Noodle Bar Smile

This was from Nottingham's Christmas Market which is in Nottingham Market Square for all of December.

There was a lady serving noodles at a takeaway stall , I noticed all the steam from her kitchen and serving area. I watched her serve a man and with a gap in the customers I approached her stall and asked if I could take a photo of her.

She said yes and I quickly clicked for 3 photos.

"Where's it going?" she said

"My 365 project and Instagram" I said.

"OK" she said

"Thank you" and off I went, knowing I'd got one good shot.

She'd have made a great stranger, but this was just a quick shot between her customers and I couldn't really chat for a back story.

I really like the steam and her smile.

[Mags]

A steamy capture! Well done.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Julie]

The steam definitely adds some atmosphere to your image. Love it!

[Kathy A]

Really lovely shot!

[Peter Dulis]

nice one

[Corinne C]

The steam is really giving a lot of depth to this lovely portrait

[Mike]

Great fav shot from me Phil. 👍

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Great composition. The steam really makes this work!

[Caterina]

Lovely. I like the steam. A good stranger, with or without back story.

[Tracey H]

Great effect fave

[Carole Sandford]

It’s very steamy isn’t it? It does make for a great shot though.

[Allison Williams]

The steam really enhances this portrait. Great shot.

[LManning (Laura)]

You captured it perfectly. Love the steam!

[Issi Bannerman]

What a fabulous shot. Love the steam which adds atmosphere but doesn't spoil this pretty lady's smile. Excellent.

[Boxplayer]

Nicely done with the steam.

[Casablanca]

Nice through the steam. Super smile

[Judith Johnson]

Super shot and especially through the steam

[John Falconer]

Great shot of a great smile!! Well spotted.

[Dione Giorgio]

Fabulous result. Excellent use of steam. Fav.

[Phil Howcroft]

@sangwann @johnfalconer @busylady @casablanca @boxplayer @jamibann @ljmanning @allie912 @carole_sandford @tralo291018 @caterina @tralo291018 @caddick @skipt07 @caddick thanks everyone for your continued support and getting this photo onto the PP

[Megan]

Very cool with the steam! Great smile. Nice work on getting the quick shot! Does it not count as a stranger shot if you don't get a backstory?

[Phil Howcroft]

@kuva Megan, I like to have a backstory and a name for a stranger , I got neither here . Thanks for your continued support :)