It's always a delight to see old people who live in medieval hill villages get together for a chat like this. A remote village is an environment where neighbours look out for each other. The lady on the right is blind which is pretty amazing considering these narrow, steep streets and alleyways. I watched her walk away later with her white stick tapping the walls.The photos were taken from the far side of the square - see the other two shots which show the ladies sitting on the slope in front of the church.
petite discutions entre de vieilles amies. j'aime bien le coté penché de la ruelle.
ReplyDeleteClassic and wonderful. I love the slope they're sitting on!
ReplyDeleteA very lovely portrait Jilly!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff, Jilly, a woman after my own heart. I suspect the average age on my blog would have to be close to 60! So you are talking to the converted. I also like the carved door and the wrought iron.
ReplyDeleteI am slobbering over you zoom lens too ...
Julie
ReplyDeleteActually this zoom lens is far less than my old camera - the Lumix 18 zoom. Now I use a Micro Four Thirds camera with 14-140 lens which is equivalent to a 280 I believe. Half the zoom of my old camera but because the lens is good quality I could crop and get detail. I didn't zoom this close.
Excellent then, because even cropped that close the clarity is very good.
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ReplyDeleteI love that you include pictures of the seniors of the town --- these ladies look classic,, a real nice close up- they look happy, and contend in sharing friendship and conversation.
Joanny
The ladies are so cute and colorful. Many ladies here, like these that I photographed some time ago, are dressed in black.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful trio of shots of a wonderful trio of women. I love the way you start us close up and then pull out until the three friends are entirely integrated into the village.
ReplyDelete3 mémé qui penchent mais ça n'arrète pas la conversation
ReplyDeletePortraits of friends getting together make a special photo. Oh, the tales they could tell!
ReplyDeleteI often think about how many books could be written if a person had the opportunity to visit with people such as these three beautiful ladies. Just imagine the knowledge and information each individual could share about life.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos Jilly.
Wonderful photos, wonderful commentaries--I've enjoyed browsing some of your recent posts.
ReplyDeleteCharming candids!!!
ReplyDeleteHoly cow, Jilly! I don't know how you do what you do with your camera! I didn't understand any of the numbers stuff that you mentioned above. Impressive reading, though. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks again for sharing the photos of your world. I've done a painting or two based upon your Menton photos. Stop by if/when you have a minute. (www.avocaken.blogspot.com)
Ken B.
Jilly I was waiting to see this photo come out of course, since we took these pictures together, comparing our cameras' zooming capabilities. These three ladies were wonderful.
ReplyDeleteRegarding drew's comment, two young men actually approached the three ladies and had a chat to them, after which one of them took close-up portraits of them. They'd obviously asked permission first.
Difficult for us who don't speak Italian so we had to resort to "stolen" photos... and so the stories that go with the ladies are lost to us.