Ladies of Spain

RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,954 moderator
edited April 19, 2006 in People
I just started processing my pics from Easter week and thought I would share a few. As you probably know, Spain is overwhelmingly Catholic and Easter is taken seriously. These were taken at one of the many processions that happen all over the country.

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C&C always welcome. Thanks for looking.

Cheers,
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  • livinginozlivinginoz Registered Users Posts: 497 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2006
    richard, what a very nice series. captures well the solemnity of the event, and the choice of black and white makes it more powerful. such beautiful, dignified women..........
    laurie in rural minnesota

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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2006
    Black and white was an obviously excellent choice!!! Great shots, Richard. All the lace looks so pretty....and the women all look so strong.
  • JusticeiroJusticeiro Registered Users Posts: 1,177 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2006
    Do you have any pics of the guys in pointy hats? I've seen that a few times, but never in a decently sized version.
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,954 moderator
    edited April 18, 2006
    livinginoz wrote:
    richard, what a very nice series. captures well the solemnity of the event, and the choice of black and white makes it more powerful. such beautiful, dignified women..........


    Thanks so much, Laurie. Glad you liked them.

    Regards,
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,954 moderator
    edited April 18, 2006
    saurora wrote:
    ...the women all look so strong.
    And the men are all good looking. :D (If you're not a Garrison Keillor fan, well, never mind...it would take too long to explain.)

    Thanks Saurora. I used B&W partly because I could bring out the detail in the lace better that way.

    Cheers,
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,954 moderator
    edited April 18, 2006
    Justiceiro wrote:
    Do you have any pics of the guys in pointy hats? I've seen that a few times, but never in a decently sized version.
    Yes, I did get a few, but I don't think they're very good...problematic lighting and crowds. I'll post something in a day or two probably.

    I have lived in Spain for many years but being American, guys in pointy hats still give me the creeps. I don't think I'll ever get used to it.

    Thanks for looking.

    Cheers,
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  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2006
    Richard,
    These are wonderful B&W conversions.thumb.gif
    Thanks for sharing.
    Mitch
    http://clearwaterphotography.smugmug.com/
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,954 moderator
    edited April 18, 2006
    Mitchell wrote:
    Richard,
    These are wonderful B&W conversions.thumb.gif
    Thanks for sharing.

    Thanks Mitch. Glad you liked them.
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  • BoomerangNetwork.comBoomerangNetwork.com Registered Users Posts: 63 Big grins
    edited April 18, 2006
    Very nice shots and viewpoints.

    Thanks for sharing.
    Andrew Osterberg

    Moving Beyond Photography

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  • adrian_kadrian_k Registered Users Posts: 557 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2006
    yes, dignified is a well chosen description. This is a nice set.
    Do you have any more - a bit more cheerful this time, I'm sure the Sunday isn't so solemn.
    rsinmadrid wrote:
    I just started processing my pics from Easter week and thought I would share a few. As you probably know, Spain is overwhelmingly Catholic and Easter is taken seriously. These were taken at one of the many processions that happen all over the country.

    C&C always welcome. Thanks for looking.

    Cheers,
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    Adrian
    my stuff is here.....
  • LeDudeLeDude Registered Users Posts: 501 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2006
    rsinmadrid wrote:
    And the men are all good looking.

    where I grew up, all the kids were above average
    We are the music-makers; and we are the dreamers of dreams.
    ... come along.
  • ultravoxultravox Registered Users Posts: 776 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2006
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    LeDude wrote:
    where I grew up, all the kids were above average
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    Cristian.
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,954 moderator
    edited April 19, 2006
    adrian_k wrote:
    yes, dignified is a well chosen description. This is a nice set.
    Do you have any more - a bit more cheerful this time, I'm sure the Sunday isn't so solemn.
    Thanks Adrian and Andrew. I just posted a new thread with some more colorful shots of the scene, including some pointy hats for Justiciero. Not sure I would call any of it cheerful, exactly, despite the color.

    Regards,
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