After Masjid Wazir Khan, Lahore my next stop was the streets; adjacent area of Mosque offer many opportunities to the street photographer. Narrow and closed streets, people in the small kiosks, street vendors, porters, beggars and what not.
I made mistake arriving at the scene in the middle of very hot day. I was fatigued from unbearable heat of Lahore's summer and had to leave the place too soon, I hope to go back in lower temperatures to wander around with only aim to shoot.
I love getting close to people and have few words before shooting them; but, I planned for the environmental and street shooting that day. For the job I picked Fujifilm X-T1, Fujifilm XF10-24mm F/4 OIS, Fujifilm XF35mm F/1.4 and picked Canon 580 EXII speed light with remote trigger.
As I walked across "Khalifa Naan Shop", where bread (naan) is baked in "tandoor", usually four to six feet deep hole in the ground heated with natural gas where available. Unfortunately I missed the chance to taste the Naan, aroma made the temptation strong and irresistible though. They offer Plain, Roghni and Minced Meat filled Naan prepared with Butter Ghee.
The back room behind the Khalif Naan Shop was much darker then the shadowy and narrow alleys of Delhi Gate, to keep nasty flies away or perhaps it was the hour of load shedding. In this room wheat flour is kneaded and sometimes filled with minced meat and rolled to be baked outside. The man kneading and filling Naan looked deeply saddened and was working like robot; working for survival. He did not say a single word while I tried auto focus for a while in the complete absence of light; this was the only decently focused out of dozen shots I clicked.
Outside the room the light was bright and contrasty. In the retractable shades the steel workshops workers were waiting for the electricity. They welcomed me with smiles, we had a little chat, everyone wanted to be shot.
Shot him while on moving bike, color of his beard did not look natural. He was selling some sort of cooling drink, which looked completely unhygienic.
While I was composing for something else, this curious old beggar with troubled look came out of nowhere, I immediately pressed shutter button; he looked at me for a second and moved on and kept moving and did not let me shoot him.
This is also shot from moving bike, reminds me of spice shops in Dubai; however, his merchandise was blocking half of the road.
I made mistake arriving at the scene in the middle of very hot day. I was fatigued from unbearable heat of Lahore's summer and had to leave the place too soon, I hope to go back in lower temperatures to wander around with only aim to shoot.
I love getting close to people and have few words before shooting them; but, I planned for the environmental and street shooting that day. For the job I picked Fujifilm X-T1, Fujifilm XF10-24mm F/4 OIS, Fujifilm XF35mm F/1.4 and picked Canon 580 EXII speed light with remote trigger.
As I walked across "Khalifa Naan Shop", where bread (naan) is baked in "tandoor", usually four to six feet deep hole in the ground heated with natural gas where available. Unfortunately I missed the chance to taste the Naan, aroma made the temptation strong and irresistible though. They offer Plain, Roghni and Minced Meat filled Naan prepared with Butter Ghee.
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Camera Fujifilm X-T1 | Lens Fujifilm XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS @ 10mm
Exposure f/4.5 | 1/125 Sec. | ISO-200
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The back room behind the Khalif Naan Shop was much darker then the shadowy and narrow alleys of Delhi Gate, to keep nasty flies away or perhaps it was the hour of load shedding. In this room wheat flour is kneaded and sometimes filled with minced meat and rolled to be baked outside. The man kneading and filling Naan looked deeply saddened and was working like robot; working for survival. He did not say a single word while I tried auto focus for a while in the complete absence of light; this was the only decently focused out of dozen shots I clicked.
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| Camera Fujifilm X-T1 | Lens Fujifilm XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS @ 10mm Exposure f/5 | 1/60 Sec. | ISO-200 Remotely triggered handheld Canon 580 EX II speed light @ 90mm Zoom | Power 1/16 |
Outside the room the light was bright and contrasty. In the retractable shades the steel workshops workers were waiting for the electricity. They welcomed me with smiles, we had a little chat, everyone wanted to be shot.
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Camera Fujifilm X-T1 | Lens Fujifilm XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS @ 24mm
Exposure f/5.6 | 1/30 Sec. | ISO-200
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Camera Fujifilm X-T1 | Lens Fujifilm XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS @ 10mm
Exposure f/4.5 | 1/60 Sec. | ISO-200
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Shot him while on moving bike, color of his beard did not look natural. He was selling some sort of cooling drink, which looked completely unhygienic.
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Camera Fujifilm X-T1 | Lens Fujifilm XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS @ 10mm
Exposure f/4 | 1/100 Sec. | ISO-400 (Cropped)
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While I was composing for something else, this curious old beggar with troubled look came out of nowhere, I immediately pressed shutter button; he looked at me for a second and moved on and kept moving and did not let me shoot him.
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Camera Fujifilm X-T1 | Lens Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4
Exposure f/4 | 1/125 Sec. | ISO-200
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This is also shot from moving bike, reminds me of spice shops in Dubai; however, his merchandise was blocking half of the road.
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Camera Fujifilm X-T1 | Lens Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4
Exposure f/5.6 | 1/60 Sec. | ISO-200
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To beat the heat, father kept giving bath to his son while mom and sisters watched. This shot was captured without them noticing. It was over exposed by a stop, by the time I noticed the kid was gone.
I regret that I could not spend enough time in the Mohalla Buzurg Shah in particular and the Lahore in general. Mohalla Buzurg Shah has many bazaars which is dream to the street photographer.
Fujifilm X-T1 with the Fujifilm XF 10-24mm impressed me on the streets as well; however, in the poorly lit room it struggled to focus and I came back with many out of focus images. I had Canon speed light 580 EX II in left hand which stopped me from manual focusing.
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Camera Fujifilm X-T1 | Lens Fujifilm XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS @ 24mm
Exposure f/4.5 | 1/180 Sec. | ISO-200
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I regret that I could not spend enough time in the Mohalla Buzurg Shah in particular and the Lahore in general. Mohalla Buzurg Shah has many bazaars which is dream to the street photographer.
Fujifilm X-T1 with the Fujifilm XF 10-24mm impressed me on the streets as well; however, in the poorly lit room it struggled to focus and I came back with many out of focus images. I had Canon speed light 580 EX II in left hand which stopped me from manual focusing.
Great set of photographs and I love your commentary too. Street photography at its best.
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