and we all know that they are dlicious because they aren't as clean! yumm...
Posted by Behr.o0o.z at June 2, 2004 01:27 AMWow, perfect exposures and use of light here. I love how bright and saturated the foreground is and yet how the background completely drops off.
Posted by ArC at June 2, 2004 04:21 AMYes, good light. Really cool with the dark, black background. Nice colors on the fruits, or what it is..
Posted by Kjetil at June 2, 2004 05:11 AMThanx for the souvenir:)
Posted by Soheila at June 2, 2004 05:52 AMI LOVE these shots. Of course when I complained about yesterdays shot I knew Sam had about 500 brilliant shots from his trip, sorry to those of you I offended by being critical. What do these remarks amount to anyway? Amazing to see the amount of you that spring to Sam's defence. You know he's an art director, I'm sure he can take a critique, justified or not.
Posted by moose at June 2, 2004 09:19 AMVery Odd shots yet I'm strangely turned on.
great stuff
I also LOVE these pictures. Incredibly interesting to look at. Thanks for sharing...
Posted by White Chocolate at June 2, 2004 02:30 PMOkay folks, there has been some question about the quality of Sam's work here recently. I got a preview of Sam's Iran shots, and you should know now you're going to be disappointed. Mediocre photos of a mediocre country... Oh man, I can't even type that with a straight face. The shots are great of course. Choosing which one to post will be the hardest thing about it.
But Moose, Sam DID break down crying yesterday when he read your scathing review. ;-)
Posted by Scott Murdoch at June 2, 2004 02:33 PMperfect
Posted by Ged at June 2, 2004 03:22 PMthese 2 pictures make my mouth watery, I miss those sour stuff so much! man those are so good!! thanks for the pictures but my keyboard just crashed because of you because of all the water... lol just kiddin
Posted by Ehsan at June 2, 2004 05:56 PMmediocre country? ... you have no idea Scott.
anyway, better have a mediocre country with great men, and not vise versa.
mediocre is thinking as lame as that in the 3rd millenium. mediocre is being stuck up in discrminations. mediocre is being under-achieved in a so-called developed world. EXQUISITE, however, is an individual who can grab the ordinary and turn it into extraordinary; who can rise from a so-called underdeveloped land and achieve peaks you cannot even dream of; who can conquer places beyond your filthy, retarded imagination.
Posted by amir at June 2, 2004 07:13 PMila and amir, Scott was being sarcastic. That's why he said he couldn't type it with a straight face. It is a difficult nuance of the English language to pick up especially when written not spoken.
Posted by Brian at June 2, 2004 08:38 PMHAH ! you need smilies in your comments sam , so that ppl will GET it ! ;)
Posted by Behr.o0o.z at June 3, 2004 12:09 AMDamned foreigners, learn english!
just joking :), or was i? dun dun duuuh!
Posted by flimflam at June 3, 2004 04:06 AMmniam..... I feel that red colour on my thongue....
Posted by kasia at June 3, 2004 05:20 AMThanks Brian, for explaining the sarcasm. I'd hate for anyone to think I really meant that. ila and amir - I was kidding! Iran looks incredible, different than anything I've seen before. "Mediocre" was the word most opposite what I meant that I could think of. :-)
Posted by Scott Murdoch at June 3, 2004 08:49 AMYes, the color and the lighting are just beautiful. But, there is much more here. These two photos keep drawing me back. This could be from any little farmer's market in any little town in America. I want to reach out my hand to this man. Thanks, Sam, for making the world in which we live just a little smaller.
Posted by MC at June 3, 2004 10:29 AMOh, good, then I'm sorry Scott! :-)
Posted by ila at June 3, 2004 06:44 PMthe clarity and the colours are perfect, and i like the unfform horizontal lining-up of those red things in the first shot. beautiful shots.
Posted by Emily at June 7, 2004 11:00 PM