Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That was my favorite, too. Tina On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 12:09 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Beautiful compositions, Nathan. But the colorful dog in Plaza de Colon > was a great catch. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > On 5/6/2016 10:16 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> I had an appointment at the Danish consulate in Madrid today. I went by >> high-speed train, and I bought the tickets so as to have some time to walk >> around Madrid a bit. Even though it was raining on and off, it was very >> enjoyable. I first walk through the Retiro park from the Atocha station >> (where trains from Alicante arrive) to Plaza Col?n, where the consulate is >> located. The park was wet but pretty, and the rain made for some >> photogenic >> scenes. >> >> After my business at the consulate was done (all of 10 minutes), I walked >> back towards Atocha along the Paseo Recoletos and Paseo del Prado, >> thinking >> that I would drop in at the Prado to say hi to Hieronymus Bosch. But there >> was a long queue to get in, so instead I ended up at the Fundaci?n Caixa a >> bit further down, where to my delight there was a nice exhibition of >> paintings and sculptures by Joan Mir?. And the building itself, which I >> have passed many time but never visited, turned out to be a work of art >> in >> itself. >> >> Thus fed spiritually, I went to a bar near the station recommended to me >> by a colleague who used to live in Madrid, and I was not disappointed?I >> loved both the ambiance and the food. The local specialty, a sandwich with >> calamari, turned out perfect, and it was cheap too. >> >> Then I got to Atocha, took some more pictures there, and got on the train >> back to Alicante, from where I am posting this small gallery of 15 images: >> >> http://www.greatpix.eu/A-rainy-walk-in-Madrid/ >> >> This is quick editing, but it gave me something to do during the 2-hour >> train journey, and it allows me to share my day with you in almost real >> time. >> >> Equipment-wise, I travelled ultra light, taking only the Ricoh GRII. >> Still, I get more than 100 decent images, even after culling the losers. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html