
Rui
D300, D200 coupled with some fine Nikon glass

My Smugmug galleries: http://ruilopes.smugmug.com/

Comments

  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2009
    Beautiful set, and love the colors and all. I like the third one best as she seems fully engaged in what she's doing and you are capturing it.
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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2009
    Whoa!! What a beautiful sight..............20 k gold....hmmmm a little over 40 pounds at $1055 per troy ounce (closed at this today) per ounce = 615,065.00 USD......and they don't get mugged for fortune they have hanging on their necks..........couldn't wear that much gold in the US and not get mugged.......
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  • RuiMLopesRuiMLopes Registered Users Posts: 336 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2009
    adbsgicom wrote:
    Beautiful set, and love the colors and all. I like the third one best as she seems fully engaged in what she's doing and you are capturing it.

    Thanks. Yes, all the women there really enjoy these festivities and carefully prepare their apparel from each year to the next.
    Rui
    D300, D200 coupled with some fine Nikon glass

    My Smugmug galleries: http://ruilopes.smugmug.com/
  • RuiMLopesRuiMLopes Registered Users Posts: 336 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2009
    Art Scott wrote:
    Whoa!! What a beautiful sight..............20 k gold....hmmmm a little over 40 pounds at $1055 per troy ounce (closed at this today) per ounce = 615,065.00 USD......and they don't get mugged for fortune they have hanging on their necks..........couldn't wear that much gold in the US and not get mugged.......

    :D ...don´t forget the "little help" from the police dept and also from some "nice" bodyguards....
    Rui
    D300, D200 coupled with some fine Nikon glass

    My Smugmug galleries: http://ruilopes.smugmug.com/
  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2009
    Beautiful images, Rui.

    Thanks for sharing them.
    Mitch
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  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2009
    Very nice, colorful, images, Rui thumb.gif

    #1, 2 and 3 are my favs thumb.gif
    Ivar
    www.ivarborst.nl & smugmug
  • RuiMLopesRuiMLopes Registered Users Posts: 336 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2009
    Mitchell wrote:
    Beautiful images, Rui.

    Thanks for sharing them.

    Thanks Mitchel.
    Rui
    D300, D200 coupled with some fine Nikon glass

    My Smugmug galleries: http://ruilopes.smugmug.com/
  • RuiMLopesRuiMLopes Registered Users Posts: 336 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2009
    ivar wrote:
    Very nice, colorful, images, Rui thumb.gif

    #1, 2 and 3 are my favs thumb.gif

    Thanks for commenting, Ivar.
    Rui
    D300, D200 coupled with some fine Nikon glass

    My Smugmug galleries: http://ruilopes.smugmug.com/
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