Boring slow hours Photo

Photographer’s Note

In my last post from the streets of Alexandria, laziness, I might have given the idea that I was saying that people in Alexandria were lazy. Well, that's not at all what I pretended to insinuate and maybe the title wasn't the best choice. It was very hot, no costumers were at sight and vendors get sleepy in tedium. Some smoke or talk with each other as seen in my previous post, or like the vendor seen here, think about the worries of life. It's the boring slow hours.
This was taken in one of the many market streets, in the center of Alexandria.

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paura (39306) 2008-12-17 0:58

Ricardo,
Incrível a quantidade de peixes que ele expõe. E pela disposição dele, até com a banqueta inclinada, penso que vai demorar muito.

Linda foto,a migo.

Abraço

Paulo

saylan-cb (12726) 2008-12-17 1:00

Hi Ricardo,
Very nice heading wiht this compositions the colours the details are excellent.
TFS/Regards

pauloog (6917) 2008-12-17 1:02

Hello Ricardo,
Bravo for this street scene, well commposed, with excellent depth, sharpnerss and brought with natural colours. And interesting as well.
Regards,
Paul

mikolaj_kawa (31287) 2008-12-17 1:02

Hello Ricardo! Wonderful fish-market. Interesting scene. Amazing POV and capture. Original composition. Very funny effect. Good work, very good. Well done!

jasmis (51023) 2008-12-17 1:07 [Comment]

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ChrisJ (70443) 2008-12-17 1:13

Hi Ricardo

A good daily life scene from Alexandria, Egypt. The repose of the obese man does suggest boredom. Good repetition of the fish. Tfs!

yquem46 (8449) 2008-12-17 1:23

Super ricardo
Quite a good POV, focused on this big bunch of herrings and leading the eyes to this seller, half sleeping, half waiting for the customer
Bravo
Patrick

AiresSantos (42924) 2008-12-17 1:25

Ola Ricardo
Uma cena do dia a dia muito bem captada. Os peixes parecem secos !...
O homem parece cansado ou mesmo ensonado.
Excelentes detalhes e cores
Um abraco
Aires

papagolf21 (56749) 2008-12-17 1:39

Bonjour, cher Ricardo,
Le cadrage est particulièrement bien choisi pour donner toute la force liée à ce moment de la vie quotidienne. Tout est bon dans cette réalisation y compris la posture du vendeur qui repose sur un tabouret donnant l'impression de s'écrouler.
Excellent !
Amitiés.
Philippe

smarcell (14653) 2008-12-17 1:44

nice composition, with the human presence on one side.
Regards Stefano

JCG (25753) 2008-12-17 1:46

Hi Ricardo,

It even seems that it did not see you this tradesman !!! If the weather were very hot I also think that the good odor of smoked fish was to titillate the nose... Beautiful and interesting composition treated with humour. Thank you Ricardo.

With all my friendships and a very good day,

Jean-Charles

macondo (13271) 2008-12-17 2:33

Hello Ricardo.
I like this daily life shot, especially the way the man is pushed into the corner behind all those fish. You can almost smell the fish! He looks rather bored and resigned, as suggested in your title. It's a good composition with strong depth of field and perspective, and it's full of detail. Well done.
Regards,
Andrew

flory (4804) 2008-12-17 3:01

ola dear Rcrd,
well,that hot sun give the 'lazy mood'.different cultures,daily life.is normal after all to be so.don't think we must point title.or?:)for ex this beautiful girl can't be in lazy mood,even the sun is present:)

have from Alexandria really good paintings in papyrus.though wish some fishes too:)
rrrrrrrrrorooroor,
Flori:)

carper (65696) 2008-12-17 3:13

it's a nice one Ricardo,
the photo is very nice, a fine shot with a good balance and a pleasure to look at it. have a nice day.
regard jaap

