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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 4/29/2009
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"Abnormal"? But... what can be abnormal in olive oil, Saad? :-/
Anyway, I still imagine introducing such products in the so called "civilized west". ;-)
Cheers!
Nick
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 4/23/2009
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Hi Nick,
the soap from olive oil is very local,and only being known in Mosul,being very abnormal in other parts of Iraq,and what the people do not know they call it abnormal or vague,as for exporting,I do not know about this,but it is my first time to know it is that expensive,
thank you for the interest,
Saad.
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 4/23/2009
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If I were in Greece I wouldn't have any problem with olives and good oil, Saad. Plenty of them there too, and actually it is my childhood in Greece where I had the opportunity to know them (and love them too). But I live in Switzerland now, and for good olives or oil or soap you have to go to special shoaps because it is a luxury article here. One small of those soaps will cost you at least 6-7 swiss francs. And I wonder... Saad, could that be possible for Iraq to exposrt such good thing to other countries where they are considered as luxury articles? The demand for them could bring some money to the economy of the country, and why shouldn't the Iraqi farmer get rich for that? It's one of the very finest products around. Only an idea.
Anyway, I wouldn't use that for my hair. But for washing myself. Much better than all chemistry industry taken together. You wash your hands with that olive oil soap and the whole bathroom smells after that fine aroma.
Cheers!
Nick
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 4/13/2009
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Dear Nick,here in my city,the olive oil soap sold in every market I think,and originally the olives are grown in two or three main villages just because of this purpose,if I ever know a person who will come to Greece,I will send you few kilos,BTW,they sold it by weight,and if you ever know some one who will come here ,just inform me to prepare some for you,
BTW for the second time,it was used by those who have thick and tough hairs ,they said it turn the hair to silk,I have use it,but I can not judge the outcome,I have no hair,
cheers,
Saad.
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 4/13/2009
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And I also thank you, Saad, whatever way you shot it too!
Soap from native olive oil! I wouldn't use anything else if I would find it here. Thanks a lot for reminding me of that good product from really nice natural things!
Cheers!
Nick
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 4/11/2009
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It is all yours Nick,whatever you said,and whatever you do,
and yes those are olive trees,the city is famous for it being a good medium of the 800 year living tree,the city is also famous of producing soap from this tree oil,
about the image,may be one day to do it again when I am there,
my best wishes,
Saad.
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 4/11/2009
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thank you my dear Aziz,you are so right about suggestion after Nick,and yes I have sharpen it,
for the viewer to see the weirs of the door,
my regards as always,
Saad.
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 4/11/2009
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thank you so much Yen,
my best wishes and regards,
Saad.
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aZiZ aBc
{K:28345} 4/9/2009
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WONDERFUL Saad, ..
It's not easy to suggest after Nick !
I think as a landscape it's a bit oversharpened . This sharpness is appropriate for some abstracts !
Well done
Aziz
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 4/9/2009
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Thank you so much for the dedication, Saad!
The light of the image really impresses me! Almost the contrast of IR here! Really spectacular but also without any exaggerated attitude that screams for a look. Your exposure balance was just about perfect. The hard lights and shadows accentuate the atmosphere and also the solid, three dimensional nature of the depicted objects. Still it is not an extreme B&W that eliminates transitions, but it rather enhances them so that the plasticity remains strong and vivid.
The details are very well visible, but here we also have some amount of an overdose. The metallic look of an oversharpened image starts showing - or it could also be the arefacts of insufficient compression quality. Some of those artefacts really speak for the latter. Here you could start thinking about the compression methods, Saad. They are unfortunately always very good for introducing problems in very good images. Good places to start are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG and the according citations (very good!), or http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~ace/jpeg-tut/jpegtut1.html , http://www.faqs.org/faqs/jpeg-faq/part1/ .
The composition is indeed consistent and tight, but weaker than Gary's in perspective. You still stand right in frint of your subject, Saad. Move closer, much closer to some start of a leading line and let it extend to the depth, enhance it, make it look defining for the perspective, take the near *big* and the far *small*, go for wider angles, don't flatten up the image at focal lengths of more than 50mm when it comes to perspective. The lower end of your 18-200 is ideal for that enhancement. (Quick and dirty perspective change with PS attached for a visual explanation of the subject.) Such objects that extend over a long length are also ideal for that, as Gary's image shows.
All in all, breathtaking light, good but a bit artefacted details, and a medium perspective strength.
Thanks again for the dedication, and BTW, are that olive trees? If so, then I could imagine that oil being of much more value than the other oil some day in future. A big capital and potential in your country, Saad, not to forget that perhaps also the sign of peaceful life could be the elegant small branch of an olive tree, more than anything else. OK, OK, perhaps I am too strongly Greek here! ;-)
Cheers!
Nick
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Yen I Lien
{K:1530} 4/9/2009
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Excelente toma!!! en Blanco y negro queda increible!!!
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 4/8/2009
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thank you Yazeed,
Saad.
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M jalili
{K:69009} 4/8/2009
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Yes a beautiful ....................
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 4/8/2009
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thank you Marcio,yes you are quite right,but it opens to the land of the same owner,
my regards,
Saad.
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Marcio Janousek
{K:32538} 4/8/2009
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It seems a quiet place.
Despite the wall it seems to be allowed to enter very easily...
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 4/8/2009
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thank you so much Teresa,
best wishes,
Saad.
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Teresa Ferraris
{K:16126} 4/8/2009
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Excellent!!!
regards
teresa
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 4/8/2009
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thank you so very much my dear Gerhard,
best wishes,
Saad.
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Gerhard BuschEFIAP/AFIAP
{K:18382} 4/8/2009
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Light, the effect of B&W and contrast create an almost mystical effect. Regards Gerhard
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 4/8/2009
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thank you so much Gary,and yes ,seems that our alpha cholecalciferol is expired as nearly most of our drugs,your input is my award,thanks for every thing Gary,
Saad.
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 4/8/2009
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thank you Ali,
my regards,
Saad.
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Billy Bloggs
{K:51043} 4/8/2009
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This one's a bit more rickety than mine Saad, so you get the rickety gate award for photography.
Regards, Gary
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Ali dewchi
{K:15992} 4/8/2009
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عزيزي سعد
اشتقنا للابيض والاسود جدا صورة جميلة ووضوح ما بعده وضوح
تحياتي
علي
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