Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No certainly no socks, George. A response to some of the other comments: yes, I am actually interested in the vendors, and you may not believe me, but it really was a coincidence that this guy was next to an attractive woman. I am interested in these people, and will at some point attempt to establish some contact beyond just snapping a photo. These are the people we read about in newspapers with headlines such as "Another 100 African refugees in rickey boat rescued off the Canary Islands". Selling stuff like this (not only on the beach but also on the downtown promenade, and for smaller items like watches and DVDs, also in bars) is the first step on the social ladder. There was a story on a DVD vendor in the local paper last year, he said that on a typical day he made 30 Euros--not big bucks but enough to live on. The stuff they sell is bought wholesale from Chinese merchants. People are largely sympathetic towards them (perhaps because people remember that just a generation ago many Spaniards would go to northern Europe in search of a better life), and the bar owners for example, have no objections to them entering their bars and offering the stuff to the patrons. They do not use aggressive sales tactics at all--they ask, once, and that's it. In addition to these vendors, there are also people walking around with a cooler selling drinks, and those people are always local for some reason. The prices are not bad, ?2 for a can of beer, but having it brought to you, ice-cold, right on the beach, is certainly worth paying for. There are also some Chinese women walking around with a picture of a spine and offering massage. Yesterday I did see them score two hits near our roasting perch. In any event, thanks for looking to everyone! Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Aug 24, 2009, at 12:19 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > Well Charlie > my radar reads surface area > and > I'm making the assumption > (perhaps wrongly) > that she's not wearing > over the knee > socks at the beach. > > Nathan? > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On Aug 23, 2009, at 5:16 PM, Charlie Chan wrote: > >> Is 97.3% naked by her surface area or the area of her image? >> >> Anyway you must have looked very closely indeed to be so precise!!! > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information