Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Two for one this morning, since I took around 150 pictures yesterday. My son and I drove to the town of Almorad?, 50 km from Alicante, yesterday, to partake in the final day of the 3-day Moros y Cristianos festival. It was, to put it mildly, a wonderful and photogenic occasion, and the crisis was far, far away, at least this Sunday. I witnessed the birth of what will surely be an Olympic event some day. It is certainly as legitimate as beach volleyball: <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2008855144&k=zBCBGNr&lb=1&s=O> The audience of enthusiastic se?oritas liked what they saw: <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2008855380&k=8pJJnLQ&lb=1&s=O> Those Moros y Cristianos festival occur in almost all Spanish towns (at least in this region) throughout the year. As the name implies, they commemorate the Moorish occupation in the early middle ages and the Reconquista in the late middle ages. This is not a "bad vs. evil" kind of image, though. Both sides are portrayed in a favourable light, and indeed we were in Almorad? as guests of the Moors. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA