Re: GESO: Castells
A very weird custom, well recorded by you:-). Seriously, a nice set, and it looks like the participants have a good time. Paul On Aug 15, 2012, at 7:37 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > Hellooo out there! > > Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... > did I miss anything? :) > > Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks > ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who > live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or > human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic > contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite > incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... > I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit > waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, > from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the > top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ > > Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the > participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ > > Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one > point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of > shots off while I dove for cover: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 > > I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the > closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands > grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! > > :) > -c > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Castells
Weird? As opposed to, say, American football? ;-) And yes, I'll readily admit that ~ice~ hockey is pretty weird, too. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: August 15, 2012 8/15/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Re: GESO: Castells A very weird custom, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GESO: Castells
Very cool! And wonderful photos, too. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Christine Nielsen Sent: August 15, 2012 8/15/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: GESO: Castells Hellooo out there! Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... did I miss anything? :) Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of shots off while I dove for cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! :) -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Castells
Most sports are pretty weird if you really think about them. On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:34 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > Very cool! > > And wonderful photos, too. > > Cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Christine Nielsen > Sent: August 15, 2012 8/15/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: GESO: Castells > > Hellooo out there! > > Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... > did I miss anything? :) > > Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks > ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who > live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or > human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic > contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite > incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... > I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit > waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, > from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the > top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ > > Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the > participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ > > Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one > point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of > shots off while I dove for cover: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 > > I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the > closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands > grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! > > :) > -c > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Castells
My point exactly. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Steven Desjardins Sent: August 15, 2012 8/15/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Re: GESO: Castells Most sports are pretty weird if you really think about them. On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:34 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > Very cool! > > And wonderful photos, too. > > Cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Christine Nielsen > Sent: August 15, 2012 8/15/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: GESO: Castells > > Hellooo out there! > > Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... > did I miss anything? :) > > Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks > ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who > live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or > human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic > contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite > incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... > I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit > waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, > from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the > top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ > > Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the > participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ > > Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one > point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of > shots off while I dove for cover: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 > > I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the > closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands > grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! > > :) > -c > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GESO: Castells
From: Christine Nielsen Hellooo out there! Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... did I miss anything? :) Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of shots off while I dove for cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! :) -c Looks like they have the little kids wearing helmets. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Castells
In my second Seinfeld reference of the night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WSD6Y2YWj4 On 8/15/2012 10:01 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: My point exactly. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Steven Desjardins Sent: August 15, 2012 8/15/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Re: GESO: Castells Most sports are pretty weird if you really think about them. On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:34 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Very cool! And wonderful photos, too. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Christine Nielsen Sent: August 15, 2012 8/15/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: GESO: Castells Hellooo out there! Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... did I miss anything? :) Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of shots off while I dove for cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! :) -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Castells
And Seinfeld wrt helmets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgOUgrOHuFc&feature=youtube_gdata_player cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert Sent: August 15, 2012 8/15/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Re: GESO: Castells In my second Seinfeld reference of the night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WSD6Y2YWj4 On 8/15/2012 10:01 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > My point exactly. > > Cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Steven Desjardins > Sent: August 15, 2012 8/15/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: GESO: Castells > > Most sports are pretty weird if you really think about them. > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:34 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com > wrote: >> Very cool! >> >> And wonderful photos, too. >> >> Cheers, >> frank >> >> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >> Christopher Hitchens >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: Christine Nielsen >> Sent: August 15, 2012 8/15/12 >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Subject: GESO: Castells >> >> Hellooo out there! >> >> Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... >> did I miss anything? :) >> >> Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks >> ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who >> live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or >> human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic >> contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite >> incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... >> I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit >> waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, >> from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the >> top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ >> >> Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the >> participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ >> >> Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one >> point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of >> shots off while I dove for cover: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 >> >> I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the >> closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands >> grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! >> >> :) >> -c >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Castells
