Pete's Cafe by brewgirlca

Photography • People • posted on Aug 30, 2012

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Getting candid shots like this is the reason I still carry my little Nikon Coolpix9100 everywhere I go. For me it's still my best chance to capture those grab the moment shots where the SLR will take too much fussing or the pure act of picking it up and aiming it will distract the subject. Here I am at Pete's Café in the Bronx watching the waitress and the owner taking time out for some girl talk. You can just tell these two women are more friends than coworkers. Pete's has been around for some 30 years and is the only classic sit down style American Diner in the area. It has a worn, well-used feel to it. You can tell it's been a popular place just by looking at how things have been rubbed down with the passing of time. Everything is clean, but the wear and tear is starting to show, most obvious the missing counter seat and the plaster patch work! The service was wonderful; the tossed green salad surprisingly fresh and crisp, and the hot turkey sandwich was enormous. There musta been ½ pound of thin slice roast gobbler floating on a gravy smothered open face sandwich. I almost cried when it was served because I hate wasting food and there was enough there to serve two. And I had no fridge. I guess they are used to feeding students from Fordham University! I was there a long time trying to get through it. While I was working on my sandwich I watched these two working their diner, biding my time, waiting for them both to get into my camera’s view at one time. And for them not to be watching me out of the corner of their eyes. This shot was one of the small rewards. This will be my last post for about a month. It's my annual leave and tomorrow night I am flying out of the country and carrying only my cameras and my ipod.