Meditation over carrots, a photo from Bukhara, West

Photographer's Note

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A break today from Bukhara's amazing architecture.
I always like visiting local markets and the one in Bukhara was a good one to visit.
This stall holder appeared to be meditating over his supply of carrots (or was he dosing off?). Those yellow ones really are carrots and are the original colour of carrots. I think that it was in the Netherlands where orange ones were developed.
There are 2 more photos from the market in the WS. The one with 2 young men was taken with their permission but they posed very seriously. The moment that I'd taken my photo they burst out smiling.
The other one shows a bread stall selling traditional Uzbek breads.

aliabazari, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, Fis2, holmertz, jhm, jean113, pierrefonds, ikeharel, ktanska, PaulVDV, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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aliabazari (21445) 2022-01-03 21:53

Hi dear friend Ian
A good shot of everyday life. In my opinion, he has not consumed anything, he is just napping. The image of the bakery in the workshop is better.

Silvio1953 (220775) 2022-01-03 21:57

Ciao Ian, nice market scene with vendor in meditation, wonderful colors, fine details, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

COSTANTINO (115673) 2022-01-03 22:18

Good morning dear friend
I always visit open air markets
like this one...I like the moment
and generaly the way you captured this
one
great effect
regards
costantino

pajaran (115071) 2022-01-03 23:03

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepa scena sa pijace, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama i kontrastom.
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici.
Dobra ponuda na pijaci.
Lepe fotografije i secanje.

Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

jemaflor (146412) 2022-01-03 23:30

Hi Ian,
Good title with the expressive attitude and face of this vendor, well taken, nice colorful carrots with in particular these original yellow carrots, good sharpness, tfs.

emka (157292) 2022-01-04 0:06

hello Ian,
I also like visiting the local market to see what they are selling. Nice three photos. In the main one, we see the vendor and the customer (lower part of) in the traditional Uzbek clothes. They use these yellow carrots for plov. I prepared plov at home a few times, but it is difficult to find these carrots here.
Best regards Malgo

Fis2 (169903) 2022-01-04 1:03

Witaj Lan!
A very curious set of photos from daily life.
The local market is impressive.
I like frames and colors.
I like this scenes.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

holmertz (102104) 2022-01-04 1:55

Hello Ian,
Nicely colourful photos today, all of them possible main uploads, although the young men partly spoil their photo by looking so serious. It happened to me many times too. These carrots look different from those I buy, so thick and short. I see purple carrots in my shops sometimes nut I don't remember finding any yellow, but like most fruits and vegetables there are probably dozens, or hundreds, of varieties all over the world. The Dutch involvement sounds a bit like a story that is too good to be true.
Best regards,
Gert

dedee (2959) 2022-01-04 5:02

Hi Ian
A very interesting image. The carrots are very inviting and there are certainly a lot of them. I wonder if he grew them himself, if so they needed a great deal of cleaning.
David

jhm (211734) 2022-01-04 5:57

Hello Ian,

Maybe the woman before him, hypnotized the man.
For to get the carrots as gift!
Your second picture with the two young men are fantastic.
Colours and sharpness are pleasant to look at
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

jean113 (27667) 2022-01-04 6:13

Hello Ian, three excellent shots from the market. Interesting food items for sale.
The gentleman here certainly looks to be dozing, it makes an interesting shot.
All three are super sharp and full of detail.
Kind regards, Jean.

pierrefonds (113716) 2022-01-04 6:19

Hi Ian,

You have captured well the relax expression of the stall holder. The point of view is showing the details of the vegetables. The light is bringing out the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Periko (9105) 2022-01-04 10:28

Hi Ian
The three photos show interesting scenes of that market.
All markets in the world are the same thing.
These people look like the gypsies who passed through my town, when I was a child.

Regards

ktanska (44492) 2022-01-04 10:30

Hi Ian,
Blurry feet make a fun contrast to the salesman and the potential customer. Carrots are also worth showing, I've never seen ones of that shape.
Kari

GyurMaster (24696) 2022-01-04 11:28

Hello Ian,

A good everyday portrait with a slight touch of absurd humour. I think I'm buying it.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

PaulVDV (62810) 2022-01-04 12:40

Hello Ian,

I don't know with complete certainty whether it’s the truth but it’s a story that I’ve heard in Belgium since my childhood.
Before the 17th century, there were carrots in different colours, mostly purple and white. In the seventeenth century, however, the orange carrot was discovered. That century was also the Golden Age for the Netherlands.
The new carrot was orange because it contains extra beta-carotene.
It also tasted sweeter than the other carrots and above all it had a more politically interesting colour.

The Dutch royal family, that was the son of William of Orange (in English also called William the Silent or William the Taciturn) and his wife had decided that it would be great public relations if orange became the national colour in the Netherlands and they decided to spread that colour more.
For example, castles were painted completely orange.
The royal family also had orange trees planted in all their palace gardens, which is not obvious for these trees to bear fruit in that northern part of Europe.
After the family of Orange coloured the Netherlands orange, the population followed this trend.
In the 17th century, oranges were too pricey for most people, but carrots weren't then. At that time, the Netherlands were the largest grower of carrots worldwide and the Dutch carrot farmers decided patriotically to grow only orange carrots.
Ultimately, these carrots conquered the world…

I don't want to put my hand in the fire for this explanation.
But here this story has been told for a very long time as the reason why most carrots are orange. Maybe wait a bit to see what the Dutch TE members will answer.
In any case, the inhabitants of Belgium believe that the Dutch are capable of this :)

As for your photos:
The man in your main photo does indeed appears to be meditating. Perhaps he’s trying to guess how much the buyer is willing to pay.
The Uzbek bread also looks special.

Best regards, Paul

lousat (138703) 2022-01-04 12:44

Hi Ian,your photo in the WS made me remember the taste of that "branded" bread that I ate fresh out of the oven and still hot, really delicious. Carrots are very curious, both in shape and color, completely different from the classic ones, I have not seen these. Congratulations also for the prospect of the other WS with the two boys. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

jmdias (114402) 2022-01-05 9:14

ian

curious the carrots and their colors and shapes. nice the samples of bread and funny the guys facing the camera with severity.

take care

jorge

mkamionka (73560) 2022-01-05 9:43

Hi Ian,
This is a brand new information for me, I always thought the carrots were orange. I learn about the world through your photographs!
Great series of photos from the food market,
M

mcmtanyel (67819) 2022-01-27 16:12

Hello Ian,
My favorite among these three fine photos is that of the bread stall, probably because my wife is cooking dinner and I am hungry right now. The loaves on our right side have a unique design. The loaves on the left side look like "pide," a flat bread that is baked only during Ramadan in Turkey.
Regards,
MT