Moment Captured Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is my own narrative:

Now it is the Muslim pilgrimage season has started. Pilgrims embark from places all over the world toward Mecca. Before the hajj season, some may stop at Medina to pay respect to Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h.
This shot depicted the other way.
This is the moment when they came back last year. As you could witness they were so many peeople at the airport waiting to see their relatives and friends after about 40 days of being in the holy land.
The 40-day in al-Haramain ( two cities Mecca & Medina) is a real challenge and indeed a very personal spiritual journey to the Muslims.
They get what they got in the intention of going.
Some would feel easy and light, as their intention of going is taken like a tourism. Some would feel the beauty of spiritual world when they observed the daily journey of hardship in millions of people crowding into each other. Feeling isolated though in a crowd. Feeling inferior when neglected though your are an executive in town. Those are the mixed feeling and struggle in understanding oneself in the journey to Mecca and coming back.
The real challenge of coming back is to be consistent in upkeeping the good deeds practice there.
So this moment is captured in an old camera seen here, whom I do not know recording his family coming back from Mecca. Im also waiting for a friend to return to see the joy, agony and the beauty of visitng the holy city of Mecca.
And to share the beauty of performing hajj from the person experiencing it.

ChrisJ, paura, phwall, danos, jusninasirun, rikko77, Kielia, Urs, serp2000 has marked this note useful

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pajaran (2745) 2009-10-31 8:02

Pozdrav.
Ineteresantan posrednik koji pokazuje dogadjaj. Dobra ideja, boje i trenutak.
Paja.

paura (38066) 2009-10-31 14:24

Foozi,
Uma beleza de composição fotográfica aqui, amigo, mostrando um exato momento da captura m interessante trabalho fotográfico.

Abraço

Paulo

phwall (5512) 2009-10-31 15:35

Hello Foozi,
I think it is your heartfelt note that is the main subject here rather than the image. It must be an amazing experience to participate in the pilgrimage to Mecca, you have described the feeling very well. I learnt a good lesson from your narrative.

Regards
Peter

lousat (15202) 2009-10-31 17:16

HI Foozi,very very nice idea,not easy to see a camera on TE...and it's strange that! You think right and the result is beautiful! My best compliments,have a nice Sunday,Luciano.

Nicou (44259) 2009-11-01 1:30

Hello,

sueprbe détail de ce photograpphe photographié, très originae, le captage est parfait superbe.

Bravoe t amitié

Nicou

ls7902 (6086) 2009-11-01 4:37

Hi Foozi,
Great impromptu shot & narative. I like the flash light on the hand. The worn out phone casing is interesting too. Good blur and grains in the shadow. Salam. Latiff.

metalz (227) 2009-11-01 20:32

Hi Foozi,
It's been a long time I not viewing your work. Nice POV. Capturing with what you have. What important was the moment.

Shamsul@Metalz

danos (31998) 2009-11-03 0:24

Hi Foozi,
the most decisive moment of a snapshot's capture is this.The point that you will compose the scene and to be ready to press the button.A nice snapshot of this photographer that his theme is composed in his LCD monitor.

Regards,danos

jusninasirun (10134) 2009-11-03 21:57

Slam Foozi: The date taken was 2nd of January 2009. The date sounded so familiar and the SX10 ere pretty new in your hand. The shot is so well focused the the details in the LCD is well seen. Beautiful focus and well metered exposure in the harsh lighting. Well done and best regards. Jusni

John_F_Kennedy (30969) 2009-11-04 0:25

Hello Foozi,
Beautiful colours and sharp picture, nice work and details. Fantastic idea. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

rikko77 (5802) 2009-11-04 3:20

Hi Foozi
the note you wrote is really interesting and the pic is fine, as well as original, to show us something about this special moment. Well done!
have a nice day
Rikk

Kielia (8291) 2009-11-04 10:54

Hi Foozi,
I appreciate your idea of this composition very much because through your notes I got access to an almost unknown world. Like Peter I think that the notes is even more important than the image that is well composed though. For me this is a contribution to this site in the best spirit of TE. Thanks for sharing!
Warm regards
Harriet

Urs (2633) 2009-11-11 7:08

Hi Foozi

The Haj is the most important duty of a Muslim, if I'm not mistaken. It certainly is an experience not to be missed for a Muslim, however traveling is not cheap even with subsidies of the government. I like your photograph as much as your note. Interestingly the camera you photographed must have traveled the world. Thanks for sharing

Best regards
Urs

serp2000 (9293) 2009-11-21 0:26

Hi, Foozi,
Good idea and excellent realisation!
I have use this way sometime too.
Good capture. Interesting note!
Serghei