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Life in Marrakech


Life in Marrakech
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Copyright: Manuel Mayorga (ManuMay) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 234 W: 70 N: 90] (968)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1991-06
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Yashica
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-02-19 4:48
Viewed: 1169
Points: 13
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Spanish]
This is a shot catching a moment on Marrakech´s life, a moment in 1991, but could it be a moment on every year . . . sometimes you find some places where it seems that time don´t go on, and with this same picture in sepia tones we could think about a picture taken one hundred years before, I will try in sepia too.
We are lucky to have yet some places so specials.
Specials to know, specials to see, to share . . .
We should protect this kind of places, and always respect this way of life not trying to change anything.
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To sigur: Hi Simon!!ManuMay 1 08-18 03:40
To aadilj: ThanksManuMay 1 05-17 11:38
To rafid76: Hi Robert!!ManuMay 1 12-31 00:08
To bhima: Hi Thomas!!ManuMay 1 02-19 07:08
To maki: Hi Maki!!ManuMay 1 02-19 07:04
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  • maki Gold Star Critiquer [C: 800 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-02-19 4:50]
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Hi Manuel,
Interesting scene with the red dominanta, maybe it is a little bit blurred and oversaturated but as a whole composition looks o.k.,
regards,
maki

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  • bhima Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 135 W: 50 N: 94] (722)
  • [2007-02-19 7:04]
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Hi Manuel,

Good try to show everyday marakech life. Compo is good but there is an evident lack of sharpness and extreme light are a little bit too important.

Good try anyway.

Thomas

Splendid colours. Although pretty soft photo it's great representatin it just sucks you to that place filled with arabic mystic.
regards,
JD

your composition is great but as you know scanned can make the foto blurry, or low quality like here. the old woman and the gate really makes me think this is an ancient place in time. well done

I somehow love these kind of shots as they work as such a time machine...and are also so arabian nights in their quaintness. This is one of them. beautiful and so well composed.

Bonjour Manuel,

Je découvre ces trois versions de "la vie à Marrakech" avec une préférence pour celle-ci car pour moi le rose et l'ocre sont les couleurs de cette ville.
Prise il y a 17 ans on pourrait reprendre la même aujourd'hui y compris la vieille femme au milieu du derb.
C'est un beau témoignage.
Je te propose un petit WS.
Bonne soirée
Amicalement

Marc

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  • sigur (85)
  • [2008-08-17 19:49]
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Hi Manuel,

Nice capture of daily life in Morocco. It does feel like stepping back in time. Nice earthy colours and composition. Well done.

Regards Simon

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