PotW 20 June 2013

[the foto fanatic]

A nostalgic PotW this time around - for two reasons:

A welcome return by one of our members whom we haven't heard from for a while, and

A nostalgic image of a Vespa in its home state.

The thread is from this post by Mj: http://www.dslrusers.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=43677

It is a simple photograph really, but the reduced contrast and desaturated colour suit it well. Some have commented on the vignette, but I quite like it. As someone has already said, it could be a postcard.

Thanks and welcome back to Mj.

[biggerry]

Nice one MJ and good choice Trevor.

[chrisk]

this is a stunner of an image. beautiful work mj.

[Mj]

Thanks guys... in a country swarming with scooters it was a challenge to find one on its lonesome like this.
Maybe I'm guilty of a little cliche styling here but in this instance I'd defend it as classic styling... lol.

[sirhc55]

Excellent choice. It takes me back to my days in the UK when I was a Mod and had a Lambretta. Most of my mates went for the Vespa but I chose to be different. The days of wearing an ex-USAF parka, foxtails on the whip antenna and a multitude of lights hanging off the front of the scooter.

There was many a time that I just fell off the scooter when going round corners and I can always remember a member of the public rushing to my aid and all I said was ”It’s OK I do this all the time”

Mj welcome back and thanks for the memories

[Mj]

[quote="sirhc55"I was a Mod and had a Lambretta, wearing an ex-USAF parka, foxtails on the whip antenna and a multitude of lights hanging off the front of the scooter.[/quote]

Damn... now there's an award winning image !!!