Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have always found Goya fascinating in the myriad details found. But we all know which will be the most valued image; especially with the distance involved. On Mon, Dec 30, 2019, 12:42 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > My son Moses lives in New Jersey with his Brazilian wife Myrela. They both > work in NYC, he at the Boston Consulting Group and she at the city health > department. They visited us during Christmas, so the nest was full again. > It was especially joyous for me, as I had not seen Moses since January > 2018. > > On Boxing Day we drove to Valencia for a day of sight-seeing there, then > watched Liverpool FC beat the second-place team Leicester 4-0, and finished > the evening by lighting the menorah?we celebrate everything! > > Three images. > > Valencia?s cathedral is the city?s main tourist attraction, not least > because it holds the Holy Grail (one of several Holy Grails, admittedly). > But I like to visit because of some of the fantastic paintings, such as > this one by Goya from 1788: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Fg6FrvT/A > > On a more cheerful note, here is an informal portrait of Moses and Myrela > in Valencia, including a reflection of me in his sunglasses: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-pZCrqsC/A > > And finally, a rare photo of me, lighting a candle on the menorah, still > wearing my Liverpool shirt: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-6WzBFb3/A > > Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and Moses and Myrela left > yesterday to spend a couple of days in Norway before flying home to New > York. > > 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 > > "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information