Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/30

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Guadalest
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Tue Oct 30 13:00:32 2007
References: <C52246D1-7C97-4EAF-A570-610832EE3110@nathanfoto.com>

very striking

there's a tree down the ridge from the castle that really attracts me  
in every shot it's in

delicious place--i bet if you visit regularly, you can get "backstage"

ric




On Oct 30, 2007, at 3:53 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> When one asks a local what to see away from the beach, the answer,  
> more often than not, is Guadalest. Guadalest is a village of about  
> 200 people about 70 km northeast of Alicante, nestled among  
> mountains, next to a river. The main attraction is a Moorish castle  
> constructed on top of some incredibly steep rocks--an amazing feat  
> of medieval engineering. The inhabitants of Guadalest make their  
> living from the many tourists who come to see the castle, and there  
> is a distinct whiff of crass exploitation. But the place is truly  
> interesting, and getting there is a big part of the fun. I drove  
> there on Sunday:
>
> http://www.frozenlight.eu/guadalest/
>
> As always, comments and critique are very welcome.
>
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
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