Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It seems that Nathan's years of posting have had a positive effect. The series is well done. I especially appreciated the images where you got down on the street and found individuals of character to record. And it never hurts to emulate Jim Schulman. On Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 11:02 PM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < lug at leica-users.org wrote: > The second and last set of photos from Quito. > > Walking around the old city, we ran smack bang into the annual Fiestas de > Quito festival, which goes on for a week or two, culminating in the first > week of December, and which celebrates the founding of Quito in the 16th > century. > > As we were walking around, I took this quick portrait of Neela and myself, > looking at a tableaux of a barbershop - the barber is a mannequin, not > real: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10279.jpg.html > > Then we were in the thick of things! One colourful group of pretty > senoritas: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10305.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10307.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10310.jpg.html > > A major feature of the celebrations is a beauty contest, the Reina de > Quito, and the winners went by: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10401.jpg.html > > Participants after their turn at the parade: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10297.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181121-10031.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10272.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10376.jpg.html > > These two guys really looked to me like stereotyped mafioso, but were > actually musicians: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10340.jpg.html > > The spectators did their own thing, and watched the parades (with one > homage to Jim Shulman!): > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10312.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10320.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10398.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10399.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10400.jpg.html > > I wonder if that hostel is the Ecuadorian equivalent of a Japanese love > hotel? > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10383.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome! > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >