Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On March 18th, exactly a week after the train bombings in Madrid, I had to go there by train from Seville. I arrived at Puerta Atocha, the hardest-hit station. I was struck by the scale of the spontaneous memorials both inside and outside the station, and the genuine emotions displayed by the many, many people around them. I offer these pictures as a pale recording of that, nothing more. But I simply have no other choice for the PAW for week 12. A woman lights another candle: http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_12.jpg A couple looks on: http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_12alt1.jpg A girl adds her message to the many already there: http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_12alt2.jpg A man reading the messages: http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_12alt3.jpg Details of the messages; most of them express grief, but the political situation also intrudes: http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_12alt4.jpg Walking away from the main entrance: http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_12alt5.jpg A spontanteous small memorial along the side fence of the station: http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_12alt6.jpg All pictures with the Leica CL, 25mm Snapshot Skopar, the main on Ektachrome 100G, the rest on Fuji Provia 400F. The complete PAW index is at: http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2004.html and comments and critique are always welcome and appreciated. Nathan -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl Mobile: +31 630 868 671 http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.html