Los Angeles Farmer's Market

Brian Moore

Brian Moore

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The Farmer's Market is on the corner of 3rd and Fairfax in L.A. and has been a landmark location since the 1930's. I took the Cheap-As-Chips Cam for a visit there a few weeks ago and thought I'd post a few foties. All these images were hand-held (occasionally using a makeshift support of some sort) and I was guessing at the exposures.

The iconic clocktower.
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The entrance
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Inside Farmer's Market you'll find eateries and shopping galore. We ate food prepared by these Brazilian people.This particular eatery, whose name I do not recall, was a Brazilian style churascuria (I think that's what it's called) which specialized in flame-broiled meats, slabs of which are carved off large skewers to fall satisfyingly onto one's outstretched plate. (The meats were delicious.)
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Eaters
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The butcher shop
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Teas for sale
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Eaters from above
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Looking toward "The Grove" (a popular hangout) from just outside Farmer's Market
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I am liking these Brian, for me the Teas for sale in my fave.....

Is that a disapproving glance from the chap waiting at the butchers shop? and were you clocked at Singapore?
 
Thanks a lot, Kev.

"...disapproving glance...? Don't think so. I think he's just mulling over his meats.

"...clocked..."? Maybe. Didnae notice at the time.

Thanks again, Kev!
 
Nice work, Brian. And interesting to see some Scots words in your comments!

I wrote on another thread this morning that photography can be an expensive addiction, but you have proved that it doesn't have to be. A good eye can work wonders.
 
Nice work, Brian. And interesting to see some Scots words in your comments!
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Thanks Rob. I'm from Rutherglen. (You may be more familiar with a small suburb to our north called Glasgow):D

Regarding the expense,...I shoot mostly film and many die-hard film shooters will argue that film is actually a less expensive way to go than digital, which is counter-intuitive of course because of the respective constraints of film (24 or 36 exposures in 35mm for example) vs. digital (exposures limited only by size of storage media). The argument goes along the lines of comparing the costs of film camera, film and processing with digital camera, computer, storage, upgrades, software, time spent, loss protection and whatever. I don't know who's right or wrong in that argument and I don't really care. I just know that I like film, I don't spend much on cameras, I get my film at reasonable prices and I do my own BW processing. It IS an addiction, but not an expensive one for me personally. Thanks again, Rob!
 
I have an old Ruglonian friend here in the US. He's in his 80's now. I've known him 40 years or so. He visits Scotland 2 or 3 times a year on average. Goes straight to Rutherglen. As he explains it,..."Some people go tae Paris, some people go tae Rome. I go tae Ruglen." In particular, he goes tae a corner of The Bower bar and (presumably) receives visitors.:D
 
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