[Leica] Nathan's PAD 9/8/2019: catch of the day

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Love this picture/story!

thanks

ric


> On Aug 10, 2019, at 2:32 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
> wrote:
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> Yesterday (Friday) was one of the six vacation days I have taken during 
> August. I started the day with a nice but short 40 km bike ride (away from 
> the coast, it was already 37C by 10 a.m., so I did not want to be in the 
> mountains too long), then went to the city to walk around Mercado Central 
> a bit, and finally to El Campello harbour in late afternoon to check on 
> the cats that live in the fishing part of the harbour. The cats were 
> nowhere to be seen?I suppose they were hiding from heat somewhere?but 
> instead I bumped into the daily fish auction. Quite uniquely, in El 
> Campello part of the daily catch is sold to the general public starting at 
> 6 p.m. The auction is a Dutch auction, with a starting price that is 
> reduced in increments of 0.10 Euro (prices are per kg of the fish in 
> question) until someone buys it. Each fisherman sets a minimum price below 
> which no sale will occur (the fish will then be sold through the regular 
> wholesale channel or simply taken home and consumed by the fisherman). I 
> did not buy anything, but I did get some photos.
> 
> The fishing boats, all done with the day?s work, cleaned up, and ready for 
> the weekend:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-zkJhcVJ/A
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> The trays of fish are brought out:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-wzw52zN/A
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> Each tray is marked with the total weight (here, 1.1 kg), as well as the 
> name of the boat, the zone where it was caught (in this case, all close to 
> our town), and the date of catch (here, today):
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-GWdMgCN/A
> 
> Before starting the auction, the auctioneer explains the rules and 
> entertains the children a bit:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mDscPNQ/A
> 
> And then down to business:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-xJ6rNPZ/A
> 
> Touting the virtues of the sardine:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-H6Z32p6/A
> 
> Most of the buyers were locals, although I did hear someone speaking 
> Dutch. And outside in the sun, a gang of French elderly residents were 
> playing p?tanque. But that will the subject of another post.
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan
> 
> Nathan Wajsman
> 
> Alicante, Spain
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