Barista at Work by taffy

Barista at Work

We had a lovely lazy day in Santiago that began at the Original Green Coffee Shop not too far from our hotel. The barista was an intriguing guy -- this three loves are coffee, bicycle building/repair, and photography. He was totally fine with Junko and me photographing throughout his coffee shop. In this image, I liked how his expression mirrors the one on the coffee roaster, which had taken on humanoid features.
For context of this shot, see Junko's image at http://365project.org/jyokota/365/2014-12-20
Great collage...nice comp in each shot
December 22nd, 2014  
Amazing how the expressions - human and machine - are the same in each image. Very cool!
December 22nd, 2014  
Great street collage :)
December 22nd, 2014  
Wonderful candid shots!! Make a great collage!! The coffee roaster is smiling at me!! I can almost smell that yummy coffee!!
December 22nd, 2014  
Sounds my kind of place... and how nice that he was a kindred soul.
December 22nd, 2014  
Happy concentration.
December 22nd, 2014  
I LOVE the way in which you captured the coffee roaster's "face" and the barista's face in parallel ways, showing how progressively happy they became as they roasted coffee.
December 22nd, 2014  
Awesome shots
December 22nd, 2014  
Gosh! can smell the coffee and hear the various noises in your pictures here.
December 22nd, 2014  
What a happy way to vacation. FAV for B&W and composition.
December 22nd, 2014  
Awesome collage.
December 22nd, 2014  
What a lovely collage, like it in b&w!
December 22nd, 2014  
Congratulations on making the Trending Page.
December 22nd, 2014  
Great action series, very nice!
December 22nd, 2014  
Great successive photos!
December 22nd, 2014  
What a splendid place to visit. I bet the aroma was just mind-boggling! Great candid captures
December 22nd, 2014  
Excellent shots, love a good coffee
December 22nd, 2014  
Neat combo of shot! It's nice to find people you can connect with!
December 22nd, 2014  
A great series of shots:-)
December 22nd, 2014  
Great series, you can see how he enjoys his work and I'm sure the coffee tasted amazing
December 22nd, 2014  
Nice presentation, love the B&W :)
December 22nd, 2014  
He looks real happy with his job. Lovely capture
December 22nd, 2014  
Nice shot.
December 22nd, 2014  
Looks like he'd clocked you by the third shot! Nice sense of movement in the hands.
December 22nd, 2014  
Oh, you are right! The machine seems to take on a human expression, smiling at the end. Very well seen! I like the sequential movement in this series of shots, too.
December 22nd, 2014  
That's quite the coffee machine :)
December 22nd, 2014  
Lovely triptych and the coffee machine does have a lovely smiley face too. well spotted.
December 22nd, 2014  
Great capture and sweet presentation.
December 22nd, 2014  
Wonderful collage- could smell the fresh aroma,yum :)!
December 23rd, 2014  
Great shot!
December 23rd, 2014  
Love the b&w collage..............he looks like he really loves his job!!
December 23rd, 2014  
Really neat idea - perfect for b&w.
December 23rd, 2014  
Excellent collage. Love this.
December 23rd, 2014  
Love the collage and get one you mean about the face on the roaster.
December 23rd, 2014  
Cool collage. Now tell us about the taste of the coffee. Enquiring minds want to know. :)
December 23rd, 2014  
@kathiecb Your comment made me laugh as I'm a tea drinker. But both Jim and Junko said the coffee was quite good -- they had cappuccino(s). Bill and I had tea which was great. Thanks for the visit, Kathie!
December 23rd, 2014  
Very cool collage, glad you are having so much fun!!
December 23rd, 2014  
@taffy Tea? That's like ordering vanilla at Ben & Jerry's. LOL
December 23rd, 2014  
@kathiecb Exactly what Jim says! But ice cream is a different situation entirely!
December 23rd, 2014  
the more you look, the more life that coffee machine takes on.
December 23rd, 2014  
How wonderful
December 23rd, 2014  
great triptych. he looks happy to be the star of your shots
December 23rd, 2014  
This is a great and interesting triptych Taffy. Fav
December 23rd, 2014  
Well seen and captured
December 23rd, 2014  
I love the transitional images and the b&w.
December 23rd, 2014  
He is busy! Have a great holiday season Taffy.
December 23rd, 2014  
Wonderful images, Taffy! And sounds like you're having a fabulous time!
December 23rd, 2014  
Coffee is great in any language! Love the shop and this shot!
December 23rd, 2014  
Great presentation and storytelling, I like the progress of the motion blur through the task.
December 23rd, 2014  
Very cool 'smile' on the roaster. B&W really suits this.
December 23rd, 2014  
Does he repair bikes in his coffee shop?
December 23rd, 2014  
Love coffee, love the collage.
December 23rd, 2014  
Ha...great collage of him. Can almost smell the aroma!!! And yes, the smiling coffee roaster is very cool. Our local Costco store took out the coffee roaster that I so loved. Apparently there were environmental issues...but I miss it!! Love Bill Fenske's comment?
December 24th, 2014  
Nice collage with the changing expressions to match the roaster. Well done.
December 24th, 2014  
Nice series of shots!
December 24th, 2014  
Wonderful series of photos, Taffy. I love your use of B&W. Wanted to stop by and wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas.
December 24th, 2014  
I really love the tones you get on your black and white shots - I like how he is trying to pretend you are not there
December 24th, 2014  
Happy Christmas Taffy & Jim xx
December 24th, 2014  
Superb ! Love the expression! Merry Christmas!
December 24th, 2014  
Wishing you and your family a fun-filled holiday season:)
December 24th, 2014  
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