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Narrow alley


Narrow alley
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Copyright: George Rumpler (Budapestman) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3822 W: 0 N: 6868] (24451)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-08
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-07-05 12:47
Viewed: 1065
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Tunis (Arabic: تونس, Tūnis) is the capital of Tunisia and also the Tunis Governorate, with a population of 699,700 in 2003.
Situated at the end of a large gulf (the Gulf of Tunis), linked to it by the Lake of Tunis and a canal to the port of La Goulette (Halq al Wadi), the city extends along the coastal plain and the hills that surround it. From the centre of the city, to the east is the silhouette of the medina and to the north is the suburb of Belvedere.
The medina is the centre of the city: a dense agglomeration of alleys and covered passages, full of intense scents and colours, boisterous and active trade, a surfeit of goods on offer ranging from leather to plastic, tin to the finest filigree, tourist souvenirs to the works of tiny crafts-shops.
Just through the Sea Gate, begins the modern city, Ville Nouvelle, bisected by the grand avenue Bourguiba, where the colonial-era buildings provide a vivid contrast. The city of Tunis is the capital city of the country in all respects, where one-tenth of the population of the country live and work, and where a large part of business activity is focused, in addition to all of the political and administrative functions. The expansion of the Tunisian economy in the last decades is reflected in the unplanned development of the outer city where one can see clearly the social contradictions and the problems of modern Tunisia.
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Hi George,
I think you made the best of a very difficult lighting situation here. The range of brightness levels must have made things very difficult.
You've framed the alleyway well with arch and the silhouetted figure adds a human dimension.
Well done.
Ben

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  • veve Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 505 W: 13 N: 587] (4221)
  • [2006-07-05 15:46]

Hello George!
Excellent colors!It's nice this picture!
Great contrast between light and shadow!
Good shoot with this silhouette!
Regards,
Veronica

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  • Angshu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4789 W: 166 N: 7332] (23852)
  • [2006-07-06 3:36]

Hi George
You've handled difficult lighting excellently here..wonderful view...I like these shots where you get natural frames and silhouettes...the silhouetted character moving from darkness to light is well composed!
Regards
Angshu

Hi George,
WOW!! I am truly impressed with this. The narrow narrow alley with buildings dating back century is truly nostalgic. Beautiful play between light and shadow.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

hello george,
the way you framed this alley with such little light is fantastic. i don't know how you did it (maybe cause you're a great photographer) but congratiulations, it is absolutle fantastic.
regards, rita

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