RED DAO CLOTHING STALL

SAPA, VIETNAM

Image Number 809

The Hmong are among the largest ethnic groups in Vietnam (about 1 mil. people). They mainly inhabit the mountainous area in the north near the Chinese border. There are different ethnic subgroups and they can be easily identified by their clothing.  The Dao people are a large Hmong language group in northern Vietnam. They came from China between the 12th or 13th century and the early 20th century.  Women in this group are easily identifiable through a triangular red turban / scarf decorated with silver coins and red tassels.  Around Sapa Hmong people dress routinely in traditional clothing, but the tourists are beginning to overwhelm them.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/2500th of second and aperture F3.5.  150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

FRUIT STALL

PRAHRAN MARKET, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

Images Number 627, 627a, 627b

Prahran Market in Melbourne is Australia's oldest market still trading on its original site. It specialises in artisanal food products and caters to about 30,000 customers each weekend.   Many of the stall holders are well known public figures.  The F&J fruit stall adds several figures to the attract the eye of customers.

Technical Notes

Image 627 (top)

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50.. Exposure of 1/10th of a second and at aperture F3.2.  80 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

Image 627 b (middle)

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/40th of a second and at aperture F2.8.  80 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

Image 627 b (bottom)

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/160th of a second and at aperture F3.2.  45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

 

 

BUTCHERS

PRAHRAN MARKET, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA

Image 626

Prahran Market in Melbourne is Australia's oldest market still trading on its original site. It specialises in artisanal food products and caters to about 30,000 customers each weekend.   Many of the stall holders are well known public figures.  Gary is one of the most colourful butchers.  He features meat grown on his own farm, including hams and aged beef.

Technical Notes

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/416th of a second and at aperture F3.2.  45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

 

FOOD MARKET

GWANGJANG MARKET, SEOUL

Image Number 608

Gwangjang Market is one of those food markets that has not been altered or cleaned up for tourists. You can see local families, friends, and groups of suited businessmen all grabbing something to eat and drink. There are food stalls as far as the eye can see, selling all manner of items. Seating is scarce, but stalls selling the same thing are lumped in the same area, so you can find somewhere to sit at any one of them. The fried yellow bean cakes and the pork and kimchi dumplings are to die for. You often get soup and side dishes even at these tiny stalls.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/137th of a second and aperture F7.1.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

FOOD MARKET

GWANGJANG MARKET, SEOUL

Image Number 605

Gwangjang Market is one of those food markets that has not been altered or cleaned up for tourists. You can see local families, friends, and groups of suited businessmen all grabbing something to eat and drink. There are food stalls as far as the eye can see, selling all manner of items. Seating is scarce, but stalls selling the same thing are lumped in the same area, so you can find somewhere to sit at any one of them. The fried yellow bean cakes and the pork and kimchi dumplings are to die for. You often get soup and side dishes even at these tiny stalls.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/111th of a second and aperture F5.6.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

 

FOOD MARKET

GWANGJANG MARKET, SEOUL

Image Numbers 604 & 611

Gwangjang Market is one of those food markets that has not been altered or cleaned up for tourists. You can see local families, friends, and groups of suited businessmen all grabbing something to eat and drink. There are food stalls as far as the eye can see, selling all manner of items. Seating is scarce, but stalls selling the same thing are lumped in the same area, so you can find somewhere to sit at any one of them. The fried yellow bean cakes and the pork and kimchi dumplings are to die for. You often get soup and side dishes even at these tiny stalls.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

Image Number 604 (top)

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/111th of a second and aperture F5.6.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

Image Number 611 (bottom)

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/416th of a second and aperture F3.5.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

 

STREET MARKET

GWANGJANG MARKET, SEOUL

Image Number 603

Gwangjang Market is one of those food markets that has not been altered or cleaned up for tourists. You can see local families, friends, and groups of suited businessmen all grabbing something to eat and drink. There are food stalls as far as the eye can see, selling all manner of items. Seating is scarce, but stalls selling the same thing are lumped in the same area, so you can find somewhere to sit at any one of them. The fried yellow bean cakes and the pork and kimchi dumplings are to die for. You often get soup and side dishes even at these tiny stalls.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/100th of a second and aperture F5.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

STREET FOOD

GWANGJANG MARKET,  SEOUL

Image Number 602

Gwangjang Market is one of those food markets that has not been altered or cleaned up for tourists. You can see local families, friends, and groups of suited businessmen all grabbing something to eat and drink. There are food stalls as far as the eye can see, selling all manner of items. Seating is scarce, but stalls selling the same thing are lumped in the same area, so you can find somewhere to sit at any one of them. The fried yellow bean cakes and the pork and kimchi dumplings are to die for. You often get soup and side dishes even at these tiny stalls.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/80th of a second and aperture F2.8.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CENTRAL FISH MARKET

ATHENS

Image Number 450

The hectic, colourful Athens agora (market; also referred to as the Varvakios Agora) is the highlight of the vibrant Athinas market district. It’s a sensory and gastronomic delight, with an amazing range of olives, spices, cheeses and deli treats. The historic meat market, with hanging carcasses illuminated by swinging light bulbs, is a surreal highlight. The fish market has an astonishing range of local and imported fish.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/640th second and aperture F3.5.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CENTRAL FISH MARKET

