Minaret of Jam

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• don_narayan (2014)
• [2005-12-03 11:16]

Hello Jonathan. Great shot, the minaret is so big and the donkey gives it great scale. beautiful light and color. nice job.

Narayan

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• bboss (3512)
• [2005-12-03 11:18]

Hi jonathan,
nice shot of this amazing minaret. I like the composition with the donkey.
The minaret seems out of place somehow, almost unreal, like it has just been plonked down anywhere, superimposed on the countryside. weird.
Nice one,
David

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• MOULIGVC (369)
• [2005-12-03 12:43]
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Hi Jonathan. Good shot of tower and information. It seems to be the tower is appearing to be not straight. if you tilt it may be good.

Chandra

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• weswang (18223)
• [2005-12-03 12:55]

Hi Jonathan, Thanks for include the donkey to have a good reference to this big tower. Nice contrast of the tower with the sky and with the mountains on the side. Good capture to show the well decorated walls of the tower. Thanks for sharing the view from the top. YOu did a very good job from the top, especially considering you don't like the height.

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• jhm (65895)
• [2005-12-03 13:17]

Hi Jonathan,
What a splendid construction also decorations are amazing, sharpness and clarity are very extraordinarily, I like the composition with the donkey, good add.
Best regards,
John.

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• Gerrit (24243)
• [2005-12-03 13:35]

Hi Jonathan,

This is an unbelievable piece of architecture.
There must have been some restaurationworks in that 800 years. It looks fabulous. The color blue for instance won't hold for such a time.
Thanks and regards, Gerrit

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• riclopes (26002)
• [2005-12-03 14:18]

Uhauu Jonathan!
It's really impressive, this Minaret. I love this kind of shots from behind, making everything so high, like touching the sky. We can see very well the details of those beautiful sculpted drawings. Wonderful colours and the contrast against the strong blue sky, make the minaret very attractive to the eye. It's a very good captured!

In a place like this, I would be totally excited and would run to the top. I love high POV and allways try to go to the top of everything I can. My wife is the opposite, like you and is really afraid of heights.
Thanks a lot for the good note and the photos from up there, in ws.
All the best,
Ricardo

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• AmiBe (19494)
• [2005-12-03 14:20]

Hi Jonathan,
very interesting building, it doesn't seem very solid and it's strange it is always up with the earthquakes in this country.
Good light and colors, I like the donkey for the scale.
Well done

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• gebala (0)
• [2005-12-03 15:51]

hello, exellent is this Minaret:) great u have showed it, nice capture with great point of view, nice architecture, exellent one

rgs

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• Tue (23275)
• [2005-12-03 17:14]

Hej Jonathan,
A really great capture of this impressive monument! The details are very well visible. I like the colours and the POV. Good work!
Hilsner,
Lars

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• Cormac (24527)
• [2005-12-03 22:38]

I could hardly believe it when I read your note and found that the tower was 65m high! the inclusion of the donkey is important to give some sense of scale. This was an amazing civilization in central asia, building objects like this - I thank you for finding it and showing it to us. If you haven't already read it, "The Road to Oxiana" by Robert Byron (I think) would probably be quite interesting to you. Superb photo and note!

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• PixelTerror (71380)
• [2005-12-04 4:24]

Hi Jonathan
A superb structure this minaret, and having it raise against this deep (I guess polarized) blue sky adds to its attractity, even stepped down to 800 pixels the quality of the artwork on display is brilliant, and so is your photo !
Have a nice sunday,
Jean-Yves

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• rosaline (0)
• [2005-12-04 4:36]

Jonathan
I have been to the Qutb Minar in Delhi, and what a fantastic sight it is too. Though you're not allowed to climb up that one. This photograph shows that this minaret is just as impressive. 800 years is good going, and thankfully this wasn't destroyed like the buddhist statues - the alcove of which you posted previously. Again this could turn out to be a historical piece. Nicely captured and good views from it too. Thanks for sharing this.
Aubrey

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• Stepan (25152)
• [2005-12-04 5:01]

I didn't expect the minaret to be so huge : good idea to have the donkey inside the frame.
Must be impressive and beautiful.
Good note.
Stéphane

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• Erwan (856)
• [2005-12-05 0:52]

Salut Jonathan,
Je trouve ce minaret très beau et surtout très impressionnant. La cadrage est très bon, les couleurs sont superbes. Bravo!
Erwan.

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• dsidwell (9723)
• [2005-12-05 16:18]

Clear blue sky and a very effective compositional place for the tower. This is a great shot, Jonathan. It is dramatic and very engaging!

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• sarju (5300)
• [2005-12-05 21:42]

Excellent blue sky in this photo and that lonely mule in the corner is also a very good addition and gives a good idea about the scale.
Thanks for your note .. I had no idea that the Qutab minar was the tallest minar
tfs ... cheers .... sarju

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• sleon (8533)
• [2005-12-08 12:11]

HI Jonathan
This is truly remarkable. Such an incredible structure, and unheard of to most of the world. Looking at the base, its foundations do look a bit precarious but given its age it must be well constructed! Not bad views from the top either!!! Great photo and excellent note.
Susanna

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• capthaddock (28151)
• [2005-12-20 10:21]

Hi Jonathan - it really looks like a must-see sight, beautiful minaret and blends well with its wild and jagged natural surroundings. I immediately thought of the Qutb Minar in Delhi when I saw this, I'm glad you made the comparison in your note.

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• fadingstar78 (325)
• [2006-01-02 10:53]

great picture. the minaret really looks imposing and beautiful from this angle. the color contrasts are very nice, though the sky is a bit too dark, maybe.
and the donkey is perfect in giving scale...

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• jafadabret (26471)
• [2006-01-04 14:31]

Jonathan, c'est à donner le vertige, la note est des plus intéressantes et les autres photos montrent davantage les attaques du temps. Le cliché est d'une bonne composition et le ciel bleu fait ressortir le monument.
Beau travail !

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• royh (551)
• [2006-01-26 14:49]

Certainly is a nice tower. Good job showing it in perspective with that donkey to appreciate the height. Great photo overall in terms of composition, exposure and color...