Inspiring Photo: DICY SPICY #1612033

DICY SPICY

Uploaded: January 04, 2006 00:35:47

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A village shopkeeper selling Indian spices. How happy and contented looking he is? No customer, still happy because he is being photographed. I took this picture 18 long years ago in a small village near Varanasi.

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Darryl Wilkinson January 04, 2006

He looks Happy and Proud, Rakesh! What a wonderful piece of HISTORY you have presented here tonight! I love this image, what a story it tells!!! #368877

Margaret Sikora January 04, 2006

This is a cooks paradise,and I agree with DARRYL it is history, it is a great shot. #2250248

Kate Jackson January 04, 2006

It certainly is a great shot. I love all those colours of the spices. I trust he or someone else is still around selling in a shop like this and will be for years to come. It would be a travesty to see a supermarket in his place. #2250272

Paul Michko January 04, 2006

What a great shot, Rakesh. I hope he is still smiling today. :) #2250283

Janine Russell January 04, 2006

Rakesh, excellent colors, detail and DOF. #2250316

Carolyn M. Fletcher January 04, 2006

What a bright,cheerful shot! I love this series of village life! #2250336

Souha Dooly January 04, 2006

Look at this beautiful colors!!Beautiful Rakesh,as always!!! #2250349

Donald K. Cherry January 04, 2006

Wonderful "working man" portrait, Rakesh! #2250379

Dr Silly January 04, 2006

Wonderful portrait with lots of colors, well done. :o)
#2250408

Ray Clarke January 04, 2006

Wondeful colours and composition, this picture tells a story to me #2250423

Shelly A. Van Camp January 04, 2006

Great job....love the colors and the story. #2250455

Janet L. Skinner January 04, 2006

Oh, I love Indian food and have never seen the spices in this bulk. The colors are wonderful, Rakesh!! #2250732

Kerby Pfrangle January 04, 2006

I love the shapes in the bags. They look like crayons. Very nice image of this shop keeper a treasure.

I love this. Kerby #2250743

Joy Rector January 04, 2006

great composition #2250780

Gail Vitikacs January 04, 2006

Lovely capture Kerby...the colors are fantastic! #2250905

Gail Vitikacs January 04, 2006

Lovely capture Rakesh...the colors are fantastic! (whoops!) #2250906

Mary L. Graham January 04, 2006

I really like this Rakesh the colors are wonderful!! =) #2250923

Alison Greenwood January 04, 2006

Wow! It's wonderful to see how other people live! This image makes the little jars of spices we see in the supermarkets look so insignificant!
Superb capture Rakesh! :o) #2250933

Karen Engelbreth January 04, 2006

Wonderful, colorful portrait, Rakesh - great story too! #2250986

Michelle R. Kovach January 04, 2006

Terrific shot Rakesh! So nice of you to post this after all this time! I can almost smell the spices now! Wonderful shot! #2250991

Laurence Saliba January 04, 2006

Excellent photo Rakesh!!! Fantastic colourful composition!!! #2251005

Evy Johansen January 04, 2006

Super shot, Rakesh! Wonderful colors! #2251030

Bridgette B January 04, 2006

Awesome image, Rakesh!! #2251046

Rakesh Syal January 04, 2006

Thank you so much for such a wonderful response, my friends! #2251288

Goshka G. January 04, 2006

Wonderful environmental portrait, Rakesh! Love the spices that surround him and their vibrant colors!! #2251306

Kaye Burazin January 04, 2006

what a "tasteful" capture Rakesh. The colors are so vibrant. #2251367

Marvin H. Gohlke Jr. January 04, 2006

I really like the whole composition, along with the colors and contrast. And the pictures shows me a story of another place, another culture that I don't see where I live. I really like that! Great job, Rakesh! #2251455

Corinne M. Thompson January 04, 2006

I can SMELL the spices! All I can add to what's already been said, I agree! #2251585

Dan Holm January 04, 2006

Love those colors and your capture of this FANTASTIC find, Rakesh!! A beautiful shot! #2251628

Jenny Bosmans January 04, 2006

Great story and what a terrific and colorful image, Rakesh!! GREAT!! #2251747

Rakesh Syal January 04, 2006

Goshka, Kaye, Marvin, Corrinne, Dan and Jenny, Thanks for your great words!!! #2251806

Donna W. Neal January 04, 2006

Great photo journal shot Rakesh. I love the spice piled up to a peak it looks like crayons. Sure was a lot of great colors surrounding the shop keeper. #2251868

