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Monir El.Shazly
{K:2218} 10/21/2004
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i do agree with Khalid on his opinion.
The thing about including the people is to EITHER INCLUDE THEM ..or NOT...
here their presense didn;t add much to the photo...I would have captured more of them to include them in the photo...as opposed to have them like intruding to it.
still I like the B & W and the mood...
good work
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Shahenaz Fouad
{K:453} 10/20/2004
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Thanks Tahsin.
This info was new to me as well.
I'm not good in history.
Cheers.
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Shahenaz Fouad
{K:453} 10/20/2004
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A agree with you, the people should be in the photo, but I guess it wasn't the best moment to take for them.
Just got myself a wide angle, so I'll start testing it now.
Thanks
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Shahenaz Fouad
{K:453} 10/20/2004
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Tried to crop the photo to get them away, but i don't think the photo looks better.
I agree that the photo would have been better if the man and woman were more on the side or had a different expression.
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Tahsin Bakr
{K:3298} 10/20/2004
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Well composition, But you forget to add some " About " So the other countries know "what's Khan El Khalili " , So i'll do instead .
Prince Gaharkas Al-Khalili was one of the Amirs "Princes" of Sultan Al-Zahir Barquq, who was quite close to him. Prince Gaharkas Al-Khalili was known for his hatred of the Fatimids. He had the title of Amir Akhur or Master of the Horse. He destroyed the royal Fatimid tombs of al-Zaafran and built Khan Al-Khalili in its place still known by his name till now. Sultan Al-Ghawri demolished this Khan in Rabi I AH 917 (June AD 1511) and replaced it with shops and wakalas, or hostels for merchants.
Prince Gaharkas died in Damascus. His body was left in the open to be devoured by wild animals. Historians say that he was repaid for exhuming the bodies of the Fatimids and dumping their remains on the mounds outside Cairo.
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Omar Rifaat
{K:10141} 10/19/2004
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Shahenaz,
I too like this shot. B&W works well. I actually like the faces in the foregrouns as it adds some context.
As a general rule, if I have people in the image I usually put them around midway in distance so as not to imbalance the picture. Also its difficult to capture a street scene when there is a tall object (eg minaret) and still retain a perspective that is not too extreme. For this I usually use a wide angle (eg 24mm) lens because you can take in the whole scene while keeping the camera more or less horizontal retaining fairly normal perspective. Alternatively you can try to get onto a balcony but this is also often not easy!
I'm no expert, but this is what I have learned so far. I hope it helps..
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Khaled Mursi Hammoud
{K:54005} 10/19/2004
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Good capture Shahenaz, I like the place and the mood so much especially in Ramadan (kol 3am wa antom bekhair). One thing I don't like the 2 men and the lady in the bottom of the photo, they needed to be out of the capture or taken while they were far away from the camera.
Good shot Shahenaz, bye.
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