Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's a great collection of images, Nathan, and provided a chance for us high temperature phobes to see more of Madrid's attractions. I liked the one of Buddha's resistance to blandishments (I would probably have slipped), the toilet art was amusing, and I'd love to have seen that Erwitt exhibition. I really like his images and his "Shreveport, Louisiana, 1962." has a real magic. Was that in it? Douglas On 01/08/2024 07:07, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I went to Madrid for the day last Thursday, something that is possible > thanks to the high speed train that covers the 450 km in 2h20m or so. > Every summer there is a huge photography festival there called > PhotoEspa?a, and I usually go to look at selected exhibitions. This time > the highlights were an exhibition by Danish photographer Christian Franzen > (1864-1923) who lived in Madrid most of his adult life and became THE > photographer of royalty and celebrities. I had not heard of him before. > And then, to finish the day, I visited an incredible exhibition of more > than 150 works by Elliott Erwitt, all of them vintage prints, either work > prints or large exhibition prints, arranged thematically. Really > fantastic. The visit also gave me the opportunity to visit a couple of > venues I had not seen before, including Real Academia de Bellas Artes San > Fernando and the Fundaci?n Canal, an exhibition space funded by the > adjacent water company (not uncommon in Madrid, there are other great art > venues funded by insurance companies, banks etc.). > > It was over 30C already when I arrived before 10 a.m., and by the > afternoon the temperature reached 39C, or 102F in American money. So I did > not walk around as much as I normally would, instead relying on Madrid > excellent and inexpensive public transport. Both the metro and the buses > have very effective air conditioning, providing relief when moving from > one place to another. > > A mix of art and architecture can be seen here, with a few people thrown > in: > > https://www.greatpix.eu/Travel/A-day-in-Madrid-2024 > > As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > photo at frozenlight.eu > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information