Weekly Photo Challenge: Close
16/06/2012I had the experience of a lifetime last year: I was in Rome on Good Friday for La Via Crucis, The Way Of The Cross. I was not in the main area but close enough to get these photos, and they also show how close the people were to each other. Glad I wasn’t one of them in that crowd! I had my own small throng across the street and looking from the walkway above. As crazy as it was, I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything…
Crowds gathered hours before the service to get as close as possible to see the Pope. ~ photo by Debbie Sarcone
Pope Benedict officiates at the service. ~ photo by Debbie Sarcone
Trying to disperse afterwards. ~ photo by Debbie Sarcone
What an experience! Thanks for sharing!
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Oh how lovely. The last time I got ‘close’ to a Pope was when JPII visited Manila in the 90′s, if one considers seeing him in the Popemobile ‘close’. I bet it was – that was certainly closer than seeing the Pope on TV from Rome.
It was the same here, basically, had to get quite a zoom on my camera for the shot. But to be In Rome for it was just spectacular…
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Amazing shot of a rare experience.
Thank you
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