ducman4988 🇺🇸 2019-06-16 21:08 в ответ lulutza
Italian kids, from when I lived there, loved having their photos taken. I don't know how it is now.
Italian kids, from when I lived there, loved having their photos taken. I don't know how it is now.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2019-06-16 22:18 в ответ lulutza
BTW, they were beautiful people, kids, teens, boys, girls, young adults - it was very nice having so many good photo subjects running around.
BTW, they were beautiful people, kids, teens, boys, girls, young adults - it was very nice having so many good photo subjects running around.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-12 02:00 в ответ camolam
Agree! One of the many good subjects I found in Southern Italy (Italia Meridionale)
Agree! One of the many good subjects I found in Southern Italy (Italia Meridionale)
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-06 00:16 в ответ ducman4988
This is a cute little boy, and we have a story about a boy who had on speedos like that. When he can out of the waves at the beach he had no speedos on as they were around his anglers and what he did have was very stiff and he did not even turn red, he just smiled and kicked off his speedos while walking and went back to his mother with a big smile on his face.No shame here. I have done that more times than I would like to admit.
This is a cute little boy, and we have a story about a boy who had on speedos like that. When he can out of the waves at the beach he had no speedos on as they were around his anglers and what he did have was very stiff and he did not even turn red, he just smiled and kicked off his speedos while walking and went back to his mother with a big smile on his face.No shame here. I have done that more times than I would like to admit.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-08 19:05 в ответ ppaulws73
I definitely got some good photos of him. This was at the main port in Gaeta (Capitaneria). The kids were jumping in the water around some of the large ships. His type of bathing suit is called a "tanga".
I definitely got some good photos of him. This was at the main port in Gaeta (Capitaneria). The kids were jumping in the water around some of the large ships. His type of bathing suit is called a "tanga".
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-08 19:32 в ответ ducman4988
Oh! a "Tanga" we have heard of that and we believe that some of the boys here on the island wear them also and they do look cute on them but I can just see what would be said if a boy was to wear one of them there in the states.
Oh! a "Tanga" we have heard of that and we believe that some of the boys here on the island wear them also and they do look cute on them but I can just see what would be said if a boy was to wear one of them there in the states.
masongray 🇺🇸 2024-04-08 10:13
He is definitely a beautiful specimen. Thanks for preserving his youth.
He is definitely a beautiful specimen. Thanks for preserving his youth.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-01-02 19:06
Davide, from Gaeta, told me years later this was the best photo anyone ever took of him. Beautiful little boy!
Davide, from Gaeta, told me years later this was the best photo anyone ever took of him. Beautiful little boy!
alstarr31 🇷🇺 2021-03-22 20:22
Again,inappropriate comments.It's a pity that albums are password-protected.But this is necessary measure.I understand perfectly.
Again,inappropriate comments.It's a pity that albums are password-protected.But this is necessary measure.I understand perfectly.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-09 03:49 в ответ ppaulws73
He told me later this was the best photo anyone ever took of him.
He told me later this was the best photo anyone ever took of him.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-09 19:01 в ответ ducman4988
We agree with you about the creeps out in this world as we have seen many but where we are there seems to be not much. He does seem to be calm with what he is doing and what he is wearing, in the states you would be made fun of, sad for the states.
We agree with you about the creeps out in this world as we have seen many but where we are there seems to be not much. He does seem to be calm with what he is doing and what he is wearing, in the states you would be made fun of, sad for the states.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-01-02 19:23
Good looking youngster swimming at the main port in Gaeta. I never got his name, and he never got these photos!! Too bad. If anyone recognizes him, let me know.
Good looking youngster swimming at the main port in Gaeta. I never got his name, and he never got these photos!! Too bad. If anyone recognizes him, let me know.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-28 03:16 в ответ ducman4988
What ever happened to TANGO's ? They looked so GREAT !!!! :)
What ever happened to TANGO's ? They looked so GREAT !!!! :)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-28 17:56 в ответ jansavik
Gone with the increasing body-shaming techniques of Americans.
Gone with the increasing body-shaming techniques of Americans.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-28 18:01 в ответ ducman4988
puritan ideals and media frenzy have killed innocence :(
puritan ideals and media frenzy have killed innocence :(
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-29 02:34 в ответ jansavik
Everyone profits except for the kids who are made into neurotics. BTW, did you notice that this has 1942 upvotes? A lot of times, for totally unknown reasons, upvotes for other fotos are added to the upvotes for a single photo, usually the first one in the album. This was first in the album at one time.
