A Little Drummer, a photo from Istanbul, Marmara

Photographer's Note

A little boy and his brother were playing together Drum and Zurna in a street in İstanbul Tahtakale-Küçükpazar in year 1989 ...

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Dpbours (222) 2009-02-26 16:44

Hello Mehmet,

Ah, very nice old school feel to this one! Love the power of black and white film. Incredibly noisy, but so real life.

It's not only the little boy that does it here for me, but also the guy playing the flute and the others looking at you with faces that show how they enjoy the entire scene.

Very nice.
Greetings, Dennis

Clairedelune (4923) 2009-02-26 19:32

What a beauty!
It gives me the desire to go and buy a "Lomo" right now! But no. That's not the camera who has taken the photo here. That's you!
The timing here is wonderful. But look at the face of this little one! So serious! So ... "adult"! You framed him right in the middle bottom of the photo. That gives him the center stage. And in the same time, he is bordered by the "towering" men. Very effective point of view... I simply with the background was different, but nothing you could do about it...
Very good photo!
Claire

daddo (28748) 2009-02-26 20:12

Merhaba Mehmet. Wonderful scene from the days of yore, twenty years ago to be precise. What makes this shot special is the contradictory expression on the little drummer's face and on the faces of the towering adults who have seen the scene through your eyes and see the funny side of it. Excellent rapport all around. Even the little one is in on the act.Are the musicians Roma? In former Yugoslavia the zurna and tapan players tended to be Roma. Selamlar. Klaudio.

delnaja (2056) 2009-02-27 0:12

the Lomo ... I should buy one one day. I always find the result so interesting, so beautiful. This grain is a pure beauty and the scene nice.
I just notice the year you taken it ...

BennyV (34746) 2009-02-27 4:36

Merhaba Mehmet,

All the men's smiles contrast so nicely with the serious expression on the face of that little drummer boy. Great shot!

Benny

cak (4931) 2009-02-27 5:18