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Very good angle, I like the way you fit so much into the image.

That looks really good. I like the way you brought the blues out. Definitely puts the focus on the mountain rather than the field or the post.

Yes Milo, that's an AK. He's one of the strongest guys I've known, so in theory he doesn't "need" the AK. However, this was taken while he was role-playing as a terrorist for training purposes. The dirt and grime on his shirt comes from being "terminated" and falling to the wet ground once troops (like the one in "Water Crossing") ID him as a hostile threat and take action.

Thanks Glen, I did use a sharpen tool on it. It's hard to tell on my old screen. I'll see what I can do.

Again, another scanned 35mm print. Comments/Critiques always

appreciated...

I've decided to go back to the good old days of 35mm shooting (READ:

My digital is on the fritz) so I'm realizing just how great my

scanner isn't. As usual, comments and critiques are very much

appreciated...

No prob, I just sharpened it once. Then went into the Enhance section and played with the shadows, midtone, and highlights.

One last time I promise...I adjusted lighting, shadow, and midtone to make this a little more lively, hope you enjoy. Not sure if yo have PS available where you're at.

 

 

Hope you don't mind, but I took the liberty of making some adjustments to this shot with my PhotoShop. This was a bit dark for my taste, and I know you were worried about losing detail without a flash, so I tried to keep that in mind. Check it out...

Well done, especially with the lighting situation.

I know this isn't "EgyptianArabic.net" but does "Saba" in "Queen of Saba" still translate to "morning?"

 

I've thoroughly enjoyed looking at your shots, especially those from Yemen and Iraq.

Iraqi or American, Muslim or Christian...when it's cold, it's cold :0)

Thanks for stopping by...

First attempt at something "abstract."

I am truly impressed with your old shots from Yemen. I just wish they had scanned in a little better. Nonetheless, very nice job.

That's gotta be the biggest Wadi I've ever seen.

I see a line of people waiting to get into a show of some sort, with the entrance being somewhere to the right :0)

 

Regardless, I like the contrast and simplicity of the colors here. Very nice shot.

Waleed, that's actually quite amazing. Are you still residing there? I saw your portfolio and noted the Dubai shots as well as some from Europe. Who knows, perhaps if we'd been on this site sooner, we could have met for some Chai some time :0)

My sentiments exactly about the flag making it, Sarah. I consider it much like the arabic writing that you pointed out in my "Barringer" shot. It helps to "place" the scene and add to the story.

 

As for Pierre, I'm not the only one he's paid a visit to. I even saw where he bugged Mr. Root about one of his photo's. I could argue all day about geopolitical issues and the US war on Terror, but that's not what I'm here for. I argue that stuff when I write, here, it's strictly photos.

Good point Sarah. I'll go back and play with it again, see what I can't whip up. I just thought the original was such a mess (the early days of my shooting), but surely I could render something better than this.

Thaks Lucian.

In one of the towns we visited regularly, the children loved us to

visit their school. When we came through in the mornings, the kids

would insist we walk to school with them so they could show us off

to the others. I just happened to se this opportunity on the front

of a store near Kirkuk.

Pierre, I have no idea where you are from, though I can imagine. Believe me, there was no arrogance in planting that flag. As in any country I've been to, we put up flags to identify our camps. Just as the Brits put their flag up in their camps, and Germans, and yes, even the French (Djibouti, Africa).

 

However, I am not here to argue politics with you. I wanted an opinion on the photo itself (composition, color, aesthetics, originality, and so forth). If you cannot provide any useful insight to those ends, please, stay the hell away from my photos.

The original is here...

 

Decide for yourself.

 

Thanks.

Our bleek home during a stay in Western Iraq, early in the war.