Jerk chicken

[John Angulat]

And BBQ chicken
And much more!

Behind a vendor's stall at the recent West Indian Day festival.
This guy clearly had a system as he moved from grill to grill to grill.
One man, a pair of tongs and 200 lbs. of mouth watering delight!

Life in New York...from my wanderings​

 

[Tom Robbins]

Wonderful capture, John. Did you sample the food? I enjoyed exploring the photo details, and couldn't help but wonder about all the preparation work the guy had done earlier, and all the cleaning done afterward.

 

[fahim mohammed]

John, mouthwatering capture. Were you the insider help? ( LOL )

 

[John Angulat]

Tom, Fahim -
Thanks for stopping by.
Yes, I certainly sampled (if by "sampled" you mean a heaping plate!)
I can't imagine the prep and clean-up. There's literally hundreds of these vendors participating in the festival.
They line one side of a boulevard for almost a mile. Smoke (and crowds) so dense at times you can't see.
Tom, you're right: there is a lot going on in the details, so here's the original unedited image to peruse:

 

[Asher Kelman]

Tom, Fahim -
Thanks for stopping by.
Yes, I certainly sampled (if by "sampled" you mean a heaping plate!)
I can't imagine the prep and clean-up. There's literally hundreds of these vendors participating in the festival.
They line one side of a boulevard for almost a mile. Smoke (and crowds) so dense at times you can't see.
Tom, you're right: there is a lot going on in the details, so here's the original unedited image to peruse:

John,

The line of barbecues and cooking meat is spectacular with the color here really bringing it too life. The black and white is much to flat and doesn't have the energy of this presentation.

Still, a closeup of the geometrical forms might work well in B&W.

Good shot!

Asher

 

[Paul Abbott]

John, this is a nice document.

I prefer to see the larger un-cropped image, it gives us much more of his environs and is more interesting as a result.

 

[Charlotte Thompson]

John

now there is the place for me! I do that from time to time on a much smaller pit! I adore to que-
nice going's on n NY capture my friend
I wished I was there to gain a secret or 2!

Charlotte-

 

[John Angulat]

Hi all, so sorry for not replying sooner.
This post sort of got "buried".

Charlotte, LOL - Who DOESN'T like BBQ! I think the secrets would be gladly shared. I spent a bit of time chatting it up with a number of these "grill masters". Quite a friendly lot.

Paul, thanks but I'm undecided on the larger view. I guess it's just me. I like the visual attention paid to the subject and I feel he gets a bit lost in the larger scope.

Asher, I see your point about the color vs. monochrome. It's certainly something to consider.
I am confused though, at your suggestion "a closeup of the geometrical forms might work well in B&W".
By that do you mean a tighter crop than the original B&W, concentrating on just the drums and rails?

Thanks all for your kind remarks and suggestions. They're what keeps me going!

 

[Asher Kelman]

Asher, I see your point about the color vs. monochrome. It's certainly something to consider.
I am confused though, at your suggestion "a closeup of the geometrical forms might work well in B&W".
By that do you mean a tighter crop than the original B&W, concentrating on just the drums and rails?

B&W is the best medium for texture, and form as revealed by lighting and shading. I was indeed thinking that amongst your images, including one's you might never have chosen, you might find really interesting elements to frame, (excluding the material needed for this story), just considering here poetics and interest of the forms themselves.

Asher