Critiques

Khadimov (212) 2009-04-07 11:08

I can't believe the river has dried up! We were there in August last year and there was water. How come now after winter snow and rain there's no water in the river or perhaps in the source area? It's interesting to see the shallowness of the river that one cannot think of when there's water. Nice perspective.

We had a nice time in Esfahan, a great city.

Khadimov (212) 2009-01-12 1:01

Hi Antonio, where do you see element of POLITICAL propaganda in the above picture; the picture is about a religious event that the Shia muslims have been comemorating for the past 14 (fourteen) centuries. Before you give your comments its better if you get some research and get you facts right; sometimes your comments are very silly and without any basis.

Khadimov (212) 2008-12-23 7:35

Nice shot, but I doubt very much if the picture has not been tempered with, given that the water level in the stream is very shallow and it would be very difficult for three dolphins to swim fast in that depth and very close to each other and then manage to jump high over the rocky barrier! At least it looks like that.

Khadimov (212) 2008-12-22 4:20

Salaam Korosh!
Very impressive shot; good lighting condition. The moving women's blurred black robes are making the picture a bit surrealistic. We had recently visited the place (early August) but we were not fortunate enough to go there in the late evening to enjoy the lighting as there were so many other places that we wanted to visit in and around Shiraz during our short stay.

Khadim

Khadimov (212) 2008-12-13 10:20

Salaam Musa Sahib and Eid Mubarik.

Regarding technical aspects of a photo I'm not very good at commenting but what I see in this picture is a very powerful message and I must admit I have been saddened.

The picture can be better understood by those who live in Pakistan or experience a similar corruption infested socio-political environment elsewhere on this planet. I can see in the picture four men, who represent most likely the head of their respective families. How just days before Eid they have come with their lovely innocent children to this 'shoe vendors' place in order to buy shoes for their children. It must be very hard for them to afford to buy even these cheap shoes on such an important festival as Eid, these shoes which if given the choice many people would avoid to wear.

Unfortunately, the corrupt system and those officials/agents who promote corruption are directly responsible for the inequalities that are so prevalent in our society. The 'public' money which these corrupt officials spent on their 'single bottle of a foreign whiskey' can definitely buy all the children of this picture a decent pair of shoes. Shame on them for not opening their eyes to the miseries of their countrymen. The kids in the picture are lucky in a sense that they will have a new pair of shoes as compared to those who would have none, above all their fathers will buy these shoes from their hard earned money.

Once again thanks for highlighting inequalities in our society and I would suggest you focus more on these issues through you photography - in addition to what you have already been doing.

Best wishes

Khadim

Khadimov (212) 2007-10-10 0:33

You have made a very generalised statement. In fact you should have written, 'girls in Pakistan can get married even when they are 14 and have children at that age'.

May be in China, where you hail from, things are different, but in many western countries teenage mums are a common phenomenon, for example, UK, has the highest rate of teen age pregnancies in the western European countries! Seeing teenage mothers on the European streets is not uncommon! I hope I have not made any generalisations here.

In Pakistan I come from Quetta city (roughly 2 million people) and there it's uncommon to see teenage girls getting married while they are in their teens. While Skardu is a far flung town, at the very northern most mountainous edge, how can that rural area be representative of Pakistan, given that in all the major cities the women, on average, get married in their late 20s - because of the prevailing socio-economic situation.

I am sorry I had to correct you here because as a foreign tourist in Pakistan your message could have communicated the wrong information to the outside world, especially to those who have never or will not have the chance to travel to Pakistan

Nice picture anyway!

Khadimov (212) 2007-05-19 14:15

Hi muqush: I am sure this picture has been taken somewhere in Shaldara (southeast of Quetta) where mainly Pashtoon community lives. The mountains in the background are of Koh-i-Murdar or Murdar Ghar. At the foothill of the first mountain lies the cemetry or Kassi Qabristan. Behind the first mountain is Marri Abaad where mainly Hazara community lives. If you remember, while you were living in Quetta, Kassi Road leads to Kassi Qabristan and Shaldara is the adjoining areas of the Kassi cemetry.

Well done Humayaun for this picture; its very important to us the QUETTA-WAALAAS!And for your this effort you have two points from me!

  Khadimov (212) 2007-05-16 6:48

Salaam Mohammed Ali Musa Sahib: Please communicate my salaam to Abbas Agha; He hasn't changed much and still looks the way he looked like 20 years ago - Mash'Allah.

Khadimov (212) 2007-05-13 15:51

Great picture of Hazaar Ganji area! I really miss my Quetta.

To Mujtaba: the title of the picture is the name of the area, i.e., Hazaar Ganji, which is located to the south-west of Quetta on Quetta-Mustung Road.It's about 15 kms from Quetta.

Khadimov (212) 2007-05-12 16:26

Salaam Asif Jaan. Zinda marek, harjaa marek! Thank you very much for posting another Hanna Lake picture! The peak in the background is that of Zarghoon which is about 3580 meters high.