Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Jun 27, 2016, at 4:29 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > > June 24th is one of the major holidays of the year in Alicante. For some > reason, midsummer is a big deal here, as it is in Catalunya and in > Scandinavia (but not in the many countries in-between). In Alicante, it is > a week-long celebration, starting on June 19th and ending at midnight on > the 24th. During those five days, elaborate statues are erected all over > the city, including in residential neighbourhood like the one where I > live, only to be burned on the 24th. Many streets are closed to traffic to > make room for huge party tents known as barracks, where people eat and > drink from noon until the wee hours of the morning. Needless to say, this > is not one of the most productive weeks of the year in our city. > > This year, I did not go out in the evenings during the hogueras (the word > refers both to the celebration and to the statues). Instead, I visited > several of the best spots during the day and documented the decorations > and the ancilalry activities: > > http://www.greatpix.eu/Hogueras-2016/ > > As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated. wonder FULL ?yet another face? fills the frame in such a beautiful way so as to remove all context and fully enter the fantastical Regards, George Lottermoser http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist