Samarkand ‘Non’ Up Close, a photo from Samarkand, East

Photographer's Note

Adjacent to Bibi Khanum Mosque in Samarkand, is the "Central or Siyob Bazaar".This is a picture from the the Bread section of the market. Bread is sacred by Uzbek people. By a tradition, when someone leaves the house he should bite off a small piece of bread, which will be kept until he comes back and eat it.

Uzbek bread, called generally non or lepeshka, is round and flat and is baked in tandoor (clay oven), after which it comes out toasted and crispy.

There are two types of Uzbek bread - plain (non) and festival special (patyr). Though round in shape, the breads differ in appearances and taste and are different by regions as well – Samarkand, Bukhara and others. Each region has their own method of baking, thereby giving their breads their own inimitable tastes.

Samarkand bread is one of the most famous of Uzbekistan and is famed for its taste, texture (flakiness) and the fact that they do taste the same for a long time, without getting stale.

daddo, Gerrit, holmertz, pierrefonds, stego, papagolf21, jhm, danos, COSTANTINO, Didi, ChrisJ, aliabazari heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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daddo (28748) 2014-09-16 1:12

Namaste Angshuman.One of my favourite subjects- bread, for wheat is in itself a paradox, giving us our daily staple food which is also used in religious rituals by some cultures, and yet bread's availability is the result of agriculture where wheat, barley, rice, took humanity from hunting and gathering to a sedentary, urban life that ultimately led to the despoliation of nature in its pristine form and ultimately to monoculture and the use of pesticides etc.Having said that, there is nothing on earth to match the sweet scent of freshly baked bread being taken out off the oven. The photo tempts us with the golden colours of the flat bread and the POV chosen.Regards. Klaudio.

Gerrit (62042) 2014-09-16 1:25

Hi Angsuman,
good view from a low point on the baker woman and her big breads,
We call such breads turkish bread,
regards, Gerrit

holmertz (103628) 2014-09-16 4:15

Hello Angshuman,
Although I've never been to Samarkand, or anywhere else in Uzbekistan, I think I could fairly well imagine the smell and taste of this bread. It couldn't be entirely different to the wonderful bread I have tasted in Iran and Afghanistan, or for that matter India. The aroma can make it a pleasure just to walk by the bakery. This is a lovely photo of the saleswoman and her tasty looking nons. The light is so nicely concentrated in the foreground that I almost overlook the rather dull interior of the market. The boy leaning inside the frame to the right is slightly disturbing and could perhaps have been left out of the composition. For the balance even those to the left could have been cropped. But this is not a major criticism, just a marginal suggestion.
Kind regards,
Gert

CLODO (45118) 2014-09-16 4:16

Hello Angshuman

a nice market scene, with the bread lighted by a sun ray. the seller id busy to prepare some order for the young boy.
My best regards
CLODO

pierrefonds (115546) 2014-09-16 4:21

Hi Angshuman,

You have capture well the serious expression of the woman. The point of vew is showing the details of the loafs of bread. The good luminosity is enhancing the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Sergiom (117241) 2014-09-16 6:24

Bonjour Angshuman,

Il est beau et semble bien bon ce pain plat sur les tables du marché au pain. J'ai aussi bien aimé le texte qui accompagne la photo. J'aime le trait de lumière sur le visage de la dame.

Amicalement

Serge

stego (24132) 2014-09-16 16:56

Hello Angshu,
It's a vivid portrait, very well captured in a situation that doesn't look easy, either for composing or to tame the light, but you achieved in both. I like the way that the breads and the seller stand out from the rest.
TFS, regards, José

jjcordier (79299) 2014-09-16 23:07

Angshuman
Il ne manque que la bonne odeur du pain, que la lumière met en vedette, pour profiter pleinement de cette très bonne photo de la vie de ce marché.
Amicalement
JJ

papagolf21 (152607) 2014-09-16 23:28

Bonjour, cher Angshu,
Une très belle scène de la vie quotidienne qui met l'eau à la bouche.
Très belle lumière latérale.
Une réussite.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Nicou (193814) 2014-09-17 1:23

