Tea vendor

A recent one from the streets of Istanbul.

An interesting snap. The photo tells me it is a little chilly there. I wonder what the fishermen are catching.

Peter Dexter said:

An interesting snap. The photo tells me it is a little chilly there. I wonder what the fishermen are catching.

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They were catching jack mackerels Peter. A small but delicious fish, which is quite common in the Bosphorus area.

Cem_Usakligil said:

A recent one from the streets of Istanbul.

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Cem,

That extra information about the fisherman brings them to life and adds a 4th dimension to you already engaging picture.

I was taught not to cut off body parts. I first was taken by Tom Dinning doing just that with a beach scene, but that was helpful as it served to give a sense of being there with folk entering and leaving the frame.

Here, your cut-off fishermen likewise work well. We do not need to see them completely. You sharing about the mackerel allows us to see the fisherman's faces and even the fish as they are pulled out of the water.

.....and that tea, it's so typically Turkish and refreshing!

Asher

Hi, Cem,

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A wonderful shot.

I am curious about, in the large "flower [tree] pot", the white plastic tubes and what look like swabs on the end of aluminum rods.

Or maybe they are the "feet" of some four-legged stand.

Best regards,

Doug

Doug Kerr said:

Hi, Cem,


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A wonderful shot.

I am curious about, in the large "flower [tree] pot", the white plastic tubes and what look like swabs on the end of aluminum rods.

Or maybe they are the "feet" of some four-legged stand.

Best regards,

Doug

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Hi Doug,

The white plastic tubes are paper coffee cups stapled together.
The aluminium rods are crutches and the dark swabs are the cushions for under the armpits.

Hi, Cem,

Cem_Usakligil said:

Hi Doug,

The white plastic tubes are paper coffee cups stapled together.
The aluminium rods are crutches and the dark swabs are the cushions for under the armpits.

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Oh, of course. If I had looked more carefully I would have seen that.

Thanks.

Best regards,

Doug

Doug Kerr said:

Hi, Cem,



Oh, of course. If I had looked more carefully I would have seen that.

Thanks.

Best regards,

Doug

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Perhaps not. At this size they are not really recognizable.