Oranges, a photo from London, England

Photographer's Note

Another shot from Camden Lock Market.
I really wanted to take a picture of his face – he was shouting “oranges, orange juice, lemonade” and he had this hat. He saw me going around with my Canon – he pointed his finger at me and shouted, very loudly – don’t picture! I didn’t want to get in troubles with him, but still, I wanted that picture. I had my tiny Fuji under my jacket, so when he turned, I got this shot. Can’t see the face, so you have to use your imagination. ..

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clodreno (0) 2004-03-24 3:36

Great shot Yitzhak.. Too bad we don't see his face. When I want to take a picture of people and they have this reaction.. I start to implore, making them laugh.. Usually it works.
Still I kind of like the composition here.

summer89 (5422) 2004-03-24 3:37

Great composition, Yitzhak.

Sometimes photography it's danguer job :). The colors are perfect and i like the hand made letters.

Well done

olli (2091) 2004-03-24 3:42

I like how I can´t see their faces...
I like the round shapes both in the heads and in the oranges. Orange color in the image is very effective element. I also like the texts on the blackboards – the are a great addition.
Well seen and captured.

robbertjan (2906) 2004-03-24 3:54

Yitzak very colorfull! Great composition with a this oranges! The man in the foreground is well chosen. Sharp and well framed, with the orange line.

henrye (3500) 2004-03-24 3:59

This is great. Such a colorful photo! Good composition too. Very well done!

eleparc (24063) 2004-03-24 4:32

humm very orange photo: -) Very well done, nice compo and DOF. pity the man did not face the camera a bit more...

nwoehnl (122) 2004-03-24 5:13

The colors! A very good capture of this market scene, Yitzhak, well composed including some typical "market" elements and I like the people there, even though I can't see their faces. Good choice of adding the orange/black frame.
I like Claude's advice on how to handle situations like the one you found yourself in ...

jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-03-24 5:46

Great composition, it´s realy good !
I like the way the oranges are show...
Congratulations !

Georges (11185) 2004-03-24 6:57

Une image belle a regarder ou le regard se promene bien dans l'image. Les couleurs sont satturé juste ce qui faut bravo Yitzhak

Isabelle (9046) 2004-03-24 7:07

the composition is very good, Yitzhak. also the colors. another busy colorful yet harmonic picture of yours.
congratulations and thanks for sharing!

orme (7219) 2004-03-24 10:25

Great composition, Yitzhak. The clarity and detail are excellent. The man looks like an interesting character with that hat. Beautiful orange colours. Well seen and framed.

swallace (980) 2004-03-24 11:20

Nice one Yitzhak. Very colorful and interesting composition. I love the framing too. Good job.

eelliott305 (776) 2004-03-24 13:45

A really vibrant shot Yitzhak. The hanging oranges (plastic?) make a great pattern. I think the back view of the two people is OK in this photo.

zto (268) 2004-03-24 14:00

Great colours Yitzhak. Had the oranges been tomatoes i might have taken them for christmas decorations - Just kidding :). Placement of the man is good and i like how close you got but i do miss the face. But, i know, it's not easy.

Spoony (3539) 2004-03-24 14:15

Interessant photo Yithak (like your name ;)))!!! I´m just joking, I´m portuguese...
Great job.

Midnight_sun (1941) 2004-03-24 16:26

...And you took it anyway : ) I like the fake oranges and the old fashioned looking board with the modern prices, also the old fashioned hat next to the modern hooded kid.
I think you have over sharpened though, there are jpeg artifacts around some of the oranges. It could be the compression... posting a smaller higher quality shot might solve this... a minor point, great shot.

jrj (34843) 2004-03-25 4:53

I like this "orange man". Pity he didn't cooperate. Still the pix is interesting with the hanging colourstrong oranges...

PLD_images (7149) 2004-03-25 6:49

Not a member of TE I think... I love oranges and I love your shot Yitzhak. It has a certain charm to it with the man with his back turned to us. I really enjoy the composition with the wines of oranges. Nice one.

Jeppe (18654) 2004-03-26 2:54

Very fine capture- I remember "shops" like with automatic orange squeezers - You got him enough - I can image he’s face ;-) - Nice try with great success.

Laurence (0) 2004-04-14 2:29

Composition particulièrement bien réussie. Belle photo de reportage :-)