Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/27

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hogueras de San Juan 2016
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:50:25 -0700
References: <E0A635B3-E7F9-45F1-8FA5-531E32F14A7A@frozenlight.eu>

Hi Nathan,
Now that's what shooting  a documentary is all about! A almost never ending
series of storytelling photos illustrating the event. 
Well done Lad!
cheers,
Dr. ted  OC

-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf 
Of
Nathan Wajsman
Sent: June-27-16 2:30 PM
To: Leica Users Group; Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hogueras de San Juan 2016

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


---
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus


In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] IMG: Hogueras de San Juan 2016)