"Catch" of the Day, a photo from Saint John, North

Photographer's Note

The people on Dominica are among the friendliest I have ever met. We met this fellow on our hike to Milton Falls.

We were near the base of Morne Diablotin when this photo was taken. The base of this mountain is littered with banana groves and citrus orchards. The fellow and his friend were heading to the market after a hard day's work. The driver was gracious enough to stop the truck so that we could chat. The smell emanating from the freshly picked produce was divine.

Dominican produce is exported to many countries throughout the world. We were told that one of the countries Dominica does not export produce to is the United States and this is due to the monopoly the California and Florida fruit growers have over the industry in this country.

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avigur_11 (22553) 2003-12-05 13:10

Wonderful photo, Linda, and nice nite. This guy looks so proud with his fruits. I lkike the color of the grapefruits. Well done.

Added to my group theme Men At Work.

manny (22032) 2003-12-06 10:26

There are too many colours in this picture and it is quite difficul;t to focus on one thing BUT, I consider this very very beautiful because of the colours and the composition. Also, this picture is very honest and spontaneous. With softer background, this picture will be a very outstanding portrait.

Josh69 (1437) 2003-12-25 20:02

The yellow fruit in the front of the truck (grapefruit?) is very bright and takes the eye away from the image of the man a bit, but it is an excellent photo anyway (can't help thinking it needs to be rotated 1/2 degree to the right though). I really like this photo, it seems to convey a 'warmth of spirit' in the man's face. Thanks for the note too.

steeve (1497) 2003-12-30 8:48

Wait a minute Linda. "Catch of the day" refers to the fruits or the man. I think that he is not only prode of his produce. A thighter crop without the pic-up would be interesting. Nice capture Linda LOL. Happy New year.

maciekda (19895) 2004-01-19 9:03

catch of the day? indeed, very nice shot, a lot of colors, great pose of the guy, very sunny picture!

ianmcall (1213) 2004-02-28 20:12

I think the vivid red of the truck makes a bold frame for what is basically a busy photo. The truck is still wet and newly washed, this helps get clean presentable fruit to the market.

annagrace (2469) 2005-05-24 19:45

Hey, I agree with Steeve, the catch of the day is definitely the man! I like all the colors of the photo but think it is a little overexposed. I find it really hard to take photos in bright sunlight.

Nice capture!

Photo Information

Copyright: Linda Richters (richtersl) (3546)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-01-16
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Olympus C-50 Zoom
Exposure: f/2.8
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: A Dominican Excursion
Theme(s): Men at Work, Red... the color of passion ... Part III [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2003-12-05 9:13