Everyone profits except for the kids who are made into neurotics. BTW, did you notice that this has 1942 upvotes? A lot of times, for totally unknown reasons, upvotes for other fotos are added to the upvotes for a single photo, usually the first one in the album. This was first in the album at one time.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-29 04:42 в ответ ducman4988
yes its such a shame isnt it. :(. I had noticed the amount of upvotes. One day they will fix it....i doubt it , but we can hope. LOL
yes its such a shame isnt it. :(. I had noticed the amount of upvotes. One day they will fix it....i doubt it , but we can hope. LOL
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-02-01 04:21 в ответ peachkid
We've nicknamed him Mr. Tanga. Beautiful little boy!
We've nicknamed him Mr. Tanga. Beautiful little boy!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2023-04-07 01:14 в ответ mak700
Adorable kid - I wish I got his name. It was so easy to take impromptu photos of kids at that time.
Adorable kid - I wish I got his name. It was so easy to take impromptu photos of kids at that time.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2023-10-04 20:55 в ответ richar25
Another beautiful child from the archives of Chris (Apostolidis) Madaio.
Another beautiful child from the archives of Chris (Apostolidis) Madaio.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-11-23 15:40
Took a lot of photos of this beautiful child on the beach in '86, along with a bunch of other "bambini" and teens. Unfortunately I never got his name - Anyone from Gaeta know him?
Took a lot of photos of this beautiful child on the beach in '86, along with a bunch of other "bambini" and teens. Unfortunately I never got his name - Anyone from Gaeta know him?
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-09-16 00:50 в ответ tomyber
Yeah, he's a cute one...and it only took me 33 years to print/scan the negatives.
Yeah, he's a cute one...and it only took me 33 years to print/scan the negatives.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-09 19:37 в ответ ducman4988
the wife says you are right and I, well I am wrong once again. String Bikin it is and she should know as her bikinis are not much to them.
the wife says you are right and I, well I am wrong once again. String Bikin it is and she should know as her bikinis are not much to them.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-05-28 01:30 в ответ stardate5100
This came out quite well. It took me 35 years to find the negative.
This came out quite well. It took me 35 years to find the negative.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-28 17:59 в ответ jansavik
This was the only photo of this series that I had printed for so many years. Then I went back 3 years ago (or was it 5?) and scanned the rest. The "n" in a file name means I scanned it from the negative.
This was the only photo of this series that I had printed for so many years. Then I went back 3 years ago (or was it 5?) and scanned the rest. The "n" in a file name means I scanned it from the negative.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-28 18:03 в ответ ducman4988
Were you as amazed as I am, at just how fresh the photos look ?
Were you as amazed as I am, at just how fresh the photos look ?
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-29 02:35 в ответ jansavik
A great amount of care went into preserving these photos for posterity.
A great amount of care went into preserving these photos for posterity.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-29 04:43 в ответ ducman4988
I can believe that. They are a treasure indeed my friend. :)
I can believe that. They are a treasure indeed my friend. :)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-08-04 00:01
That's SS Annunziata to the upper right, San Francesco all the way up the hill in the background, and little Signore Tanga jumping into the Golfo di Gaeta in the foreground.
That's SS Annunziata to the upper right, San Francesco all the way up the hill in the background, and little Signore Tanga jumping into the Golfo di Gaeta in the foreground.
figaronumber3 🇩🇰 2021-03-22 09:56
Just yesterday stumble over your huge collection. Naturally you realize that you're portraying history here. I'm amazed.
Just yesterday stumble over your huge collection. Naturally you realize that you're portraying history here. I'm amazed.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-03-22 20:12 в ответ figaronumber3
Thank you. This is my only way, at 73 years old, of leaving behind a legacy to the world. Do you need the PW for the other albums.
Thank you. This is my only way, at 73 years old, of leaving behind a legacy to the world. Do you need the PW for the other albums.
brixy777 🇮🇹 2021-11-18 04:47
sono foto stupende, sei bravissimo con gli sfondi, primi piani e le sfumature. Posso avere la password per gli altri album?
sono foto stupende, sei bravissimo con gli sfondi, primi piani e le sfumature. Posso avere la password per gli altri album?
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-06 00:19 в ответ ducman4988
we got it and those pics are awesome thanks. This girl is cute also.
we got it and those pics are awesome thanks. This girl is cute also.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-08 19:07 в ответ ppaulws73
This was at the beachhouse for the families of Italian military personnel. I knew the Giusto family (Agnese, Peppino and Massimiliano)
This was at the beachhouse for the families of Italian military personnel. I knew the Giusto family (Agnese, Peppino and Massimiliano)
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-08 19:37 в ответ ducman4988
That is nice the the families had a place to go like that, thanks
That is nice the the families had a place to go like that, thanks
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-28 18:00 в ответ jansavik
Beautiful little boy, at the main port in Gaeta. I wonder how they managed to survive diving between all those large ships.
