Tuesday 27 July 2010: diptych

Seeing as today is my 100th, I decided to do something special - and I figured a diptych was in order.

In Mu'iz Street with Scorpionkiss, we stood in front of this beautiful building. It looks somewhat out of place surrounded by the Fatimid mosques, and yet fits right in.

It seems that when I am in this street, I become fixated on watching people and how they walk. Like this man. And this boy. And today was no exception...

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cairo egypt mu'iz

Comments

1. Perfect!!!

   ~ pinarchen

2. Superb.
   
   Many congratulations on your 100th - I look forward to seeing many more of your wonderful pictures.

   ~ Blob

3. well done on your 100th blip

   ~ steveg316

4. Congratulations on 100 blips! Beautiful blip!

   ~ odeyrandom

5. Huge congratulations on your 100th entry. :) Keep going with the wonderful words and pictures. This is only the beginning of a very interesting journey. :)
   
   May I ask, what is that dark column of separation in the middle?

   ~ farsidehues

6. Congratulations on your 100 blip! This photo is just sooooooo good. The contrast, light, everything..I adore your photos.. and thank you so much for your lovely words..

   ~ nordicangel

7. What a great 100th blip. Thank you for taking me on a daily tour of Egypt. Your photos are amazing. Cheers!

   ~ loneygirl

8. Congrats - what a fab 100th blip - and an amazing journal!

   ~ horrigans

9. Congrats on your 100th.
   Your blip is very atmospheric but despite the main subjects taking centre stage my eyes are drawn to the young man in the background who looks as if he is in some kind of torment of discomfort.

   ~ peopletwitcher

10. Congrats on your 100th. I wish you many 100's more. Once again this is an amazing shot. I am sure I will never be disappointed by the photography you both do :) Hats off!!

    ~ zahrashah

11. slainte! please don't ever close this window to a world so far away from my own.

    ~ tadpole

12. I will second tadpole
    A great way of seeing other cultures
    Well done on 100 blips

    ~ superhero

13. Congratulations on 100 blips! :)

    ~ iggyquiggy

14. Many congratulations on your first 100 blips! A great composition, lovely architecture and interesting people... what more could you ask for!

    ~ ministry

15. Was sure I had subscribed but apparently not! So your 100th is an appropriate time to do so...many congrats on wonderful sequence.

    ~ Barrioboy

16. Congratulations habibti, it's just an amazing Diptych, and perfect on your 100th!!The two scenes are startling together, the man on the left looking directly at you and the bottom of his galabaya flowing, and the young man to the right, maybe a madrassa student, and the boy in the red shirt on the cell phone...all of seemingly in the same plane, but in different points of time...Beautifully accomplished today habibti, and very very special!!!xxxxxx

    ~ Scorpionkiss

17. Congratulations on your 100th blip. Nice touch the diptych, stunning building.

    ~ ann

18. Well done on a fab diptych on your 100! Congrats.

    ~ mog1970

19. Congratulations on your 100th blip.
    
    Very well done for keeping up such a high standard.

    ~ amro

20. Congrats on your 100th! :)

    ~ Shadowdancer

21. Congratulations on your 100th!

    ~ Ladylala

22. Many Congratulations on amazing work.

    ~ Enya

23. warm congratulation on your 100 th blip day!
    Your journal is excellent work and such a pleasure to follow! I'm looking forward to your next 100!
    Beautiful street shot!

    ~ IngunnInOslo

24. congrats 100..and happy balloon day! lovely image

    ~ artover

25. A stunning image for your 100th blip. Many Congratulations.

    ~ MsGable

26. I knew I recognized your name but couldn't remember from where - Scorpionkiss! Love his journal and now must subscribe to yours as well. Congrats on 100! Lovely photo of three seemingly disparate individuals brought together by the building.

    ~ ionnature

27. Aha! That explains it. :) Like both the sides...

    ~ farsidehues

28. Well done on your 100th blip. Keep going - they're all great.
    Love the architecture and colours in this one.

    ~ milltownlass

29. Beautiful shot. Congrats on reaching 100!

    ~ Jjrdan

30. fantastic shot - conbliptualtions

    ~ adrizz

31. This has to be viewed in large! Brilliant blip, a very happy 100th Blipday!

    ~ Wendles56

32. Nice blip, happy 100 :)

    ~ Cardtrixs

33. Congratulations... on an outstanding image this is perfect for all the reasons stated before, mainly for bring a Wow out of my mouth... lynn

    ~ Roylance

34. it's perfect!
    happy 100th!

    ~ chocolatelover

35. A terrific image- I have enjoyed your wonderful photography, such an incredible peek into another part of the world and different culture. Thank you for sharing your photos with us!

