[Pastachef]

I just found these pictures and they really are beautiful. I visited your site through Internet Explorer. I didn't need to have a yahoo account.

Elakin,

I'm not so good at joining stuff but I did go to the "communities" link (higher up this thread - I tried to cut-&-paste but it didn't work) - WOW!!!

Awesome awesome photos!!!

I just got a digital camera (yeah, yeah, I should be playing with it more but there are only 24 hours in a day and even *I* do sleep sometimes ) which makes me smile because the first camera I got was a Polaroid one, so I could get the pictures right away. (Me, impatient?! )

Later I realized that for quality I'd better switch to another one. It's neat that now we can have quality *and* instant pictures.

(Well, though, presumably one might have go to to film for certain effects and custom stuff - I wouldn't know)

I love taking pictures but seeing yours I can see why I never made a career of it .

Maybe as my kids get older I'll be a bit more freed-up to experiment with artsy stuff again...for now it's more like "grab the camera and quick shoot" so as not to miss some unrepeatable kid moment/event

*foodisme*

[cape chef]

Hi Eddie!!
Nice to see you.

The pictures are wonderful...I wish I had the eye for taking photos.

Keep them coming,and thank you for taking the time to share with your community back home
cc

[elakin]

hi everyone...

wow! i posted this thread more than a month ago and no one looked at it...and now i get 11 responses in one day. very strange...

by the way, you don't have to use the yahoo site to view the photos. non-yahoo users can view the pics by clicking on the webshots link that is under the two photos i posted in this thread. this site is open to all.

anyway....thanks so much to all for such nice feedback. it makes me want to get out and take more photos. i'm still planning to do lots more travelling in italy, so i'm sure i'll work through lots more markets and film. i still have some shots from sicily that i'd like to transfer to cd rom.

risa...you're right...i love taking market shots for the local color you can get, but also just still lifes of food can be so beautiful. i have done some shots with various fruits that i took with high-speed black and white film that i used to get that really grainy effect...and i really like them. you are a professional photographer? do you specialize in food? what kind of cameras are you using? i'm very interested in learning more about photography

gourmetlover...i sent you a message through cheftalk about possibly connecting me with an agent...thanks for the kind offer.

momoreg, papa, cc, mezzaluna, and everyone else, thanks again for your kind words and your enthusiasm. seeing how passionate everyone here is about food and all that surrounds it really reminds me of why i'm doing this in the first place and re-inspires me to get out and cook and taste and learn and experience as much as possible.

[ June 01, 2001: Message edited by: elakin ]

[Risa]

Elakin: I am far, FAR from a professional photographer. I just had a little point and shoot camera for a long time. Now, I use a point and shoot digital camera with some advanced options. I like taking pics of market stands because it helps preserve my travel memories and those pictures take me back to that moment when I took the picture. I'm more of a taste, touch and smell person and pics of food is the closest way to record those senses.

[Pastachef]

Often new subjects will overlap and cover other subjects. That's apparently why everyone missed seeing your photos. Once someone sees a thread and replys, it brings it back to the surface. I think...
Again, gorgeous photos!

I was just looking at the other photos from your travels in Europe, and that shot of the Bilbao is unbelievable. The colors are so intense! I also like the lighting effects in the Pillars in Prague photo.