Beautiful little boy, at the main port in Gaeta. I wonder how they managed to survive diving between all those large ships.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-28 18:04 в ответ ducman4988
as you say, they grew up with the wisdom of the Sea. Im sure they knew every safe and deadly area of their playground :)
as you say, they grew up with the wisdom of the Sea. Im sure they knew every safe and deadly area of their playground :)
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-12 18:33 в ответ ducman4988
Yes and now Nicki wants to copy him that you have here in the album and put him in her personal album if that is ok with you. she said he is really cute and wears that suit very well, better than some we have seen on some of these beaches.
Yes and now Nicki wants to copy him that you have here in the album and put him in her personal album if that is ok with you. she said he is really cute and wears that suit very well, better than some we have seen on some of these beaches.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-14 00:33 в ответ ppaulws73
Yes, that's OK. I'll remember to send you a higher resolution copy.
Yes, that's OK. I'll remember to send you a higher resolution copy.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-14 20:15 в ответ ducman4988
She says thank you and she has already started to copy them over and we both thank you and we both think this little guy is very much at home in the water.
She says thank you and she has already started to copy them over and we both thank you and we both think this little guy is very much at home in the water.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-05-29 01:27
I couldn't decide whether to crop on the boy, or show the city and fishing boat behind him; so here you have both.
I couldn't decide whether to crop on the boy, or show the city and fishing boat behind him; so here you have both.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-06-12 12:24
...they don't have time for the photographer: concentration before the game is more important!
...they don't have time for the photographer: concentration before the game is more important!
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-08 19:38 в ответ ducman4988
The wife thinks he has a really tight body and that he is sexy in that Tanga she said if it is ok to say that about a yoing boy.
The wife thinks he has a really tight body and that he is sexy in that Tanga she said if it is ok to say that about a yoing boy.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-09 21:47 в ответ ppaulws73
👍 - it used to be possible to appreciate that openly.
👍 - it used to be possible to appreciate that openly.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-12 00:57 в ответ ducman4988
Nicki and I have decided that this boy is very sexy, not sure if that is something that s right to say but what the hell he is.
Nicki and I have decided that this boy is very sexy, not sure if that is something that s right to say but what the hell he is.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2022-04-01 11:28
...surprised to see another photo of 'mr Tanga'! He was always innocently naughty...and a favorite of mine with his beautiful boy body...
...surprised to see another photo of 'mr Tanga'! He was always innocently naughty...and a favorite of mine with his beautiful boy body...
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-04-02 00:03 в ответ proudman21
I had scanned the negative several months ago; but since the other scanned negatives (already posted) were better, it took me awhile to get to this one.
I had scanned the negative several months ago; but since the other scanned negatives (already posted) were better, it took me awhile to get to this one.
lulutza 🇷🇴 2022-04-02 18:25
after a long time 'mr Tanga ' again :) .I wonder if you have more pictures of that series and if any chance to be colorized . Amazing times and pictures !
after a long time 'mr Tanga ' again :) .I wonder if you have more pictures of that series and if any chance to be colorized . Amazing times and pictures !
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-04-03 07:22 в ответ lulutza
He was great taking pictures of. I don't really have time to colorize these. I might have one or two more, but not many.
He was great taking pictures of. I don't really have time to colorize these. I might have one or two more, but not many.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-12 13:42 в ответ ppaulws73
He's just enjoying having his photo taken; a big event in the life of a poor kid from Gaeta.
He's just enjoying having his photo taken; a big event in the life of a poor kid from Gaeta.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-12 18:35 в ответ ducman4988
Is it really, to bad things are so bad in places like that and we have run into that in the islands here also.
Is it really, to bad things are so bad in places like that and we have run into that in the islands here also.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-07-19 17:42
Print scan. Beautiful little girl searching for "something" in the water on the beach at Serapo.
Print scan. Beautiful little girl searching for "something" in the water on the beach at Serapo.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-12 18:36 в ответ ducman4988
OK whatever you said here but we think she is a beauty.
OK whatever you said here but we think she is a beauty.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-14 20:16 в ответ ducman4988
We have to agree with you as she si very beautiful.
We have to agree with you as she si very beautiful.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-01-02 19:26
A very beautiful and sweet Giovanna Rebecchi at 22 years old at the main beach, Serapo, in Gaeta. The inserts are here at 8 years old, and at 28 with her sisters in her parent's apartment in Gaeta.
A very beautiful and sweet Giovanna Rebecchi at 22 years old at the main beach, Serapo, in Gaeta. The inserts are here at 8 years old, and at 28 with her sisters in her parent's apartment in Gaeta.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-12 18:39 в ответ ducman4988
Yes you do have a great eye for beauty. It appears that the younger girls go topless but the ones just a little bit older do not, we wonder why as here it makes no deference they mostly all go topless no matter the age.
