Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Beyond the very high quality of all the pictures you post (or most of them, anyway), I have to say your pictures make me extremely homesick. I am never more aware of the fact that I miss Spain than after reading your messages and viewing your photos. Keep your CL and continue posting! My sincere thanks, Juan On Sep 27, 2004, at 4:20 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Last week I was back in Seville, but the main picture is from a few > weeks ago, it was just on the same roll of film. I was amused by all > these prohibitions at the entrance to the Saldanha shopping mall in > Lisbon--this is the kind of stuff you expect in Switzerland or > Germany, but not in Portugal: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_39.jpg > > The rest of the images are honestly taken this week, and in Seville. > What I love most about Spain is not the food, or the climate, or the > language, but the people. So the next two images are of my > friends/co-workers. We usually go out for lunch to a tapas place and > order a bunch of "half-portions" (media raciones). Here is Miguel > studying the menu: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_39alt1.jpg > ...and here are Miguel and Sonia devouring the fruits of that > research. It is customary to just have the plates spread around the > table and pick at them at will: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_39alt2.jpg > > Another Seville image, two people run into each other on the street > and have a conversation: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_39alt3.jpg > > Seville wants to be a modern city, and part of that is having a metro. > So for the next two years most of downtown is being dug up, providing > a bit of a spectacle for the locals. But the city really does need > better public transport. > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_39alt4.jpg > > The metro construction has consequences, though. Apparently not > everything was planned correctly, since some of the surrounding > sidewalks and buildings are visibly affected, somewhat worryingly. > This building is right next to my office: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_39alt5.jpg > > The complete PAW index is at: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2004.html > and comments/critique are always welcome and appreciated. > > Nathan > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information