Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wow, you have rain in Alicante? But I guess that's why we can't get our tomatoes from Spain and Morocco at the moment. Very much like the picture I wonder what she makes of it, or will do in the future. Great shot. I guess Mussolini's planes were flying out of the Balearics. Would love to hear why it took so long to put in place. Peter On 27/02/2023 11:57, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > A proper Leica image this time?shot on film with the Leica M2 and > developed by me. The background: on 25 May 1938, Alicante was the victim > of one of the many war crimes during the Spanish Civil War. The city was > besieged, and starvation was widespread. On that day, the attackers knew > that there would be a delivery of fish to the Central Market, and so > Mussolini?s air force chose to bomb the market?the objective was clearly > to sow terror among the population, there were no military targets > anywhere nearby. More than 300 people were killed. > > Today the square is called Plaza del 25 de Mayo, and in 2013 a memorial > plaque was installed on the pavement (the fact that it took so long after > re-establishment of democracy in 1978 is another story). Most people just > walk by, but I noticed a father explaining the meaning of the memorial to > his young daughter: > > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-7FBJMQn/A > > 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> > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Dr. Peter Dzwig