Yes you do have a great eye for beauty. It appears that the younger girls go topless but the ones just a little bit older do not, we wonder why as here it makes no deference they mostly all go topless no matter the age.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-14 00:35 в ответ ppaulws73
It's customary in Italy (and similar countries) to ignore the younger girls who don't have breasts; but as soon as they get closer to puberty they start covering up.
It's customary in Italy (and similar countries) to ignore the younger girls who don't have breasts; but as soon as they get closer to puberty they start covering up.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-14 20:19 в ответ ducman4988
I guess all countries have the thing but where we have been visiting that does not stand true as they are topless most of the time on beaches no matter their age and if it is a beach where clothes are not needed they seem to be the first ones to go nude.
I guess all countries have the thing but where we have been visiting that does not stand true as they are topless most of the time on beaches no matter their age and if it is a beach where clothes are not needed they seem to be the first ones to go nude.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-08 19:41 в ответ ducman4988
Yeah! the wife thinks she is really a beauty and I say it looks like she is having fun there wiht her friend.
Yeah! the wife thinks she is really a beauty and I say it looks like she is having fun there wiht her friend.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-10 18:43 в ответ ducman4988
yes we agree with you and yes I had that translated with google and she is a real beauty.
yes we agree with you and yes I had that translated with google and she is a real beauty.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-06 20:35 в ответ ducman4988
We have to say this it is hard at times the teel the boys from the girls as they all wear not much and the girls for the most part do not have boobs. These two are very cute and the one looks like they are about to lose there bottoms.
We have to say this it is hard at times the teel the boys from the girls as they all wear not much and the girls for the most part do not have boobs. These two are very cute and the one looks like they are about to lose there bottoms.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-09 18:09 в ответ ducman4988
thank you for that and the wife said to me " I told you so" so I stand corrected.
thank you for that and the wife said to me " I told you so" so I stand corrected.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-15 23:30 в ответ ducman4988
We also thank so much, he is cute and for his age, it appears he has a tight body.
We also thank so much, he is cute and for his age, it appears he has a tight body.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-19 21:44 в ответ ppaulws73
Super-cute kid! There are more blondes than you might think in Italy.
Super-cute kid! There are more blondes than you might think in Italy.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-19 22:05 в ответ ducman4988
yes he is a cute boy, so you say there are more blondes, I would think that there would be more dark-headed than blondes, so that is a good thing to think about, we know that, that one blonde is gorgeous.
yes he is a cute boy, so you say there are more blondes, I would think that there would be more dark-headed than blondes, so that is a good thing to think about, we know that, that one blonde is gorgeous.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2023-08-25 00:11 в ответ revolyob1-16
I sepia toned it a long time ago from the print scan. That's probably my best effort (except for the girl from 1974) at toning.
I sepia toned it a long time ago from the print scan. That's probably my best effort (except for the girl from 1974) at toning.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-05-28 01:32 в ответ stardate5100
Thanks, I'm glad I took it that way. There's one of the "bambini" with Mom 2 pages further down. They never got these photos; one day I'm going to have to go back and find them.
Thanks, I'm glad I took it that way. There's one of the "bambini" with Mom 2 pages further down. They never got these photos; one day I'm going to have to go back and find them.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-07-23 04:28
OK, so Patrizia is NOT A KID. 24-year-old mother of Emanuela. More of her and her 2 daughters in the "Emanuela..." album.
OK, so Patrizia is NOT A KID. 24-year-old mother of Emanuela. More of her and her 2 daughters in the "Emanuela..." album.
stardate5100 🇺🇸 2021-11-14 04:46
Hello Ducati-man!! I wonder if they are still as close friends today as back then? Something to ponder....
Hello Ducati-man!! I wonder if they are still as close friends today as back then? Something to ponder....
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-11-14 05:57 в ответ stardate5100
That I don't know; but I used to follow a lot of the other kids from Gaeta as they grew into adulthood - many of them are still friends.
That I don't know; but I used to follow a lot of the other kids from Gaeta as they grew into adulthood - many of them are still friends.
littledude1 🇺🇸 2020-02-12 12:55
He looks like a boy I had a gay crush on when I was growing up in the 90's
He looks like a boy I had a gay crush on when I was growing up in the 90's
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-12 13:54 в ответ ppaulws73
I don't think so. The title of this should be: "sorellina".
I don't think so. The title of this should be: "sorellina".
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-12 18:41 в ответ ducman4988
ok we found what the word mean, "little sister" she is a cutie.
ok we found what the word mean, "little sister" she is a cutie.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-14 20:20 в ответ ducman4988
Yes! I guess so but it will never stick, but thank you for that.
