Turkish Coffee break

Telling someone's fortune in coffee dregs is an art and a pleasant custom in Turkey. Still not every woman is fluent in the art of reading the signs left by the coffee in the cup and the plate. It is more a matter of reading and interpreting the the cracks and shapes than of any sort of miraculous divination. Enjoy your coffee break.

Autumn Colours

In most temperate climates Autumn shows her flamboyant and soon falling leaves to announce the imminent venue of Winter. Her we are nowhere close to see snowy days and most of our trees are evergreen. But houses windows and shops fronts exhibits drying and dried vegetables to be use in the wintertime to prepare delicious meals. Here are some of our autumnal colours.

The Schuco Studio 1050

She was once a kid's dream, with its differential transmission, steering wheel and spring propulsion it was an amazement to watch her especially on slippy floors. This one is a replica but with her 30 years she is already an old timer and time left his marks on her. Witness of a past when toys were still hand made and run without batteries.

Portrait without momentum

I like to work with continuous light, no "frozen" expressions and able to shoot frame after frame without waiting the generators to load up. 1/30 makes the model has to be relatively still but its add some natural touch to the photograph. The modern powerful daylight fluorescent bulbs avoid the model to be continuously under aggression by the flash light. The next one is a shot immediate to this one with a slight momentum.

Enjoy your meal

This is part of an assignment. This is Çiğ Köfte ("Cig Kofte" if Turkish characters do not read). This is made with raw beef meat mixed with spices and bulgur. The meal sources in Anatolia probably from Urfa and a specialty of the Gaziantep Region.

Portrait in B&W with momentum

Patisserie Almond and Chocolate with a touch of Lemon

Patisserie Almond and Chocolate with a touch of Lemon, this time this is a still-life work with artificial light, the reward is the subject ;) believe me there is not a single left :) except in the picture!