in a complete break with everything I stand for, street photography (1)

Yesterday I was dragged along to the monthly "Seaside Market" to admire a fine collection of crocheted doilies and knitted toilet roll covers. Such fun. These two waited 15 minutes for a coffee, as did I...and it was mediocre at best.

[Sally Ings]

Oh no! The wait would have been bearable had it been good coffee.

[JackieR]

Knitted toilet roll?! And mediocre coffee too. All well in the world then!

[kali]

i hope you bought the toilet roll cover could be a great prop! see this weeks 5+2 later ;P

[Chillen]

That barrista looks psychotic.

[sally agnew]

Fun times :)

[Brigette]

🙄

[Maggiemae]

You do realise that toilet rolls get cold in the bathroom? Just look at that guy's hair - one wonders what is hidden in the middle of it!

[Jclaireyp]

I like your street photography!

[☠northy]

I am impressed that you actually know of crocheted doilies... did you buy any?

[Helen Jane]

I used to think anything could be enjoyed with a camera in your hand - until I read your description of the afternoon. Liking the shot.

[Nicole Campbell]

Nice urban gritty feel you have created with your processing.

[Rachel]

A nice street candid. Good capture of the dreadlocks.

[Erika]

Great power of threes, dreadlock, interaction, high contrast shot!

[William F Boyea]

Always need toilet roll covers. Never know when you might run out of ass wipe and be able to use one. But I would never wait that long for coffee. Nice shot.

[Jimmy the Sexton]

This is interesting because the price is the same on most of his products? Really cool processing.

[Joanne Diochon]

Mediocre or not, after very long looking at lace doilies I'd think one would need coffee, if not something stronger.

[Marnie]

Wot, no crocheted coat-hangers? I'm surprised you didn't need something far stronger than coffee after that surfeit of doilies.

[Graeme Stevens]

@golftragic I went straight home for a whisky...or 4
@gardencat You're not wrong there ;)
@habit Yes, I don't why he bothered...
@wildernesswillie That's what socks are for...
@epcello Thank you very much :)
@888rachel Thank you very much :)
@nicolecampbell Thanks very much :)
@helenhall Thanks very much - I was of the same opinion until this market happened
@northy Good lord no, my grandmothers house was alive with the things when I was growing up
@jclaireyp Thank you kindly :)
@maggiemae I "dread" to think...
@brigette :)
@hermann No, not really ;)
@chillen I'll show him psychotic!
@kali66 Oh dear...
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Yes, somethings are just too odd...
@salza It would have to be the best coffee this side of the black stump to justify both the wait and the market ;)

[Yao RL]

Welcome to the genre and I cannot stand the disappointment of mediocre coffee. That is rather a bid deal to me.

[Sam]

Your processing is cool!

[Graeme Stevens]

@gigiflower I thank you from the heart of my bottom. Oh wait...
@yaorenliu Thank you and no, neither can I...don't build me up to bring me crashing down again

[Lisa Pouncy]

Oh dear, such a shame to find underwhelming quality coffee from a mobile food stall! Great light in this shot although the dreadlocks do make me feel rather queasy xx

[David]

Crocheted doilies, oh yes let me have some, its been too long! Run a series: alone, en mass, with fire, skulls skeletons and Stevens.

[Helen Sanderson]

love the tonal range and the super real quality you have brought to this image

[Clare Gadsby]

great processing. suffering for your art once again, i see

[Domenico Dodaro]

Could we sue him for abuse of "Espresso" naming?

[John Falconer]

So why this photo? No toilet roll covers? Great shot.

[Graeme Stevens]

@johnfalconer Even I refuse to take a shot of that travesty!
@domenicododaro We probably could - he did pronounce it "expresso"
@pistache Thank you and yes, once more unto the breach and all that
@hrs Thank you very much :)
@yrhenwr Funnily enough, my first thought was "lets burn them"
@psychographer I have never liked dread locks...

[Jane Pittenger]

Sorry the coffee was mediocre but the shot is great even if out of your comfort zone...hard to let other people be kings?

[Graeme Stevens]

@jgpittenger I can't even see my comfort zone from where I took this shot. I kept wanting to burn it all!!!

[Domenico Dodaro]

Expresso... holy cow! This guy will be rejected at hell's entrance because they lack an appropriate eternal pain for that!

[Delwyn Barnett]

I love this photo. I think keep doing this genre for a bit. Fabulous processing.

[Marnie]

Good man, excellent treatment for just about anything.

[Graeme Stevens]

@dkbarnett Thank you very much - we shall see
@domenicododaro Yes indeed...

[Humphrey Hippo]

Much like everyone, I can't wait for your doilies series. :)

[Graeme Stevens]

@humphreyhippo You may be waiting a while - I haven't yet received word of anywhere freezing over...

[Kas]

But what a great piece of social journalism you have created. Worth the mediocre coffee IMO.

[Harbie]

I had to go back to look at the first in your series!! LOL

[Graeme Stevens]

@harbie I'm shocked that you didn't see it first time around ;)
@wag864 Thank you very much :)