A seasoned expatriate, I've spent 25+years around the Middle East.

 

I've been taking snaps since I was 11, but got into photography seriously from around 18 with my first Pentax SLR (A3) and a couple of years later got a Lubitel 166 TLR which is a fully manual camera that taught me all about exposure. see www.lomography.com/lubitel166+/ for details.

 

Past cameras owned:

Kodak Instamatic 277x - uts.cc.utexas.edu/~ifex534/cameras/277x.html

Kodak Ektralite 10 - insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/~mfo/110/index.html

Zenit E - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenit_(camera)

Pentax A3 (Film) - www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Pentax

 

Got into Digital Photography in its infancy with a Casio QV series featuring 1/4mp capture - ooh, wow!

Pentax Optio 430

Canon EOS 300D then 350D then 5D2 then 60D

 

Unfortunately some scumbag stole my 5D and L lens collection from my car :o(

 

Now shooting with a Canon EOS 5D3 with kit lens

 

If you like my work, why not write me a testimonial? Who knows, I might even return the favour!

 

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  • JoinedAugust 2008
  • OccupationEngineer
  • HometownManchester
  • Current cityDoha
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Photos of Alan Holden

Testimonials

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Excerpt from an e-mail to baldrick2dogs: I have received comments from you in hit, miss or maybe and others where you said my photo wasn't good but I use that info to help me improve. And it makes it that much better when I receive a good vote from you because I know you're being honest. Just wanted to let you know th… Read more

Excerpt from an e-mail to baldrick2dogs: I have received comments from you in hit, miss or maybe and others where you said my photo wasn't good but I use that info to help me improve. And it makes it that much better when I receive a good vote from you because I know you're being honest. Just wanted to let you know that I like your photos and value your opinion. As a very new photographer, I look up to you and few others here on flickr.

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January 7, 2010

in baldrick2dogs photo stream i see great color, dynamic compositions, interesting subjects, and a smorgasbord of exotic cities.... thanks for helping me see places i haven't seen but might.... keep 'em coming...

December 7, 2009
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I have just finished the fairly Herculean task of viewing Alan's entire photostream. I am pleased to report that not only have I been enriched by going to places I would otherwise never have seen, the quality of his imagery is consistently first class. Do yourself a favorite and take a really close look here.

June 11, 2009