Hello

quelle scène et vue de cette dame en train de vendre ces très grosse galettes de pain quelle attitude et scène de vie fantastique.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

jhm (211738) 2014-09-17 4:19

Hello Angshu,

This type bread know we not here in Belgium, but I think that you this knows still of formerly.
Your picture shows wonderful the lady and her bakery with the breads.
These picture is in very difficult conditions taken but with a very nice result.
Colours and sharpness be superb.
Composition and presentation are pleasant to look at.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

pajaran (117063) 2014-09-17 11:40

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled i trenutak ...
Interesantan tekst o hlebu sa opisom ...
Dobar trenutak snimka i kontrast, lepo pokazan Uzbek bread i prodavac.
Sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greetings.
Nice view and a moment ...
An interesting article on the bread with a description ...
Good time recording and contrast nicely shown Uzbek bread and seller.
All the best.
Paja.

danos (110407) 2014-09-17 11:53

Hi Angshu,
from the first glance Uzbek bread looks delicious and must be very tasteful.Good reportage shot from the street with the light and the colour management to are captured superb.Excellent the quality of the image.

Regards,Danos

Fis2 (171937) 2014-09-17 13:23

Witaj Angshu!
Interesting scene from daily life.
Good frame, colors and light.
Well done.
Best regards
Krzysztof

COSTANTINO (117792) 2014-09-17 22:39

Hello dear friend
nice and tasty shot for everybody of us
I almost can imagine the taste and the
smell of this food
your notes are really useful
regards
have a nice time
Costanino

Graal (103040) 2014-09-18 3:15

Hi Angshuman,
nice portrait of seller and reportage about daily life in one. Good shot. Interesting note, too. I like it.
Have a nice day.
Aleksander

npecanhuk (79329) 2014-09-18 3:41

Hello Angshuman!
Attractive daily life picture!
Special regards to the exposure, colors, chosen pov and composition!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

photographer_sg (6059) 2014-09-19 11:24

Hello Angshuman
A fine composition with the delicious looking nons and their seller. You made excellent use of the light in the foreground. I love the golden brown colour of the breads that indeed provides the perfect visual impact to this excellent daily life picture. Your note is an interesting read too. It makes me wonder how do they keep the nons from getting stale...? Excellent presentation and thanks for sharing it.
have a nice weekend
Satya

abmdsudi (95869) 2014-09-20 7:16

Namaste Angshu
I love this warm side lighting and the real atmosphere there and bearing in mind your circumstances, i think this is an incredibly stand out mainly due to the light and where the breads & the woman were positioned in it. The exposure is subtle without any hot spots, the colour combination, pov and closeness work so well together which is further enhanced by diffuse background. A fine job with this, street photography is not easy but you have a great capture here. Congrats
Best regards

Didi (61589) 2014-10-06 1:24

Salam Angshu
Very nice scene
Interesting spotlights on the main subject with a dark background
I likke this kind of pictures
Well done
Kind regards

ChrisJ (172436) 2014-10-09 15:30

Hi Angsuman,

A superb daily life shot of the bakery and nice to not see a machine in sight for a change. Good sharpness, colour and saturation. I like the low shooting angle looking upwards. Nice repetition of the baked bread stacked neatly. Tfs!

aliabazari (23259) 2014-10-23 19:11

Hi Angshuman
Portrait of a beautiful and attractive than the woman selling bread. Well performed.

Regards ...

emka (158826) 2014-11-11 23:59

Hello Angshu, Klaudio showed the Iranian bread, here I see the Uzbek one. Lepeshka - it is the Russian name. anyway, it looks really tasty and is big. What a strange custom! Nice scene from the market.

WArm regrad s MAlgo