tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626Tue, 23 Jul 2013 22:41:47 +0000hobbiesjust ramblingJanuary 25Fisheye 2photographymedium-formatholidayssmokingthe weatherfamilylomography120 filmHolgatrafficdrivingbloggingattitudelife in CairoMidan El Tahrirfriendsa peronal blog of a woman, her holga, and the city...http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)Blogger42125http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/grab_baghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-4377250198669381034Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:22:00 +00002011-03-22T07:30:45.694+02:00HolgaJanuary 25Midan El Tahrirjust ramblinglife in Cairo[+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post So, it's been well over a year now since I last posted here. Little did I know how significantly fateful the date of my last post would prove to be. My last entry was posted on February 11, 2010 - exactly one year to what would be the date of the abdication of Mubarak, the first living former president Egypt would come to know; and in it I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/1Av_Y-TBOU4/people-want-life-of-elmidan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=1Av_Y-TBOU4:GnHc-t2KhOQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=1Av_Y-TBOU4:GnHc-t2KhOQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=1Av_Y-TBOU4:GnHc-t2KhOQ:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=1Av_Y-TBOU4:GnHc-t2KhOQ:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/1Av_Y-TBOU4" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2011/03/people-want-life-of-elmidan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-438140156030025349Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:00:00 +00002010-02-12T07:42:25.449+02:00lomographyHolgaphotographyholidays[+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post But he grew old - This knight so bold - And o'er his heart a shadow Fell as he found No spot of ground That looked like Eldorado.So, I make it to South Sinai, again... and out of it, again... only for a short trip, three days in all.We arrive in El Karm about an hour to sunset, the world http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/-PV1CYzEy4o/visions-of-sinai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=-PV1CYzEy4o:md-s-xpcyt4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=-PV1CYzEy4o:md-s-xpcyt4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=-PV1CYzEy4o:md-s-xpcyt4:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=-PV1CYzEy4o:md-s-xpcyt4:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/-PV1CYzEy4o" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2010/02/visions-of-sinai.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-2928123734849322752Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:44:00 +00002009-11-11T22:44:47.366+02:00trafficjust ramblinglife in CairoCan there possibly be an up-side to being stuck for four hours in a traffic jam?Well, next day when you are stuck for one hour in a traffic jam, it feels like a walk in the park.True story!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/tKdRJl8r79g/on-up-side.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=tKdRJl8r79g:Dw82ag8HYAk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=tKdRJl8r79g:Dw82ag8HYAk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=tKdRJl8r79g:Dw82ag8HYAk:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=tKdRJl8r79g:Dw82ag8HYAk:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/tKdRJl8r79g" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-up-side.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-7798223288578271749Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:33:00 +00002009-11-11T22:46:24.859+02:00lomographyHolgamedium-formatholidays[+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post A picture is worth a thousand words... here's more than one: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/naogEJMVyZQ/summer-time-and-living-was-easy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=naogEJMVyZQ:4TStuAIbFFQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=naogEJMVyZQ:4TStuAIbFFQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=naogEJMVyZQ:4TStuAIbFFQ:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=naogEJMVyZQ:4TStuAIbFFQ:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/naogEJMVyZQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/11/summer-time-and-living-was-easy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-4060036487576841105Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:12:00 +00002009-11-04T18:46:48.284+02:00lomographysmokingHolgaphotographyhobbiesbloggingmedium-formatlife in Cairo[+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post A couple of springs ago, I blogged about how it had been six months since I had quit smoking. And a couple of days ago, I "celebrated" my second cigarette-free year - well, basically, I just rubbed everybody's nose in it. For one, there is a very gratifying sense of achievement and pride. And then, I know I have to constantly recommit myself to a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/fDRr8JT7a24/there-will-be-growth-in-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=fDRr8JT7a24:iYcOD3xSZ68:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=fDRr8JT7a24:iYcOD3xSZ68:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=fDRr8JT7a24:iYcOD3xSZ68:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=fDRr8JT7a24:iYcOD3xSZ68:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/fDRr8JT7a24" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/10/there-will-be-growth-in-spring.