Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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: > 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 > > > The called Giants > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023096.jpg.html> > > Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023102.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre > > My grandaughter dancing with a "Cap Gros" (Big Head) > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023124.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre > > My grandson dancing with a "Cap Gros" (Big Head) > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023128.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre > > The "correfocs" (Fire-Running) dressed as demons > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023136.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre > > The "correfocs" (Fire-Running) dressed as demons in action > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023138.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023141.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023143.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre > > The Drums > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023149.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Summicron 90 AA > > The "Drag" (Dragon) doing a big fire > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023155.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Summicron 90 AA > > A drummer > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023156.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Summicron 90 AA > > Young people > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023165.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Elmarit 21mm > > Young people with the traditional hats for the Fiesta > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023166.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Elmarit 21mm > > Funny young people > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023167.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Elmarit 21mm > > A dancer of the typical dances > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023179.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Elmarit Asph. 28mm > > Typical dance called "Ball de Bastons" (Cane Dance) > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023187.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Elmarit Asph. 28mm > > Traditional representation called ?La Moixiganga? > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023190.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre > > The Typical orchestra (Banda) and my grandsons dancing > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Sitges/20190823_L1023193.jpg.html > > > Leica M9, Summilux 35 pre > > Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome > > Saludos cordiales > Lluis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information