1973 Leather tanning in Fès 2, a photo from Fes, North

Photographer's Note

1973. A scan of an old analogic image.

Leather tanning in Fes, one of the largest city in Morocco.

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lousat (57510) 2011-09-10 4:04

Salut Roger,quelle interessante photo tu montre nous aujourd'hui!! Je suis en train de regarder comme les vestiaires sont changes,quelle chance as tu eu en visitant ce pays il y a 38 ans,mais la qualite' de la photo et ton travail de digitalisation la font sembler une capture de ce matin.Mes plus gros compliments et belle journee',Luciano.

lakshmip1949 (19110) 2011-09-10 4:08

Hello Roger,

I have never seen a leather tanning. Beautiful image of the tanning. I like the the colors of the liquid in the stone bins. Nice capture of these men working . Nice job of conversion.

Lakshmi

snunney (67172) 2011-09-10 4:11

Hello Roger,
One imagines this was how they must have done it in Medieval times in big cities like London and Paris. The point of view was well chosen to provide a good overview of the operations. There is much to see and retain the interest. A fine presentation fro your archives.

holmertz (26854) 2011-09-10 5:21

Hello Roger,
Thi photo has an ancient, smelly and unhealthy air about it. A great view for photographers, not a place where I would ever like to work. Another excellent scan with well kept colours and clarity.
Kind regards,
Gert

PaulVDV (15017) 2011-09-10 6:05

Bonjour Roger,
Une très belle scène de la vie quotidienne des travailleurs du cuir, une scène que nous pouvons encore admirer aujourd'hui à Fès.
Magnifique avec la couleur rouge, abondante dans cette image.
Amicalement, Paul

Sergiom (39078) 2011-09-10 6:13

Bonjour Roger

J'ai pu voir la même chose en janvier 1997 et je peux te dire que même en hiver, l'odeur était poignante. Je n'en revenais pas de voir des enfants travailler dans de telles conditions. Très bon scan.

Bon weekend

Serge

sacimar (25957) 2011-09-10 6:43

Hello Roger,

wow, this is an historic image, the quality is very good, I like the image of this impressive place, TFS, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

Bluejeans (64211) 2011-09-10 7:02

Ola Roger ,
Magnifica esta tua foto de 73 quase a minha idade :), bem conhecido este lugar em Marrocos com estas poços para pintar roupa , bons detalhes, bom trabalho de scan , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Nicou (97509) 2011-09-10 7:29

Hlelo Roger,

superbe compo de ce tanneur, de 1973, fantastique quel rouge et toutes ces cuves, je pense que cela n'a pas changé, splendide.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

pierrefonds (48285) 2011-09-10 8:13

Bonjour Roger,

La grandeur de la tannerie donne de la profondeur à l'image. La prise dew vue permet de voir les détails et les couleurs de la tannerie. La bonne luminosité met en valeur les couleurs de l'image. bonne journée.

Pierre

ikeharel (37190) 2011-09-10 9:20

What a piece of history documented here, Roger.
Impressive and well well preserved!
All those diff. pits which have a purpose on it's own, and the men working - giving a very dynamic mode and vivid tone. Superb.
Have a nice weekend,
Ike

jlbrthnn (79773) 2011-09-10 9:28

Bonjour Roger,
Difficile de faire plus spectaculaire que cette image "sanglante". La numérisation n'a rien enlevé des qualités de la photo. Bravo.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
Joël

adores (28178) 2011-09-10 16:32

Hi Roger!
Guess they wanted to change it to some other place! Guess the place has changed a little since then, but it has kept its character. You did a good job with the scanner, the quality is very good for such an old photo. Good idea to show it!

siamesa (27449) 2011-09-10 17:43

Boa noite Roger

Excellent register of this interesting work.The image is beautiful .Perfect point of view. TFS
Abraços
Maria

abmdsudi (26199) 2011-09-10 23:21

Hi Roger
Aclassic picture, you have made a wonderful job of restoring this. An intriguing daily life activity at this famous scene and the view point is lovely. I like the treatment in warm light, good tones and the oldie look, they almost camouflage into the environment and the apppearence is well depicting the time gone by. Excellent work. Well done.
Best regards

COSTANTINO (42744) 2011-09-10 23:25

Hello
it is an unusual shot,original version
with an ancient smell,in my opinion
it needs more useful notes
but finally it is very impressive
regards
Costantino

paololg (31442) 2011-09-10 23:33

Ciao caro Roger,
anche se è una vecchia foto di quasi quarant'anni fa, devo dire che è perfetta, a dimostrazione che la scansione è stata eseguita bene ma soprattutto che la foto è stata catturata in modo corretto, con una buona nitidezza e una eccellente gestione della luce. E' molto interessante e piacevole ammirare le foto dei vecchi ricordi. Hai avuto veramente una buona idea. Bravo!
Ciao, buona domenica!
Paolo

mesutilgim (67856) 2011-09-11 1:00

Hi Roger,
A amazing "oldie", perfect scanned ! Those tanneries are still in use and I hope it will last longer; as those kind of artisanal handcrafts are disappearing more and more.
Perfect entry !
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

BennyV (12739) 2011-09-11 3:36

First I thought this was one of Holmertz' scans, but I see you've started on them too, Roger. Travelling in time...great picture. I love the old-style colours.

Enjoy your Sunday.

Benny

dkmurphys (36709) 2011-09-11 7:51

Hi Roger,
A very interesting document from the past. I guess that nothing has changed there anyway. Picturesque shot, have a nice evening.

axiotea (21647) 2011-09-11 9:27

Bonsoir Roger
Une bonne photo reportage de l'époque sur les tanneries et les dures conditions de travail des hommes qui devaient aussi respirer les fortes odeurs résultant du traitement des peaux. J'aime le coté ancien de cette image ainsi que le rendu des couleurs.
Amitiés
Marilyn

Vasa (15970) 2011-09-13 15:45

Crois moi Roger, que je reve de visiter ce coin. On n'a jamais assez de photos de la. La tienne est aussi la bienvenue. Tres content de te revoir,

Branko

Urs (11722) 2011-09-15 0:56

Hi Roger

That shot you took around the time when I was there as well. Naturally it looks the same as I remember it. Good analogue job but also good digitalization. Fine colour hues with high sharpness. Well done

Warm regards
Urs

stevenmelissa (203) 2011-09-16 7:47

Salut Roger, and congratulations on converting a valuable old image of a fascinating subject. I'm afraid my photos from that era are too deteriorated to scan, and I regret the loss of those images. Morocco in the 60s and 70s was certainly an interesting place.

Best regards, Steve

matrassen (0) 2011-09-18 4:03

Hi Roger,

I realy like this photo aspecialy the incredible depth.
Keep them comming

jmdias (45762) 2011-09-26 3:01

roger

a nice image of this famous place in morocco,. I can imagine the bad smell in this area and the terrible conditions of work in that time. good job with scann, nice details.

hugs

jorge