Thanks, Paul. They do indeed have a good time (barring serious mishaps...), it's very festive! :) -c On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > A very weird custom, well recorded by you:-). Seriously, a nice set, and it > looks like the participants have a good time. > Paul > On Aug 15, 2012, at 7:37 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > >> Hellooo out there! >> >> Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... >> did I miss anything? :) >> >> Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks >> ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who >> live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or >> human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic >> contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite >> incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... >> I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit >> waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, >> from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the >> top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ >> >> Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the >> participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ >> >> Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one >> point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of >> shots off while I dove for cover: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 >> >> I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the >> closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands >> grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! >> >> :) >> -c >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Castells
Thanks, Frank. I thought it was pretty cool, too... we have our own "weird" sports, but this is something else... :) -c On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:34 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > Very cool! > > And wonderful photos, too. > > Cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Christine Nielsen > Sent: August 15, 2012 8/15/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: GESO: Castells > > Hellooo out there! > > Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... > did I miss anything? :) > > Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks > ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who > live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or > human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic > contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite > incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... > I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit > waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, > from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the > top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ > > Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the > participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ > > Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one > point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of > shots off while I dove for cover: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 > > I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the > closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands > grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! > > :) > -c > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Yes, and the helmets on the kids are padded on the exterior, as well as interior. Safer for the other castellers that way... :) -c On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:03 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Christine Nielsen > > >> Hellooo out there! >> >> Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... >> did I miss anything? :) >> >> Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks >> ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who >> live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or >> human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic >> contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite >> incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... >> I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit >> waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, >> from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the >> top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. >> >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ >> >> Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the >> participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ >> >> Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one >> point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of >> shots off while I dove for cover: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 >> >> I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the >> closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands >> grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! >> >> :) >> -c > > > Looks like they have the little kids wearing helmets. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Castells
Oops! I completely forgot to comment on the set, which was great! I especially liked 2012_07 and 2012_23. It certainly looks like a fun spectacle to witness! -- Walt On 8/15/2012 10:43 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Thanks, Frank. I thought it was pretty cool, too... we have our own "weird" sports, but this is something else... :) -c On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:34 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Very cool! And wonderful photos, too. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Christine Nielsen Sent: August 15, 2012 8/15/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: GESO: Castells Hellooo out there! Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... did I miss anything? :) Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of shots off while I dove for cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! :) -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Castells
Lol! Thanks much, Walt! :) -c On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:48 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > Oops! I completely forgot to comment on the set, which was great! I > especially liked 2012_07 and 2012_23. > > It certainly looks like a fun spectacle to witness! > > -- Walt > > > On 8/15/2012 10:43 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: >> >> Thanks, Frank. I thought it was pretty cool, too... we have our own >> "weird" sports, but this is something else... >> >> :) >> -c >> >> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:34 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com >> wrote: >>> >>> Very cool! >>> >>> And wonderful photos, too. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> frank >>> >>> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >>> Christopher Hitchens >>> >>> --- Original Message --- >>> >>> From: Christine Nielsen >>> Sent: August 15, 2012 8/15/12 >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >>> Subject: GESO: Castells >>> >>> Hellooo out there! >>> >>> Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... >>> did I miss anything? :) >>> >>> Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks >>> ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who >>> live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or >>> human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic >>> contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite >>> incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... >>> I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit >>> waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, >>> from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the >>> top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. >>> >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ >>> >>> Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the >>> participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ >>> >>> Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one >>> point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of >>> shots off while I dove for cover: >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 >>> >>> I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the >>> closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands >>> grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! >>> >>> :) >>> -c >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Castells