Yes! I guess so but it will never stick, but thank you for that.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-11-14 05:58 в ответ stardate5100
One of the many times I walked from Gaeta to Formia; and back.
One of the many times I walked from Gaeta to Formia; and back.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-06-07 00:02
That's the beach of Serapo. There are a lot of people living right next to the beach (a few industries too). He's diving off the rocks on one end of the beach.
That's the beach of Serapo. There are a lot of people living right next to the beach (a few industries too). He's diving off the rocks on one end of the beach.
revolyob1-16 🇬🇧 2023-08-25 19:42
I hope that is nit Quicksand? we don't want something of that beauty being swallowed by the sand
I hope that is nit Quicksand? we don't want something of that beauty being swallowed by the sand
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2023-08-25 23:04 в ответ revolyob1-16
It wasn't. I went by there (the beach at Formia) early this year when I was on a brief vacation. I didn't see much of anything or anyone
It wasn't. I went by there (the beach at Formia) early this year when I was on a brief vacation. I didn't see much of anything or anyone
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-02-07 17:54
"FP4" means I used Ilford FP4 film with a Canon AT-1 camera. This pretty little girl is probably a Black-Italian mixture.
"FP4" means I used Ilford FP4 film with a Canon AT-1 camera. This pretty little girl is probably a Black-Italian mixture.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-02-08 16:06 в ответ bertivogel3
Yes, she is. I think she may have been American (Gaeta was the homeport to the US Navy flagship)
Yes, she is. I think she may have been American (Gaeta was the homeport to the US Navy flagship)
ghall125 🇺🇸 2022-03-04 10:33
The other boys on the beach far too innocent to notice her breasts. Great picure!
The other boys on the beach far too innocent to notice her breasts. Great picure!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-03-04 23:26 в ответ ghall125
Thanks. What a beautiful innocent time in our lives!! Probably never again.
Thanks. What a beautiful innocent time in our lives!! Probably never again.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-07-19 00:32
I think that's the Cicconardi family, but after 35 years I'm not sure. Salvatore, to the right, married Brigida Galiano. You'll see them together in the 90's album. Beautiful family.
I think that's the Cicconardi family, but after 35 years I'm not sure. Salvatore, to the right, married Brigida Galiano. You'll see them together in the 90's album. Beautiful family.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-07-19 00:34
2 cute teenies who used to go to the same services at the San Francesco church that I used to attend. After 35 years I forgot their names.
2 cute teenies who used to go to the same services at the San Francesco church that I used to attend. After 35 years I forgot their names.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-03-11 07:09
1986 - OMG, these teenies are now around 50 years old! It seems like only a few years ago for me - showing you how fleeting life is! This is at the "Oratorio Salesiano", a gathering place for the people in the community, which was behind the "Tempio San Francesco" in Gaeta Vecchia.
1986 - OMG, these teenies are now around 50 years old! It seems like only a few years ago for me - showing you how fleeting life is! This is at the "Oratorio Salesiano", a gathering place for the people in the community, which was behind the "Tempio San Francesco" in Gaeta Vecchia.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-03 00:57
I already posted another photo before of these two teenies at the Oratorio Salesiano (Tempio San Francesco). 35 years, I forgot their names.
I already posted another photo before of these two teenies at the Oratorio Salesiano (Tempio San Francesco). 35 years, I forgot their names.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-08-20 13:20 в ответ ducman4988
If boys were to wear these pants in the USA these days, they would be arrested, i guess...
If boys were to wear these pants in the USA these days, they would be arrested, i guess...
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-03-04 23:27 в ответ ghall125
He was poking down between the rocks, looking for fish, or cozze, or something like that!
He was poking down between the rocks, looking for fish, or cozze, or something like that!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2023-08-10 03:45 в ответ hlaymore
Yes he is. Another beautiful child intensely absorbed in his activities. It took me 35 years to find the negative and scan it.
Yes he is. Another beautiful child intensely absorbed in his activities. It took me 35 years to find the negative and scan it.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-06-16 23:29
Now I had the time to translate the tourist brochure you emailed me from 'la spiaggio di Serapo'. The photos in this folder are nice, especially the old streets and buildings, pure Italian! Would anything have changed in Serapo after the 80s, when you took these photos? If I had the opportunity, I would like to see for myself and meet and admire the youth of today...
Now I had the time to translate the tourist brochure you emailed me from 'la spiaggio di Serapo'. The photos in this folder are nice, especially the old streets and buildings, pure Italian! Would anything have changed in Serapo after the 80s, when you took these photos? If I had the opportunity, I would like to see for myself and meet and admire the youth of today...
