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Kebabkungen

January 1st, 2008, 02:54 PM

So I guess you usually start off these threads by introducing yourself ah well;
My name is Nadim, I recently turned 16, I live in Sweden and I've been doing this for about.. 6 months? Well I've been taking photos for as long as I can remember, but I haven't really seen the art behind it untill recently. Ah well, enough yapping more posting pictures..

Oh right, my "gear" I use a Canon Powershot A640.. It's a pretty decent camera, not an SLR, but it gets the job done :)

The pictures aren't in any special order.

1.
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/2329/euroshopperxdlo9.jpg

2.
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/245/bulletwy9.jpg

3.
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/3671/ppseqb2.jpg

4.
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9607/plastbajsob4.jpg

5.
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5466/vitaminckm2.jpg

6.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3941/frlundakf1.jpg

7.
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/2981/kranoo5.jpg

8. This one is a crop of #7
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7100/72475838ql4.jpg

9.
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1411/ilvjuhhzl7.jpg

10.
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2861/lvqp5.jpg

11.
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/2719/16du7.jpg

12.
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5255/huswieebr5.jpg

13.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3835/img2573copygr7.jpg

14.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8738/husov7.jpg

15.
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/4456/rosvb3.jpg

16. This was my entry for the "substructure challenge".
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/5579/tresmkottargickienskogmbx6.jpg

17.
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4072/ruteressno2.jpg

alucard

January 1st, 2008, 03:13 PM

Kebabkungen

January 1st, 2008, 03:33 PM

well hello there Nadim
i'm happy you posted cuz you got some prety decent photo's imo

you got some tallent for a 16 year old boy

my fav's are 12 and 14. also 4 is quite interesting. i see it's glass but how did you managed to ''glue'' those pieces like that ??

i hope to see more from you.

cheers

Glad you liked them :) About #4: That's actually some pieces from a plastic cd-cover melted together with a lighter(I was bored).

Thanks for the comment!

purplerose

January 2nd, 2008, 03:52 AM

You're getting some nice tones in your photos. I particularly like 11, 12 & 13. :) Keep working on your compositions though.

P.S.: Nice cards. :)

eazym

January 2nd, 2008, 11:45 PM

seems like you've got a good grip on post-processing, which is important to make an photo presentable. There's usually two things I tell people who are starting to get serious about photography. 1) avoid macros 2) avoid those selective-color cutouts (like #15). Lets see some more. The more you shoot, the better.

Kebabkungen

January 3rd, 2008, 06:11 PM

purplerose: Thank you :) I'll try to work on the compositions!

eazym: I'll keep that in mind, thanks for the crit :)

Honestly ,guys thanks for taking the time and writing, I appreciate all the crits I get.

Haven't gotten any time to take new pictures but I found some old ones that I never uploaded.

18. This picture was shot in Syria, Damascus.
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7070/syrzq4.jpg

19. I shot this one through the airplanewindow on the way to Damascus
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/5266/molnep7.jpg

20. Sister #1
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1326/magdolinfn3.jpg

21. Sister #2
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/4983/donjaoy8.jpg

purplerose

January 3rd, 2008, 11:05 PM

I like #19, it has some really nice tones and depth. Would crop out the bottom part with the edge of the plane though.

Your sister is cute. :)

mascararunning

January 4th, 2008, 02:37 AM

I love your photo of the rose at the end, its simply beautiful and the colors are bright and full. Good job

eazym

January 5th, 2008, 01:05 AM

of the latest batch #20 is the strongest for me, simply because it shows something, it communicates with the viewer. I think the Damascus picture has a much more interesting setting, however it stops short of the kind of communication with the viewer. Lack of a strong focal point may be to blame. The interesting parts of that picture are: 1. the minaret 2. the interplay between the satellite dishes and their shadows. But theres nothing really definite there.

#20 is stronger I think. It is visually exiting with depth provided by the layers of extreme foreground and foreground, the mid ground and a background, all contributing to a more harmonious image. Plus there's some real personality coming through. #21 is weaker because frankly it looks like a well rendered family snapshot. I mean the quality of the image is much higher than most family snaps, and the composition is a bit more interesting, but that's not enough to really make it shine for me.

Cheers and keep shooting