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Following my attendance in Englishtown in 2003, I spent several days in Madrid (the hotel was a total dive, but since I was usually not there it made no difference). My hotel was up this alleyway from Plaza Mayor, which is a very large open space with 237 balconies overlooking it.
I took this as I was heading back to the hotel, as it seemed to sum up the feelings I had of the ten days I enjoyed in Spain.
I have written before about my trip to Spain. I rose early each morning and enjoyed a long walk, taking in the crisp air. This was around sunrise, and when I returned I normally saw long shadows accompanying any objects that stood in the sun’s way.
As the purpose of my visit was to spend plenty of time talking with people, the chairs sitting outside took on the meaning of my purpose, although it was normally my decision to walk while talking. I took a number of pictures of shadows emanating from the chairs, but I felt that this one captured not only the feeling, but the patterns.
A bull fight is a dance with death, where the matador displays his superiority over the bull. I previously posted another bull fight image on this blog and this is a shot earlier in the faena, before the matador was given his killing sword.
