[Leica] Taormina

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Much as though I like your arm waving rococo exuberance, Peter, the 
yellow peril wins.
Douglas

On 10/11/2018 09:50, Peter Klein via LUG wrote:
> Back to Sicily, where the first stop on our tour was Taormina.
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> Mt. Etna showed itself briefly at daybreak.
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> Me, waxing lyrical
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> Greek theater:
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> Through the arch:
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> Coastline:
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> In Italy, it's a stone mason's adhesive. Leica users will understand...
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> Girl in yellow:
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> There's a story behind this last picture. Last summer, I attended an 
> adult music camp. One of the pieces we played in the orchestra was the 
> overture to an operetta by Camille Saint-Saens called "La Princesse 
> Jaune" (The Yellow Princess). The story was about a young man who 
> falls in love with the portrait of a Japanese princess dressed in 
> yellow. In a dream, he travels to Japan and meets her, but eventually 
> decides that his sweetheart back home is who he really loves.? So when 
> I saw the young woman, I just had to take her picture.? I told her the 
> story, she thought it was cool, and she posed for me.
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> Olympus E-M5 and 20/1.7, 25/1.4 or 45/1.8.? Enjoy.
> --Peter
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