My World: Blue..means a fest for your eyes..

[fahim mohammed]

 

[Ben Rubinstein]

Love that 2nd one!

You somewhere mediteranean by any chance?

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

..You somewhere mediteranean by any chance?

Maghreb region according to this thread of Fahim.

 

[Ruben Alfu]

Thanks for the visual pleasure Fahim!

Ruben

 

[Asher Kelman]

Fahim,

This is a surprise! How enjoyable. I'm delighted, so happy to see this work. I hope your "blue period" extends to more than just these two treasures. Adding a living creature to architecture or landscape is nice.

The cat, like a fulcrum, fixes the image and one moves ones eyes from that point. Works well!

Having established a pattern above in #1, this picture further explores and hints at a rewarding experience if we can continue we to walk with you.


Asher

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Hi Asher,

.....I hope your "blue period" extends to more than just these two treasures.

Did you miss these then?

 

[Asher Kelman]

Hi Asher,


Did you miss these then?

Well, to be frank, Cem, the pictures in this thread are a higher quality and bring the class to a higher level.

Of course I like that thread too. Yes, this one is nice, but, admit, it lacks the further discipline in the composition of #1 and #2 above. In fact, this previous picture has a lot of interest, but perhaps is really best as a diptych as there are two perfectly good images, side by side but out of kilt. Also, was the paint, here, this saturated, I wonder?

Asher

 

[Charlotte Thompson]

Fahim

You have to keep up with this color work! These are very good- I love all of them- but I must say my favorite is the one with the small cat- great composition!

Charlotte-

 

[fahim mohammed]

Love that 2nd one!

You somewhere mediteranean by any chance?

Maghreb region according to this thread of Fahim.

Ben, Cem..very many thanks guys.

Ben, for these images, I am 30 minutes from Spain by ferry and 80 kms from Tangiers in Morocco. In the town of Chefchaouen ( French ) or Shawan as it is called locally.

The Med and Andulisian influences are obvious on both sides. Spain and Morocco.

Regards.

 

[fahim mohammed]

Thanks for the visual pleasure Fahim!

Ruben

Ruben, glad you stopped by. Thank you very much.

Best.

 

[fahim mohammed]

Fahim,

This is a surprise! How enjoyable. I'm delighted, so happy to see this work. I hope your "blue period" extends to more than just these two treasures. Adding a living creature to architecture or landscape is nice.
....

The cat, like a fulcrum, fixes the image and one moves ones eyes from that point. Works well!
.....
Having established a pattern above in #1, this picture further explores and hints at a rewarding experience if we can continue we to walk with you.


Asher

Asher, grateful for your comments. I have a few more ' blues '. But calling all these ' treasures ', while

flattering, makes me afraid. Just two travelers Asher. Clicking here and there. Nothing more.

Thank you and kindest regards.

p.s velvia simulation does saturate the colors!! Diptych?..radiology?

 

[fahim mohammed]

One has to buy some souvenirs...

And has to come out of the alleyways..to make a phone call perhaps..

And then into the back streets..

 

[fahim mohammed]

Fahim

You have to keep up with this color work! These are very good- I love all of them- but I must say my favorite is the one with the small cat- great composition!

Charlotte-

Charlotte, sorry missed this on the first reading. To make amends, here is one of a different color..

Thank you for your support.

 

[fahim mohammed]

Sorry but image #2 got deleted inadvertently. Here it is..

 

[fahim mohammed]

 

[Asher Kelman]

Asher, grateful for your comments. I have a few more ' blues '. But calling all these ' treasures ', while

flattering, makes me afraid. Just two travelers Asher. Clicking here and there. Nothing more.

Thank you and kindest regards.

p.s velvia simulation does saturate the colors!! Diptych?..radiology?

Fahim and Aisha,

I am cautious about flattery too! However you have both presented pictures which cannot escape special notice.

