Catane

Photographer's Note

ENGLISH: Perhaps I should have entitled this photo "Dessert" ;) But my mother always said to "look but don't touch". This gorgeous young Sicilian man was selling my two favourite foods; cured meat and cheese in the markets at Catania Sicily.

ITALIANO: Forse il titolo "Dolci" era piu appropriato qui ;) Pero la mia mamma sempre ha detto "Guarda non tocca". Questo bello caruso stava vedendo i miei alimentari favoriti; il prosciutto e formaggio ai mercati a Catania, Sicilia.

Canon 5D
1/320
f/7.1
ISO 500
24 mm using 24-105mm lens

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ciakgiak (30329) 2011-02-03 14:10

Ciao cara Lisa,
bella, bella, bella! Mi piace questo bn, un personaggio molto interessante tra i suoi salumi, con uno sguardo ammaliante.,.. complimenti amica mia.
Un caro abbraccio
Giorgio

paololg (31442) 2011-02-03 14:17

Ciao cara Lisa,
dallo sguardo del "caruso" sembrerebbe che tu gli piacessi molto ;-) Magari adesso saresti padrona di un negozio di alimentari e venderesti le cose buone da mangiare che piacciono tanto a te, ma anche a me! :-)
Piacevole B&W, nitido e ricco di tanti dettagli, perfettamente definiti (oltre che buoni). E' sempre bello vedere questo tipo di immagini, spontanee e naturali. Bravissima!
Ciao, passa un buon venerdì!
Il tuo Colonnello.

magalik (6095) 2011-02-03 14:28

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! Fai apposta ?
È bellissima questa foto, adoro.
Il trattamento in b&n è molto ben fatto e sta perfettamente a questa composizione molto attraente...
Mi piace molto anche lo sguardo del venditore che cerca di sedurre la fotografa... hé hé ! credo che hai fatto un colpo ! ;)
Ti lascio i prosciuti e prendo l'italiano ! ok ? ;)
Un abbraccione.

Magali

emka (58110) 2011-02-03 23:15

Ciao Lisa,
Your new series is very tasty :). Fantastic sausuages, hams and cheese. And nice seller too.

Warm regards

Malgo

CycleEyes (24) 2011-02-03 23:31

Hello Lisa,

Nice moment captured with this opportune angle of view. Interesting subject, in my opinion maybe in colour tones mode is better.

Best Regards
George

hardyuno (4646) 2011-02-04 0:26

Ciao cara Lisa,

Oh yes!! Italy is the holy land of food and eating

It is really a very pleasant picture ( I get hungry).
B&W is the perfect choice, it's an outstanding picture, well done, mille grazie
un caro abbraccio
H&C

kordinator (13411) 2011-02-04 0:45

Dear Lisa
Wonderful black & white composition.
Interesting angle and square formart for this excellent scene you captured.
Also great portrait,nice food.
Light and contrasts are excellent.
Fantastic job.
Hugs
Saša

snunney (67292) 2011-02-04 1:02

Hello Lisa,
What a fine array of charcuterie and cheese; both delightful ways of starting and ending a meal. I like very much your choice of black and white, which suits the mood perfectly; also the expression on the young man's face. Perhaps he can sense a sale in the offing:-) All in all, a splendid daily life composition. Well done and have a good weekend. Hope you are not on call this weekend.

ikeharel (37280) 2011-02-04 1:04

Why in B&W?
The food in colors musttaste more in it's flavor...
Hi Lisa,
Nice face expression well collected on the " young Sicilian" man, his look as he "agreed" to be in photo.
Cheers
Ike

ktanska (21509) 2011-02-04 1:07

Hi Lisa,
Oh yes, I sense some flirt over there. And gives this image good human touch. Looks an excellent selection. A pity that such small shops are rare in Finland.

