The Beauty of Souq Waqif (Video)

jane01
By jane01

The Beauty of Souq Waqif from Alex Klim on Vimeo.

 

Alex Klim posted this wonderful video of Doha's Souq Waqif. He says

 

Shot at the famous Souq Waqif (located in the City of Doha, State of Qatar) while walking around and talking to the people in the Video. I used my 7D and a Sigma 30mm - 1.4 lens. All shots are handheld, no lightning or any other additional gear was used, as I didn't want to scare people and also catch the real Souq experience ;)  Music by Bonobo - Black Sands.

 

(h/t dohanews)

 

By JerseyGirl08• 14 Jan 2012 03:34
JerseyGirl08

I can't wait to come back. I miss the souq so much! Beautiful video. Excellent!

By masoombukhari• 10 Oct 2011 20:52
Rating: 4/5
masoombukhari

Was really nice video.

bravo Alex.

By alexklim• 25 Sep 2011 23:33
alexklim

thanks again for all the good feedback, will do more for sure ;)

By suzain• 25 Sep 2011 15:40
suzain

beautiful sharing jane..........

By Uzumaki Naruto• 25 Sep 2011 15:21
Uzumaki Naruto

You should make more of them.... Kudos!!!

By alexklim• 25 Sep 2011 15:18
alexklim

Thank you for sharing my Video here!

By prettyjean_03• 24 Sep 2011 22:36
Rating: 4/5
prettyjean_03

nice video :)

By alexklim• 24 Sep 2011 19:30
Rating: 5/5
alexklim

@Rybaxs: The story is about the Souq experience from a visitors point of view. Mainly to show some of the people working there and to present the "Flair" the Souq has to offer. All footage was shot within 2 hours while walking around. After all the positive feedback and over 5.000 views in the first week, I was thinking of doing a short docu about the Souq, including cultural & historical background and some interview partners. Feedback and input is welcome from all of you. All the best, Alex.

By Bark_Scorpion• 24 Sep 2011 19:26
Rating: 4/5
Bark_Scorpion

Where's the man in thobe?

By alexklim• 24 Sep 2011 19:09
alexklim

Thanks JasJar. The video was taken while walking around, its very similar to what a visitor will experience on the Souq. Most of the guys working on the Souq are Non-Qataris, but will try to get more Qatari's next time ;)

By rybaxs• 24 Sep 2011 16:09
rybaxs

so nice -i like it, what is the video story all about?

By rybaxs• 24 Sep 2011 16:09
rybaxs

so nice -i like it, what is the video story all about?

By .sun26872• 24 Sep 2011 08:52
Rating: 4/5
.sun26872

Very nice..............and the most beutiful thing about the video is the smile on the faces of those simple hearted workers.

By anasdotmp• 24 Sep 2011 08:37
anasdotmp

thank you for sharing 

By anonymous• 23 Sep 2011 14:01
anonymous

creative video, but u should have made effort to show the original community, culture and tradition of qatar..because who watches the video thinks that it was taken somewhere in pakistan or india..

By kutch• 23 Sep 2011 04:06
kutch

ahhhhh well

By alexklim• 22 Sep 2011 11:21
alexklim

Dear kutch, the Souq is indeed very multicultural, that's what makes it so uniqe ;)

By kutch• 21 Sep 2011 22:51
kutch

Is Souq located in India or Pakistan? I can't see any Qatari :D

By alexklim• 20 Sep 2011 18:28
alexklim

Thank u Hisham!

By hishamtvs• 20 Sep 2011 16:55
Rating: 4/5
hishamtvs

you have did good video

By hishamtvs• 20 Sep 2011 16:55
Rating: 5/5
hishamtvs

you have did good video

By alexklim• 19 Sep 2011 18:27
alexklim

I'm waiting for the 5dmkIII, if it will ever come...

By alexklim• 19 Sep 2011 18:26
Rating: 2/5
alexklim

Guess it was another one then ;) But they have a lot new Sony Stuff there, even the new small 3D camcorders.

By timebandit• 19 Sep 2011 18:05
timebandit

An Alpha a77??? No way!! If you did I am going to buy it right now. It's not due out until next month.

By alexklim• 19 Sep 2011 18:00
Rating: 3/5
alexklim

... saw one of these at 51east, in new Lagoona Mall last weekend.. ;)

By timebandit• 19 Sep 2011 17:46
Rating: 3/5
timebandit

It has SteadyShot Inside ;)http://sonya77.com/

By timebandit• 19 Sep 2011 17:40
timebandit

Or instead of a tripod, buy yourself one of these:-[[wysiwyg_imageupload:4591:]]

By alexklim• 19 Sep 2011 17:31
alexklim

Thanks for your nice comment, really enjoyed it ;) Yeah, it is a bit shaky as it was shot all handheld and the DSLR Camera isn't really meant for handheld shooting without advanced equipment... ;) I could definitely do better with my tripod and slider... Greets ;)

By timebandit• 19 Sep 2011 16:42
timebandit

Nice... well done. However I couldn't help noticing you employed advanced techniques such as focus shift, yet suffer a lot from camera shake. You are definitely talented, now go and buy a tripod ;)

By ghazalz• 19 Sep 2011 16:35
ghazalz

Very nice! thanks for sharing!

By alexklim• 19 Sep 2011 15:39
alexklim

Glad you like it ;-) Thansk a lot!

By alexklim• 19 Sep 2011 15:31
Rating: 5/5
alexklim

Thanks Uzumaki! The video was shot with my Canon 7D (DSLR) and a Sigma 30mm Lens (1.4). No additional gear was used and all shots are handheld. Greets Alex

By Uzumaki Naruto• 19 Sep 2011 15:19
Uzumaki Naruto

nice video! What V-Cam did you use?

By alexklim• 18 Sep 2011 19:53
alexklim

...appreciate that ;)

By Sim.suZ• 18 Sep 2011 15:11
Sim.suZ

Loved the video !

By Sim.suZ• 18 Sep 2011 15:11
Sim.suZ

Loved the video !

By hannes tinnacher• 18 Sep 2011 12:25
hannes tinnacher

Thank you very much for sharing this art with us.

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