[Leica] Correfocs - Sitges Festa Major

[Lluis Ripoll]

Thank you Don!
Lluis


> El 27 ag 2019, a les 21:34, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> va escriure:
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> A very informative set.  I really do get the feel of being there.  I second
> on the most eye grabbing image, the close up of the spinning gold fireworks.
> 
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 1:09 PM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
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>> I’ve been some days in Sitges where it was the “Festa Major” (The popular
>> Yearly City Festival), in Spain it is traditional celebrate this Fiesta
>> with Giants and “Caps Grossos” (Big Heads), mainly in Catalonia where
>> additionaly there are the “correfocs”, literal translation would be
>> “Running Fires”, people is dressed as demons with fires, I assist to these
>> Fiestas at least from 1970 and never has been an accident, here I have
>> selected 19 pictures, I hope you enjoy them. You can see them indivdually
>> or pas to the follow with the arrow.
>> 
>> Some of you who have been here, I think in 2013 (Geoff, Alastair, Greg
>> ….), has already saw this Fiesta in Sitges
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>> The called Giants
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023096.jpg.html>
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>> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023102.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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>> My grandaughter dancing with a "Cap Gros" (Big Head)
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023124.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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>> My grandson dancing with a "Cap Gros" (Big Head)
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023128.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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>> The "correfocs" (Fire-Running) dressed as demons
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023136.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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>> The "correfocs" (Fire-Running) dressed as demons in action
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023138.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023141.jpg.html
>>> 
>> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023143.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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>> The Drums
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023149.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Summicron 90 AA
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>> The "Drag" (Dragon) doing a big fire
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023155.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Summicron 90 AA
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>> A drummer
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023156.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Summicron 90 AA
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>> Young people
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023165.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Elmarit 21mm
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>> Young people with the traditional hats for the Fiesta
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023166.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Elmarit 21mm
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>> Funny young people
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023167.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Elmarit 21mm
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>> A dancer of the typical dances
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023179.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Elmarit Asph. 28mm
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>> Typical dance called "Ball de Bastons" (Cane Dance)
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023187.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Elmarit Asph. 28mm
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>> Traditional representation called “La Moixiganga”
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023190.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
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>> The Typical orchestra (Banda) and my grandsons dancing
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023193.jpg.html
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>> Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre
>> 
>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
>> 
>> Saludos cordiales
>> Lluis
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