Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very nice coverage, Nathan, of a very colorful event. That must take a lot of work! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 6/27/2016 4:29 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > June 24th is one of the major holidays of the year in Alicante. For some > reason, midsummer is a big deal here, as it is in Catalunya and in > Scandinavia (but not in the many countries in-between). In Alicante, it is > a week-long celebration, starting on June 19th and ending at midnight on > the 24th. During those five days, elaborate statues are erected all over > the city, including in residential neighbourhood like the one where I > live, only to be burned on the 24th. Many streets are closed to traffic to > make room for huge party tents known as barracks, where people eat and > drink from noon until the wee hours of the morning. Needless to say, this > is not one of the most productive weeks of the year in our city. > > This year, I did not go out in the evenings during the hogueras (the word > refers both to the celebration and to the statues). Instead, I visited > several of the best spots during the day and documented the decorations > and the ancilalry activities: > > http://www.greatpix.eu/Hogueras-2016/ > > As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated. > > 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 >