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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Kabul My Capital

I ran across this young man's blog and became both interested and fascinated with his photos and comments.



Click on the link below to learn more about Mohammed Ibrahim Wahid and his country of Afghanistan.

The place of war, poppies, and Taliban is so much more than that to him. It's home. A place where we (American's) have done so much to, for, and against. A place that many Americans would be hard pressed to find on a map...

Kabul My Capital
About Me

My name is Mohammed Ibrahim Wahid. I was born in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, on August 26, 1981. Currently, I am studying Journalism at Ibn-e Sina University in Kabul. My Potoblog is to present Kabul and Afghanistan’s authentic view and life to audiences both here in Afghanistan and outside through the lens of my camera. You may contact me at this email kabul.capital@gmail.com if you have questions, feedback or comments.


http://www.kabulcapital.blogspot.com/

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you very much senior,
I am actually looking to learn how to take some shots even if it has a back-light. There are times I have a great shot, but because I can't control the back light, I can't shoot it. I would appreciate your help in this regard.
Best,
Mohammed

The Occasional Essayist & Photographer said...

Greeting Mohammed, I am pleased you wrote. Back light can be tricky. To control it depends on what your subject is or what you are trying to shoot. If it is a landscape and the background is a bright sky the camera;s meter will read the overall brightness of the scene and stop down or adjust to a smaller aperture and typically make the foreground too dark. You could use your camera's spot metering setting and meter the foreground only to compensate. This will make the foreground come out okay but your sky or background might be too hot or bright. Many folks use what is called a neutral density or graduated neutral density filter to attache to the lens that compensates for the bright background. I will post a link and some more information on my blog for you to read.

Best Regards,
Tom Speropulos

Anonymous said...

Thank you,

I would love to be in touch. If you don't mind please drop me your email to wahid.ibrahim@gmail.com.

Thanks for the information.