Posted by Alfredo J. Martiz J. (Panama City, Panama) on 13 July 2007 in People & Portraits and Portfolio.
The long knife that you can see in this photo is called Oroshi hocho, they are extremely long and highly specialized knives used in Japan to fillet tuna and other large fish. The oroshi hocho is the longer blade with a blade length of 150 cm (60 inches) in addition to a 30 cm (12 inch) handle, and can fillet a tuna in a single cut, although usually two to three people are needed to handle the knife and the tuna. The flexible blade is curved to the shape of the spine to minimize the amount of meat remaining on the tuna chassis. Source: Wikipedia
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Photo from a visit to the Tsukiji Fish Market in June 10th, 2006.
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Very good shot, and the processing is as usual very nice.
13 Jul 2007 3:32am
@ColNed Pictures: Thank you very much ColNed!
Great shot !!!! love it ! very good PP
13 Jul 2007 4:21am
@Inés: Thank you very much Inés!
great series. good expression.
13 Jul 2007 5:21am
@Makoto: Thank you very much Makoto!
Wow, there is something really striking about this photo. Very dramatic processing.
13 Jul 2007 5:33am
@Laurie: Thank you very much Laurie! =)
Your shots are amazing! This one being as good as the others.
13 Jul 2007 5:38am
@badala: Thank you very much for the kind words Badala!
Awesome shot. Lovely tones.
13 Jul 2007 6:39am
@Anup: Thank you very much Anup!
Realy nice work. your b&w conversion workflow it is very good.
13 Jul 2007 8:16am
@Avelino: Thank you very much Avelino!
big fish!
13 Jul 2007 10:38am
@V: Big indeed, Thank you V! =)
Alfredo, I like these shots a lot...thanks for sharing. And the way you presented them is just marvelous...one of the finer series at AM3! Great work, my friend!
13 Jul 2007 7:49pm
@{H} creatives: Thank you very much for the kind words {H} creatives!
amazing shot, helpful note, thanks dude.. i like the color tone , nice PP ....
regards FarFar
13 Jul 2007 8:39pm
@Farshid: Thank you very much Farshid!
Lovely shot, beautiful colour tone!
13 Jul 2007 9:25pm
@Walt: Thank you very mucy Walt!
Very "bloody" processing...I like how you used the color to bring focus to the photo. I get a sense of the grime from that sepia you put over the rest of it, too.
14 Jul 2007 12:01am
@Evelyn: Thank you very much Evelyn!
Just excellent! Great shot!
14 Jul 2007 5:56am
@Craiger: Thank you very much Craiger!
Love the detail here and your processing effect works very well Alfredo.
14 Jul 2007 7:43am
@Daroru: Thank you very much Daroru!
I think this is one of my favorite shots you have ever taken! I love how the sepia gives it that "old time" feel but the use of selective colors keeps your eye focused on the subject. Superb!
15 Jul 2007 11:12am
@Dawn Sutherland: Thank you very much for the kind words Dawn!
Just love it! The intensity of the picture is great. It's my favorite of the series so far. You bring up the essence of the moment, even though I would definitely wouldn't like to work there! =)
16 Jul 2007 5:12pm
@paperdoll: Thank you very much Paperdoll!
Stunning work!
17 Jul 2007 11:58am
@Damon Schreiber: Thank you very much Damon!
I've always been fascinated by the knives in Japan, especially the ones for the fishes. I often think about that fish that you have to cut at the extremely good place, with an extremely good knife, or it could kill the one who eats it! Fugu it isn't ? Really nice shot! I like the tones, it give a very special atmosphere!
23 Jul 2007 4:00pm
@Soph: Thank you very much Soph, you are right about the name of the fish, =)
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