I sat on the bus on my way home from my photo walk in Antwerp last Thursday when an East European lady took the seat opposite mine. She put her embroidered shopping bag next to her on the seat, her handbag on her lap and held on to the two bags of potatoes as if they were a very valuable possession.
I just KNEW it would make a great picture, and took my Big Guy out of my camera bag and fiddled with it a little, pretending to look at my pictures. I switched on the live view and managed to adjust the lens and frame this picture without anyone suspecting what I was up to - not even the guy sitting right next to me!
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Happy Ruby Tuesday. We are RT "neighbors" with my posting just before you. This photo really tells a story of the woman on public transportation with her memories and her craft and her potatoes and her bundles. I can just imagine the face!
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Colors and character. And texture. You are telling a story - trying to puzzle it out.
ReplyDeleteOh I just love this picture. I can just imagine her going home and making her dinner. Her hands are so interesting also. It looks like she has made quite a few dinners with them.
ReplyDeleteGreat picture it really does tell a story. It sucks you in and makes you curious about more.
Hand - is part of our life. Just in international vision, hands is a visible part of soul.
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Two for you!
ReplyDeletePrecious potatoes,
plain-looking riches, who will
feast on you tonight?
cradling potatoes
old woman licking her lips
dreaming of supper
Piper Clad in Red
Always exciting, isn't it!? :-)
ReplyDeleteBTW: yes, we too had a lovely weekend.
Your photo conveys a sense of protection in those hands, Jientje. I love that you saw it.
ReplyDeleteWe have many East European grandmothers in our neighborhood. I can just picture their faces on your model. Wonder what she cooked with those potatoes.
ReplyDeleteIt does make a wonderful photo. Very telling.
ReplyDeleteWell, aren't you sneaky! :)
ReplyDeleteIt turned out to be a wonderful photo with two great stories, the one you told and the one that the photo conveys.
I love potatoes! Those would be a treasure to me as well, lol. Lovely, sneaky shot!
ReplyDeleteWell done! Sneaky girl :)
ReplyDeleteLove this photo and the vibrant colors of her bag and those potatoes. I wonder what she is going to make along with those potatoes for dinner tonight?
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this is a wonderful photo
ReplyDeleteI love your composition
her hands are so amazing, they remind me of my Nana
Brilliant photo - especially considering the sneaky way you acquired it! Well done! I love the colours and the human interest!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for a photo. I like the colors of the bag. I'm thinking about going to Belgium later in the year but I can't decide if I want to go to Antwerp or not. I'm thinking Brussels and Bruges and maybe Ghent or Antwerp too.
ReplyDeleteMy gosh, you're working under cover now! Very tricky, Jientje, very tricky. What a shot- I'll call this one, "Guarding the Potatoes"
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you do that. If I tried to take a picture without anyone noticing I would probably get arrested ;)
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