The Pupusa Maker...

[Brian Moore]

...takes an order. Huntington Beach Tuesday Night Street Fair.

A pupusa is a pastry filled with meet or cheese or veggies. Or some combination of those items and maybe even more. It is a food of the country of El Salvador I do believe.

Canon T70 and Canon FD 28mm lens with Arista EDU 400 film (re-branded Foma) that I shot at (and somewhat unsuccessfully pushed to) 1600.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Nice framing, Brian. They'll be pleased at being kept "in the loop".

 

[Mike Webb]

Personally I think the loop is a major distraction from two people communicating. I do like the three lights. If it was in digital you might have had a better chance to have pulled something more from the shadows and possibly corrected the slight tilt. I don't miss film per se, I do miss the darkroom though.

Mike

 

[Pete Askew]

And with barely any calories judging by the customers!

I'm not entirely sure about the composition here Brian but I like the various elements of the picture (lights, people). The loop almost works as a frame within a frame I think but what I do like is the way the part of the mans on the right's face, partially obscured by the loop, reflects the picture on the far wall. I find that at first I 'engage' with the man on the left and then follow his gaze to the lady making the Papusa. But then I find myself looking at the other guy and the picture and it is this that holds my attention and causes me to explore the picture further.

 

[Brian Moore]

Nice framing, Brian. They'll be pleased at being kept "in the loop".

lol! Thanks, Rob.

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Personally I think the loop is a major distraction from two people communicating. I do like the three lights. If it was in digital you might have had a better chance to have pulled something more from the shadows and possibly corrected the slight tilt. I don't miss film per se, I do miss the darkroom though.

Mike

Thanks for your comments Mike. I'll be the first to admit the image has compositional issues. I shot it quickly from chest level without sighting through the viewfinder. I just grabbed a moment of light, as it were. Wasn't sure what I'd have in the frame. The loop is certainly a distraction, as are, to me, the big jars and other things in the foreground. But the four faces I find interesting as I do the lighting. Even though its film I could have corrected the tilt and maybe if I had scanned it for greater detail I could have pulled more from the shadows. But I tend not to do post processing (and I seldom shoot digital). Nevertheless, I thank you for taking the time to critique the image.

 

[Brian Moore]

And with barely any calories judging by the customers!

I'm not entirely sure about the composition here Brian but I like the various elements of the picture (lights, people). The loop almost works as a frame within a frame I think but what I do like is the way the part of the mans on the right's face, partially obscured by the loop, reflects the picture on the far wall. I find that at first I 'engage' with the man on the left and then follow his gaze to the lady making the Papusa. But then I find myself looking at the other guy and the picture and it is this that holds my attention and causes me to explore the picture further.

Thanks Pete. Not sure what you mean by "the picture on the far wall." If you mean the portion of the image behind the pupusa makes, that is the street outside. The pupusa maker's kitchen is a canvas tilt-up canopy with mesh walls. Its very interesting to follow your gaze as you describe it. When I first saw this image after developing it I was connected with the left fellow and his obvious interaction with the lady. Then I saw the right side fellow and he held me transfixed for a few moments. Somewhat like he himself is at that moment. I also find the disinterested young lady in the background somewhat interesting. Anyway, thank you for your observations, Pete.