Ramadan, a photo from Istanbul, Marmara

Photographer's Note

From fajr till maghrib, dawn till sunset, thou shall not eat, thou shall not having community, nor gossip or curse ...

And then the Iman announced the end of the day, and all these people were lining up to get their dinner in all these restaurants along the main shopping street here in Taksim, rush hour, after a day of fasting, finally the relief.

Local gastronomy

mcenteesalas, anitaj, gezimania, jmdaoudal, keribar, Didi has marked this note useful

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mcenteesalas (1618) 2007-11-01 2:20

Hi Henk, what striking and beautiful shot it really reflects the sense of this event, well done, everything is perfect, composition, position of view, exposure and reflections, simply brilliant, well done, thanks for sharing it with us and keep them coming, regards, Salas

colibriav (2208) 2007-11-01 2:31

Hola:
Buena fotografia y buena explicacion. Has captado el momento y las expresiones adecuadas, el punto de luz del cielo hace imaginar donde esta situado el sol. Un saludo desde España:
Pablo

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2007-11-01 2:31

Hi Henk
Nice capture of this local little gastronomy. Good light.
Just hmm... this watermelon reminds me something strange ;).
Regards

anitaj (120) 2007-11-01 2:42

Hi Henk, perfect streetlife shot telling an interesting story. Well done & Regards, Anita

lestans (17258) 2007-11-01 4:35

They look so happy to run and eat ! Right, Turkish cuisine is a very good one.
I like the moods of the guys here, and the food so well presented.
Ciao!!

Livia

cak (4931) 2007-11-01 6:03

VERYKİND OF FOODS AND DELİCİOUS. ARE YOU TRY?

gezimania (6288) 2007-11-01 7:00

Hi Henk, You've catched the hungry looks on meal with a optimal timing, congratulations.
Selnur

vagabondtravels (6511) 2007-11-01 7:33

Hi Henk

Great wide angle. Very sharp with good color. Just full of expressin. Spot on with the exposure. Bringing Taksim alive. Well done.
Ben

jmdaoudal (82) 2007-11-01 23:37

Technicaly it is a good framing by offering a perfect inside of the shop and suggested custommers by the faces turned to the food.
Good colors and environment.
I like it
Jean Michel

Gerrit (62042) 2007-11-02 1:56

Dag Henk,
de blikken op het voedsel geworpen spreken boekdelen. Perachtige kleuren.
Groeten Gerrit

delkoo (68) 2007-11-02 10:23

hi henk
i love turkish retaurants where one can choose directly in the kitchen what he want to eat, here, there is numerous dishes so tasty some as the others, They seem all very hungry and I understand them.

didier

keribar (43841) 2007-11-02 22:56

Hello my friend Henk,
I like the way you also took the faces of the guys in the street ,instead of focussing on teh food stall only. Excellent really -
Kev Ryan and Jerzy Bucki were in Istanbul yesterday, I took them around.
Cheers- Izzet

Didi (61589) 2007-12-11 9:00

Bonjour Henk
Je reconnais que l'étalage ouvre l'appétit.
La lumière artificielle donne une ambiance chaude de fête.
Une composition très intéressante.
Amitiés.