Monday, May 4, 2009

End of TAN

TAN 2009, final ceremony, parachutists, LivornoThe last day of the TAN at noon with the traditional jump of some parachutists over the Terrazza Mascagni. The first one is flying the flag of the Navy, which is the Italian flag with the emblems of the four Repubbliche Marinare (Maritime Republics).TAN 2009, final ceremony, parachutists, LivornoThe second parachutist is from the “Folgore” (Thunderbolt) Brigade, the largest paratrooper unit of the Army, based in Livorno. A third and a fourth follow with the standard of the TAN and of the city of Livorno.TAN 2009, final ceremony, parachutists, LivornoTwo pennants were dropped just before the jump, falling in the sea in front of the Terrazza.

22 comments:

Hilda said...

Love the first photo with the parachutist and the beautiful lamp!

Tash said...

These are superb captures - color & action. How did you have time to compose such a great set of shots?

VP said...

Tash, you caught me: the first one is slightly rotated and a bit cut, the second is cut a bit more to fill the frame and only the last is pristine.

cieldequimper said...

Slightly rotated, cut or not, these are great action shots and colourful too!

Tinsie said...

Fantastic photos, especially the first one! Great colour blue in all of them too :-)

Nicole said...

Bellissime foto!

nobu said...

Each oh those phtos are cool.
But I like the first photo most, you take wondeful composition.

Marie Reed said...

Holy Moly! What surprising a beautiful shots!

Laurent said...

Nice shots with beautifull colors.

B SQUARED said...

Looks like you had a good day in which to celebrate.

Stefan Jansson said...

Some very good photos here!

Lowell said...

Terrific shots, VP...colors are magnificent. These guys amaze me - I don't like heights.

Unknown said...

They are all great, but the first one is amazing. Great composition!

Anonymous said...

These are very nice photos.

Saretta said...

Excellent captures!

Cezar and Léia said...

Fabulous pictures!
Congratulations
Léia

crocrodyl said...

Super and very dynamic photos. Very Italian!:)

joo said...

The first photo is great, really!
All of them are super, but the first is my favourite!

Baruch said...

Fantastic captures!

henny said...

I can only imagine what was going on at this event. You posted such wonderful images. it's hard to choose which is the bestest.

Ayie said...

Wow, it's hard to capture this one.

Babzy.B said...

the last one is amazing ! :)