leisure on the Atlantic coast Photo

Photographer’s Note

The area of Rabat had not seen rain for 3 years and everyone was enjoying the bad weather a lot. It rained very heavily along the coast for about 5 days.

This is the extreme point north east of the capital, the "Kasbah des Oudaias", with a terrace overlooking the ocean ; on the opposite shore is the twin city of Salé.

The creatures in the waves on the left of the photo are not strange sea mammals, just a group of surfers enjoying the waves - a better view of their playing area here, and maybe will you spot the silhouette of 2 guys enjoying fishing in the middle of the causeway on the right. More photos of fishermen to come soon.

Henryk_Bilor, rigoletto, qpochet, MarcT, kiwi_explorer, ChrisJ, riclopes, Bruno40, diafani, Partha_c, pasternak, stego, Didi has marked this note useful

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rigoletto (26870) 2007-11-29 0:32

Hey you came back! Welcome Dear Cath!
So, Morocco is the start! And it is so dark in Morocco!
Alas! I am making plans to go there this December. Would you recommend???

Almost a wide angle wideness, and the saturated colors remind me Henk's style of pp. A romantic landscape for sure. TFS.
Hugs,
Deniz

postvikram (1199) 2007-11-29 0:37

Hello Catherine ,
a very good capture indeed. Nice clarity. The overcast sky is nice to see.Kind of gives the feeling of a change from B/W to color from top to bottom.
TFS- Vikram

Mondaychild (1513) 2007-11-29 0:53

Hi Cath,

nice to have you back again! No rain for three years - but exactly when you are there it starts raining ... Looks realy dramatic, and I can´t say which one I like better. The sky is really dramatic. But I guess it´s warm down there even though the weather is "bad". Looking forward to all your next Morocco photos!

qpochet (1378) 2007-11-29 0:59

Bonjour Catherine,

Exactement l'inverse de la situation que nous connaissons en Belgique où tout le monde se réjouit au moindre rayon de soleil. Jolie photo! J'aime beaucoup l'atmosphere que en ressort sous ce ciel menaçant. Composition intéressante également avec ces lignes qui s'enfoncent dans la mer.
Bien vu!
Quentin.

MarcT (21103) 2007-11-29 1:27

Salut Cath,
Cel fait longtemps... Je vois que tu as travaillé les ciels, entre autre. Content que tu sois revenue avec une nouvelle moisson de photos à nous montrer.
Marc

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-11-29 1:42

Hi Catherine,
That is one spectacular scene ... you certainly captured the atmosphere of the scene perfectly. That dark clouds with subdued overall lighting creates a stormy weather. You've made the bad weather look good :) Superbly composed ... it is like a painting! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

delkoo (34866) 2007-11-29 1:47

bonjour catherine
c'est pas souvent que l'on voit le Maroc sous un ciel aussi nuageux, cela a l'avantage de ne pas avoir de forts contrastes ce qui va bien avec cette image, j'aurais peut être effacé les grues au fond.

didier

ChrisJ (70443) 2007-11-29 2:06

Hi Catherine

Nice panoramic shot, of a part of the Moroccan coast not often seen on TE. Good sharpness, & warm vs cold colour contrasts. Tfs!

hatti52 (12654) 2007-11-29 2:07

Hi Cath)
i miss you and your wonderful photos;wellcome)
you took it by wide angle?
wonderful colours and dramatic clouds
great depth
compliments

giorgimer (21524) 2007-11-29 2:38

Hi Cath,

your images are always great! Great atmosphere here, impressive heavy sky and great perspective.

Another great Cath-shot! Compliments!

Gio

riclopes (33135) 2007-11-29 2:51

Olá Cath, nice to see you back from your trip and I'm looking forward to see more images. I remember this place from my visit many years ago, also in winter, so this is the weather that I recall. Excellent dynamic composition with many lines pointing to the horizon. The dark sky gives dramatism and makes a nice contrast. Good one in WS as well. A landscape with tiny people in it - like it.
ric

Bruno40 (6442) 2007-11-29 3:17

Holy cloud!!
what a beautiful photo!!
very moody and well composed
cheers
jorge

jonathan_hart (22675) 2007-11-29 3:23

bonjour Catherine
le POV est très intéressant mais surtout le moment avec un rendu des nuages absolument superbe
amicalement
jo

efi (4363) 2007-11-29 3:23

mrhb cath;
bakacak o kadar çok ve enteresan öge var ki gözüm şaşı oldu :).ws photo daha da net ve hoş.ellerine sağlık.

diafani (694) 2007-11-29 8:03

Spooky light. Very nice. Good contrast between the saturation of the foreground and the gray of the background. I expect the Hand of God to come down through the clouds....

mesutilgim (37342) 2007-11-29 8:36

Selam dear Cath,
Great capture! Wonderfull dark sky, building up a very nice bakground to the scenery.
Perfect pov and perfect compo.
TFS and
İstanbul'dan selamlar
MESUT ILGIM

Partha_c (1985) 2007-11-29 8:41

Hi Cath. Welcome back. Missed your shots for a fortnight but well compensated with this beautifully composed leisurely Atlantic. Great depth and colour with lots of geometry. Nice capture. Hope you had a nice time. Regards.
Partha

Silvio1953 (42957) 2007-11-29 11:04

Mamma mia che cielo Caterina!
Splendido il contrasto tra il grigio plumbeo delle nubi e del mare con il caldo colore della costa, mmagnifica composizione, brava
Con Amicizia Silvio

prumod (8264) 2007-11-29 12:12

hi cath...
this also is very nice frame... nice colors... wavebreakers(?) vanisihing to horizon is a good scene...
greetings...

jackart (5616) 2007-11-29 14:47

Hello Catherine!

Excellent shot. Extrawide POV amazing perspective and great colors ( especially clouds looks magnificent) Thanks for interesting note about bad weather in Rabat, ut I want to see sunrays. It's raining and snowing in Poland from few days. I just can't stand it!

Best Regards
Jacek

Henryk_Bilor (20371) 2007-12-01 16:24

Hi Cath
Wow! Amazing capture of the harbour. Lovely perspective and fantastic background with very moody light.
Regards

pasternak (13698) 2007-12-05 1:41

Excellent dark moody shot, Catherine, several piers bring much depth in your composition and of course the dark sky seem painted! Incredible that there wasn't any rain for 3 years, living in Holland this is unimaginable... ;))

Cheers
Alexander

stego (22484) 2007-12-05 18:50

Salut Catherine,
Impressionnante! Le POV, le profondeur, la lumière, le ciel, la calme inexplicable de la mer en premier plan quand au fond on peut voir les grandes vagues... Et un couple amoureux qui ignore tous qui se passe autour de lui...
Bravo!
Amicalement, José.

RADEEH (2772) 2007-12-06 20:00

A nice landscape with the added human elements.The atmosphere of the place is very well caught.Great shot .TFS

jbwapiti (1184) 2007-12-10 16:03

Bonsoir Cath :)
Quelle belle perspective arrondie !
On dirait que le chemin se continue dans la mer.
J'adore ces atmosphères lourdes, orageuses.
Est-ce que cela ressemble plus à ta météo bruxelloise ?
JiBé

Didi (36544) 2007-12-17 10:22

Bonjour Catherine
Je reconnais que je préfère la 2ème version où les courbes sont plus accentuées et l'avant-plan moins chargé.
Un ciel chargé très appréciable.
Cordialement.