Monday, August 4, 2014

Empty Chairs

There is a time of the day when I almost like Effetto Venezia: it is around 8 PM and there is not much people around. Maybe they are still deciding where to wait two hours for a not-so-good pizza or where the pungent smell of the canals mixes better with their food...
Effetto Venezia 2014, empty chairs piazza dei Domenicani, Livorno
I found a lot of empty chairs: twenty in Piazza dei Domenicani.
Effetto Venezia 2014, empty chairs scali Finocchietti, Livorno
Seven more on Scali Finocchietti.
Effetto Venezia 2014, young violin player rehearsing in front of a few rows of empty chairs, scali Finocchietti, Livorno
Not far, a young violin player was rehearsing in front of a few rows of empty chairs.

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12 comments:

William Kendall said...

Rather unusual seating arrangements!

Revrunner said...

Empty chairs is not at all unusual whether I'm rehearsing or performing. :-)

Lowell said...

You have a good sense of humor. These photos remind of the saying about someone giving a party and no one came!

I'm assuming there were to be some musical presentations for the empty chairs. :)

Michelle said...

I like the shot of the violin player.

cieldequimper said...

Love the colours in the first shot. I know you don't like it but I hope that violinist eventually got an audience...

VP said...

It was early for the shows, I am sure very few of these chairs were empty later in the night...

Dina said...

These pictures say so much!

"Bread and circuses."

Halcyon said...

All those empty chairs are a little disconcerting.

Luis Gomez said...

VP, this is a great series of shots. Great!

Gunn said...

I have some good memories from outdoor concerts in Senigallia ......years back! The opera.... the films... the lively streets in the evenings.

Your 2.photo could have been part of a film....

Lots of atmosphere in your posting.

Thanks for sharing.

Arianna said...

Queste sedie vuote hanno un fascino particolare, possono voler dire tante cose...bella l'ultima foto con la violinista! Ciao, Arianna

Unknown said...

Great shots on your latest posts, VP! I think the lone violin player is my favourite.

Sorry I've not been commenting lately but a tendinitis (shoulder + elbow) is forcing me to stay away from the computer as much as possible - repeated movements of the arm is all I have to avoid...