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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 12/11/2017: wine, 2500 years ago and now

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 12/11/2017: wine, 2500 years ago and now
From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:14:39 +0100
Merci Philippe! The lens was the 14mm, so 21mm equivalent in 35mm terms.
BTW—any photo I post on greatpix.eu will reveal all the technical details if 
you click on the little “i” in the lower right corner.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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> On 17 Nov 2017, at 10:12, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> +1
> 
> And a technical question - what was the lens on the picture of the walls? WA?
> 
> Keep helping wine-makers ;-)
> 
> Amities
> Philippe
> 
>> Le 17 nov. 2017 à 10:01, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>> 
>> The last photo is rather good, Nathan, but I also enjoyed the idea of the 
>> history in the first two.  An ancient land!
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
>>> On 15 Nov 17, at 06:00, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Sunday we had a day-long excursion with the wine club, centred around a 
>>> visit to the winery called Celler del Roure in the inland mountain 
>>> municipality called Moixent, around 100 km from Alicante. It was the first 
>>> time I visited this area. In addition to the bodega visit, we also visited 
>>> an archeological site where a town built by the Iberians about 400 years 
>>> before the Romans arrived is being excavated. The guide was excellent, she 
>>> really made the history come alive. 
>>> 
>>> Three images, all related to wine.
>>> 
>>> The Iberian town:
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-9bVH9Ts/A 
>>> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-9bVH9Ts/A>
>>> 
>>> The view of the valley below. Just as was the case 2500 years ago, grapes 
>>> are grown in the valley. The spot from where I took the picture is in the 
>>> Valencia region (Comunidad Valenciana). On the other side of the valley is 
>>> Castilla la Mancha, where Don Quijote fought against the windmills—and 
>>> notice the modern windmills there:
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-nMkkd2P/A 
>>> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-nMkkd2P/A>
>>> 
>>> And finally, the wine maker of today, a member of the family that owns 
>>> Celler del Roure, talking about his wines:
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-3Q7XzHW/A 
>>> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-3Q7XzHW/A>
>>> 
>>> As can be seen on the board behind him, the prices are very reasonable (the 
>>> first figure is per bottle, the second per 6-bottle case). Since the wine 
>>> was good, I did not leave empty-handed. And it was a pleasure to buy wine 
>>> with a sense of history.
>> 
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