Gerrit (36287) 2008-12-17 3:44

Hi Ricardo,
a prescription of anti-depressiva would help here I think.
The man looks like he's really tired of being a fish vendor.
Great capture and excellent composition.
Regards, Gerrit

siamesa (13239) 2008-12-17 4:44

Olá Ricardo,
É uma atitude de tranquilidade que as pessoas têm. Esse vendedor, por exemplo demonstra uma paciência incrível.Aqui no Brasil estamos acostumados com os vendedores saltitando em torno da mercadoria e dos fregueses, às vezes gritando para chamar a atenção.
Uma excelente cena da vida diária de Alexandria.
Abraços
Maria

zeynepe (9362) 2008-12-17 5:06

Hi Ricardo,
Very well caught daily life scene.This is a little bit different from our countries.I think,he should improve the sanitary conditions in the area instead of sleeping.
Congrats and have a nice day
Zeynep

Benedict (7062) 2008-12-17 6:11

these dried sardines i beleive should have been cooked and served to the seller to wake him up! it just looks the same from scenes we have on wet markets in my city. i like them fried! clear and well lit images.
Benedict
ps.. you made me hungry, btw. off to work now.

sacavem (8523) 2008-12-17 6:18

Olá Ricardo,

Uma boa cena de rua e que mostra a cultura de outros povos, gosto de ver estas fotos.
Afinal a nossa cultura gastronómica não está assim tão longe,basta ir a 2 sítios que conheço bem (Sesimbra e Nazaré) e encontramos também lá os peixes a secarem na rua.
TFS,

Um abraço,
Filipe

jmdias (19899) 2008-12-17 6:25

ricardo

se eu fosse de uma entidade de classe dos comerciantes egípcios eu te processaria, está sempre a mostrá-los como preguiçosos e dorminhões. haha
que torre de piza, que nada ! o banquinho é muito mais equilibrado ali..
belo trabalho, os peixes estão bem posicionados e o personagem igualmente bem posto, boa a luz suave e a nitidez. mais uma foto que nos faz viajar

abraços

jorge

parbo (11026) 2008-12-17 6:57

Olá Ricardo,

You captured an enviable live scene from street that I like it a lot. Especially locally produced dried fishes are giving some clues about fishery around there and their repeating graphics, slope of stand best part too while hiding the seller slightly. Excellent capture, well detailed under good light.

Parabéns e Abraço!

Ertugrul

Cricri (43762) 2008-12-17 8:55

Hola Ric
Un sourire m'es venue en regardent le monsieur :-) ça me rappelle à Hurghata un monsieur derriére son panier d'oeufs, il semblait endormi, faut dire qu'il fesait trés chaud et cela ne doit pas etre façile de resté ainsi en plus quand il n'y a pas de monde comme içi, en tout les cas ça sent bon le poisson fumé, sympat cette image:-)
Friendship
cricri

feather (50154) 2008-12-17 9:03

All I can think about looking at this is the stink of all those fish in the heat! You have composed the image perfectly with the fish placed diagonally and the vendor nestled with his thoughts on the left. Well done
Kath

belido (16877) 2008-12-17 9:54

Olá Ricardo,

O vendedor não parece realmente motivado, e considerando a quantidade de peixes, as vendas não parecem muito boas :) Muito bem escolhido ponto de tomada. A perspectiva acentuada é bem agradável e o brilho sobre os peixes dá quase a sensação de que podemos tocá-los. Bem executada composição de cotidiano, parabéns!
Abraço,
Carlos

PaulVDV (5371) 2008-12-17 11:25

Hello Ricardo,
A beautiful picture of this market scene. The composition is good and the photo has an excellent sharpness.
I remember that Alexandria has some very good fish restaurants.
Best regards, Paul

Didi (36452) 2008-12-17 11:32

Olà Ricardo
Very nice local scene
12 Pounds the kg of Hering ?
They are mad ! In my Time the Kilo costed 20 piastres; 1 pound = 100 Piastres
Well done.
Obrigado

chris04stop (2513) 2008-12-17 13:35

Well,Ricardo, I appreciate SO MUCH, the intelligent sense of humour in this beautiful photo. Bravissimo! I love, oh if I love people with sense of humour! This is the salt of life...or not?
Ciao...
Anna Paola

alvaraalto (5303) 2008-12-17 14:50

Hi Ricardo,

We know the “Lazy Sunday afternoon” and this picture expresses this beautifully.
Everybody is waiting for a little cooling down when the sun will disappear after the houses and everybody will buy some fish for the evening meal.
But a remarkable boring and limited choice in fish.

