Waiting, waiting, waiting. How much of our lives are spent waiting? What do we do with that time? Do we use it as a breather, an enjoyable respite in the day, or are we impatient? It’s so easy to view waiting as “in our way” to get to something else. What if we change our view? How would that affect our day?
Consider this gentleman, a flower vendor in Paris. Waiting for a sale. Here at the edge of the market, customers peruse his wares and he waits. What ultimate patience he must have, to sit quietly and watch. All day, every day. Let people decide, on their own time scale and terms, if they want to buy anything. There is something we can learn from this gentleman who seems to have mastered waiting.
This is definitely one of the more “busy” of my new Market/Wheels images. There is so much going on in this picture, between the flower booth, the bike and the background. But there is this island of calm, the vendor who waits, that draws me in.
Tomorrow I will share the last of my new Market/Wheels images, and turn the tables to you to get your opinions on which I should include in the exhibition. It will be fun to hear what you have to say, and I have a great giveaway to go along with it too! See you then.
wish we were there, my husband would be talking his ear off and I’d be shopping for flowers!! Great scene!
I love how you put you and your husband in this scene! That is the ultimate compliment to me, when someone sees themselves in the image I’ve captured. Thank you!
There is so much story here — I love your island of calm interpretation.
Thanks Gina!
I have loved this series of of images.
They all have an antique look that I love.
I am wondering if you post process them and what you do.
Thanks for asking, I’ll tell you more about it tomorrow since you asked.
Yes, Kat, like ElaineM, I’ve been wondering about your post-processing on this series, and what made you decide to go with the particular “look” you chose.
Great questions, I’ll share more on that tomorrow!
Waiting teaches us so much but what I see as being the most important is that it teaches us patience! Really nice!
Your comment reminded me: I used to take my son to tea when he was little, and I told him that going to tea was about learning patience. You can’t be in a hurry for tea!
Kat – loved the lesson that you took from this image – the “island of calm”.
I wouldn’t have been able to take this image – I would have been overwhelmed by the visual chaos. But you have created such an effective photograph that captures the essence of this busy place while giving us a place for our eye to rest. And it works – a great lesson in composition.
You know, this image wasn’t in my favorites upon first pass after returning from that trip. But going back and looking specifically for this series, it fit perfectly. One good reason to never delete! 🙂
What I really like too about this photo (with your theme) is the wheels on his seat which looks something like a little buggy that he can push with his stuff in it and can be converted to a seat. At least that’s what it looks like from the photo. So more wheels! Great capture!