Ray of Sunlight Photo

Photographer’s Note

Streets of Marrakech IV

In Marrakech you can experience a lot of exciting things, one of them, I think, is to lost yourself walking by the streets of its medina. You have the feeling of being walking inside a great labyrinth, it is impossible to remember from where you come, or to take the correct way to go where you want. This is a distraction for the young boys, who are always ready to help you to show the correct way to go at Jemaa el-Fnaa in exchange of some small alms.
This view is somewhere in the medina (I was lost, I promise it), I liked the ray of sunlight trying to reach at the ground. I hope you like it to.
Go there and lost yourself by its streets, everything in your mind changes, the problems go away, the order of the priorities changes…

You can see more streets of Marrakech here:
[ Streets of Marrakech III ]
[ Streets of Marrakech II ]
[ Streets of Marrakech I ]

touristdidi, bantonbuju, cmarino, kebek, capthaddock, singuanti, Coyotyto, ChristianS has marked this note useful

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touristdidi (8561) 2005-07-10 7:53 [Comment]

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bantonbuju (48844) 2005-07-10 8:49

hola jaume, an amazing picture: i love that oriental exteriors and interiors design; and the photo style recording it is something particularly fitting my taste;
very nice picture;
saludos, jerzy

cmarino (2368) 2005-07-10 9:06

Very interesting capture, Jaume.
Beautiful colors and an atmosphere that makes us feel that the time has stopped over there.
We had a very successful soap opera produced here in Brazil a few months ago with a big part of the screenplay shot in Morroco. Lots of scenes like yours were commom in the tv screen everyday. It reminds me that a lot.
All the best !

Celso

designsoul (21394) 2005-07-10 11:19

Jaume, this is a wonderful, lovely shot! Very nice composition and rhythm. Excellent eye!
Sarolta

MiguelP (14338) 2005-07-10 14:10

Excelente Jaume, de veras. La foto no es fácil, estoy tratando de imaginar posibles ajustes de contraste y demás y sería casi imposible mejorarla, si contrasta se irían al carajo las zonas oscuras, si das brillo se volverían gris horroroso. Vamos, que como sé que no tocas ni retocas y que lo que veo es el original, me parece que el resultado es excelente ¡La madre del cordero lo que tú puedes traer de Cuba! Ojo a los edificios abandonados hasta por el tiempo de La Habana vieja. Igual os encontráis con Sonia y Ángel porque sé que querían ir. Saludos Jaumita, ya falta menos para VIAJAR.
PD: Malopes me cuenta que se está preparando un libro sobre TE y que le ayude pasando la voz. Se pueden elegir cinco fotos de otros y cinco propias, después se incorporan a los temas TE book 2005-Other members photos; y a TE book 2005-Own photos 2. Yo me he divertido haciéndolo, las primeras han salido de mis favoritas y las segundas de mi propia criba. Curiosos ejercicio. Comunicado quedas (para más detalles entra en el Forum)

kebek (5434) 2005-07-10 14:36

Serwus Jaume !
Very interesting idea well realized. Great work with light and shadow. I like colours here. Also fine point of view.
Best regards,
Mat

singuanti (15240) 2005-07-10 21:20

Hi Jaume, nice to see a new post from you. I like the way you have composed the arches here. You have captured a beautiful but tough place in the world to live so eloquently. Plus the colors are excellent. Well done Jaume!

quantabeh (5203) 2005-07-11 0:48

hola Amigo oh, wow, muy hermosa y muy buena composición. simplemente, estupendo. muy clara con una luz especial. me gusta perderme en las calles por horas.
cheers!

Coyotyto (1299) 2005-07-11 4:46

Hi Jaume !

I really enjoy your Moroccan pictures, and you describe well the feelings at that instant. In this one, of course the ray of light is nice, but what I like the most is that you present in one picture all the different textures and decoratives possible: the wooden door in the far, with it's typical huge metallic doornails; the ceramic in the foreground; the old rocks in the arch; and finally this strange floor: kind of ceramics, but not really.

Well done Amigo !
Hasta luego,
Youssef.

capthaddock (28640) 2005-07-11 9:33

Hi Jaume - wonderful composition of red, arc and arch, and a magical ray of light. The disgusting dark stain on the pavement is also interesting, it looks like blood or urine, but it's probably neither.

pione (2031) 2005-07-11 11:02

Magico raggio di sole ad illuminare uno spicchio di Marocco, terra di luci ed ombre fantastiche!

anakin (2775) 2005-07-11 19:11

Maniiiiiii...creo que tengo la foto de esta misma calle, pero con unas mujeres que le dan un toque algo mas autoctono :o una cosa...como se puden sacar tantas conclusiones de una foto asi ( no es na malo eh)lo digo porque se me hace curioso el comentario de el amigo Miguel, a veces se hacen por hacer y luego les sacan,cosas asi como ummm la perspectiva..y el angulo que...el tono....y...ejjejej ( no digo que sea el caso ) ale na nit mani
well done

ChristianS (2997) 2005-07-25 4:45

Hola Jaume, very nice picture, well composed. It has a touch of Middle East/arabian mystique which makes me wonder what is around the next corner or behind that door. The warm colours and the light are very enjoyable. Well done!

Regards, Christian

Rinie_Hoff (9334) 2005-08-16 16:50 [Comment]

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cam (8880) 2005-08-16 22:13

Hello jaume
I will have expected to see the streets more animated.
Good mood here with the light at both end of the tunnel,and the ray of light through the tunnel that looks like a knife.
arm colors
Charles