dkmurphys (36759) 2011-02-04 1:10

Ciao Lisa,
Again, the best food in the world. I remember that on my return from Palermo, the entire trip to Rome I was eating from a donkey salami :P Very tasteful.
Good capture, perfect bw choice.
Have a great weekend.

lousat (57610) 2011-02-04 1:23

Ciao Lisa,davvero interessante ed originale questa idea di dedicare una serie al cibo italiano,che secondo me resta il migliore al mondo...ehehe...bellissima prospettiva laterale e grande ricchezza di elementi e dettagli! Buonanotte,bravissima! Luciano

siudzi (23857) 2011-02-04 1:28

Hi Lisa,
You have taken a good portrait picture of this nice guy. So Sicilian food. Yummy...
Well seen and executed. TFS.
Best, Malgorzata

kiasari (2631) 2011-02-04 3:06

Hello Lisa,

I believe that sometimes colors distract the mind from the main message of a photo. As a B&W photos lover, I really like the black and white tones of this shot. Well done!

Regards,
Abbas

Juzo (4240) 2011-02-04 4:50

Hi Lisa,
Well, I do love Italian food (who doesn't) and it's great we see some nice food, but more so I like we see the man behind the food, with the passion for it, it gives this personaility, his expression makes it for me.
Cheers
Justin

Bluejeans (64227) 2011-02-04 5:48

Ola Lisa ,
Magnifica esta loja de queijos com este vendedor de queijos , bons detalhes , boa escolha pelo preto e branco , gostei do sorriso do vendedor para ti , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Bom fim de semana

jaywalker (16061) 2011-02-04 6:22

Hi Lisa, A lovely photo of this shopkeeper & composed in B/W works superbly as it draws out some nice fine detail, the light has been well managed & there is lots for the eye to look upon, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

Silvio1953 (98093) 2011-02-04 6:36

Ciao Lisa, vedo che il bel caruso ti guarda con lo steso interesse con cui guardi i salumi, con la tue foto si ingrassa solo a guardare,salumi e formaggi son la cosa più buona del mondo e la più pericolosa che ti ingozzi di colesterolo in quantità industriale, ottimo bianco e nero, buona luce e splendida nitidezza, ancora brava, ciao Silvio

avene (12671) 2011-02-04 8:39

ciao bella, long time no see :)
love the photo, and since I haven't yet had a lunch, the cheese and meat look particularly good, lol :) the quality is excellent and B&W version works very well, the colours would be distracting, but right now all our attention is focused on shapes and textures of the merchandise. direct look of the seller certainly helps to make the photo more engaging, and I see that you follow the advice of some of the best people photographers to get close and personal with minimum focal length. great result, my compliments :)

best,
Kristine

peppe59 (14547) 2011-02-04 9:42

Ciao Lisuzza,
chissà a quanti farai invidia a vedere tutto questo ben di Dio, dai fantastici formaggi ai salumi, ottima la resa del b/n, complimenti e buon fine settimana
peppe

bacioni !!!!

BennyV (12759) 2011-02-04 9:43

Hi Lisa,

I'm a bit surprised you went for bl/w here. I had expected a colourful foodie festival. Maybe the overexposed bit on the left had something to do with it?

Anyway, I'd buy. Good shot, sure. I like the look the guy throws us and I absolutely love that one light bulb up there. (I know there's a second one a bit further, but I'm not too crazy about that one. Guess I'm picky about light bulbs, sometimes...)

Have a tasteful weekend.

Benny

PS: Look don't touch!? Well, I suppose - as Lou Reed once said - you can't always trust your mother.

fritzi007 (7578) 2011-02-04 10:01

Hi Lisa!
I can smell the food, perfect photo man confident with! (I'm eating now!)
Wish you a nice weekend
Wolfgang

macjake (39227) 2011-02-04 10:53

hi Lisa
another people photo! whats that...2 or 3 of them now! great...keep it coming!
the black and white tones really do fit the atmosphere well.
the food in Sicily and Italy is another reason to visit i'm sure...one day!
have a great weekend Lisa
Craig

vasilpro (40192) 2011-02-04 12:03

Hello Lisa,
Wonderful daily life composition, beautiful scene, excellent POV and B&W presentation, very good contrast.
Have a nice weekend, Vasilis.

