\nTypical Spanish scene. A couple takes a walk with an elderly member of the family. The way families stick together and look after each other is one of the most attractive aspects of Spanish society:
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![\"IGP0094\"](\"uploads\/2011\/11.jpg\")
<\/p>\nAlternate 1<\/em> Alternate 2<\/em> Alternate 3<\/em> Alternate 4<\/em> Saturday morning I woke up to a day of glorious sunshine, took my motorcycle and rode south towards Santa Pola. The next several pictures are from that outing.<\/p>\n Alternate 5<\/em> Alternate 6<\/em> Alternate 7<\/em> Alternate 8<\/em> Alternate 9<\/em> Alternate 10<\/em> Alternate 11<\/em> The last image is something completely different. It is a rare thing for me–as lens test.<\/p>\n Alternate 12<\/em> This week spring officially arrived, and the weather mostly cooperated. Main Typical Spanish scene. A couple takes a walk with an elderly member of the family. The way families stick together and look after each other is one of the most attractive aspects of Spanish society: Alternates: Alternate 1 Another typical scene from my neighbourhood. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":470,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/512"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=512"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":513,"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/512\/revisions\/513"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nAnother typical scene from my neighbourhood. One apartment has a “for rent” sign, while the neighouring balcony still has the flag from celebrations of Spain’s World Cup win last year:
\n![\"IGP0096\"](\"uploads\/2011\/11alt1.jpg\")
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\nAnother typical scene, a lady and her dog having breakfast outside the bakery where I buy bread on weekends:
\n![\"IGP0098\"](\"uploads\/2011\/11alt2.jpg\")
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\nWe have two falcons nesting at our office, and this week they spent quite some time just outside our 5th floor windows:
\n![\"IGP0110\"](\"uploads\/2011\/11alt3.jpg\")
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\nSunset over Alicante, seen from Castillo Santa Barbara one evening on my way home from work:
\n![\"IGP0121\"](\"uploads\/2011\/11alt4.jpg\")
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\nJust before you get to the town of Santa Pola, there is a large area of trails for hiking and mountain biking:
\n![\"IGP0137\"](\"uploads\/2011\/11alt5.jpg\")
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\nThis is Cabo (Cape) de Santa Pola and its lighthouse:
\n![\"IGP0145\"](\"uploads\/2011\/11alt6.jpg\")
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\nThere are some interesting abandoned farmhouses in the area:
\n![\"IGP0167\"](\"uploads\/2011\/11alt7.jpg\")
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\nBut the main reason people come to the lighthouse is to enjoy views like this. This image is looking north towards Alicante:
\n![\"IGP0150\"](\"uploads\/2011\/11alt8.jpg\")
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\nAnd this is the view the other way, looking towards the island of Tabarca:
\n![\"IGP0146\"](\"uploads\/2011\/11alt9.jpg\")
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\nI continued to the centre of Santa Pola and the fishing harbour:
\n![\"IGP0176\"](\"uploads\/2011\/11alt10.jpg\")
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\nWhere there are fish, there are seagulls:
\n![\"IGP0178\"](\"uploads\/2011\/11alt11.jpg\")
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\nI got a new macro lens this week, and tested it on my wife’s Three King statuettes. What you see here is the full frame. The entire face is about 4 cm wide, and the eye about 5 mm. The lens is a Pentax 35mm f2.8 Limited, shot at its maximum aperture:
\n![\"IGP0182\"](\"uploads\/2011\/11alt12.jpg\")
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