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-06-17 03:45 в ответ proudman21
I think it changed after the 90's, with the rise of the internet, conspiracy theories, and everyone getting uptight about anything. I sure would like to go back myself; but if I do it may be permanent.
I think it changed after the 90's, with the rise of the internet, conspiracy theories, and everyone getting uptight about anything. I sure would like to go back myself; but if I do it may be permanent.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-06-02 23:18
Another series where I didn't know they were all the same boy, until I went back and checked all the negatives; 40 years after I took them!!
Another series where I didn't know they were all the same boy, until I went back and checked all the negatives; 40 years after I took them!!
lulutza 🇷🇴 2021-06-04 11:08
They look so freindly to you ! Did you ask them their names ?you have more of them ?
They look so freindly to you ! Did you ask them their names ?you have more of them ?
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-06-04 15:10 в ответ lulutza
I think I remember two from the Catholic Church. It wouldn't matter anymore if I had their names, I took these photos 40 years ago. Just beautiful kids from Gaeta from a long time ago.
I think I remember two from the Catholic Church. It wouldn't matter anymore if I had their names, I took these photos 40 years ago. Just beautiful kids from Gaeta from a long time ago.
revolyob1-16 🇬🇧 2023-08-25 19:52
He does not even seem to know that he is being photographed, wonderful
He does not even seem to know that he is being photographed, wonderful
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2023-08-26 16:25 в ответ revolyob1-16
Most of them that day didn't notice me. 200mm lens. This was at Porto Santa Maria - Gaeta Vecchia (old Gaeta)
Most of them that day didn't notice me. 200mm lens. This was at Porto Santa Maria - Gaeta Vecchia (old Gaeta)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-07-23 04:50
The "Scuola Nautica" is always in the background of these cute "bambini" enjoying themselves in an endless summer ritual at Porto Santa Maria.
The "Scuola Nautica" is always in the background of these cute "bambini" enjoying themselves in an endless summer ritual at Porto Santa Maria.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-07-20 17:26
These two "little girls" are at Via Genova No. 1 in Gaeta where I had an apartment for several years. I knew Giovanna from when she was 8 years old in the 70's. Time marches on!
These two "little girls" are at Via Genova No. 1 in Gaeta where I had an apartment for several years. I knew Giovanna from when she was 8 years old in the 70's. Time marches on!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-08-03 20:29
I knew them since they were both teens in the 1970's. Residents of Via Genova No.1, Gaeta (my apartment building), and friends of Giovanna Rebecchi, whose photo is also in here. Anna is the mother of Myriam, whose photos are in "Bambini...90's".
I knew them since they were both teens in the 1970's. Residents of Via Genova No.1, Gaeta (my apartment building), and friends of Giovanna Rebecchi, whose photo is also in here. Anna is the mother of Myriam, whose photos are in "Bambini...90's".
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-08-03 00:33
I really like the pictures of this cute ragazzone with his strong legs!
I really like the pictures of this cute ragazzone with his strong legs!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-07-26 16:12
Not pretty; but not unattractive either. Typical Southern Italian girl, on the beach at Formia.
Not pretty; but not unattractive either. Typical Southern Italian girl, on the beach at Formia.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-07-27 00:06 в ответ ducman4988
A bit unusual for an Italian girl to wear a top...still a nice kid!
A bit unusual for an Italian girl to wear a top...still a nice kid!
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-10 18:53 в ответ ducman4988
well! Either way, she is ok and does wear a very tiny bikini, like the other comment here she does have a top on a bit unusual based on all of the other pics.
well! Either way, she is ok and does wear a very tiny bikini, like the other comment here she does have a top on a bit unusual based on all of the other pics.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-08-04 23:38
Giovanna Rebecchi all grown-up, at 22 years old. I knew her from when she was 8 years old, and living with her family in the same "palazzo" as me in the 70's - Via Genova No.1, Gaeta (vicino la spiaggia)
Giovanna Rebecchi all grown-up, at 22 years old. I knew her from when she was 8 years old, and living with her family in the same "palazzo" as me in the 70's - Via Genova No.1, Gaeta (vicino la spiaggia)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-08-03 20:30
I found more photos of 12-year-old Davide, working at Porto Santa Maria in Gaeta Vecchia.
I found more photos of 12-year-old Davide, working at Porto Santa Maria in Gaeta Vecchia.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-08-04 00:28 в ответ ducman4988
...glad you found these pictures of adorable Davide! Keep looking, maybe you'll find more from him...
...glad you found these pictures of adorable Davide! Keep looking, maybe you'll find more from him...
littledude1 🇺🇸 2022-01-24 00:28
He would have looked awesome with a very long thick tail (rat-tail) all the way down his back to his waist line.
