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Subject: [OM] Re: IMG: Semana Santa in Alicante 2008
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:07:56 +0000
Thanks, Nathan.  I enjoyed the story as well as appreciating some  
lovely photos.  It looks like a fantastic way to spend Holy Week.

Chris

On 26 Mar 2008, at 07:16, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> I went to see the Semana Santa celebrations on Wednesday, Friday and
> Sunday. This is one of the most important events of the year in every
> Spanish city, and Alicante is no exception. I shot around 400
> pictures, and frankly had a hard time editing them down to the 51 I
> chose for the gallery. In any event, the results are here:
>
> http://www.frozenlight.eu/semana_santa
>
> Just to pre-empt comments about the KKK-style hoods in some of the
> processions: these traditions go back centuries and so precede the
> KKK. According to what some friends in Seville once explained to me,
> the faces are covered to symbolize that all are equal before God.
>
> As always, comments are warmly welcome and appreciated. All images
> with the E3, and either the 25mm 1.4 Leica/Panasonic (nighttime
> shots) or the 12-60mm Olympus.



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