[Leica] IMG: a rainy walk in Madrid

[Tina Manley]

That was my favorite, too.

Tina

On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 12:09 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
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> Beautiful compositions, Nathan.  But the colorful dog in Plaza de Colon
> was a great catch.
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> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> On 5/6/2016 10:16 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
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>> I had an appointment at the Danish consulate in Madrid today. I went by
>> high-speed train, and I bought the tickets so as to have some time to walk
>> around Madrid a bit. Even though it was raining on and off, it was very
>> enjoyable. I first walk through the Retiro park from the Atocha station
>> (where trains from Alicante arrive) to Plaza Colón, where the consulate is
>> located. The park was wet but pretty, and the rain made for some photogenic
>> scenes.
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>> After my business at the consulate was done (all of 10 minutes), I walked
>> back towards Atocha along the Paseo Recoletos and Paseo del Prado, thinking
>> that I would drop in at the Prado to say hi to Hieronymus Bosch. But there
>> was a long queue to get in, so instead I ended up at the Fundación Caixa a
>> bit further down, where to my delight there was a nice exhibition of
>> paintings and sculptures by Joan Miró. And the building itself, which I
>> have passed many time but never  visited, turned out to be a work of art in
>> itself.
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>> Thus fed spiritually, I went to a bar near the station recommended to me
>> by a colleague who used to live in Madrid, and I was not disappointed—I
>> loved both the ambiance and the food. The local specialty, a sandwich with
>> calamari, turned out perfect, and it was cheap too.
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>> Then I got to Atocha, took some more pictures there, and got on the train
>> back to Alicante, from where I am posting this small gallery of 15 images:
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>> http://www.greatpix.eu/A-rainy-walk-in-Madrid/
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>> This is quick editing, but it gave me something to do during the 2-hour
>> train journey, and it allows me to share my day with you in almost real
>> time.
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>> Equipment-wise, I travelled ultra light, taking only the Ricoh GRII.
>> Still, I get more than 100 decent images, even after culling the losers.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
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>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
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