Groet Rob

adores (15769) 2008-12-17 17:39

Olá Ricardo!
Acho que lhe deve estar a apetecer é estender uma manta lá atrás e dormir uma sesta. A composição ficou muito boa, especialmente pela cara de enfado do senhor, atrás das caixas do peixe. Muito bem enquadrada, com umas cores muito boas.

lucasgalodoido (16789) 2008-12-17 18:43

Olá Ricardo,
vixi... deu pra sentir o mal cheiro daqui, hehe!!! Mas mesmo assim bem interessante essa foto, mostrando bem como são as feiras egípcias. O senhor parece até dormir diante do fraco movimento, e gostei daquele saco de pimenta logo atrás dele, parecem ser apetitosas!
Parabéns e Abraço

shevchenko (10072) 2008-12-17 19:03

Hi Ricardo,
Some Muslims like relaxing and peaceful life, they do not care much about incomes, just need incomes enough for cover daily life. I like your pov to show selling goods and good capture to the sleeping hawker, good shoot.
Ally

ribeiroantonio (21975) 2008-12-17 20:09

Pelos vistos o tipo ainda não tinha vendido peixe algum. E isso é, na realidade, muito cansativo!!!
É um bom PdV no qual o vendedor tem um lugar excelente.
António

emka (22357) 2008-12-17 23:37

Ciao Ric,

interesting scene from the market. So much fish and no clients! indeed, he looks very bored. Nice composition.

Warm regards

Malgorzata

sevy (13954) 2008-12-18 1:08

Hello,

A very efficient reporter photo showing the day life in Alexandria. The large deep of field was well adapted as the guy closing the border on the left.

Yves.

Photo65Net (43096) 2008-12-18 4:09

Hello Ricardo,
Nice street catch !
I like a lot this daily life scene.
Nice job,
Have a nice day,
JB.

robiuk (10763) 2008-12-18 9:27

I like this one, Ric!
Don't know why but I'm a sucker for stalls and markets,
and have never seen dried fish sold like that in Egypt.
Seems like the trade wasn't going well for this seller,
hence his sitting on the stool and probably falling
asleep...
Interesting!
Robi

bostankorkulugu (33984) 2008-12-18 12:26

i can imagine the smell of the fish in that heat :SSS... may be that is why he looks he is about to faint >:P... a beautiful daily life shot ric... hugs...

krkt

gilou530 (35700) 2008-12-18 13:01

salut ricardo
une vue trés surprenante de ces poissons séchés, une belle vue trés nette trés intéressante, bien vu
amitiés
gilbert

toto (18767) 2008-12-18 14:42

Bonsoir,
belle photo de ce marché aux poissons,cette véchoppe doit se démarquer des autres par son odeurs et son originalité pour ce rangement.
Bon POV qui attire le regard et en tout cas le mien.

Rosa et toto vous souhaites de bonnes fêtes de fin d' années et une excellente année 2009, qu' elle vous aporte bonheur et prospérité.
Amitiés Thomas

pablominto (41372) 2008-12-19 0:56

Hello Ricardo,

He really needs some customers if he shall get rid of all that fish by the end of the day!
Seems to me they are some kind of smoked fish as judged by the colour, but I'm not familiar with the species so I can't really say...
Good point of view and fine dynamics, sharp fine details!

Greetings,
Pablo -

tober (4056) 2008-12-19 2:32

Come on Ricardo, you cannot expect those shop-keepers make belly-dancing in a depressive weather, which is hot (maybe above 35 degrees in May) and humid :) Of course they have the right to fall asleep. What I mean is, tendency of falling asleep is directly related to the temperature :)

Regards, Tolga

Best regards,

Tolga

trekks (14334) 2008-12-19 4:21

hi Ricardo

At noon in the tropical countries, it will be hot and humid and that is normally the best time for a short nap. So when most traders find the sale very quiet and slow, they take a nap! But dont try to steal a fish or item of food without paying, they can wake up and see you! :)

Very interesting daily life scenery of dried fish and imagine how many dinner tables they can fill for families?

