Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for posting these pictures, Nathan. Really interesting look at aspects of Spanish village life, and dramatic scenics too. I noted some significant differences from Spanish on the commemorative plaque with the quotation from Isaiah and on the road sign. Is that Catalan? ?howard On May 10, 2014, at 6:33 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Busot is a village in the mountains surrounding Alicante. It is one of the > places on my usual cycling route. Right now, I am still too weak to cycle > up there (by next weekend I should be able to), so instead I filled the > back seat of my car with camera bags and drove up there this morning. This > was a nice opportunity to photograph places that I often pass on the bike > but rarely stop (and obviously, I do not have my Leica M8 or the Fuji > medium format with me when I cycle). > > The streets in Busot are steep. In many ways, it is a very traditional > place but in recent years northern Europeans have bought houses there, so > even this small village is becoming more international. The attraction for > the foreigners is the laid back lifestyle, absence of crime, lower prices, > and generally peace and quiet compared to what you have on the coast. And > the beach is no more than 10-11 km away. > > Twenty pictures are here, 19 of which are from today (the first one is an > establishing shot from last year; I included it to show the location of > the village). Since I was there in the morning (around 11), not many > people were out and about. The Spanish sleep late on weekends. > > http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Busot > > Cheers, > Nathan