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-3187075896604816809Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:45:00 +00002009-10-19T21:45:11.699+02:00lomographyHolgaphotographymedium-formatlife in Cairo[+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post Well, it didn’t rain that day really, and this post is (regrettably) not about some psychedelic trip – but there is water and mushroom involved: A leaky pipe created a small puddle of water in the corner of my bathroom that is occupied by the laundry basket. By the time I discovered the leak, a considerable amount of water had been http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/wrnnOxHVv7I/rainy-day-mushroom-pillow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=wrnnOxHVv7I:E0Q0cGjvRIk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=wrnnOxHVv7I:E0Q0cGjvRIk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=wrnnOxHVv7I:E0Q0cGjvRIk:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=wrnnOxHVv7I:E0Q0cGjvRIk:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/wrnnOxHVv7I" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/10/rainy-day-mushroom-pillow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-8088816141168292287Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:28:00 +00002009-11-02T01:19:52.469+02:00lomographyHolgaphotographyhobbiesFisheye 2medium-format120 film[+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post Nothing like dating and captioning photos to clear your head; here is what could pass for a collection of food photos – Bon Appétit!     First time I use the “insert album” feature, not sure if it enables each photo to be viewed individually I have now arranged these photos in a couple of tables, each http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/fKewtIV2Zz0/dont-play-with-your-food-this-is-hunger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=fKewtIV2Zz0:NLLJ1SIsnqs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=fKewtIV2Zz0:NLLJ1SIsnqs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=fKewtIV2Zz0:NLLJ1SIsnqs:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=fKewtIV2Zz0:NLLJ1SIsnqs:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/fKewtIV2Zz0" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/08/dont-play-with-your-food-this-is-hunger.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-27555500280973539Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:53:00 +00002009-11-02T01:19:52.470+02:00lomographyHolgaphotographyhobbiesfamilymedium-format120 filmlife in Cairo[+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post So, since I had gotten my sought-after rolls of slide film (have I mentioned that Lucky Stores came through on their promise to provide it and black film? Yes! I can place an order any time by phone – an undefined waiting period follows, but, who can complain really?), well, I have been eager to use it – especially to try the much discussed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/h7nTpw3KoFY/me-my-city-and-my-holga-wasting-slide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=h7nTpw3KoFY:igbqZR4HlLI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=h7nTpw3KoFY:igbqZR4HlLI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=h7nTpw3KoFY:igbqZR4HlLI:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=h7nTpw3KoFY:igbqZR4HlLI:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/h7nTpw3KoFY" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/08/me-my-city-and-my-holga-wasting-slide.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-7966923621703668938Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:09:00 +00002009-11-02T01:20:25.525+02:00lomographyHolgaphotographydrivinghobbiesjust ramblingbloggingmedium-format[+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post … blog?I’m driving around in my car, I’m driving too fast, I’m driving too far, I’d like to change my point of view… but nothing ever happens, and I wonder, I wonder how, I wonder why… … I’m turning my head, up and down, I’m turning, turning, turning, turning, turning around, and all that I can see, is Just A another lemon tree.Fool’s http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/rHIsNggVqU4/when-in-doubt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=rHIsNggVqU4:9Z8LAnj9xyw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=rHIsNggVqU4:9Z8LAnj9xyw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=rHIsNggVqU4:9Z8LAnj9xyw:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=rHIsNggVqU4:9Z8LAnj9xyw:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/rHIsNggVqU4" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/08/when-in-doubt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-7454170911753579496Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:51:00 +00002009-09-13T02:40:40.641+02:00lomographyHolgaphotographyjust ramblingmedium-format[+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post A backlog of photos and things to sort… but for now – slide. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/3ctHSkNkvLM/slide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=3ctHSkNkvLM:TJiIFtBR_5M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=3ctHSkNkvLM:TJiIFtBR_5M:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=3ctHSkNkvLM:TJiIFtBR_5M:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=3ctHSkNkvLM:TJiIFtBR_5M:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/3ctHSkNkvLM" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/08/slide.