Vegetables on the corner Photo

Photographer’s Note

Mola di Bari is a village of about 30.000 inhabitants 25 km South of the regional capital Bari at the Adriatic coast. The local economy is mainly based on fishing and agriculture produce. The peasants live not in farmhouses but in the town center. They sell there product by exposing some samples on chairs on the sidewalk.

I post another example as a workshop.

nwoehnl, ChrisJ, jhm, Gix, chinchini, anakin, papagolf21, paguru, Francobkln, axiotea has marked this note useful

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Lovamour (358) 2004-12-09 13:44

Ridiculously to look at such market but if to the seller it helps to live give it the God :-)

Zanni (5885) 2004-12-09 13:56

Una tenera immagine del nostro Sud: neanche il più bravo dei vetrinisti saprebbe uguagliare questa adorabile esposizione delle merce. La Puglia è famosa per i prodotti della sua terra e giustamente. Non c'è il venditore, ma lo vedo lo stesso. Una struggente malinconia mi assale. Chi non conosce il nostro Meridione non potrà capire quanto è poetica questa tua.

nwoehnl (120) 2004-12-09 16:02

Well, that's surely one of the more original produce displays that I've seen, Günther. The saturated colors of the vegetables also stand out nicely against the chairs and street-corner type of surrounding. The gray Kellerfenster is maybe not the prettiest sight, but what can you do. I really like the WS photo, I think I would actually have posted the other way around making the WS the "lead shot". Both make a good ensemble though, well done.

Rockyboy (20580) 2004-12-09 17:06

Funny way to sold their products, Guenter and nice to present this picture on TE. It's really interseting and you framed very well those 2 chairs. Bravo!

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PixelTerror (86234) 2004-12-10 4:23

Hi Guenther, interesting story and definitely an innovative way to attract the customer, good framing here as well as good focus and colors.

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ChrisJ (70299) 2004-12-10 4:56

Good sharpness color & saturation, and an excellent slice of daily life from Italy. Great work!

Spoony (3539) 2004-12-10 5:33

Funny scene, no doubt! Great deatils here.
I like the old chairs...

jhm (82679) 2004-12-10 6:46

Hi Geunther, a very lovely daily life picture, the vegetable see excellent fresh out, also good for painting "Quiet life" the colours its really.
Nicely done Geunther!

Gix (3559) 2004-12-10 7:51

Ciao Guenter,
dovrei dire che questa è una "natura morta", ma non lo è affatto, anzi è una testimonianza di vita reale. Se fosse qui in una città, sarebbe quasi imbarazzante, invece (per poco che io conosca quella parte della Puglia) sono certo che è una immagine di semplicità del vivere che dovrebbe far riflettere. (p.s.: ma dov'è l'uva ? l'hai presa tu ?? ;-))
Tecnicamente molto ben curata, e mi piace vedere due sedie diverse e tutta la verdura in primo piano!
Giorgio
P.P.s.: ho visto il workshop, e devo dire che mi piace anche di più, per lo sfondo che chiarisce l'ambientazione e per la disposizione degli oggetti! Potevi certamente fare due invii, anzi creare un tema sui 'mercati' alternativi!

Hauke (2) 2004-12-10 10:55

Well, a lovely theme with nice pastel, Guenther. The verdancy gives 'action' to the shot. I like the texture and the composition in that picture. Interesting POV. Would be nice knowing 'bout the view taken in height of the seats....
Regards, Hauke

HOBO (5244) 2004-12-11 5:04

Great daily life shot, Guenther. Full off details, like the chair fixed by wire.
The workshop looks like properly arranged [a bit of DIN norm :-) ]

chinchini (27639) 2004-12-11 6:29

De la micro-agriculture Gunther, image pas insolite pour moi. Nous avons aussi les petits étals sur nos petits marchés locaux traditionnels qui perdent de plus en plus de clients. Mais je pense qu'il s'agit là de produits Bio agréablement présentés.
Merci pour le partage car bien dans l'esprit de TE.

papagolf21 (56467) 2004-12-14 17:45

Bonsoir Guenther,
S'il m'est permis de donner une opinion, je préfère la prise de vue présentée ici.
Une très belle composition avec des objets simples, mais d'une efficacité redoutable.
Les légumes sur ces vieilles chaises servant d'étals, cela donne une force supplémentaire à la photo.
Très bien fait.
Merci du partage.

anakin (2775) 2004-12-15 4:55

Una foto muy divetida y original,es algo curioso de ver.Un buen encuadre y variedad en el color,well done
saluti

dsidwell (9745) 2005-01-05 10:38

Simple and straightforward composition, Guenther. It works for me, adn I love the veggies on those old chairs.

bazal (7898) 2005-01-10 4:25

Very simple and nice composition. I like the general colors and the soft light that characterize this pict. Well done Guenther !

jrzufferey (7249) 2005-03-18 15:52

Une belle nature morte ton image,mais aussi une bonne soupe aux légumes en perspective. Amicalement/jr

everlasting (10916) 2005-03-25 10:39

Intersting shot, I like the textures of the vegetables and the chairs. Shame about the grate in the background, but yea...thats life.

paguru (1052) 2005-03-30 11:39

Hallo Guenther, danke für Deine netten Kommentare! Ich habe einiges aufzuholen, bei der Kreativität der Leute hier kommt man kaum hinterher. Von Deinen letzten Posting gefallen mir die Gemüse-Stühle besonders gut, auch das Workshop-Posting. Das könnte eine hübsche Serie abgeben, jedenfalls eine schöne Idee und gut gemacht!

fmr59 (132) 2005-04-22 9:04

Beatiful and mindful picture.
We must learn simplicity from the author of this composition.
francesco

sharizadel (60) 2005-07-21 3:59

hi Guenther, I like this photo u took, make me feel little homesick :)
I live in Uk but im from Puglia in Italy, very near Mola.

With this shot u took the essence of the agricoltural life in that region, where still a single peasant goes in the country and work alone and come back at home trying to sell what he cant eat. I have seen this image lot of time in my life, this composition of vegetables is full of meaning...there is the suffering of people here used to work in hard condition and in poverty. This is a 'still life' worth of a great painter.
Congratulations

Francobkln (0) 2005-09-09 15:10

Beautiful composition. I was born in Mola di Bari. Your photos capture the essence of Molese cooking: simple, ultra fresh... no veggies packed in plastic bags (except for the dry beans), no treatments and sprays to keep produce from wilting. This produce is unadulterated and was probably picked only a couple of hours before being placed on display. The farmland is literally a 10 minute car drive from the shore where the main "center" of the town, the piazza, is located. Fresh and unprocessed produce is very perishable, therefore, only the freshest food could be placed for display outside on a chair in hot and cold weather.

Thank you for the honest rendition of this ancient marketing method. Generations and thousands of families supplemented their income with this type of domestic display and many thousands of housewives (who traditionally did not work outside of the house) produced a substantial cash income for the family in this manner. Other methods of marketing were subject to ridiculous taxationby the feudal owners of the land (up until around WWII).

osh (372) 2005-09-24 11:19

carinissima quest'immagine. Mi capita di vedere immagini simili ma purtroppo mai quando ho la macchina fotografica! Sei riuscito a fotografre ciò che ho voluto foare da tanto..... molto bella.

axiotea (16133) 2006-06-14 3:27

Ciao Guenther,
I like the way they are selling these vegetables on old chairs...To me, I prefer better that version than the WS...an interesting compo...
Have a nice day,
Marilyn