Louis Posted November 9, 2016 Share #1 Posted November 9, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) After the Cuban revolution, all of the Bello family’s tobacco fields and factories were nationalized, and they had to leave their country. Don Pedro immigrated to Miami and slowly started to revive his family Cuban cigar tradition. In the early 90s, Bello family finally opened their factory in Little Havana, Miami. Here, he is sitting in front of his store in Little Havana while another person is rolling cigars inside the store where you can buy his different products! The second shot is from one of his store windows with his photo and statue.... BTW, I must confess I am not a smoker but I found this man and his story very interesting! Leica T + Nikkor 28 mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Louis Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted November 10, 2016 Dear friends, thank you so much for your thumbs up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted November 10, 2016 Share #3 Posted November 10, 2016 Great picture-story! This Leica-forum would grow enormously in significance if we had more of this type of short series-stories. Very powerful: 6 lines, 3 quintessential images, excellent b&w, great! If LFI Magazine did it like this, I wouldn't have cancelled my subscription. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted November 10, 2016 Share #4 Posted November 10, 2016 Another point on the content: how pityfull that the factory works with pvc/plastic malls instead of wood (image 3); for cigars!, come on! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted November 10, 2016 Share #5 Posted November 10, 2016 I agree with Otto. A really beaut set there Louis. Nice light on all the subjects. all best.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 10, 2016 Share #6 Posted November 10, 2016 A terrific set. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted November 11, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) otto, Dave and Stuny, thank you so much for your encouraging feedback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddds Posted November 11, 2016 Share #8 Posted November 11, 2016 Louis, Fantastic set. Regards, Edgard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
euston Posted November 11, 2016 Share #9 Posted November 11, 2016 I really enjoyed these photos, Louis. I used to smoke Havanas until I was warned off by the doc. Still miss them sorely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwpics Posted November 11, 2016 Share #10 Posted November 11, 2016 It would be difficult to better these three in nay way. Great b&w processing, was it in-camera or did you work on the raw files? Tremendous work, which ever way. Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwells Posted November 11, 2016 Share #11 Posted November 11, 2016 Superb! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share #12 Posted November 11, 2016 Louis, Fantastic set. Regards, Edgard Dear Edgard, much appreciated; thanks for visiting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share #13 Posted November 11, 2016 I really enjoyed these photos, Louis. I used to smoke Havanas until I was warned off by the doc. Still miss them sorely. Thank you so much, Robert. Somehow, I have never been interested in cigars; but sometimes ago, only little cigarillos.... When I was in school, in Switzerland, the daughter of the famous Davidoff was in my class and to be nice (although she wasn't my type at all!!!), I was buying my American cigarettes from her dad's store where he was there, himself, to serve the clients! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share #14 Posted November 11, 2016 It would be difficult to better these three in nay way. Great b&w processing, was it in-camera or did you work on the raw files? Tremendous work, which ever way. Gerry Gerry, thank you very much for your kind feedback. I always shoot in RAW, then convert to B/W with Silver Efex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share #15 Posted November 11, 2016 Superb! Much appreciated, Sam. Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derphilipp Posted November 11, 2016 Share #16 Posted November 11, 2016 Nice photos! Also always cool to hear a little bit of the story behind the shots Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaticB Posted November 12, 2016 Share #17 Posted November 12, 2016 I can't explain why smokers of all kind always look so cool! Just remember all those famous actors from old movies… Bogart, McQueen, Delon, etc! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share #18 Posted November 12, 2016 Nice photos! Also always cool to hear a little bit of the story behind the shots Thank you very much... I think the story of these family was quite interesting; more specially now that relations between US and Cuba is changing! I can't explain why smokers of all kind always look so cool! Just remember all those famous actors from old movies… Bogart, McQueen, Delon, etc! Looking "cool" has always been the tobacco industry's propaganda! It is (was) also very "Photogenic" to have a cigarette between your lips, or between your fingers when you don't know what to do with your hands! But in the good old time of "Hollywood", there was no question about "health" yet, and tobacco companies were too strong to fight against!... That said, there still is a very big gap between American and European smokers. In Europe, like in most of the world, smoking is not (yet) considered as bad as in the US!... Also, I think there must be a big distinction between smoking a cigar or a cigarette.... For some people, there is also a issue of smell or bad breath! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert blu Posted November 13, 2016 Share #19 Posted November 13, 2016 Louis I very oft enjoy your pictures, you can really extract the best from your T. But this time you are even better than yourself! I like the way you tell us this little simple story with such a goos B&W, bravo! robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share #20 Posted November 14, 2016 Louis I very oft enjoy your pictures, you can really extract the best from your T. But this time you are even better than yourself! I like the way you tell us this little simple story with such a goos B&W, bravo! robert Robert, thank you so much for your encouraging words. I greatly appreciate your kind feedback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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