Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]great project idea ric On Aug 24, 2009, at 12:34 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > No certainly no socks, George. > > A response to some of the other comments: yes, I am actually > interested in the vendors, and you may not believe me, but it really > was a coincidence that this guy was next to an attractive woman. > > I am interested in these people, and will at some point attempt to > establish some contact beyond just snapping a photo. These are the > people we read about in newspapers with headlines such as "Another > 100 African refugees in rickey boat rescued off the Canary Islands". > Selling stuff like this (not only on the beach but also on the > downtown promenade, and for smaller items like watches and DVDs, > also in bars) is the first step on the social ladder. There was a > story on a DVD vendor in the local paper last year, he said that on > a typical day he made 30 Euros--not big bucks but enough to live on. > The stuff they sell is bought wholesale from Chinese merchants. > People are largely sympathetic towards them (perhaps because people > remember that just a generation ago many Spaniards would go to > northern Europe in search of a better life), and the bar owners for > example, have no objections to them entering their bars and offering > the stuff to the patrons. They do not use aggressive sales tactics > at all--they ask, once, and that's it. > > In addition to these vendors, there are also people walking around > with a cooler selling drinks, and those people are always local for > some reason. The prices are not bad, ?2 for a can of beer, but > having it brought to you, ice-cold, right on the beach, is certainly > worth paying for. There are also some Chinese women walking around > with a picture of a spine and offering massage. Yesterday I did see > them score two hits near our roasting perch. > > In any event, thanks for looking to everyone! > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Aug 24, 2009, at 12:19 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > >> Well Charlie >> my radar reads surface area >> and >> I'm making the assumption >> (perhaps wrongly) >> that she's not wearing >> over the knee >> socks at the beach. >> >> Nathan? >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> On Aug 23, 2009, at 5:16 PM, Charlie Chan wrote: >> >>> Is 97.3% naked by her surface area or the area of her image? >>> >>> Anyway you must have looked very closely indeed to be so precise!!! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information