Dolce vita on a Vespa, a photo from Rome, Lazio

Photographer's Note

Vespa is both Latin and Italian for wasp — adopted as a name for the vehicle in reference for the high-pitched noise of the two-stroke engine and for its body shape: the thicker rear part connected to the front part by a narrow waist, and the steering rod resembled antennae.

There is only one Vespa in Montreal, in the district of Outremont, and everyone turns their head to see it passing on the streets.

Bzzzzzz!

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Floydian (30970) 2008-02-09 1:28

Hi Andre,
This is one of the famous Italian icons, the famous Vespa. It can be photographed in many ways but this setup is something i like. It's Italian red, the plate from Rome, so can it be more Italian than this.
I like it my friend, and every Italian here on TE should leave a comment here, they can be proud on it.
Have a nice weekend, Henk

PixelTerror (0) 2008-02-09 3:46

Ciao Artisto,
Belle image, j'aime beaucoup sa couleur dominante ca fait si italien et si japonais a la fois... je me demande si Nikki va en faire un WS ;-)
Le gran turismo ca fait marrant aussi, ca me rappelle la concentration de San Marino, je peux te dire qu'ils venaient de loin les gars !
Bon ouiiik JY

Cretense (68663) 2008-02-09 6:53

Hi Andre!

Fantastic shot, fantastic "detail"! Excellent tight framing and composition, beautiful colours! Great capture of what isn't only a bike but a symbol of a whole era! Congratulations!

Best regards,
Hercules

KLB (23697) 2008-02-09 8:16

Salut André ! (ça va j'ai bon cette fois ?!)

Etonnante dans ta galerie cette compo... C'est parce qu'elle a une taille de guêpe, hein ?
En tout cas, superbe qualité, un rouge très lumineux.
Une présentation originale de l'Italie ;o)

Bon week-end,
Karine

Wanda1 (13950) 2008-02-09 8:23

Hi Andre,
A great concentrated close up. The colour is eye catching (red for speed) and I love all the individual details such as the metal lettering, cool number plate and light. A nice capture!
Regards
Wanda

vincz (19099) 2008-02-09 9:23

Super prise de cette icone italienne. La couleur ne pouvait etre mieux, le cadrage est genial. Tres simple, tres sobre, mais l'ecellence dans l'execution.

Dpbours (222) 2008-02-09 11:35

Hi André!

And where is our Dolce Vita?! :-)
The first prototype was given the initials MP5 and baptized "Paperino," the Italian name for Donald Duck, a nick-name given to it by the workers because of the strange shape it had. Enrico Piaggio did not like the design and asked D'Ascanio to redesign it, making the MP6 - which had a more aeronautical-derived aerodynamic wasp-look.
From a Duck to a Wasp! Would love to see you making a picture of the prototype as well ;-P.

Have a good weekend!
Dennis

hrschwartz (742) 2008-02-09 14:42

I never knew the origin of the name- makes sense.

Thanks for the striking photo to draw my attention- well done.

Randy

cbrman (21637) 2008-02-10 2:21

Hello André,

Eh bien tu as saisi là un symbôle de l'Italie ! De plus il s'agit là d'un version GT de ce célébre scooter !
J'imagine que lorsque tu étais à Rome, tu ne t'es pas retourné après chaque passage de Vespa ! Imagine le torticoli à la fin d'une journée !! ;-)
Véhicule mitique dans une ville mitique !
Bravo !

A+

Dominique

donluicu (24692) 2008-02-10 2:36

salut andré
belle prise, belle note..
attention a ne pas te faire sei=upprimer ton image par les vilains modérateurs pour cause de publicité abusive!!

tabernacle..a quand une poutine tous ensemble?

ciao

woooopsy (0) 2008-08-26 17:51

Hey Andre,
I'm trying to find a photo of vespa. This is the one I really like. It'll be great if I can put it on my website. Thank you. http://xiaoweis.blogspot.com/