Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You've some great images of the VE galleria, Nathan. It's still very impressive after a hundred and fifty years, and of course I like the kiss in the next batch, as kisses never go out of fashion. I was last in Milan in 2003 when I also took my youngest to see the San Siro as he was a rabid Inter Milan fan at that stage. Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2016 9:24 AM Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 30/11/2016: two houses of worship >I have very limited free time here in Milan, but last night I was able to >hop on the metro and spend some time around the Duomo area. The Duomo >(cathedral) . The church itself was already closed, but next to it is the >temple of Mammon, the Vittorio Emanuele shopping gallery, in many ways >equally magnificent to that other temple. So here are some images of the >two ?temples?. I was struck by the architectural parallels and that is what >I try to show: > > The Duomo: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mdXxvHQ/A > <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mdXxvHQ/A> > > The Vittorio Emanuele entrance: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-vzKRNwK/A > <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-vzKRNwK/A> > > The entrance arch: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-wsHkswh/A > <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-wsHkswh/A> > > The opulence: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-GZ9Dnjb/A > <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-GZ9Dnjb/A> > > The fresco: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-dvr4xpD/A > <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-dvr4xpD/A> > > The statues: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-t2kxmPp/A > <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-t2kxmPp/A> > > But outside, a note of discord (albeit the spelling could be improved): > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-VSFcP7X/A > <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-VSFcP7X/A> > > Cheers, > Nathan > > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information