West End markets

On a Friday evening I can't think of a more relaxed social hang-out than the West End markets.
So much less pretentious and more relaxed alternative to the highly polished venues just a street away from here.


G-Lumix 14mm f2.5  1/2sec

Outdoors, with a mix of food stalls and a few trinkets the crowd is more down to earth. One can meet friends, grab a bight to eat, a (socially responsible) drink and relax.
The place is not loud enough to prevent holding a conversation, occasionally heated :-)


G-Lumix 14mm f2.5 1/5sec

Several street performers often play decent tunes with the Spanish guitarist being my favourite.


G.Lumix 14mm f2.5 1/50sec


PS: Sad news. At the end of April these markets will cease, to make room for redevelopment: residential towers...
PPS: Good news: they will relocate up the road :-)

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Man up

A group of men chatting after exercise, outside. No alcohol :-)


SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4  @ f2.8  1/2500sec

I am usually too shy to ask strangers for a photo but reading the back of the guy's T-shirt made me do it :-)
I wanted a particular expression from the men chatting and after a minute or so they stopped feeling my presence. I took a few images with a vintage manual focus 50mm lens that provided the visual separation from the background.

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Green Time

because green time is way better than screen time  _ Cassandra Lavalle


Canon 300HS


and here is the (current) future

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