This is what happens when two travelers have largely solved the tension between them and both know who they are and each other, good and not so perfect. At that time, they can, if they try, open their eyes to see the world together in a way that allows focus guided by joint values and a sense of spirituality. Others can be too consumed with the struggle to master one's own identity, self-worth and place in society. Being beyond that turmoil is like breathing mountain air! So the two of you, when you travel, value things you encounter in a special way and this shows in the pictures you take. Some of the compositions are exceptional as a result. Several of your blue pictures are so good, they rival fine B&W pictures that we'd call fine art. I'm surprised and uplifted when I see this achievement, in what for you are just "travel snaps".

I'm proud of some of the work by you and others here and it makes our efforts in OPF satisfying and worthwhile.

Asher

 

[fahim mohammed]

 

[fahim mohammed]

I was fascinated by the contrasts...pleasantly so.

 

[Charlotte Thompson]

Fahim
love it- thank you
my fav color is blue-
I love all of these truly so!

Charlotte-

 

[fahim mohammed]

Before I say goodbye to Shawan, here is where I stayed..Yes, that door in front of you on the left.

Just knock and ask for Ayesha or Fahim

 

[Tracy Lebenzon]

I wanted to comment on your great street shots in general, and to add the one above underscores a key element of your work.

While I'm generally not a fan of street photography, your work is an exception because it’s unique in many ways. There is a great use of color as an integral component, and you capture places that are both far distant in geography from the rainy NW USA, where i call home; and more interestingly it often seems to be from another time when life was less complex. The work is aided considerably by how well you engage other people as shown above.

My only critique would be by way of a suggestion – think about occasionally using a wider lens or (preferably, imo) try some digital stitches. In particular many court yards and other buildings you visit are unique, and a wider view would add to the presentation.

Keep up the great work!

 

[fahim mohammed]

Tracy, thank you very much for stopping by.

Seriously, my vision is very narrow! ( as a few others around here shall gladly testify ).

I find it difficult, if not impossible to use wa. I feel lonely looking at the world thru them.

Grateful, madam, for your comments.

p.s As wide as I dare go, and ' disengaging people ' follows.

 

[fahim mohammed]

 

[Tracy Lebenzon]

Tracy, thank you very much for stopping by.

Seriously, my vision is very narrow! ( as a few others around here shall gladly testify ).

I find it difficult, if not impossible to use wa. I feel lonely looking at the world thru them.

Grateful, madam, for your comments.

p.s As wide as I dare go, and ' disengaging people ' follows.

I shot for a long number of years before I started to like wide angle. It was only a couple of years ago that I started shooting panos.

Btw I'm a guy.

 

[fahim mohammed]

..

Btw I'm a guy.

Of course you are sir!

And I am an idiot.

Apologies.

 

[Tracy Lebenzon]

You couldn’t possibly know from the name.

 

[Jean Henderson]

Ah, Fahim! I just found this thread and started it at the beginning. How wonderfully uplifting these images are. Yes, life must be simpler there, if only on the surface of things. Or, is it a case of these folks accepting their place in the universe with more grace than most of us Americans do? How could they not with everything painted in delightful blue rather than a blue that would convey depression like Picasso did?

Your images, your humour, and your humble stance as a photographer always inspire me. Keep up the good work!!

Jean

 

[fahim mohammed]

Ah, Fahim! I just found this thread and started it at the beginning. How wonderfully uplifting these images are. Yes, life must be simpler there, if only on the surface of things. Or, is it a case of these folks accepting their place in the universe with more grace than most of us Americans do? How could they not with everything painted in delightful blue rather than a blue that would convey depression like Picasso did?

Your images, your humour, and your humble stance as a photographer always inspire me. Keep up the good work!!

Jean

Jean, what a generous and wonderful comment. I am grateful and humbled for sure.

All I can offer in return is a BIG ' thank you ' and wish you and yours all that is good.

Warmest regards.

 

[fahim mohammed]