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28-MAY-2008

Not Suitable For Vegetarians

My entry for the Totally Informal Transglobal Thursday Challenge 'In The Style of Henri Cartier-Bresson'.

More decisive moments on the forum #here#

I wanted to capture a street scene that could have been taken in his day too.
But maybe the butcher's hair and glasses break that rule.
I found the idea of meat carcases being unloaded in the street to be quite quirky.

Apologies if this offends anyone.

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon 50mm f/1.8
1/400s f/8.0 at 50.0mm iso640 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Ray :)04-Jun-2008 02:11
Reminds me of my school holiday job - bringing in lambs from the truck to the supermarket's freezer!
Well taken mate.
Barbara Heide01-Jun-2008 19:51
excellent!
Matylda Lempel-Chareza Photography31-May-2008 18:55
ooo my god! shot is very well done,but the subject...!!
Guest 30-May-2008 21:14
ooooh my goodness! great find .... although it makes me squeamish. ;-)
Dave Hein30-May-2008 08:49
Nice little slice of real life. (pun intended)
Guest 30-May-2008 05:40
Well seen, and perfect for the challenge.
Dana30-May-2008 05:37
Yep. Nice decisive moment here!
Denise J. Johnson30-May-2008 05:32
I ALWAYS look when someone says "don't look"! :) Nice shot! Definitely a decisive moment.
carolynne_w30-May-2008 04:07
Good choice.
Linda Willets30-May-2008 00:39
perfect.. vote
Guest 30-May-2008 00:09
It's a wonder they let him pork there ;-)
Nice one!
mathilda williams29-May-2008 23:34
voted!
a totally authentic image, true to the style.
you aced this challenge.
mathilda
carol j. phipps29-May-2008 22:28
Butts have it!
royalld29-May-2008 21:00
Perfectly captured for this challenge.
Antonio Ruggiero29-May-2008 20:03
Ottima photo...Bravo...v
Mairéad29-May-2008 19:53
Great capture. Love t he old building in t he background.
Jola Dziubinska29-May-2008 19:28
Very real moment, very crisp image. Great entry, John.
Zak29-May-2008 19:00
i'll run if i was you, he might do the same to you! :-o
Dan Chusid29-May-2008 18:45
Someone would be picketing in front of this place if it was around here.
Cruelty to dead animals or somesuch nonsense.
; )
Peg O'Brien29-May-2008 17:42
This is spot on, John!
Stewart Mitchell29-May-2008 17:38
Awesome and spot on...but gruesome too!!
papadaka29-May-2008 15:15
I think he's in love.
Inga Morozoff29-May-2008 14:06
~Bravo~
Maaike Huizer29-May-2008 12:59
Excellent shot. Indeed timeless.
virginiacoastline29-May-2008 12:50
this could have been taken 78 yrs ago . . or today . . .even withthe shirt, you cannot quite tell . . .just like with his man jumping the puddle or the boys runnign in to the water . . . it has timeless properties
Malcolm Smith29-May-2008 10:40
Great capture.
Ann...29-May-2008 10:09
Excellent shot!
Carole Stevens29-May-2008 08:37
Great shot John, love his smily face, he's now a famous PBase butcher lol!
laine8229-May-2008 08:23
Lighting the barbie !!!
Guest 29-May-2008 08:15
Full of real life! Nice one.
Norbert Fortelny29-May-2008 08:14
Great!
Sheila29-May-2008 07:36
Excellent capture, JW.
McGarva29-May-2008 06:52
Great shot very much in the Henri's style
Phillip Normanton29-May-2008 05:57
Brill! The hair and glasses are just modern touches to bring it right up-to-date :-)
PS. I hope this bloke's a vet, looks like they need a bit of help!
Ray Rebortira29-May-2008 05:19
Brilliant and I think even Brassai would agree. Bravo!!!
Scott Browne29-May-2008 04:44
This works very well. Nicely done.
Cindi Smith29-May-2008 04:37
Pretty close....he could have lost his hair due to some strange ailment and the glasses...well, maybe not so much but this is pretty darned close! I tried but failed to get something like this!