[Leica] Sicilian wedding

[Douglas Barry]

A FIAT 1100 from the 50s at a guess.

Douglas


On 26/11/2018 02:28, Peter Klein via LUG wrote:
> We visited Modica, known as a "Baroque" town because it was destroyed 
> by an earthquake in 1693 and rebuilt in the Baroque style. While 
> there, we got to see the beginning of a traditional wedding, grandly 
> staged on the steps of the Duomo of St. Peter.
>
> The groom waits for the bride with his parents at the top of the 
> church staircase.  Guests arrive and are duly photographed.
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45327125444/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> The photographers wear uniforms of sorts, albeit with sensible shoes, 
> while the wedding director choreographs the proceedings.
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/44235738230/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> The bride arrives with her parents in a classic car.
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45327125274/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> The bride ascends the church staircase with her father, mother and 
> (probably) brother follow.
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/44235737880/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> A closer shot of the "bridal car." Can anyone identify it? (I'm 
> talking to you, Jim Shulman).
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45327125124/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> Bonus:  A Sicilian signorina demonstrates the local method of making 
> chocolate. They say they got it from the Spanish, who got it from the 
> Aztecs.
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45327123044/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> Olympus E-M5 and  20/1.7 (chocolate) and 45/1.8 (wedding).  The 
> wedding photos were taken standing on a bench outside the chocolate 
> shop in a light drizzle, with the camera held over my head. It was 
> worth it.  Enjoy!
>
> --Peter
>
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