Chestnutting, a photo from Istanbul, Marmara

Photographer's Note

Istanbul Classics. Part Four: Chestnutting

It seemed that apart from kebabs, salted and roasted chestnuts are the most popular snacks on the streets of Istanbul.

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horatiuTT (4570) 2007-11-19 0:34

Hi Jerzy,
nice daily life scene.
Great tones and contrast.
Horatiu

aadilj (18102) 2007-11-19 0:34

I remember biting into a few of those while in Dubai. The scene is well captured with good lights and colours. Overall a superb perspective and pov that add value

riclopes (35577) 2007-11-19 0:53

Well, Jerzy, by now that's a popular snack in Portugal, as well ;-) I remember well those glasses of tea. Good piece of daily life street. I like the framing and I even would like the guy in the background with his head totally cropped as if he was a mannequin, next to that blue dress.
ric

faubry (35447) 2007-11-19 1:58

bonjour jerzy; very good image of daily life from istambul, i like people behind the store..bravo, francine

tober (8797) 2007-11-19 2:05

Hi Jerzy,

The most I liked in this daily life photo are, the small glass of Turkish tea, the cigarette (though I am not a smoker) and the concerned face of the chesnut seller.It is really a good capture :)

As Ricardo has said, it is also a popular snack in Portugal, which we share many similarities.

Kind regards,

Tolga

rigoletto (34279) 2007-11-19 3:05

Chestnut kebab, rabbit blood tea, a man with a hopeless look, a cigarette, a faceless hero and a never existed lady next to him...
How many Istanbulean details are there in this shot!
Excellent framing and a very interesting observation...
Cheers,
Deniz

jasmis (58653) 2007-11-19 13:30

Ciekawe, ale czuję niedosyt, czegoś mi brakuje, poza głową faceta za markizą, rzecz jasna.
Ale za zamarzanie na Szabelni należy ci się jednak rekompensata.:))
Pozdrawiam!

KevRyan (22956) 2007-11-19 15:15

The tea, the cigarette, the expression.....the roasted chestnuts......the stripey stall - I guess this must be an Istanbul street trader........nicely framed crop J - it captures the essence of life on the streets!

bw `kev

Booz (14347) 2007-11-20 0:08

nie - no poza goscia mowi wszystko :) - przypomnialy mi sie wizytowki tureckich handlarzy z lat 80 - np - jak jeansy to tylko u Walesy i Bonka :)))) - swietny strzal ;)
Pozdrowki
Tomek

mikeo (12129) 2007-11-20 1:25

Witaj Jerzy,

Fajne portret w polaczeniu z zyciem codziennym. Fajnie poznac inne kultury, co inni wsuwaja w czasie meczu zamaist naszych chipsow:)

Ciekawe kolorki i dobra jakosc,

pozdr

michal

keribar (43841) 2007-11-20 3:38

Hello Jerzy,
It's to see how people who don't live in Turkey see things differently than we do. I am not sure that I would decide to make the same framing, and yet, and I appreciatte the result very very much.
Friendly yours - Izzet

teutza (10590) 2007-11-26 3:55

hehe..i like how u cought this guy..he's got kind of like a lost expression:))
nice portrait
teo