Photographer's Note
Rabat, Morocco’s capital, is one of the pleasantest places to live, with a great variety of ancient, old and colonial era quarters, a climate tempered by the Atlantic breezes, tree-lined, walkable neighborhoods and, at least throughout the 1990s when I knew it, very few tourists. I remember Rabat as calm, clean and orderly, not least because King Hassan II kept an eye on things – even to having not just the sidewalks but the streets washed and swept. Even the pleasant, nicely organized downtown and the linear souk seemed fairly laid back. I’m sure the pace has picked up over the last decade. However, I understand that the area near the Kasbah des Oudayïas, where I took this image, is still quiet and beautiful. Inside the wall is a neatly kept old quarter of white houses, blue painted parapets and great views.
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yedirenk
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(11244) 2009-05-23 12:21
Merhaba Mary,
güzel bir gündelik hayat karesi.sıcak sarı rengiyle muhteşem bir tarihi yapı bu.ışık,renkler ve detaylar şahane.insanlarda dinamizm katmış.ellerinize sağlık.selamlar,saygılar.
Have a nice weekend
Cevdet
Cretense
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(68709) 2009-05-25 5:24
Hello Mary!
Excellent architecture photo, with a "touch" of daily life scene, great inclusion of the passing men! Great composition and framing, excellent light managment, beautiful colours! Congratulations!
Hercules
jarek
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(495) 2009-05-27 23:33
Hello Mary,
great photograph! Good POV, I like the people in the foreground walking, it creates the sense of a place where people live, not only take pictures there.
Morocco is definitely a place to visit :)
Thank you for sharing.
Jarek
Angshu
(56760) 2009-05-28 21:31
Hello Mary
Good diagonal view of the wall with fine colour contrast as well. I wouldn't mind a bit of sharpening & contrast to make this picture 'jump out'. But well done!
Regards
Angshu
Silvio1953
(220465) 2009-06-01 10:56
Ciao Mary, beautiful composition with lovely architecture, splendid light and colors, a little lack of sharpness, but if it's a scan, as I think, it's ok, very well done, ciao Silvio
bobocortis
(16090) 2009-06-02 23:35
Hello Mary.
Good composition, that I'd preferred with more sharpness .. :-)
The human figures placed on a perspective line give vivacity to the shot.
Kind regards.
Bobo.
tober
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(8797) 2009-06-06 1:11
Hi Mary, a very original 14 years old photo from a typical corner of Rabat. Human presence addslife and dynamism to your composition. Regards from Lisbon. Tolga
mkamionka
(73224) 2009-06-10 5:05
Hi Mary,
I know what you feel. Most of my favourite pictures were taken in the pre-digital era. I bought recently a negative scanner with the hope that will help me to document it with a better quality but it did not change much. It is pity.
This place looks very pretty. I have never been there but last year I was travelling around Andalucia and it seems pretty similar in the architecture.
TFS
M
Photo Information
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Copyright: Mary Kenning (akm)
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(1216) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 1995-00-00
- Categories: Vida Diária
- Camera: Nikon FG, Tamron 28-300
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original
- Date Submitted: 2009-05-23 11:12
Discussions
- To Cretense: Kasbah (1)
by akm, last updated 2009-05-25 07:00 - To bobocortis: Kasbah des Oudayïas (2)
by akm, last updated 2009-06-14 12:08 - To mkamionka: Kasbah des Oudayïas (1)
by akm, last updated 2009-06-11 06:02