Nice gallery! Some of the facial close-ups are particularly good. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Christine Nielsen To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 7:37 PM Subject: GESO: Castells Hellooo out there! Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... did I miss anything? :) Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of shots off while I dove for cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! :) -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Castells
Thanks, Rick! I enjoy watching the expressions of the castellers... It gets pretty intense! :) -c On Aug 16, 2012, at 10:15 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > Nice gallery! Some of the facial close-ups are particularly good. > > Rick > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > - Original Message - > From: Christine Nielsen > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 7:37 PM > Subject: GESO: Castells > > Hellooo out there! > > Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... > did I miss anything? :) > > Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of weeks > ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who > live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or > human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic > contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really quite > incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... > I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom "lawsuit > waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, > from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the > top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ > > Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the > participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ > > Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one > point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of > shots off while I dove for cover: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 > > I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the > closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands > grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! > > :) > -c > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Castells
Christine, I am glad that you had a good time in Spain / Catalonia / Barcelona area (where I live BTW). And yes, Castells are something unique to watch but unfortunately, as you may imagine, there has been some accidents in its more than centenary history. That's why they lately adopted the helmet protection for the kids that climb to the top. However, if there is a crowded base, it is much safer than it seems. I have had not the chance to go through the pictures, I am on vacations connected via 3G mobile (one of the reasons for this late reply), so I'll archive your post and revise it when I am back to the broadband at home. Regards, Jaume - Mensaje original - > De: Christine Nielsen > Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > CC: > Enviado: Jueves 16 de agosto de 2012 5:48 > Asunto: Re: GESO: Castells > > Yes, and the helmets on the kids are padded on the exterior, as well > as interior. Safer for the other castellers that way... > > :) > -c > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:03 PM, John Sessoms > wrote: >> From: Christine Nielsen >> >> >>> Hellooo out there! >>> >>> Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... >>> did I miss anything? :) >>> >>> Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of > weeks >>> ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who >>> live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or >>> human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic >>> contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really > quite >>> incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... >>> I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom > "lawsuit >>> waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, >>> from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the >>> top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. >>> >>> >>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ >>> >>> Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the >>> participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: >>> >>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ >>> >>> Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one >>> point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of >>> shots off while I dove for cover: >>> >>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 >>> >>> I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the >>> closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands >>> grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! >>> >>> :) >>> -c >> >> >> Looks like they have the little kids wearing helmets. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Castells
Jaume, I'm sorry I didn't know you are there, we could have had a pdml convention on the beach in Sitges! ;). You are quite fortunate to live in such an interesting & beautiful place. Our family really enjoys the time we spend there. And we especially enjoy watching and participating in Castells - my husband & son get in the piña - with our friends. (Their daughter is one of the littlest castellers...) It's not something many American tourists get to see, I don't think. Enjoy your vacation! :) -c On Aug 21, 2012, at 6:45 PM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: > Christine, > > I am glad that you had a good time in Spain / Catalonia / Barcelona area > (where I live BTW). > > And yes, Castells are something unique to watch but unfortunately, as you may > imagine, there has been some accidents in its more than centenary history. > That's why they lately adopted the helmet protection for the kids that climb > to the top. > However, if there is a crowded base, it is much safer than it seems. > > I have had not the chance to go through the pictures, I am on vacations > connected via 3G mobile (one of the reasons for this late reply), so I'll > archive your post and revise it when I am back to the broadband at home. > > Regards, > Jaume > > > > - Mensaje original - >> De: Christine Nielsen >> Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> CC: >> Enviado: Jueves 16 de agosto de 2012 5:48 >> Asunto: Re: GESO: Castells >> >> Yes, and the helmets on the kids are padded on the exterior, as well >> as interior. Safer for the other castellers that way... >> >> :) >> -c >> >> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:03 PM, John Sessoms >> wrote: >>> From: Christine Nielsen >>> >>> >>>> Hellooo out there! >>>> >>>> Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... >>>> did I miss anything? :) >>>> >>>> Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of >> weeks >>>> ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who >>>> live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or >>>> human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic >>>> contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really >> quite >>>> incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... >>>> I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom >> "lawsuit >>>> waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, >>>> from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the >>>> top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. >>>> >>>> >>>> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ >>>> >>>> Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the >>>> participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: >>>> >>>> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ >>>> >>>> Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one >>>> point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of >>>> shots off while I dove for cover: >>>> >>>> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 >>>> >>>> I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the >>>> closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands >>>> grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! >>>> >>>> :) >>>> -c >>> >>> >>> Looks like they have the little kids wearing helmets. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow >> the directions. >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
