Airview of Tehran Photo

Photographer’s Note

I posted another bird-eye view of Tehran 4 weeks ago. I noticed that 442 people viewed the photo [up to the time I upload this version], but only one gave critique/comment. The first photo was a monochromatic version with grey color. I like it, but not many others share similar feeling with me. I also check other monochromatic pictures posted by other photographers, in general, they also received less attention compared to more color-rich photos. So, that is one lesson I learned.

Today, I upload a different airview of Tehran. Captured from a commercial airplane window. Honestly, I feel that composition of this picture is not better that the previous one, but I enrich this photo with colors, sharpen, and add frame.

For those of you who are not familiar with this part of the World, I copy note about Tehran from my previous photo note:

Tehran is the capital city of Iran, located in the north-central part of Iran, on the slope of the Alborz Mountain. Tehran is the most populated city in Iran and the center of cultural, economical, political and social activities. It is about 1200 meters above sea level. The climate is relatively mild, but can be hot during midday.

During Qajar dynasty (1776-1925), Tehran was chosen as the capital of Iran. The population of Tehran has had a boom in the last decades, as a result of which urban development has not been well planned as shown in this picture. Buildings are densely packed and vegetation is relatively rare, perhaps due to the dry climate of the region. However, there are some nice city parks. The Azadi Square is one of them (but not shown in this picture). Azadi in parsi means freedom.

thor68, asanak, manatee, ryno, behrad has marked this note useful

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KiltedArab (0) 2006-06-17 20:07

Hi Benyamin

Sadly critiques don't always go to the most deserving images here, i'm afraid!

I like the occasional flashes of colour here - the red, the blue and the green field - a football pitch?

An interesting capture of somewhere most of us will never see - well done.

asanak (1972) 2006-06-18 12:13

I must say Wow...... to this shot!
Beautiful post with wonderful note.
bird-eye view of Tehran ,my lovely city,thanks dear Benyamin .
Well done
Asana

anthonyb (1209) 2006-06-19 1:57

Hi Benjamin
This is great - and the flashes of colour throughout the pic really work well.
Great aerial photo - one of the best I've seen in a long time.
cheers Anthony

startacked (1286) 2006-06-19 12:16

Hi Benyamin,

I think this gives a good impression of what kind of environment to expect when visiting Tehran. I'm very curious now.

Pictures with a lot of views and no comments are, I think, usually ones of places people want to go and are interested in but have not yet visited. They know nothing about it so they don't comment. Silent observants. (;

TFS,
Gilbert

ps. thanks for adding me to your favorites list!

capthaddock (28640) 2006-06-20 11:25

Hi Benyamin, the boulevards and green islands look interesting among the eye shatteringly ugly urban sprawl, I really like the tight crop, and the image quality is very nice for an aereal shot.

thor68 (5567) 2006-06-24 7:11

yeah, views and points and the quality of photos...ignore it,
that´s the best way or you will use your interest and fun.
a little over a year ago i posted my 3rd photo here: 898 views - 2 points.
altogether 194 photos with 1012 points = 5.2 points/photo. and it was more than 1 time i thought about quitting...TE is not so much for the quality it´s about showing the others the world, they already know or they´ll never see,
and that is what you have done here.
it´s a nice view of Tehran, which i will never going to see,
so i am grateful and happy to see the streets, the houses and
all the little details.
thanks & take care, thor.

manatee (4329) 2006-07-09 15:46

wow,a t list now I know how Tehran looks, I like the picture and the frame you made it for that.

Is diificult to take pictures from the plain, and this was a good picture.

Greetings

saronicos (149) 2006-07-10 2:28

nice view
great pic

ryno (4710) 2006-07-11 10:31

Hi Ben, this is a very interesting panoramic view of Tehran. Your note is also interesting - I think if this image had been B & W, it may have been a bit too grey. For instance, I like the single red roof and the green park or sportsfield - it makes the city come alive for me. Nice one!