This post is going to be in English.
I am absolutely lucky have joined an absolutely wonderful group of photographers at Bloom Forum making their “52 week Project”.
The Italian readers will ask “What is that?” Well, every Fraiday participants will post photos on the specific theme decided in advance and will add the links to the blog of one other participant so if you follow the link and go to check another blog and then follow another link once again… you’ll finaly make turn to the starting point!
The theme of this week 40 is PLAY!
It’s curious that in English there are 3 different words for what we’ll call in Italian (and Russian) with only one term GIOCO (игра) – play, game and…. gambling 🙂
This was one of those rainy dark early autumn evenings in Italian Alps, when you have to stay at home and don’t know exactly what you’re going to do with kids since it’s you holiday apartment and you’re not so well equipped and the place is really small…. Well, it’s playing with some board games and may be…. some sort of “gambling” too?
This was the “Merchant at the tradefair” (Mercante in Fiera), you have two identical packs of special playing cards, you can play with whatever the number of participants is, you can make whatever bet, you can make whatever trade and you can invent whatever rules your imagination suggests! And then assigning prizes to everybody.
That were our neighbours who introduced us to this game and I am so thankful to them for turning those long rainy evening so full of laughter and so sparkling!
Fortunately, staying in mountains is not all about long and rainy evenings:)
Please, check the blog of wonderful Canadian photographer Jenn Duguay to see “PLAY” in Canada 🙂
http://www.jennduguayphotography.com/
Amy MaeOh, Miarianna, these are all wonderful! Absolutely LOVE the black and white images and your perspectives. This game sounds fascinating! I must learn more about it. Oh, and if I can a nickel for every time I asked, ‘what am I going to do on another early autumn evening in the Italian Alps…” well, I’d have a nickel! So, let me get this straight: you speak Italian, English AND Russian? Geez, I can barely speak English! Your children are so adorable toon! Love the grass stains on their jeans, too! Can’t wait to see what you do next week!
Amy MaeMarianna! I just tried to give a really clever comment but it bumped me off…going to try again before I type it all again…
AmandaWelcome to the blog circle Marianna! Really fun and interesting photos from your time in the mountains!
Misty SetzlerOh I’m so glad your part of our group! I love the first set the lighting is amazing, And the second set of the kids playing is so fun
JennWelcome Marianna! So happy you have joined us! I love your conversions and dramatic lighting in the first series. The colour is absolutely fantastic in the outdoor shots!
Jobrina HofleitWelcome to our circle Marianna, I’m so happy you have joined us! And I’m really digging the moodiness of your bw’s in the first series, this game sounds like something my son would love to play, he tends to want to “make-up” his own rules to games sometimes so this might to be perfect for him. Ha!
ChristinebWelcometo our little group. Your images are gorgeous. I am loving the moodiness of the first set and the motion of the second.