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Well, there's no better medicine for a long shooting funk than traveling to a new place, IME. Just got back last night from a trip to Spain and Portugal with my wife, and spent some time today processing some shots.
We had made plans to watch a bullfight at the Plaza de Toros de las Ventas in Madrid, but the corrida was cancelled due to some event in the city. We took our chances a couple of hours before the bullfight the next day, and managed to get some tickets from a scalper. Well, the seats were so high up that if this was Yankee stadium, we'd be at the concession stands. Except the "bleacher creatures" don't smoke cigars while watching the game. Just had a little Lumix point-n-shoot on this trip, but the 12x (25-300) Vario Elmar came in handy.
I just want to ask that we not turn the thread into a discussion on animal rights. I do try to experience other cultures when I travel, and try not to be judgemental. For good or bad. Like "a fly on the wall" as HCB says. So if you have strong feelings about the subject, or are squeamish, you may want to pass.
Lastly, you may want to click on the "show info" tab on the slideshow for some descriptions.
"Death in the Afternoon" (after Hemingway's book of the same title, where he talks about bullfighting, mostly in this same bullring).
We had made plans to watch a bullfight at the Plaza de Toros de las Ventas in Madrid, but the corrida was cancelled due to some event in the city. We took our chances a couple of hours before the bullfight the next day, and managed to get some tickets from a scalper. Well, the seats were so high up that if this was Yankee stadium, we'd be at the concession stands. Except the "bleacher creatures" don't smoke cigars while watching the game. Just had a little Lumix point-n-shoot on this trip, but the 12x (25-300) Vario Elmar came in handy.
I just want to ask that we not turn the thread into a discussion on animal rights. I do try to experience other cultures when I travel, and try not to be judgemental. For good or bad. Like "a fly on the wall" as HCB says. So if you have strong feelings about the subject, or are squeamish, you may want to pass.
Lastly, you may want to click on the "show info" tab on the slideshow for some descriptions.
"Death in the Afternoon" (after Hemingway's book of the same title, where he talks about bullfighting, mostly in this same bullring).
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