ATHENS

Image Number 449

The hectic, colourful Athens agora (market; also referred to as the Varvakios Agora) is the highlight of the vibrant Athinas market district. It’s a sensory and gastronomic delight, with an amazing range of olives, spices, cheeses and deli treats. The historic meat market, with hanging carcasses illuminated by swinging light bulbs, is a surreal highlight. The fish market has an astonishing range of local and imported fish.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/147th second and aperture F3.5.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CENTRAL FISH MARKET

ATHENS

Image Number 448

The hectic, colourful Athens agora (market; also referred to as the Varvakios Agora) is the highlight of the vibrant Athinas market district. It’s a sensory and gastronomic delight, with an amazing range of olives, spices, cheeses and deli treats. The historic meat market, with hanging carcasses illuminated by swinging light bulbs, is a surreal highlight. The fish market has an astonishing range of local and imported fish.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/350th second and aperture F3.2.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CENTRAL FISH MARKET

ATHENS

Image Number 447

The hectic, colourful Athens agora (market; also referred to as the Varvakios Agora) is the highlight of the vibrant Athinas market district. It’s a sensory and gastronomic delight, with an amazing range of olives, spices, cheeses and deli treats. The historic meat market, with hanging carcasses illuminated by swinging light bulbs, is a surreal highlight. The fish market has an astonishing range of local and imported fish.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/250th second and aperture F3.2.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CENTRAL FISH MARKET

ATHENS

Image Number 446

The hectic, colourful Athens agora (market; also referred to as the Varvakios Agora) is the highlight of the vibrant Athinas market district. It’s a sensory and gastronomic delight, with an amazing range of olives, spices, cheeses and deli treats. The historic meat market, with hanging carcasses illuminated by swinging light bulbs, is a surreal highlight. The fish market has an astonishing range of local and imported fish.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/320th second and aperture F3.5.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CENTRAL FISH MARKET

ATHENS

Image Number 444

The hectic, colourful Athens agora (market; also referred to as the Varvakios Agora) is the highlight of the vibrant Athinas market district. It’s a sensory and gastronomic delight, with an amazing range of olives, spices, cheeses and deli treats. The historic meat market, with hanging carcasses illuminated by swinging light bulbs, is a surreal highlight. The fish market has an astonishing range of local and imported fish.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/350th second and aperture F3.5.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CENTRAL MEAT MARKET

ATHENS

Image Number 442

The hectic, colourful Athens agora (market; also referred to as the Varvakios Agora) is the highlight of the vibrant Athinas market district. It’s a sensory and gastronomic delight, with an amazing range of olives, spices, cheeses and deli treats. The historic meat market, with hanging carcasses illuminated by swinging light bulbs, is a surreal highlight. The fish market has an astonishing range of local and imported fish.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/1250th second and aperture F3.2.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CENTRAL MEAT MARKET

ATHENS

Image Number 441

The hectic, colourful Athens agora (market; also referred to as the Varvakios Agora) is the highlight of the vibrant Athinas market district. It’s a sensory and gastronomic delight, with an amazing range of olives, spices, cheeses and deli treats. The historic meat market, with hanging carcasses illuminated by swinging light bulbs, is a surreal highlight. The fish market has an astonishing range of local and imported fish.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/549th second and aperture F2.8.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

VILLAGERS

AREOPOLI, MANI, GREECE

Image Number 314

Areopoli is a town on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia, Greece.  Areopoli is situated near the west coast of the Mani Peninsula, and it is the capital of the Mani province.  Its characteristic tower houses, constructed with field stones, are distinct from the traditional blue and white buildings that characterize many Greek villages.  The disposition of the residents is also flinty.  Although not far from Athens, Mani has been remote for centuries and until recently its villages could be reached only by boat.  The residents are characteristically gruff, tough, resistant to strangers (both Greek and foreign) and fiercely independent.  However even they are forced to admit the tourists who are now bused into their enclave by their Athens-based countrymen.   The tourists, who expect to be welcomed throughout Greece, are shocked by the sullen Maniots.  However, the Mani Peninsula offers some of the most spectacular architecture and coastal scenery in Greece. 

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/60th of a second and aperture F12.   150 mm telephoto Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

WINESHOP, PIAZZA DEL DUOMO

FLORENCE ITALY

Image Number 150

Florence abounds in restaurants, trattorias and shops which maintain the appearance that they primarily serve a local population.  In some cases this is actually or partly true.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/250th second and aperture F2.8.   45 mm Phase One lens.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

CHILLIES

CETARA, AMALFI COAST, ITALY

Image Number 120

The fishing village of Cetara is one of the most picturesque places on the Amalfi Coast.  It retains its original charm, where the local fishermen still go to sea in small boats in search of anchovy. Everywhere, including its streets, its old houses and its community life is connected with fishing.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 2 seconds and aperture F14.   80 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SHOP

CETARA, AMALFI COAST, ITALY

Image Number 119

The fishing village of Cetara is one of the most picturesque places on the Amalfi Coast.  It retains its original charm, where the local fisherman still go to sea in small boats in search of anchovy. Everywhere, including its streets, its old houses and its community life is connected with fishing.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 35. Exposure of 4/5ths second and aperture F20.   28 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.