This picture was taken a few minutes after the picture in yesterday's post. There is a trail which descends from Ronda down to the river gorge below. This was taken from a viewpoint along the trail. This viewpoint is on the edge of a sheer, unfenced cliff! I was not comfortable at all taking this picture, and was glad when I could walk back up to town, and have dinner with a nice glass of sangria! (tap or click to enlarge)
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October 2016
October 25, 2016
October 24, 2016
Ronda
Ronda, Spain, is one of the prettiest cities I have ever visited. The medieval town was built on the side of a sheer cliff, overlooking a deep gorge formed by the Guadalevín River. The two sides of the town are connected by El Puente Nuevo (the New Bridge) which is over 200 years old! (tap or click to enlarge)
October 23, 2016
A New Blog!
I have just launched a new blog!
The new blog, titled Sol y Sombra, is dedicated to bullfight photography.
I will be posting photographs from recent bullfights, as well as bullfights I have attended over the past nine years. As I have so many photos, a new blog was necessary to share them all.
The website's address is www.corridafotos.com (fotos, not photos...).
If you enjoy my version of bullfight photography, please visit the blog. If it is not your cup-of-tea, then please keep reading this one!
During the next week, I will be sharing photos from a recent bloodless bullfight which took place in Artesia, California on August 1, 2016. There I was fortunate to meet Lupita Lopez, certainly Mexico's prettiest matador, as well as Cesar Castañeda, a very popular matador from the San Diego/Tijuana region.
After that, I will share photos from my recent trip to Spain, and then more bullfights from the past, present and future!
October 20, 2016
Mantilla
A lovely brooch holds an elegant cream-colored mantilla in place on a lady partaking in the 2016 Feria de Pedro Romero, in Ronda, Spain. In the blurred background you can see tourists with their phones taking her picture!
October 17, 2016
Ronda Señorita
Another lady shows off her lovely mantilla during Ronda's 2016 Feria de Pedro Romero.
October 16, 2016
Ronda Quartet
Four young ladies dressed in flamenco outfits head toward the center of Ronda, Spain, during the 2016 Feria de Pedro Romero.
October 15, 2016
Ronda Girls
Four girls dressed in flamenco outfits assume a somewhat conspiratorial air in a plaza in Ronda, Spain, during the 2016 Feria de Pedro Romero.
October 14, 2016
Ronda Señorita
Another young lady shows off her elegant mantilla as she leaves a bullfight at the 2016 Feria de Pedro Romero in Ronda, Spain.
October 13, 2016
Spanish Eyes
A young lady shows off her elegant mantilla, as well as her Spanish eyes! Photographed in Ronda, Spain, during the 2016 Feria de Pedro Romero.
October 12, 2016
Ronda Señorita
While this is anything but a traditional pose, I like the demure look of this lovely young lady in her flamenco outfit. Photographed in Ronda, Spain, during the Feria de Pedro Romero.