    ~ jacksmom726

36. wonderful image - thank you for sharing your world! Congratulations on your 100th!

    ~ mamastulips

37. Wonderful color and light! Congrats on your 100!

    ~ rwsphotography

38. Very cool image Congratulations on hitting the first blip milestone.

    ~ audioengineear

39. Excellent image! Congrats on 100 blips!

    ~ pddesigns

40. A big congrats on your first blip birthday...

    ~ Willis

41. Congratulations on your 100th! This is a fantastic diptych with so much Cairo atmosphere and subtle colour. I'm looking forward to hundreds more of your blips!

    ~ chaiselongue

42. Happy blipday! Looking forward to viewing many more of your beautiful images.

    ~ francescafiles

43. Beautiful images! Congratulations on your 100th blipday!

    ~ dorrit

44. big happy 100th blipday well done ,

    ~ sunflower

45. Beautiful blip! Congratulations on your 100th!

    ~ kater

46. Superb image for your first blipanniversary. Massive congratulations to you. This diptych is excellent, you sourced your own mini Colosseum to celebrate.

    ~ raheny_eye

47. Just fantastic!
    Congralations on 100!
    Look forward to many many more!

    ~ clarabelfrance

48. Happy 100th.
    
    Enjoy the balloon.

    ~ CanCarrier

49. Gorgeous. Love the colour! Well done on 100!

    ~ tufty

50. MERHABA MY FRIEND
    CONGRATS ON YOUR 100TH BLIP
    TURK :}

    ~ skyedog

51. huge congratulations on your 100th blip....love it!

    ~ meancoast

52. Congratulations on your 100th blip.

    ~ achaikin

53. Congratulations on that first hundred -- your journal's amazing! This image makes me think of a merry-go-round. Your very own Life.Turns. (Cairo edition)!

    ~ besideherself

54. Great choice for your 100th congratulations

    ~ ifnotforthis

55. Beautifully done. Good combination.

    ~ eyglo

56. Congrats on your 100th blip! Brilliant diptych.

    ~ Minni

57. Lovely diptych!
    For Your CENTENNIAL Blip, I bought you a musical card (please open now)
    Happy 100th Blip-day to you,
    Happy 100th Blip-day to you,
    Happy 100th,
    Happy 100th,
    Happy 100th Blip-day to you!
    
    ...and many, many more!!!
    
    Congratulations on your RED BALLOON day....
    May the force (of this foto-habit) be with you ....always!
    

    ~ LovePopcorn

58. congratulations on your 100th blip!!!

    ~ livingbythesea

59. Congrats!!!! Great blip x

    ~ Katherineellis

60. Conblipulations!
    Power to you lens!

    ~ maxellis

61. Congratulations on reaching 100. I always look at your journal but don't often comment. I love the light in this and the lines are like an embrace. It seems to me you were quite tentative with your fitrst few blips and then have taken off running, going from strength to strength. It is a delight to see you and SK's takes on the same, or similar, locales. I look forward to many more.
    
    Also wanted to ask if I'd understood rightly your connection to Lesotho? At university I shared a house with a delighful friend called Nolo (for Lechlahanalo) and I do wonder what became of him as we lost touch after he returned to his homeland. I'm quite sure it was he who first bit me with the Africa bug.
    

    ~ grace

62. Many congratulations. I'm really looking forward to your next 100.

    ~ gblrps

63. This picture is simply amazing! I like your choice of "splitting" it in two parts and the effect that you get is beautiful! You have a great talent, lots of creativity and technique!
    I'll be repeating myself, but I truly love your photography and your "eye"!

    ~ lukeit

64. Wonderful image - the colouring is sublime. Congratulations on your first 100 beautiful blips!

    ~ yogini08

65. Superb, simply. Congrats with the 100th too!

    ~ wolfjournal

66. The continuity is so good in this diptych, it looks like one image flowing into another. The light infuses everything with poetry. A favourite.
    
    Many congratulations on 100. Your journal is a joy to follow. Meg

    ~ megatonlove

67. sitting here, on another side of the world, just feeling at home.
    
    you make cairo seem familiar. friendly. full of warmth and life and humanity.
    
    i like how this split image makes the building seem rounded. As if the two belong together as a whole. and then they are in a way. the two belong together whether they are the same or two different places.
    
    the three men. three different places in the picture. so well placed. and so well chosen.
    
    and that man i the foreground. his flowing white garments. so pictorially pleasing. and so telling about place.
    
    everything seems planned and incidental at the same time.
    
    happy 100th!
    Following your journal has been a true pleasure!
    i missed your visual poetry when away, if only for a few days.......
    
    - grete
    
    

    ~ meandmax

68. Congrats on the 100th. Awesome blip!

    ~ tandra

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