Il Pizzaiolo
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tyro 2012-05-16 9:40
Ciao Lisa,
Yet again, another fascinating note. And I had always thought that "pizza" meant "a pie" - how silly of me. But it sounds as though there are many prospective candidates for the true origins of the word!
Funnily enough, your description of the cooking of pizzas reminded me that bread, of course, was always baked in the past in big stone ovens set into a wall: the idea was that you lit a big fire in the oven to heat up all the stonework, then you raked out the fire and plopped the dough inside. Trouble was that the bottom of the bread would be covered in ash and debris - that part of the loaf would be given to the servants, whereas the posh people got the "upper crust"! Interesting, eh? But you probably knew that already!
This is a very interesting photograph and I love the "negative vignetting" if that's what it's called - you know what I mean. It works perfectly in black and white and the contrasts and tones are lovely. Perfect exposure and stunning sharpness. Was this done using Silver Efex Pro?
Fabulous!
Kind Regards,
John.
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05-16-2012, 11:31 PM
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To tyro: Upper Crust
No I didn't know about the "upper crust". How fascinating. Funny you mention the blackened part of the bread, as there were certainly a few black bits on the pizzas I gutzed over there, but it really added to the taste. Oh, and yes, this was done with Nik Silver Efex Pro. I'm having alot of fun with my new software toy. Buona serata, un abbraccio Lisa 
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