He would have looked awesome with a very long thick tail (rat-tail) all the way down his back to his waist line.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-01-24 18:48 в ответ littledude1
Not too much Italy in the 80's; esp. a place that's a little better off like Gaeta. Maybe Napoli.
Not too much Italy in the 80's; esp. a place that's a little better off like Gaeta. Maybe Napoli.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-08-09 03:48 в ответ tr4vels.photo
Most definitely. I had only printed one of these series of photos that I had taken 35 years ago.
Most definitely. I had only printed one of these series of photos that I had taken 35 years ago.
dangerwillrob 🇺🇸 2022-12-12 02:44 в ответ ducman4988
Wow! Yes it is, wish I had those when I was a boy!
Wow! Yes it is, wish I had those when I was a boy!
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-07-25 19:15 в ответ ducman4988
Grazie, your italian language is much better than mine...
Grazie, your italian language is much better than mine...
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2024-02-23 01:55
3 buddies (Tres amigos = Tre amici) "on the rocks" at Serapo - the main beach in Gaeta.
3 buddies (Tres amigos = Tre amici) "on the rocks" at Serapo - the main beach in Gaeta.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2024-02-27 06:04 в ответ tr4vels.photo
Thank you. Every now and then I find more photos to post.
Thank you. Every now and then I find more photos to post.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2023-08-26 16:38 в ответ revolyob1-16
I can see it. He probably couldn't afford another bathing suit.
I can see it. He probably couldn't afford another bathing suit.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-07-19 00:35
Diving off the pier at Porto Santa Maria. Someone's sister is watching while the boys are jumping in.
Diving off the pier at Porto Santa Maria. Someone's sister is watching while the boys are jumping in.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-06-05 15:16 в ответ fr3mar
Yes she is. She may have been the daughter of one of the American Navy families in Gaeta.
Yes she is. She may have been the daughter of one of the American Navy families in Gaeta.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-02-09 06:07 в ответ sneeky2
Very...hard to believe how beautiful these kids were.
Very...hard to believe how beautiful these kids were.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-02-09 16:49 в ответ sneeky2
I don't know what it's like now, I haven't been there for 20 years.
I don't know what it's like now, I haven't been there for 20 years.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-02-10 06:47 в ответ sneeky2
Do you mean your account? I did, very briefly, yesterday.
Do you mean your account? I did, very briefly, yesterday.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-02-13 02:55 в ответ sneeky2
No, I haven't been there for quite awhile. I'm basically just trying to survive where I live now, and can't go on any extensive travel.
No, I haven't been there for quite awhile. I'm basically just trying to survive where I live now, and can't go on any extensive travel.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-28 03:23
So very handsome. I love how hes got his playing cards tucked into his speedos. LOVE IT !!!
So very handsome. I love how hes got his playing cards tucked into his speedos. LOVE IT !!!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-28 18:01 в ответ jansavik
This is another one I hadn't scanned or even printed until a few years ago.
This is another one I hadn't scanned or even printed until a few years ago.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-28 18:06 в ответ ducman4988
Why did you leave the scanning and printing for so long ?
Why did you leave the scanning and printing for so long ?
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-29 02:37 в ответ jansavik
Life - working, moving, family, fighting legal battles, riding motorcycles. Now that I'm retired I have time on my hands (except for taking care of an invalid sister).
Life - working, moving, family, fighting legal battles, riding motorcycles. Now that I'm retired I have time on my hands (except for taking care of an invalid sister).
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-29 04:46 в ответ ducman4988
You know i was going to add at the end of my comment ...(DONT !! tell me..LIFE happend.) It gets us all. I was the same with my music. I grew up wanting to be a musician but LIFE got in the way. I dont really regret it though as i have a wonderful family now . Also like you I am retired and discovering my passion again. :) :)
You know i was going to add at the end of my comment ...(DONT !! tell me..LIFE happend.) It gets us all. I was the same with my music. I grew up wanting to be a musician but LIFE got in the way. I dont really regret it though as i have a wonderful family now . Also like you I am retired and discovering my passion again. :) :)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-29 22:40 в ответ jansavik
It gives me a reason to get through the daily battles.
It gives me a reason to get through the daily battles.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-03-15 21:38 в ответ tr4vels.photo
Yes, he is (but so are my girls, teens and very young women)
Yes, he is (but so are my girls, teens and very young women)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-02-07 17:23 в ответ mexicankids_4
Agree. This is another photo which waited 35 years for me to find the negative and scan it.
