Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great shots, Nathan. Who is/are the patron saints. ? It looks like they might be celebrating a battle with the horses/knights. Do you know any more? Peter On 29/09/2019 20:18, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote: > The guy on the right in "Who needs a Horse" looks like he forgot his Leica > in the hotel. ;-) > > > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > > On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 2:00 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> I wanted to do a ride with decent distance and climbing today, so I >> decided to cycle to the town of Relleu, a round trip of 63 km with about >> 1000 meters of climbing. The weather was great, not much wind, so a very >> enjoyable ride overall. But the nice part was what I found in Relleu. The >> town/village (about 1100 inhabitants) were celebrating their fiestas >> patronales, a mix of the Moros y Cristianos common around here, and a >> celebration of the town?s patron saint. I got an idea that something out >> of >> the ordinary was going on when the street where I usually buy my Coke >> looked like this: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mv2j8Jj/A < >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mv2j8Jj/A> >> >> The people, young and old, were dressed up for the occasion (note another >> confused cyclist in the background): >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MGmRkz3/A < >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MGmRkz3/A> >> >> The outfits were, well, different: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-v4MXDVb/A < >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-v4MXDVb/A> >> >> A sort of ritual dance was performed in front of the church: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Qk6cP6S/A < >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Qk6cP6S/A> >> >> The parade had a somewhat agricultural theme, even though there is not >> much agriculture in the area, aside from some goats and olive trees: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NV4Vk3q/A < >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NV4Vk3q/A> >> >> In any event, it was all very nice and colourful, and it made me take a 30 >> minute break just to take it all in: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NNfswF8/A < >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NNfswF8/A> >> >> >> So cycling is good for my health, and also good for my photography and >> appreciation of the local traditions. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Dr. Peter Dzwig