fahim mohammed
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Today in the afternoon sun.
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Portrait taken with D300 + Zeiss ZF 100/2 Makro
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janet Smith
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Hello Fahim
Wonderful shot, works really well in B & W, he has such an expressive face, his eyes seem to be staring right at me. Well done....
Wonderful shot, works really well in B & W, he has such an expressive face, his eyes seem to be staring right at me. Well done....
fahim mohammed
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Cem_Usakligil
Well-known member
Hi Fahim,
I fully agree with Janet. He really stares right at us. And such a characteristic face too. Excellent!
How did you convert to B&W if I may ask? Was it from a RAW file?
Thanks for showing.
I fully agree with Janet. He really stares right at us. And such a characteristic face too. Excellent!
How did you convert to B&W if I may ask? Was it from a RAW file?
Thanks for showing.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Fahim,
This is a strong portrait. A full stare like that is usually for for love or hate, but the tightness of the lips makes it different from both. The complex expression is one of almost defiance as if to say, no matter my work and position here, I am important and tough and have a strong sense of myself. Don't ever think for one moment you can forget that. Still there is a hesitance in that and underneath a sense of fragility.
A good job. I like that its in B&W although I might experiment more with the assignment of color to tonality, but then the character may change. Still it would be interesting to explore.
Thanks for sharing? BTW, where is he from?
Asher
This is a strong portrait. A full stare like that is usually for for love or hate, but the tightness of the lips makes it different from both. The complex expression is one of almost defiance as if to say, no matter my work and position here, I am important and tough and have a strong sense of myself. Don't ever think for one moment you can forget that. Still there is a hesitance in that and underneath a sense of fragility.
A good job. I like that its in B&W although I might experiment more with the assignment of color to tonality, but then the character may change. Still it would be interesting to explore.
Thanks for sharing? BTW, where is he from?
Asher
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Fahim,
On a technical note, what focusing screen are you using and what version of the Zeiss lens and what adapter? Does it have focus confirmation?
Asher
On a technical note, what focusing screen are you using and what version of the Zeiss lens and what adapter? Does it have focus confirmation?
Asher
Cem_Usakligil
Well-known member
Hi Asher,
I seem to remember that Fahim lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, so by deduction that is where this man must be from
. Cheers,
fahim mohammed
Well-known member
Cem,Asher,
Thanks for looking and your encouraging words.
The gentleman is from the northern part of Pakistan ( Peshawar ) and is a Pashtun and his village straddles the border with Afghanistan.
The photo was taken with a d300 and a zeiss zf 100mm f/2 makro planar lens handheld. The manual
focus lens a joy to use and focus confirmation is within the d300 itself. I do not have a focussing screen
but am thinking of getting a Katz one or the Bright screen.
No extra lens mount is required as the zf is a nikon f mount.
It was a raw capture at f/4 and converted to b/w by using Exposure 2 by Alienskin.
Thanks for looking and your encouraging words.
The gentleman is from the northern part of Pakistan ( Peshawar ) and is a Pashtun and his village straddles the border with Afghanistan.
The photo was taken with a d300 and a zeiss zf 100mm f/2 makro planar lens handheld. The manual
focus lens a joy to use and focus confirmation is within the d300 itself. I do not have a focussing screen
but am thinking of getting a Katz one or the Bright screen.
No extra lens mount is required as the zf is a nikon f mount.
It was a raw capture at f/4 and converted to b/w by using Exposure 2 by Alienskin.
Georg R. Baumann
Inactive
I was wondering under what circumstances you took the picture. Did you have aconversation with him before? Was he spruprised that you took his picture?
I can not make up my mind on his expression, hence just some spontaneous associations which might all be wrong of course;
This face has seen death in abundance. He strikes me as a man who is used to power, and has a certain arrogance, not unfriendly though, that might come from the knowledge to belong to a dominant ethnic group that accounts for half of the population again. He is a tribal person beyond doubts and the divisions and stuggles amongst them is nothing new to him. Since Afghanistan was founded by Durrani in 1747 the Pashtun were the dominating force, until the Russian invasion changed Afghanistan forever, 6.2 million people fled Afghanistan, most of them Pashtun. To keep track what alliances are formed in the tribal and subtribal structures today resembles the same impossible effort to forcast irish weather accuratly.
Beautiful work Fahim!