Judy S. Fung January 04, 2006

Wonderful colors and capture, Rakesh! #2251926

Pamela Shane January 04, 2006

18 years ago - WOW! History indeed has
been recorded in this wonderful image
Rakesh. Love the expression on his face, & all the colorful spices. That's what camera's are to me, (recorders of history, & split seconds of life) as I told my husband -they are a time catcher, kinda' like a time machine. To me, they are the greatest of inventions!! :) #2252050

Melissa A. Mannon January 04, 2006

I love the colors of those spices! very beautiful #2252253

bob cornelison January 04, 2006

I love alot of curry spices and the hotter the better! This is a great shot with the spices as high as they could get and he knows he will sell them by days end!
~:O) #2252305

Tammy Scott January 04, 2006

What a neat life shot! Great colors! #2252739

Daniel Diaz January 04, 2006

BRAVO Rakesh, still looks great 18 years later!! #2252814

Stephen Zacker January 04, 2006

You are on a roll.. 3 fantastic images in a row :-) #2252885

Kirsi Bertolini January 04, 2006

Lifetime ago, what a glimpse of a different life and culture comparing to mine. Thanks Rakesh! I could use a pinch of each of those spices, they look delicious.. #2253091

Dorann Weber January 04, 2006

Love it Rakesh.. The color's and the formation of the spices, and the expression of the vendor.. Perfect..~! #2253135

Deborah C. Lewinson January 04, 2006

Wonderful capture, Rakesh, can almost smell those spices!
-Debby #2253218

Karim Abiali January 04, 2006

Very beautiful, and the scanning is great, details are perfect. #2253458

Jill Odice January 04, 2006

You took incredible shots way back then, and you are still at it rakesh :-) I love this, it's timeless, it could have been taken yesterday :-) #2253676

Susan T. Evans January 04, 2006

This is great Rakesh, and I love all the color!!! #2253760

Candice C. Calhoun January 05, 2006

Absolutely stunning, Rakesh...my dad took almost this exact shot in bw 60 years ago when he was stationed in India. I love the seamlessness of culture around the world! GREAT job!

ccc #2254395

Mary N C. Taitt January 05, 2006

Beautiful shot, love the colors! Very nice.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, Rakesh! (and everyone!)

Mary :-) #2254873

Rakesh Syal January 05, 2006

WWWAAAOOOOOWW!!!, thanks for so encouraging comments! #2254990

Cathy Barrows January 05, 2006

this photo is timeless...love all the colors #2255469

Mary Timman January 05, 2006

Great photo and rich colors. Looks almost like crayons behind him. #2255568

Wendy Stevenson January 06, 2006

What an excellent street shot Rakesh! The sacks of piled high spices behind him look like hugs crayons. The colours of them are brilliant and I can just imagine the wonderful auroma! Lots to like in this shot! #2258759

Rakesh Syal January 06, 2006

Thank you, Cathy, Mary, Jill and Wendy for so nice words! #2258871

Sergio La Spina January 06, 2006

Fantastic my rimenber!!fantastc shot and colors I like it!!! #2259418

Laura E. OConnor January 06, 2006

Great image! Love the colors! #2259533

Cathy Stancil January 06, 2006

18 years later, you are still shooting your world and sharing its wonders with us, and I am so grateful to you for that... I love to see your part of the world through your eyes Rakesh ! Wonderful, colorful and excellent image ! #2259547

Susie Peek-Swint January 06, 2006

Wonderful capture ~ the colours are still so bright and sharp ~ love this! #2259859

S P Mukherji January 07, 2006

Perfect composition and beautiful colours Rakeshji!! #2261144

Terry L. Ellis January 07, 2006

Outstanding, Rakesh! Love the colors, the composition and the wonderful human element! Excellent photography even 18 years ago! You're amazing! #2263599

Rakesh Syal January 07, 2006

Thank you friends for overwhelming response! #2263830

Jim Kinnunen January 08, 2006

Very colorful and intriguing portrait of a shopkeeper and his spices, Rakesh!:) #2265586

Leanne M.E. Boyd January 09, 2006

Mmmmmmmmmmm I can smell the spices from here. Excellent shot, Rakesh! #2268457

Rakesh Syal January 10, 2006

Yhank you so much, Jim and Leanne!!! #2272364

Dominique Declerck January 15, 2006

Beautiful image, Rakesh!! #2290022

Cathy M. Gromball January 19, 2006

Very happy and very content! And look at all those spices! Wonderful photo, Rakesh!

Cathy :) #2306432

Carolyn J. Connolly January 20, 2006

Wow - WONDERFUL and *C-O-L-O-U-R-F-U-L* image, Rakesh!! You surely captured a BEAUTY of a shot here!! :o) #2310585

Rakesh Syal January 20, 2006

Thank you Dominique, Cathy and Carolyn for your so nice and encouraging comments! #2310810

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