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Sousse - Sea of roofs


Sousse - Sea of roofs
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Copyright: George Rumpler (Budapestman) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 4172 W: 0 N: 7535] (26695)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-08-14
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-01-24 8:53
Viewed: 2118
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
City in Tunisia with 220,000 inhabitants (2003 estimate), situated in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of Sousse governorate with 540,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate) and an area of 2,621 km².
The main economic activities of Sousse are tourism and fishing. Industries produce transport equipment, canned sardines and other sorts of processed food, olive oil and textiles. The port is involved in exports and imports and Sousse serves as a commercial center. The surrounding area produces olives and esparto grass on a large scale.
Sousse is the most important junction for overland communications in Tunisia, both by road and rail. The city shares an international airport with Monastir.
The landmark of Sousse is the Great Mosque and the ribat, both from the 9th century. Sousse is extended to the north with a touristic zone, the Port El Kantaoui, which stretches for several kilometres along the beach.

HISTORY
9th century BCE: The town is founded by the Phoenicians, and is called Hadrumetum.
2nd century BCE: The city allies itself with the Romans against Carthage. It becomes later part of the Roman Empire, and the name is slightly changed into Hadrumentum.
5th century CE: Destroyed by the Vandals, but settlements continued. Called Hunerikopolis.
6th century: Byzantium takes control, and names the city Justinianopolis.
7th century: Arabs take over control of the city, and names it Sūsa.
9th century: Main sea port for the Aghlabid dynasty and their capital of Kairouan.
827: Outlet for the launching of Aghlabid invasion of Sicily.
12th century: A Norman occupation, but this is only short lived.
16th century: Spanish occupation.
18th century: Bombardments from both France and Venice.
Late 19th century: The French make additions to the port facilities of Sousse, making it one of the main ports of this part of Tunisia.
(Source: http://lexicorient.com)
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Hello George,
Good pov over this varied North African architecture with its mixture of flat roofs and domes. Very good clarity. TFS.

Hi George, great composition of a lovely town, wonderful colors, splendid architecture, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • ninaL Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1801 W: 244 N: 1906] (15933)
  • [2007-01-24 11:32]

Hi, George.
Very very goood POV here with the view of the edges of the houses and the roofs. Good composition.

Just IMO there is a little problem with the pixels - compression, oversharperness or something other strange.

Best regards. Grazyna.

Hi George,
A wonderful cityscape.Great POV, colours and light, excellent perspective. TFS.

hAyAti

Hello George,
Excellent point of view you choose to made this composition.Very well seen view over the city you present to us the atmosphere of this city.Colors and light are very natural.And a very informative note to support the image.A complete work,
Greetings,
Thomas

Hi George
interesting pov from that roffs, great idea and nice colors
regards
manuel

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  • paura Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 4304 W: 8 N: 2767] (23302)
  • [2007-01-24 14:06]

George,
Superb POV to show this interesting urban shot. The architecture details are very well captured. Amazing place.

Paulo

Hi George,
a nice view over the roofs of that city. I like the perspective. A great composition. Nice POV, colours and lightning.
Best wishes,
Nino

Hello George,
Good point gives a interesting impression of the city!
Strong repetition effect and lots of interesting details to explore...
Well framed, light is good and giving fine colours and sharp nice details in the architecture!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • vincz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2997 W: 85 N: 5051] (17520)
  • [2007-01-25 4:08]

When opening your picture i just thought "wow, waht a sea of roofs" then looked at your title. This is amazing with soft colours all around. Well catched.

What a lovely place! The colours of the photo are really beautiful. Nice composition and POV.
Achim

Hi George,

Nice cityscape. Very interesting architecture.
Nice colors and light, good sharpness.
Greetings from Brazil,
Leonor

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  • Wanda1 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1279 W: 21 N: 1582] (8364)
  • [2007-01-25 10:29]

Hi George,
This is a wonderful view of this maze of buildings. Lovely colours and great focus all the way through.
Regards
Wanda

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  • Gustaw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2438 W: 714 N: 196] (20556)
  • [2007-01-25 16:04]

Hi, my friend!
Very interesting city. Very interesting architecture of this buildings. I like your composition. Good idea, well done. I like your colours and light.
Marek

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  • berek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4035 W: 172 N: 5155] (23744)
  • [2007-01-26 2:05]

Hi George,
I like this kind of roofs picture. powerful repetition and very good framing. take care.
Burak
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Hello George,
I like the soft tones in this picture.
The compo is great, with nice management of the horizon. Result is a beautiful foreground with geometric lines.
A nice one, and a good note,
JB.

Hi George. Such an ancient looking city and still there are satellite dish’s on the roofs. Great composition and colour. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

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  • MIG13 Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1854 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-01-27 9:04]

I like this pic very much, George, mainly 'cause it shows a very different town, if we compare it with your other cityscapes! Great sharpness, colours and information, as ever! TFS! Regards! Miguel.

Hi George,
A good pov on these roofs, well the foreground in focus, good effect with the blue colour of these windows.
Later ...

Nice view of these typical terrace roofs of North Africa. I do not really fancy the satellite dishes but much more the castle like building in the background. Perhaps a little tilt on the left in my opinion.

All the best,

Emmanuel

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  • Angshu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5038 W: 170 N: 7806] (25466)
  • [2007-01-29 4:12]

Dear George
I like the high POV to show us the city, cluttered with roofs & domes. Very sharp & clear, we can see each & every house clearly. Good inclusion of the clear blue sky for a lovely contrast
Regards
Angshu

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