[Leica] IMG: Mallorca and Ibiza: kitsch and beauty

[John Beeching]

Nathan,

Photos of these islands always evoke mixed feelings for me.  As you may
know, I was brought up on a very remote part of Ibiza from 1957 - 65, when
things were very different from what they are today.  I did not return for
over 40 years, though now I do more regularly as my step-mother lives on
Ibiza and a sister on Mallorca.  The pain is now less as, while the whole
world has changed, there are still some very beautiful parts on the islands
if you are prepared to walk.  February is the best season when the almond
trees are in blossom.

Like you photos, by the way.

John

On 15 April 2017 at 07:22, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> I spent last weekend in Mallorca with my friend Lars. We were supposed to
> cycle in a 400 km event beginning Saturday at 7 a.m. and probably finishing
> about 20 hours later, but in the end we had to abandon after about 40 km
> because Lars had come down with bronchitis earlier in the week and despite
> the meds prescribed by my doctor he just could not breathe going up the
> hills. But the trip was not a total loss, as it gave us more time to
> explore Mallorca photographically. I have many images from there in the
> weekly blog that I will post later, but in the meantime here is a small
> gallery, showing the kitschy side of Palma de Mallorca, catering to German
> and other northern European tourism, and the rural interior of the island.
> On the way home on Sunday the ferry made a stop at Ibiza which allowed for
> a few images from there too:
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> http://www.frozenlight.eu/mallorca_apr2017/
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> As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
>
> Oh, and to understand the meaning of image no. 6, go and listen to this:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26HDgeF8ykw
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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