First set, here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/12-post-your-photos/250948-people-jordanians.html


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The complete set, on my blog.

[slowpez]

Nice street shots. Enjoyed the series.

[causey]

Nice street shots. Enjoyed the series.

Thank you, Susan.

[Bob Harris]

another interesting tour Stefan, viewing some of the woman was a bit disturbing to me but I know it is tradition but a loss of freedom and rights. Are you completely accepted through the streets taking photos?

[zztopd]

another interesting tour Stefan, viewing some of the woman was a bit disturbing to me but I know it is tradition but a loss of freedom and rights. Are you completely accepted through the streets taking photos?

me too interesting the question that asked Bob: "Are you completely accepted through the streets taking photos, causey?"

[Kerrowdown]

Good street shots, that give a feel and flavour of Jordon for the wonderful country that it is, but I think in number 12 you got busted.

[ausmoose]

Nice street shots - I don't know how anyone can take them though - I would feel very awkward!

[causey]

another interesting tour Stefan, viewing some of the woman was a bit disturbing to me but I know it is tradition but a loss of freedom and rights. Are you completely accepted through the streets taking photos?

me too interesting the question that asked Bob: "Are you completely accepted through the streets taking photos, causey?"

Kerrowdown asked a similar question in my first "Jordanians" set. This was my answer: Thank you, Kd! I had only a woman show me the finger... She was illegally selling cigarettes on the street. Most people didn't know I was taking pics of them. I've developed a certain technique... I have a bag attached to my belt, which I keep in front of my belly. On the bag I keep my camera (like an old Rollei) set at 33-35mm, f5.6, and adequate ISO. I also set the focusing distance and try to respect it when getting near a target. Then, click!--sometimes I even look somewhere else It takes some practice to get good shots, but the technique is working, and I'm getting better at using it. However, Jordanian are nice people... I don't think anyone would have been aggressive if they discovered I was taking pics of them.

Now, regarding the covered woman: Jordan is pretty liberal compared to most other Muslim countries; generally, women can choose what to wear. So, the veil is to a significant extent a matter of choice. Which is not to say that choice is freedom, since people may have freedom of choice without being free from prejudice, irrational fears and motives, etc. On the other hand, I doubt the West has some kind of superiority over the Middle East when it comes to prejudice and related phenomena Note that the sort of burqa the woman in pic #7 wears is fashionable--in any case, very different from the personality-effacing, black burqa of the Saudi women. The woman in pic #11 appears to be a conservative matron, and she has a rather independent attitude. I saw Saudi women in Kuwait, Dubai and at Petra, in Jordan: always following their husbands, docilely.

Here's an interesting poll that's going to tell you something about the variety of perceptions in the Arab countries. I think Jordan is similar to Lebanon.
How people in Muslim countries prefer women to dress in public | Pew Research Center

Good street shots, that give a feel and flavour of Jordon for the wonderful country that it is, but I think in number 12 you got busted.

Thank you, Kerrowdown. Not sure I got busted, although my K-30 has a pretty noisy shutter. What's sure is she was looking at the camera--perhaps wondering, "A Pentax? What's this?"

Nice street shots - I don't know how anyone can take them though - I would feel very awkward!

Thank you for commenting--as to your wondering, I'm going to refer you to the lines above, in which I shared my little dirty secret.

[Sailor]

Terrific, Stefan - I especially like 7 and 12. Great street shots.

Jer

[Na Horuk]

Cool series, thanks for sharing! Never saw a collection of portraits from that part of the world

[MSL]

Kerrowdown asked a similar question in my first "Jordanians" set. This was my answer: Thank you, Kd! I had only a woman show me the finger... She was illegally selling cigarettes on the street. Most people didn't know I was taking pics of them. I've developed a certain technique... I have a bag attached to my belt, which I keep in front of my belly. On the bag I keep my camera (like an old Rollei) set at 33-35mm, f5.6, and adequate ISO. I also set the focusing distance and try to respect it when getting near a target. Then, click!--sometimes I even look somewhere else It takes some practice to get good shots, but the technique is working, and I'm getting better at using it. However, Jordanian are nice people... I don't think anyone would have been aggressive if they discovered I was taking pics of them.

Interesting technique. Does the K-30 also have catch-in-focus? That might be another way to capture some, where you think there might be many good shots in a limited time frame, but where you or the objects are on the move. Street photograph (whether local or abroad) is not something I've ever tried (even back in my film days) because I guess I've always worried about the one time where you might get a negative or violent reaction.

[causey]

Interesting technique. Does the K-30 also have catch-in-focus? That might be another way to capture some, where you think there might be many good shots in a limited time frame, but where you or the objects are on the move. Street photograph (whether local or abroad) is not something I've ever tried (even back in my film days) because I guess I've always worried about the one time where you might get a negative or violent reaction.

Of course it has catch-in-focus--which sometimes I use as a kind of pseudo-AF. The problem with having CIF on in crowded places is that it would trigger the shutter at every moment. A quasi-continuous shutter noise coming from my K-30 would have attracted unwanted attention

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Terrific, Stefan - I especially like 7 and 12. Great street shots.

Jer

Thank you, Jer. Those two are among my favs, too.

Cool series, thanks for sharing! Never saw a collection of portraits from that part of the world

Thank you for visiting & commenting! Jordan is a very interesting part of the world, for sure.

[daacon]

Very good street series Stefan - and nice technique.

[MSL]

Of course it has catch-in-focus--which sometimes I use as a kind of pseudo-AF. The problem with having CIF on in crowded places is that it would trigger the shutter at every moment. A quasi-continuous shutter noise coming from my K-30 would have attracted unwanted attention

That thought cross my mind too. But I could see a situation like a crowded noisy market where that sound wouldn't be noticed, or where you might be talking loudly to a companion to cover up the noise. Also, you could limit its use by how much you held down the shutter. All that said, based on these photos you've got a great technique working so why muddle with it.

[causey]

Very good street series Stefan - and nice technique.

Thank you, Dave.