...and his stool is TILTED! He may be falling.

tfs, bill

jhm (83352) 2008-12-19 5:42

Hello Ricardo,

A very nice daily life picture with the herring as subject.
The vendor have a moment of break.
Beautiful picture nicely composed and presented with great colours and sharpness.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

John_F_Kennedy (31994) 2008-12-19 6:48

Nice POV in the market and nice pose of the man, nice atmosphere with good light. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

danos (33300) 2008-12-19 7:14

Ola Ricardo,
nice snapshot of the daily life in Alexandria with the fisherman vendor in front of the smoked herrings to laziness or to sleeping with this pose? I never saw a fisherman vendor bench, to be full of this kind of merchandise.I like this documentary shot.Well done.

Have a good Xmas, Danos

josepmarin (34107) 2008-12-19 8:59

Olá Ricardo,
desde luego que podemos ver perfectamente cómo tu título encaja con la imagen. El aburrimiento de este vendedor en el mercado desierto se puede sentir en tu captura.
Supongo que habrá otros momentos con más acción y más gente en este lugar.
Buena foto de la vida cotidiana en esta ciudad, y que me hace imaginar el fuerte olor que deben desprender al ambiente estos pescados secos....
Un abrazo,
Josep

berek (29029) 2008-12-19 14:32

Ola Amigo,
nice catch of sign in daily life sense. good timing and idea.
I love two lovely cats your intro pictures. greetings.
Burak

stego (22478) 2008-12-19 19:55

Olá Ricardo,
Suspeito que o cheiro por esses lados não deve ser dos mais agradáveis... Mas aquela peixada toda deu um belo padrão, e gosto de como os fizeste encher quase toda a foto, deixando apenas um triângulo para enquadrar bem o vendedor que parece lutar contra o sono enquanto pensa na vida.
Um abraço, José.

Jonas_Schmitt (3074) 2008-12-20 2:02

Hello Ricardo!
What a fantastic new daily life shot in your gallery !!! This photo is really impressive. It shows a typical Egypt market - I suppose, as you wrote in your note: ...one of the many... - and you captured the mood very well with this photo.
Have a nice day and best regards,
Jonas

Emile (20127) 2008-12-20 21:58

Hola Ricardo.
You captured this wonderful shot with amazing details and great sharpness, very good daily life shot with the vendor taking a nice siesta.
Good colors and POV. Excellent composition, very original.
TFS.
Best regards.

bakes888 (18353) 2008-12-20 23:41

Seasons greetings Ricardo. All those dried fish! How was the smell? Nice capture of the slower part of the day. Well composed to show the man and his environment. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good Xmas, Paul.

Graal (58732) 2008-12-22 0:07

Hi Ricardo,
amazing scene, good caught theme and well composed image. I like it a lot. Fine photojob.
Gr., Aleksander

xuaxo (5835) 2008-12-22 7:05

Olá Ricardo,
Além da foto bem apanhada, é interessante ver a banca de peixe seco.
F.

faubry (32419) 2008-12-22 13:54

hello Ricardo, very good street scene, good details fish;
have a Happy Christmas
francine

Angshu (34119) 2008-12-22 19:46

Ola Ricardo
He seems to be bored stiff with all the salt & pickle around. But what about the smell...in the open air in 30 C, the smell would be spreading far & wide. Well composed with the diagonal of the racks & our protagonist in the left corner. A good slice of daily life depicted here
Friendly Regards
Angshu
Wishing you, Ana & your family a very merry Christmas!

Waylim (11157) 2008-12-22 23:47

Ola Ricardo,
Oh how I can smell them fishes already! This is a great daily life shot, Pehaps he wishes to be somewhere else than this stinky place. A good depiction of life not satisfied. Excellent details on them fishes and his expression tells all.
Best Holiday wishes to you and your family.
Way

Bluejeans (33081) 2008-12-23 11:10

Oi amigo ,
Nossa até dá para sentir o cheiro a peixe seco :), coitado do homem tá quase a dormir sentado , gostei muito dos detalhes com caixas com o peixe arrumado outras viradas do avesso , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Bom Natal

kensimage (8543) 2008-12-31 10:20

Aah, this is such a common sight in Egypt--people sitting and waiting. You really have to be comfortable with the company of your own thoughts to live there, I think. There are a LOT of "boring slow hours." I like the way you filled the frame with mostly the fish, crowding the man off to one side.

The one problem with the image is that it's somewhat cluttered. Perhaps you could have cropped off everything above the fish, and a little from the right side.

Happy New Year, Ricardo! Regards, Ken.