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-8246329333987739658Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:51:00 +00002009-08-07T01:50:18.035+03:00just ramblinglife in Cairoattitude Today as I was parked in my car waiting, there was an older man on a wheelchair, he had a cap on to protect him from the merciless noontime summer sun and extremely deformed arms and hands which were very difficult to overlook. He was laboriously and carefully maneuvering his wheelchair through the commotion of cars pulling into and out of their parking spaces, and accepting alms from drivers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/tch-ThHWWOk/gloves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=tch-ThHWWOk:esvIqJ6xUWo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=tch-ThHWWOk:esvIqJ6xUWo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=tch-ThHWWOk:esvIqJ6xUWo:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=tch-ThHWWOk:esvIqJ6xUWo:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/tch-ThHWWOk" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/08/gloves.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-1255439358925709764Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:22:00 +00002009-09-09T16:50:18.432+02:00just rambling http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/HRmd-wyF-fw/you-tell-them-charlie-brown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=HRmd-wyF-fw:EbFGp39XLxs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=HRmd-wyF-fw:EbFGp39XLxs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=HRmd-wyF-fw:EbFGp39XLxs:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=HRmd-wyF-fw:EbFGp39XLxs:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/HRmd-wyF-fw" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/08/you-tell-them-charlie-brown.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-1504956946627950869Wed, 13 May 2009 14:57:00 +00002009-09-09T14:23:42.208+02:00lomographyHolgaphotographyhobbiesFisheye 2familymedium-formatholidays [+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post I had blogged about how I tend to be slower on shooting away the film in my Fisheye2 camera; for some reason, one 36-frame roll seems to last much longer in the Fisheye2 than three 12-frame ones in the Holga – I just still don’t seem able to use it as often… which is partly why this post about a trip to Alexandria in October past year http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/KVcDWk1aIVQ/behold-cat-within-fish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=KVcDWk1aIVQ:eNsV-uhtFcE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=KVcDWk1aIVQ:eNsV-uhtFcE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=KVcDWk1aIVQ:eNsV-uhtFcE:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=KVcDWk1aIVQ:eNsV-uhtFcE:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/KVcDWk1aIVQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/05/behold-cat-within-fish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-1219583427813241645Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:25:00 +00002011-03-28T20:13:20.035+02:00lomographyHolgaphotographyhobbiesbloggingmedium-format[+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post So, despite the fact that Bloggie and I have not been communicating as much and often as I would like to have it, nonetheless, I think it would be a shame if I allowed the occasion not to be, at least somewhat, ceremoniously commemorated, so:Happy Birthday, Bloggie! A Streetlamp in Heliopolis, Cairo – Long exposure, no tripod. Not sure if the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/f3Aj7I7jdp8/this-blog-is-one-year-old-and-now-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=f3Aj7I7jdp8:5TwmPmNrLe8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=f3Aj7I7jdp8:5TwmPmNrLe8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=f3Aj7I7jdp8:5TwmPmNrLe8:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=f3Aj7I7jdp8:5TwmPmNrLe8:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/f3Aj7I7jdp8" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/04/this-blog-is-one-year-old-and-now-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-202283897603890659Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:16:00 +00002009-09-09T08:16:29.615+02:00Holgaphotographyhobbiesjust ramblinglife in Cairo Wake up early in the morning And you’ll be able to see Everything is as clear As it ever will be The Open Mind I haven’t posted anything for quite some time now; but nonetheless, I have been working on the blog some, as well as on a couple of other projects that I hope will be seeing the light soon and which I will definitely be blogging about once they do. So, today I was up at 0330 Cairo time http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/6d9lSHDbe9A/have-you-ever-seen-dawn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=6d9lSHDbe9A:i48Zhm2GC9E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=6d9lSHDbe9A:i48Zhm2GC9E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=6d9lSHDbe9A:i48Zhm2GC9E:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=6d9lSHDbe9A:i48Zhm2GC9E:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/6d9lSHDbe9A" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/04/have-you-ever-seen-dawn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-8906909359022945517Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:32:00 +00002009-09-09T08:13:33.346+02:00just ramblingthe weather So, rain has been being forecast for what must be like the whole past month; yet so far the clouds saw fit to release their meager load of exhilarating water only once. Rain was forecast yesterday too, but only my dusty windshield stippled by dried raindrops bore any suggestion of showers, I didn't see it rain, it didn't smell like rain, and there were no other traces of rain. I hope the skies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/DqQt0mVYmQU/rain-in-cairo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=DqQt0mVYmQU:xgPS-JyP8VE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=DqQt0mVYmQU:xgPS-JyP8VE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=DqQt0mVYmQU:xgPS-JyP8VE:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=DqQt0mVYmQU:xgPS-JyP8VE:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/DqQt0mVYmQU" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/03/rain-in-cairo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-3530791171074148187Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:39:00 +00002009-11-02T01:19:52.470+02:00Holgaphotographydrivinghobbiesfamilymedium-format120 filmlife in Cairo When you drive out of Al Azhar Tunnel into Adly Street, you might or might not notice a small shop to your left – personally, I really don't remember what it is about it that grabbed my attention: the vintage sign (which uses the same beautiful calligraphy as the card), or the two relatively modest showcases flanking the entrance, or the multitude of (even from a distance) older-looking http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/ypALlkm5kKk/me-my-city-and-my-holga-photo-greenwich.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=ypALlkm5kKk:gJpeNhZKhow:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=ypALlkm5kKk:gJpeNhZKhow:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=ypALlkm5kKk:gJpeNhZKhow:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=ypALlkm5kKk:gJpeNhZKhow:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/ypALlkm5kKk" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/03/me-my-city-and-my-holga-photo-greenwich.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-1863371298112479252Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:13:00 +00002009-09-09T08:03:47.624+02:00 These are quoted verbatim: […] a haggler is better than no customer at all. The Economist (2009, February 5). The rise of haggling: Let's make a deal. […] having a tarnished brand is better than having no brand at all. The Economist (2009, March 12). Marketing to women: Hello, girls. I hope they keep coming up with more. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/ggtDyXJA4gE/economist-sage-recession-sayings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=ggtDyXJA4gE:tQ4hZt5bBB8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=ggtDyXJA4gE:tQ4hZt5bBB8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=ggtDyXJA4gE:tQ4hZt5bBB8:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=ggtDyXJA4gE:tQ4hZt5bBB8:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/ggtDyXJA4gE" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/03/economist-sage-recession-sayings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-8185416905508342513Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:56:00 +00002009-09-09T05:29:18.616+02:00lomographyHolgaphotographyhobbiesthe weatherlife in Cairo [+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post I hadn't been to Khan El Khalili since I'd gotten the Holga – I'd been wanting to go just to get to use her there and also to hang out; so, about a couple of weeks ago in the wake of the sad event of a bomb going off there, I thought I'd go to make a silent personal fuck-fear statement like the hundreds of people who went about their http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/OWRPdltazzc/me-my-city-and-my-holga-khan-el-khalili.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=OWRPdltazzc:SgTgcHgVFXA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=OWRPdltazzc:SgTgcHgVFXA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=OWRPdltazzc:SgTgcHgVFXA:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=OWRPdltazzc:SgTgcHgVFXA:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/OWRPdltazzc" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/03/me-my-city-and-my-holga-khan-el-khalili.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-6127599427109381117Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:39:00 +00002009-09-09T05:10:10.866+02:00just rambling [+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post … some trip… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/pPT5QQfLfxY/some-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=pPT5QQfLfxY:RlVc59Ma4Uw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=pPT5QQfLfxY:RlVc59Ma4Uw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=pPT5QQfLfxY:RlVc59Ma4Uw:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=pPT5QQfLfxY:RlVc59Ma4Uw:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/pPT5QQfLfxY" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/02/some-music.