Zuzana_Stefkova (980) 2011-02-04 12:25

Good evening Lisa,

very tasteful photo, so many things to pick from :) I like very much the angle and your composition.

TFS
Zuzana

photoray (4926) 2011-02-04 12:31

Howdy Lisa,

Fine composition for displaying the deli goods in a long angle, then the young man leaning forward with a wry smile. The b/w approach forces attention on details rather than colors.

Congratulations, have a fine weekend,
Ray

Mari63 (4085) 2011-02-04 14:57

Ciao Lisa, con tutto questo cibo così attraente non saprei cosa scegliere. Assaggerei tutto e poi acquisterei del cacio cavallo e della scamorza. Anche il pecorino, sì.
Ottimo bianco e nero, eccellente nitidezza.
Un abbraccio Mari

francio64 (38188) 2011-02-05 1:32

Ciao Lisa,
finalmente l'hai postata :-)
Aveva ottimi salumi questo "caruso". La foto parla chiaro.
Mi piace la conversione in bianco e nero, la trovo efficiente.

Vedo che i prodotti alimentari italiani non ti sono indifferenti :P

Ma del resto, non si può essere indifferente a qualcosa di yummissimo :P

TFS!
Cicciù

Giedra70 (961) 2011-02-05 2:15

Hello Lisa,
Very nice B&W picture with a real souvenirs from Sicily.
BR Giedrius

baddori (18988) 2011-02-05 16:31

Lisa
Quello che si impara per primo è il peggiore .
La colpa è che si ripete quello che gli altri hanno insegnato .
Il tuo lisasiculoitaliano, uno specchio
il salumiere si specchia e tu lo rifletti ....ma come lo rifletti bene ...riflettendolo ...
complimenti ...sinceri a tutti ...una aggraziata, candida riuscita
GF

danos (73960) 2011-02-06 0:29

Ciao Lisa,
nice the B/W shot with all these delicious desserts to be ready to sate everyone.His lustful look was for you, or for his pose in front of your lens? I think that your mother told you the most correct slogan: "look but don't touch".

Regards,Danos

bema (25936) 2011-02-07 14:29

Ciao Lisa,

how could i miss this splendid picture? seems that guy has some different thoughts than you and your food-series ? :-))
nevertheless a very charming and also a good daily-life-capture in that fine black and white format..

with my best wishes, greetings from a meanwhile dark rhineland-palatinate, cheers Bernd

lpi (4424) 2011-02-09 10:19

Salut Lisa,
très joli portrait, une jolie composition de la vie quotidienne.
Belle photo en B&W!
Amicalement,
lpi

kiks (11371) 2011-02-18 6:04

So many things to eat and enjoy;-)) Glad taht you use B&W other way i would spring in my screen toe eat,
Best regadrs
KIKs

Waylim (22349) 2011-08-05 9:37

Hi Naughty Girl,
Yum, sausage, cheese and dessert, what do I attack first? See if I were to take this type of photos, the men will give a dirty look and not this kind of "you want a piece of meat" look. LOL. I'm sorry, i'm getting out of line here. I love it, thanks. I'll be back later, Don't ask me where I'm going!..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 minutes later..............Okay, I'm back. It really didn't take too long :)

I love the presentation in black and white. Great details all over, including all the cheeses, Eggs and stuff in there. Oh, I'm hungry again.

Way

Photo Information

Copyright: Lisa DP (delpeoples) (44904)
Genre: Gens
Medium: Noir & blanc
Date Taken: 2010-10-00
Categories: Nourriture
Versions: version originale
Thème(s): Food Glorious Food, My Italian Food Tour, Sicilian Journey, My People [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2011-02-03 14:01