Brunch with Battutah
Gabbing gondoliers
Posted by Michael Skorulski (Cigel, Slovakia) on 10 December 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
At St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy.
Elaine- from Vancouver, Canada
nice hat, did he steal it off little bo peep? lol just joking... nice shot man
10 Dec 2008 7:21am
@Elaine-: Funny, Elaine. Probably hurt his macho feelings. Looks better on him than on Little Bo Peep.
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Working in Venice, but dreaming of Alaska. :-)
10 Dec 2008 10:23am
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Ah, I was already wondering about the hat ;) Nice portrait against the beautiful background of old buildings!
10 Dec 2008 11:17am
@Monique: The traditional hat of gondoliers. thanks Monique.
djedfre from schaumburg, United States
hmmm... so why do they always say that Italians speak with their hands?
(nice capture!)
10 Dec 2008 11:30am
@djedfre: They are doing just that. thanks, djedfre.
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
I'm guessing the guy with the hat is a Gondolier? It looks as though they are having a very serious discussion...maybe about sports! :) Great moment.
10 Dec 2008 11:44am
@Laurie: Thanks, Laurie. Sports sounds like a probable topic.
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
This may be the first time I've seen any sitting down. I love the expression on the right ... and of course the hat! Both of them seem to be speaking with their hands!
10 Dec 2008 11:48am
@Judy: Thanks, Judy. Yes, the hands are definitely in action.
Alphons from Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
Very good "streetshot", with visible action.
10 Dec 2008 3:30pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Love this one! The expressions, body language and gestures are fantastic!
10 Dec 2008 3:40pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
A very nice moment of relaxed conversation. Excellent capture.
10 Dec 2008 3:51pm
@Kaushal: Thanks so much, Kaushal.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
What wonderful expressions you have photographed, I love this portrait of gondoliers, they're so rare, bravo!
10 Dec 2008 4:01pm
@Lorraine: So kind. thank you, Lorraine.
Ada Panich from S.Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
Very nice candid, great expression! :)
10 Dec 2008 4:08pm
@Pradeep: Thank you, Pradeep.
Sylvain from Concarneau, France
De quoi peuvent ils bien discuter? De bateaux, je suppose!
Bonne soirée.
10 Dec 2008 5:27pm
@Shirin Moosavi: Thank you, Shirin.
Sien from Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Nice portrait Michael.
a lovely image, nice and bright
Very good composition of lines and colors.
Groetjes Sien
10 Dec 2008 6:42pm
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
What a great portrait Michael, I love the expression of the guy on the right.
10 Dec 2008 8:13pm
Luis A. De Jesus R. from Mexico City, Mexico
Nice street capture. At least business must be good for them with all that water recently.
10 Dec 2008 9:27pm
One from Açores, Portugal
Very beautiful image ! I really like the expression captured, great portraits !
11 Dec 2008 2:06am
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
Exceptional candid shot, love the expressions and hat. A great and interesting composition.
11 Dec 2008 3:09am
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
I like these portraits. And the most beautiful city in the world…
11 Dec 2008 4:31pm
@Calusarus: Thank you, Frederic. I agree with you about Venice.
Denis from A giant black hole filled with lights, Tokelau
All the folklore about Venice. Sure that they talk about foiootball (calcio )
11 Dec 2008 5:34pm
@Denis: I agree. thank you, Denis.
Sean from Champaign, United States
I wonder if they're having the usual water cooler talk.
12 Dec 2008 4:03am
Sony DSLR-A300
1/100 second
F/5.6
ISO 100
105 mm (35mm equiv.)