Voting time for the October challenge - World Markets

[Abiyoyo]

Now it time to vote but first of all I am 200% sympathetic with all previous runners of these challengers, what a nightmare.... in choosing ONLY 8 between much more beautiful images. Apologies for not selecting more, but the rules are the rules.

 

These are my humble selection.

 

Big butcher in a Cairo market (apologies to my vegetarian/vegan friends) by Michael Ventura

 

 

 

Newport Market by Mr Standfast

 

 

Elderly gentleman selling religious objects at the Jueves Market in Seville, Spain. by Ed Rooney

 

 

Market Of La Croix-Rousse in Lyon France.  by Regis

 

 

Chaos in Crete by Bryan

 

 

 

Longsight market, Manchester, UK. 1974. by zxzoomy

 

 

 

 Ecuadorian women in traditional costume buying/selling goods at the local market: by Doc

 

 

Surrey street market dates back to 13th Century by Gnans

 

 

Edited November 1, 2021 by Abiyoyo

[Michael Ventura]

Many thanks for including one of mine! An honour to among these fine photos!

[Doc]

Good competition Abiyoyo!

 

Kumar

[Mr Standfast]

Thank you for picking one of mine!

[Gnans]

Delighted and honoured to see my local market picture has made to voting stage.

[Regis]

Thank you for choosing one of my photographs in your selection, this is a good surprise.

🙂

 

[Abiyoyo]

Too close to call...  very tight indeed.

[Ed Rooney]

 

Thanks for picking my sweet old guy in Seville. He spoke a little English. I bought him a slice of pizza and a beer. 

[Abiyoyo]

I thought that the pool was going to be closed tonight but it seems that it has been 12 hours earlier, my mistake. In any case congratulation to Michael for wining this very tight pool that only till the day before yesterday was very closed.

 

Your image remaining me years ago in Cairo while I was in a taxi and while passing near the stating of an alley there was a market with an old man selling poultry in a smoke ambient that I have still fix in my memory. That image was timeless and it was a pity not to take a picture of that. Egypt at that time was not very secure to wandering freely principally in not tourist areas.

 

Congratulation as well to all participants for sending beautiful images. 

 

Now Michael your turn for November challenge!!

[Michael Ventura]

Thank you Jorge and thanks for the votes! I honestly didn't think I had the winning photo so it was a bit of a surprise.  I will get a new challenge theme picked today!

[Michael Ventura]

I should add that my father was born and raised in Cairo until he left for the USA for a college education.  I was fortunate enough to visit there before he passed and got to see some of his favorite places to hang out with his childhood friends.  He was not with me on that trip but I was able to come back and show him the photos I shot, including his boyhood home (still standing) in a suburb of Cairo, called Maadi.

[Ed Rooney]

Good win, Michael -- You is da Man!

[Cecile Marion]

Congratulations on the win, Michael!

[wiskerke]

Just now, Cecile Marion said:

Congratulations on the win, Michael!

+1!

 

19 minutes ago, Michael Ventura said:

I should add that my father was born and raised in Cairo until he left for the USA for a college education.

So you're probably not related to Jesse 🤼‍♂️. 😁

 

wim

[Michael Ventura]

53 minutes ago, wiskerke said:

So you're probably not related to Jesse 🤼‍♂️. 😁

 

I know you are joking but funny enough, his last name was actually Janos and he picked Ventura as a stage name, he liked the name of the California city "Ventura".  This is all according to Wikipedia.  Also not related to "Ace Ventura"...in case anyone was curious.

[Betty LaRue]

Congratulations, Michael, you have so many great images.

[Gnans]

Congratulations @Michael Ventura

[Doc]

Congrats Michael - well done on winning a tight contest -  and thanks Jorge for an excellent subject!

[Mr Standfast]

Well done Mr V! 😀 

[Michael Ventura]

8 hours ago, Betty LaRue said:

Congratulations, Michael, you have so many great images.

Thank you Betty.  Not sure I get the laughing emoji, but I do like to laugh.  

[gvallee]

Well done Michael, well deserved, I had voted for you.

[Betty LaRue]

2 hours ago, Michael Ventura said:

Thank you Betty.  Not sure I get the laughing emoji, but I do like to laugh.  

No fear, Michael, there is a joker out there who thinks laughing emojis are fun and demoralizing when there is nothing funny about a post. Rather infantile. I’m pretty sure I know who it is.  That person probably pulls the legs off insects, too, and kicks the cat. Just a mean-spirited person.

[Bryan]

I'm late to the party as usual, but thanks for running the competition and choosing one of my efforts for the short list. Congrats Michael, a worthy winner!