Agree. This is another photo which waited 35 years for me to find the negative and scan it.
dangerwillrob 🇺🇸 2022-12-12 00:57
Beautiful! It's funny though, some of these boys, their brief is so small why arent they just swimming naked? Lol joking of course
Beautiful! It's funny though, some of these boys, their brief is so small why arent they just swimming naked? Lol joking of course
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-12-12 00:57 в ответ dangerwillrob
Not on a public beach. They probably weren't wearing anything in more private places up until the 80's
Not on a public beach. They probably weren't wearing anything in more private places up until the 80's
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-02-07 17:26 в ответ mexicankids_4
Pretty little girl! I don't think I do; I'll have to look through my negatives to see if I have more.
Pretty little girl! I don't think I do; I'll have to look through my negatives to see if I have more.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-05-31 21:31
This was a scan off a print. I actually thought I took this photo in 1979 for 40 years; then I finally got to look at the negatives recently - 1981!!
This was a scan off a print. I actually thought I took this photo in 1979 for 40 years; then I finally got to look at the negatives recently - 1981!!
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-10 18:50
there she is again , you have a few pics of her and that is a good thing as she is beautiful.
there she is again , you have a few pics of her and that is a good thing as she is beautiful.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-02-01 04:23 в ответ peachkid
I took the photo in 1986. It was sitting in my negative file until 2018 when I found it and scanned it. Beautiful child (like most Italian kids).
I took the photo in 1986. It was sitting in my negative file until 2018 when I found it and scanned it. Beautiful child (like most Italian kids).
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-05-30 22:49
Another cute "poseur". I don't know how many kids, teens, and very young women I took photos of on the "scogliera" at Serapo over a period of 30 years!
Another cute "poseur". I don't know how many kids, teens, and very young women I took photos of on the "scogliera" at Serapo over a period of 30 years!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-02-07 15:08 в ответ mexicankids_4
The ones I posted here are the only ones I printed from that year. There may be more in the negatives, if I have time to look.
The ones I posted here are the only ones I printed from that year. There may be more in the negatives, if I have time to look.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2022-01-31 17:04 в ответ ducman4988
I don't believe you're out of the '81 pics...! Keep searching!
I don't believe you're out of the '81 pics...! Keep searching!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-01-31 17:27 в ответ proudman21
Italian kids (both boys and girls) are beautiful, aren't they!
Italian kids (both boys and girls) are beautiful, aren't they!
proudman21 🇳🇱 2022-01-31 20:07 в ответ ducman4988
I totally agree with you. And for a Western European, Italian children are very popular. They often have a disarming appearance and love life and freedom. And...they're so handsome, sia le ragazze che i ragazzi!
I totally agree with you. And for a Western European, Italian children are very popular. They often have a disarming appearance and love life and freedom. And...they're so handsome, sia le ragazze che i ragazzi!
max-cardinal.87 🇷🇺 2021-10-26 06:37
Little swimmers. When she and I in childhood swam with such swimming ammunition.
Little swimmers. When she and I in childhood swam with such swimming ammunition.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-07-19 17:20
Sis sitting there doing "something" while the boys are diving in. All Italian kids are beautiful!
Sis sitting there doing "something" while the boys are diving in. All Italian kids are beautiful!
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-06 00:28 в ответ ducman4988
yes you are right and this girl is really beautiful and sexy.
yes you are right and this girl is really beautiful and sexy.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-08 19:11 в ответ ppaulws73
I'm glad, now that I'm in my later years, that I had the opportunity to record their beauty.
I'm glad, now that I'm in my later years, that I had the opportunity to record their beauty.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-08 19:43 в ответ ducman4988
yes it is nice to look back on what you have done and in your case you have taken some beautiful pics of some really great kids, you should be proud of your work.
yes it is nice to look back on what you have done and in your case you have taken some beautiful pics of some really great kids, you should be proud of your work.
ppaulws73 🇺🇸 2022-08-10 18:48 в ответ ducman4988
you are right as the wife says he is really good-looking and has a nice tight body for a young boy.
you are right as the wife says he is really good-looking and has a nice tight body for a young boy.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-07-19 00:59
One of the perpetual joys of childhood. He's diving off the pier at Porto Santa Maria in Gaeta Vecchia, where all the fishing boats are. The "Scuola Nautica" is in the background. The school is one of the reasons that Gaeta is richer than surrounding areas in Southern Italy. Meglio di Gaeta non c'e'!
One of the perpetual joys of childhood. He's diving off the pier at Porto Santa Maria in Gaeta Vecchia, where all the fishing boats are. The "Scuola Nautica" is in the background. The school is one of the reasons that Gaeta is richer than surrounding areas in Southern Italy. Meglio di Gaeta non c'e'!
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-07-19 13:45 в ответ ducman4988
I really like this action photo! The reflecting sunlight on his wet body and legs gives a contrasting effect.
I really like this action photo! The reflecting sunlight on his wet body and legs gives a contrasting effect.