[Leica] Sicilian wedding -Douglas

[Philippe]

Sounds like a dilemma Douglas, how to get rid of unwanted passengers with that makeshift mother-in-law Aston Martin DB ejection seat  …

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Philippe



> Le 26 nov. 2018 à 19:39, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a écrit :
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> OK I'll raise that to a 1960 FIAT 1100 Special which had front hinged doors, as opposed to the suicide ones that used to be fitted.
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> Douglas
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> On 26/11/2018 13:40, Douglas Barry wrote:
>> A FIAT 1100 from the 50s at a guess.
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>> Douglas
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>> 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/> 
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>>> 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/> 
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>>> The bride arrives with her parents in a classic car.
>>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45327125274/in/dateposted-public/> 
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>>> 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/> 
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>>> 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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