Global Eye: Slowly Spain

Photographer: Manuel Atienzar, Albacete, Spain.

Getting the Shot: This photo was taken on a road near Jorquera, a pretty town in Albacete, Spain.

The Details: I was traveling in my car when I saw an old man on his donkey carrying some persimmons (a charming, rare and anachronistic scene in the present-day Spain). We passed each other on the way, and I quickly stopped the car, grabbed my camera, and shot...just to capture this funny decisive moment with the man on the slow donkey, looking at the traffic poster, which read: "caution, sliding ice sheets."

The Camera: Nikon D70 and a Sigma 70-300 lens

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Photo: Manuel Atienzar