Behind These Eyes
(1/125, F5.6, ISO200, 220mm)
When I posted my new avatar and old photo of an eye that peaked thru the pointy hat during the Easter procession in Zaragoza, befriended blogger Ashley suggested to go back to that time when I posted more of these ´portraits´.
It has been almost 3 years since I blogged about it and most followers may never have seen them, so I decided to pick my 3 other favorites.
(1/200, F5.6, ISO800, 250mm)
Also because I´m more busy nowadays with photographing, traveling, preparing travels etc, etc…and I don´t do a lot of archiving and postprocessing (did refurbish these just a tiny bit!), it would be a convenient way to show I´m still around (somewhere).
(1/160, F5.6, ISO200, 250mm)
Alas, a certain subset of American life, that the rest of us try so hard to ignore, have appropriated the shape of this lovely celebration of Easter regalia and so my mind always goes there until I realize this is a different culture (that came first!) and is truly a marvelous celebration. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Hi dunelight, I must admit the white colored ropes reminded me of the American usage of those, very frightening in a way, but a good lesson to me of the origin!
It was such an impressive parade to see them going thru the small alleys of Zaragoza with the resonating drums!
Thanks for dropping by, have a great day,
Ron
I love the shots of the “eyes.” Stunning.
Thanks a lot, Patti, much appreciated! Greetings, Ron
great series!! the red with the blue eyes is striking…
Thanks very much, Alexandra, that one makes a contrast, no? Enjoy your weekend, greetings from KL,
Ron
A fabulously colorful post, Ron. It’s simple and stunning; it’s in the eyes!!
Gracias, Laurie, very kind words, great to read!
Have a great weekend, Ron
I remember these! Still great shots and nice to see them again.
Thanks, Stevie, brings bakc nice memories of an impressive display!
Greetings, did make it inside a year to reply, oops, sorry 😉
Well, as they say the eyes are the windows to the soul. I love how iridescent they all are..
Thanks you so muc, Noelle, thats great to read (again)! Sorry fro being s late in replying, hope youre doing well, greetz, Ron
No worries. I’m not online as much these days, though anticipate I’ll be back and more active soon. On the internet time is a bit of an illusion. Oh wait, that’s true generally. Many blessings.
Thanks for liking my recent post. These are great photos! I’m looking forward to seeing more of your work, Ron
You´re welcome, Adam and thanks for stopping by to see some of my stuff too!
Enjoy your weekend, Ron
Ik had ze inderdaad nog nooit gezien. Intrigerende beelden.
Dank je, Wilma, fascinerende belevenis om bij te wonen ook! Heel intens.
Groet, Ron.
Bellissima idea!!!
Beautiful eyes!
Thank you very much, Alexander, I hoped the covered faces made the impact even better!
Greetings from KL, Ron.
For an American, these are scary, with their suggestion of the KKK.
On their own, though, they’re both fascinating and beautiful.
Captivating images. What an experience.
Hi Jane, thanks for stopping by! It was so impressive to witness and they come with their banging drums resonating in the small medieval alleys, unforgettable!
Hope all is great, greetings from kl, Ron.
Stunning photos – almost as fine as your previous super shot! These caps highlights the eyes in a terrific way!!!
Thats very nice to read, Truels, thanks a lot! You know what they say about the eyes, huh 😉 always works in photos, I think!
Enjoy your weekend, Ron
These are great! My husband was so taken by the Capuchinos parade during the Granada Easter celebrations that he enlarged and framed one of them, also red, and it is still hanging on our wall, 9 years later!!! Great photos!
Hello Fatima, oh I can understand that totally, so intriguing and also intimidating to see them with their drums parading slowly through the cobblestoned streets, very surreal! Thanks for enjoying mine too, hope you´re well, greetz, Ron.
overwhelming images. sometimes it would be good to see only the eyes…to find out (without overstimulation) who’s the person behind.
Great set of photos! Like it! Bye. Kamila
Hi Kamila, nice of you to comment, glad to hear tha, thankst!
Greeting from kl, Ron
Yep! I still think they’re great!
Hi Ashley, glad to hear that!
That would ahve been a major disappointment if you didnt 😉
All the best and thanks again for the idea,
Ron
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I enjoyed them when they first appeared and I was happy to follow the links and relive the experience.
Hello Louis, thats great to hear, these are left untouched and were good enough now as they were back then for me (too)
Thanks for dropping by and taking another look at them!
Greetings from KL,
Ron
Great collection of portraits – although something slightly menacing about them!
Hi Noeline, i thought it made a nice series, but with those hats it´s definitely a little bit scary and mysterious; who is the person in there, what does he look like, etc..
Thanks so much for dropping by, greetings, Ron.
Are they all part of the same procession? The blue eyes in the red cape really stand out.
This was the big procession at the end of the week, where all the fraternities join together, they do their separate processions in the week before!
Thanks and yeah, she really made work of the only part people could see 😉
Greetings, Ron.
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Great shots, Ron! Beautifully done.
Thank you, Richard! Coming from a much more experienced portrait photographer, thats especially nice to hear.
Greetz from KL,
Ron
Very interesting photos. The blue eyes behind the red mask make a great contrast!
Thank you, Peter! Yeah, she really made an effeort to stand out, even with only her eyes to show 😉
Greetings, Ron.
somehow scary
Definitely scary, Herbert!, You have to imagine them slowly parading thru these small medieval Spanish streets with the accompanying drums resonating thru the city, impressive stuff 😉
Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend,
Ron
that is interesting because it does bring all the attention to the eyes of the subjects
Thanks, Nelson! That was my idea, this was the second time I experienced this Easter week of processions and I was intrigued the first time by all these people behind the masks that I decided to make this theme the second time I watched it!
Have a great weekend, greetz, Ron.
Prachtige foto’s Ron. Goeie composities en fraaie stof-texturen. Adios!
Hola Harrie, dank je, dit was een bizondere ervaring en voor mezelf brengen deze foto´s me ook terug naar my beloved time in Zaragoza 😉
Goed weekend, groet, Ron
Great photo series! Interesting religious procession.
Hi Indah, thank you for showing interest here! Very impressive to experience, I must say…
Have a great weekend, Ron.
Thanks for sharing these wonderful portraits! And thanks to Ashley for bringing it up so we can see your lovely work, Ron!
And thank you for appreciating them, Malin, hope everything is ok with you, enjoy your weekend!
All the best from KL to you, enjoy your weekend,
Ron