I can not make up my mind on his expression, hence just some spontaneous associations which might all be wrong of course;
This face has seen death in abundance. He strikes me as a man who is used to power, and has a certain arrogance, not unfriendly though, that might come from the knowledge to belong to a dominant ethnic group that accounts for half of the population again. He is a tribal person beyond doubts and the divisions and stuggles amongst them is nothing new to him. Since Afghanistan was founded by Durrani in 1747 the Pashtun were the dominating force, until the Russian invasion changed Afghanistan forever, 6.2 million people fled Afghanistan, most of them Pashtun. To keep track what alliances are formed in the tribal and subtribal structures today resembles the same impossible effort to forcast irish weather accuratly.
Beautiful work Fahim!
fahim mohammed
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Georg, first my thanks for looking and your kind words.
the gentleman in question is mohammed khan. from the day the contractor ( a super turkish getleman by the name of ali ) started work on our house, i got to meet and know all the team members. we have sat together at times for lunch or for tea.
you might be surprised to learn that mohammed khan is one of the most soft spoken, gentle and shy
persons i have encountered! yes he lost quite a few of his family members during the russian occupation. some of his family now resides in swat ( where the pakistan military is running a counter
insurgency operation ). by the way swat is a beautiful land ( i have visited it ).
swat,kaghan,hunza,gilgit are heaven on earth! literally and are the northern most parts of pakistan.
legend has it that Soloman took Sheba up here! it is stunningly beautiful.
i asked them if i could take their pics and they were kind enough to oblige. you have to bear in mind
that it was easy for me to break the ice, we share much in common..religion,tradition,customs etc.
most important of all if you approach them with genuine respect, they shall reciprocate in all
humility. a proud people and the same time a very humble people.
the gentleman in question is mohammed khan. from the day the contractor ( a super turkish getleman by the name of ali ) started work on our house, i got to meet and know all the team members. we have sat together at times for lunch or for tea.
you might be surprised to learn that mohammed khan is one of the most soft spoken, gentle and shy
persons i have encountered! yes he lost quite a few of his family members during the russian occupation. some of his family now resides in swat ( where the pakistan military is running a counter
insurgency operation ). by the way swat is a beautiful land ( i have visited it ).
swat,kaghan,hunza,gilgit are heaven on earth! literally and are the northern most parts of pakistan.
legend has it that Soloman took Sheba up here! it is stunningly beautiful.
i asked them if i could take their pics and they were kind enough to oblige. you have to bear in mind
that it was easy for me to break the ice, we share much in common..religion,tradition,customs etc.
most important of all if you approach them with genuine respect, they shall reciprocate in all
humility. a proud people and the same time a very humble people.
I was wondering under what circumstances you took the picture. Did you have aconversation with him before? Was he spruprised that you took his picture?
I can not make up my mind on his expression, hence just some spontaneous associations which might all be wrong of course;
This face has seen death in abundance. He strikes me as a man who is used to power, and has a certain arrogance, not unfriendly though, that might come from the knowledge to belong to a dominant ethnic group that accounts for half of the population again. He is a tribal person beyond doubts and the divisions and stuggles amongst them is nothing new to him. Since Afghanistan was founded by Durrani in 1747 the Pashtun were the dominating force, until the Russian invasion changed Afghanistan forever, 6.2 million people fled Afghanistan, most of them Pashtun. To keep track what alliances are formed in the tribal and subtribal structures today resembles the same impossible effort to forcast irish weather accuratly.
Beautiful work Fahim!
Georg R. Baumann
Inactive
It is me who has to thank you for sharing your work here Fahim and allowing us a glimpse into this wonderful culture and their people.
Yeah, it is a dream of mine since long to visit the valleys of Gilgit in spring.
Yeah, it is a dream of mine since long to visit the valleys of Gilgit in spring.
Doug Kerr
Well-known member
Hi, Fahim,
Lovely work, and thanks for all the nice background info.
Lovely work, and thanks for all the nice background info.
fahim mohammed
Well-known member
Doug, grateful for the kind words.
Take care.
Take care.
Charlotte Thompson
Well-known member
This is a beautiful capture-
what I see that you have captured in his eyes/spirit is a friendly playfulness
a man of knowledge and beauty
a man not easily duped
full of strength
Charlotte
what I see that you have captured in his eyes/spirit is a friendly playfulness
a man of knowledge and beauty
a man not easily duped
full of strength
Charlotte
fahim mohammed
Well-known member
Charlotte, thanks for your kind words.
Take care of yourself and your loved ones.
Regards.
Take care of yourself and your loved ones.
Regards.