the end of a long working day Photo

Photographer’s Note

In the flee market with its narrow lanes near the Golden Horn, Abdullah the contraband cigarette seller is leaving to go back home.

He is said to be 92 years old, a fine gentleman but one needs to shout in his ear to be understood (actually, I like that WS photo a lot !). Everyone knows and respects him, he is a sort of mascot and very popular.

The area is said to be dangerous, the 2 ladies in the BG are neighbours and have had their stuff stolen repeatedly (also by the police as it is illegal to sell 2nd hand clothes in these lanes, no permit is given to sell in the streets there).

rigoletto, polter, burGu, niphredil76, ALIRIZA, Vasa, MiguelP, sevy, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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nimish23 (142) 2008-06-25 13:23

hey catherine
a very good daily life capture. i like the expression on the face of the main subject. he seems quite bored and just wants to go home once and for all:d
take care
ciao

faubry (32323) 2008-06-25 13:30

Bonsoir Cath, une photo intéressante avec cet homme, seul avec son tabouret..il ne semble pas être si âgé, es tu en Belgique?
à bientôt
amitiés
francine

japiey (9493) 2008-06-25 13:39

Dear Cath,

Fine presentation.
The concept has a thought.
Excellent.
All the best.

jp

wag (649) 2008-06-25 14:12

hello Catherine, I like your note with photo, they match together well, also photo has good framing, tfs.
Peter

polter (6118) 2008-06-25 15:00

Great portrait of charming old man. Love his tennis suit, his hat and all accessories pointing to his age (like cane, that ear stuff and so on). The background well describes situation. And 92 is quite an age for working man. Imposing.
And WS - it's really something - like it too :))
Greetings T.

burGu (4540) 2008-06-25 15:24

Hi Catherine,
How did you mind such photographic faces with such expressions!
And yeah he seems quite old I can say that... But 92?!?! I cannot imagine 92 years on earth! And he is still working. I certainly admire his "addiction" to life and never give up...
And I also admire your ability to find such amazing faces by walking around streets... :)

ninaL (19544) 2008-06-25 15:27

Bonjour, Catherine.
Une prise de rue complexe et réussie.
J'aime beaucoup plusieurs "niveaux d'action" et l'ambiance générale.
Amitiés, Grazyna.

niphredil76 (688) 2008-06-25 15:45

Ciao Catherine!
Beautiful shot with a somehow tender note! I like the golden light on the old man contrasting with the cold background... it tells who is the real star of the tale!
TFS
Laura
P.S. My grandfather at 96 used to walk for almost 20 Kilometers a day and to climb the Apennines with me... I look to Abdullah and I remember of Arrigo! I really thank you for this shot

ALIRIZA (16197) 2008-06-25 22:12

Hi Catherine,
Very nice daiky life scene from Tahtakale street bazar. Well done my dear friend...
All the best...
Ali Rıza

wolf38 (12871) 2008-06-26 0:38

Hello Catherine. Indeed, an impressing photo. A photographic narration. The background is interesting, but view rests on the old man. Clothes, stick, cigarette, carrying bag, - everything is worth seeing. For me the photo is a skillful person study protruding far. Best regards, Wolfgang.

rigoletto (26326) 2008-06-26 0:48

Hi Cath,
You were again at the right place in Istanbul. How can you feel that the real photography is there?
BTW, the workshop photo is a missed masterpiece. I tried my best to recover it.
Hugs,
Deniz

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Vasa (5676) 2008-06-26 1:03

Bonjour Catherine,

la photo qui inspire la philosophie. Elle a surtout la dimension du temps. L'ambience est intriguante aussi. La note rajoute encore. Merci, chere amie,

Branko

MiguelP (14324) 2008-06-26 1:51

Hi Catherine... Yes, the point of is this audiofone in the ear gives kind of tender touch to this photo that is very interesting, somehow I can notice his soul, and this is quite important in a portrait. Thanks.

Miguel

bantonbuju (48662) 2008-06-26 2:40

a touching street scene... the gentleman looks a bit lost in this "dangerous" place yet obviously he belongs to the place, for sure...
he's the "hommie" here...
bw, j.

sevy (13564) 2008-06-26 3:29

Bonjour Catherine,

Joli portrait de rue que tu nous proposes ici. L eclairage sur ce vieil homme est tres beau et le met bien en valeur. En plus, il s agit d un portrait en situation avec l environnement bien present qui replace le contexte. J aurais cependant prefere que l arriere plan soit un peut plus pris dans le flou, mais ce n est pas envisageable avec un Ixus.
Belle note aussi pour accompagner la photo,

Yves.

ChrisJ (70299) 2008-06-26 6:47

Hi Catherine

A good portrait with superb dof & a nice angle on the fg man. Tfs!

tomescuc (2837) 2008-06-26 17:07

Outstanding this one as well. Kinda like a scene from a film noir, for me. The guy looks like a mix of nice guy and shady character, he seems preocuppied and slightly worried, there is some parallell action in the background, and the guy behind is looking straight in the camera. I must congratulate, and admit that I tried to take a number of similar shots, but they came out quite mediocre (so I did not post them here).
cheers,
CT

jasmis (50530) 2008-06-27 0:04

An impressive presentation of an old man. I like this theme, have some "oldies" in my portfolio. Old people are more attractive for photographers than young, I presume.

Regards.