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-1650363096550129556Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:06:00 +00002009-09-09T04:57:45.686+02:00lomographyHolgaphotographyhobbies [+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post So, I've been meaning to write about how I'd modified my Holga for quite some now; but every time I set out to do it I was put off by my desire to cite (at least) the (most important) sources I used and the ensuing chore of having to look them up again – so, here they are 1, 2, 3, and 4. If you are a hardcore Holga fan or have already http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/8cTh4aZiywE/my-holga-mods.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=8cTh4aZiywE:kewL8gkJALg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=8cTh4aZiywE:kewL8gkJALg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=8cTh4aZiywE:kewL8gkJALg:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=8cTh4aZiywE:kewL8gkJALg:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/8cTh4aZiywE" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-holga-mods.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-3041077209762546610Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:02:00 +00002009-09-09T02:53:02.222+02:00lomographyHolgaphotographyhobbiesjust ramblinglife in Cairo [+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post So the power just died for about thirty minutes. I had been working on posting an entry about how I modified my Holga and filling in some applications while doing some online surfing when the electricity went down on me; initially dismayed at having lost some unsaved work and at having my train of thought abruptly and brutally interrupted, I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/-suVWFoItCU/sound-of-silence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=-suVWFoItCU:smwXRIAv2Lo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=-suVWFoItCU:smwXRIAv2Lo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=-suVWFoItCU:smwXRIAv2Lo:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=-suVWFoItCU:smwXRIAv2Lo:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/-suVWFoItCU" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/01/sound-of-silence.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-2004082003474313111Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:08:00 +00002009-09-09T02:37:32.146+02:00just ramblingholidays [+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post So, it's a little over a fortnight into the New Year… and while one can always argue – and justifiably so – how hyped up, overrated, and commercialized this event has come to be, it definitely never fails to prove a favorite occasion for sentimentalists and cynics alike to ponder about the meaning of it all. And while I wouldn't care to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/hClHWchTlQg/of-journeys-roads-signs-and-like-clichs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=hClHWchTlQg:nYO9WaxfOJc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=hClHWchTlQg:nYO9WaxfOJc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=hClHWchTlQg:nYO9WaxfOJc:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=hClHWchTlQg:nYO9WaxfOJc:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/hClHWchTlQg" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/01/of-journeys-roads-signs-and-like-clichs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-396022951924315854Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:21:00 +00002011-02-21T11:06:45.400+02:00just ramblingbloggingholidayslife in Cairo[+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post So, after about two months of waiting, my DSL connection was finally reinstated on Egyptian Christmas Eve: About three months ago, I received a phone call from a very decent-sounding phone company operator notifying me that my landline phone number will be changed; he respectfully asked that I have a pen and paper handy so he can dictate the newhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/cCTtEqkIunA/well-yes-here-we-go-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=cCTtEqkIunA:klbmOPfcW38:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=cCTtEqkIunA:klbmOPfcW38:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=cCTtEqkIunA:klbmOPfcW38:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=cCTtEqkIunA:klbmOPfcW38:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/cCTtEqkIunA" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2009/01/well-yes-here-we-go-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145712244532422626.post-7068801269452865816Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:10:00 +00002009-09-09T01:47:30.506+02:00lomographyHolgaphotographyhobbiesFisheye 2family [+] view gallery of lomo photos in this post So, I finally got to developing my first batch of Fisheye 2 photos – for a number of reasons, I hadn't been using it as frequently as my Holga: For someone less endowed with the virtue of patience, the small number of exposures in medium format film (twelve for the 6 x 6 square format and 16 for the 6 x 4.5 rectangular one) makes using the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grab_bag/~3/cnyecX1Woyg/oh-fishy-fishy-fishy-fish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reem Labib)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=cnyecX1Woyg:otuBym0xWeg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=cnyecX1Woyg:otuBym0xWeg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?a=cnyecX1Woyg:otuBym0xWeg:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/grab_bag?i=cnyecX1Woyg:otuBym0xWeg:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grab_bag/~4/cnyecX1Woyg" height="1" width="1"/>http://reemlabib.blogspot.com/2008/09/oh-fishy-fishy-fishy-fish.html