Traditional House Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the most attractive traditional Chinese house at Melaka old town with red tiles sticking on the wall. Over hundred Chinese traditional houses can be find at Melaka Town. The traditional Chinese resident quarter at Melaka town has cheer the listing of Unesco world heritage at July 2008.

Related history from wikipedia :-

The development of relations between Malacca and China was at that time a strategic decision to ward off further Siamese attacks.

Because of its strategic location, Malacca was an important outpost for Zheng He's spectacular exploration fleet. To enhance relations, Hang Li Po, allegedly a princess of the Ming Emperor of China, arrived in Malacca, accompanied by 500 attendants, to marry Sultan Manshur Shah who reigned from 1456 until 1477. Her attendants married the locals and settled mostly in Bukit Cina (Chinese Hill).

A cultural result of the vibrant trade was the expansion of the Peranakan people, who spread to other major settlements in the region.

pierrefonds, fulvio52, Kielia, TopGeo, gracious, s_lush, jafadabret, jlbrthnn, robob, feather, tober, ls7902, jusninasirun, emjleclercq, Bluejeans, stego has marked this note useful

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cak (3807) 2009-01-14 18:47

very coloured,slim detailed cute building. Malays are merry humans.

pierrefonds (26069) 2009-01-14 19:21

Hi Ally,

The pillars are framing well the house. The point of view is showing with precision the details anbd colors of the architecture of the house. The quality of the light brings out the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

fulvio52 (8314) 2009-01-15 1:52

Hi, Ally.
Splendid frontal framing of this old Chinese building. I particularly appreciate your fine light management that greatly enhance details and colors. Definitely a very good job, TFS! Have a nice day, I'll see you around.
Fulvio.

jmdias (19053) 2009-01-15 6:33

ally

marvelous façade, each detail is visible. I liked the soft light and the correct pov and framing. This style is very interesting and beautiful. well done

hugs

jorge

Graal (57631) 2009-01-15 7:22

Hi Ally,
unusual details and decorations, beautiful architecture. Good composition and sharpness. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

brano14 (1866) 2009-01-15 10:13

Hello Ally,
Revisitning your familiar gallery, to see what new we can learn about your country.
Very interesting house, beautiful details, very colorful.Also nice short story.
Thanks!
Brano

jemaflor (39183) 2009-01-15 10:53

Salut Ally,
Interesting frame about these houses well coloured and with fine decorations, good light and details.

Kielia (8373) 2009-01-15 11:02

Hi Ally,
a very elegant façade and an excellent capture of it showing all the wonderful and interesting details. Your photo makes me very curious to learn what this beautiful house looks like inside. Wonderful light and colors! TFS
Warm regards
Harriet

pally3100 (3073) 2009-01-15 11:14

Hi Ally
Maybe a little bit foggy in the upper area difficult too corrected by a simple gamma correction or contrast increasing, maybe a little bit less light. i try and i says to your.Friendly telling Henri of course a like this picture Bye

TopGeo (21617) 2009-01-15 23:36

Hi Ally!It is a recording of architecture and decoration of house that impresses. Good the colours and crop. good POV and frame! Have a nice day.
Georgios

aadilj (17950) 2009-01-16 1:22

Hello Ally, i like the way this ahs been captured, so upfront and so complete in its features. Great shot indeed.

gracious (20017) 2009-01-16 1:27

Hello Ally,
Thanks from heart for this good quality image from Melaka with it's unique and atrractive houses which was well maintained!
very neat and clean image with it's sharpness, good colour and superb details
Kong Hee Fatt Choi to you for the coming CNY!
cheers
Tony

s_lush (2028) 2009-01-16 2:24

Hi Ally,
You have found a perfect piece of traditional Chinese architecture and captured it professionally. Along with the informative note the picture represents Chinese culture very well. Great job!
Best regards,
Sergiy

jafadabret (39323) 2009-01-16 2:35

Bonjour Ally.
Décidément cette série des photos sur les maisons est des plus intéressantes. J'aime les belles décorations de cette façade. Les couleurs et les formes font une photo bien agréable.
Jacques

jlbrthnn (37559) 2009-01-16 3:21

Hello Ally,
Refinement and decoration are impressive. This very good image is a good document which contributes to the safeguard of this superb inheritance. The image is of very good quality and very natural. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

rodgerg (23699) 2009-01-16 3:37

Hello Ally,

A very nice coloured house and a very beautiful view. A POV welle selcetd and detials and colours well collected.
An interesting and good photowork for TE.
Have a good WE,
Roger

robob (3640) 2009-01-16 8:48

Hello Ally,
C’est vraiment une très belle façade qui est très richement décorée,
Au premier coup d’œil on reconnaît le style Chinois,
Excellent week-end à toi et à bientôt,
Robert

feather (49858) 2009-01-16 14:24

The decoration on the house is beautiful, especially on the upper story. You have captured the detail very well with excellent sharpness.
Kath

tober (3944) 2009-01-18 4:34

Helo Ally, very nice and original work with your acompanying note. Maybe, it would seem better if you had only focused on the front house and cropped the others.

Best regards.

foozi (4689) 2009-01-18 6:34

Hi Ally,
I believe you have tonnes of beautiful traditional houses in Malacca. They are beautiful and special.
you have presented here the nice carcing and art of a traditional architectute.
Lovely composition and display of beauty.

Regards,
Foozi

danos (32170) 2009-01-18 9:31

Hello Ally,
really very impressive this Chinese traditional house in Melaca.I like the paintings on the façade of this house as that this quarter at Melaka is one of Unesco world heritages.The presentation and the sharpness are unique.Well done.

Have a nice week,Danos

ls7902 (6134) 2009-01-18 21:22

Hello Ally,
Good symmetry and colors. Interesting paint work on the facade. This is something not regularly seen on traditional houses on Main Street of towns across the country. If you do see one it usually belongs to a very wealthy family. Regards. Latiff.

Waylim (10741) 2009-01-19 21:22

Ally,
Another beautiful Chinese traditional house, This one is even more beautiful and well decorated. I have not consider Malaysia a place I would wanted to visite, until I have learn so much about it here of TE through mostly you, Bill and few others. Great details and beautiful colors. Thanks
Way

jusninasirun (10150) 2009-01-20 17:03

Hi Ally,

Very good tall frame capture of this signature shot of Joker's street. I have a closer framing of this house here too: http://www.treklens.com/viewphotos.php?l=3&p=373840

with the windows open.

Well done and TFS.

Regards,
Jusni

emjleclercq (14207) 2009-01-20 23:32

A much ornamented facade for this Chinese house, although the decorative pillars do not seem very Chinese in my opinion.

All the best,

Emmanuel

Bluejeans (31993) 2009-01-26 5:42

Ola Ally,
Muito bonita esta casa tradicional , tem lindo detalhes de arquitectura , gostei muito das pinturas das paredes, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

stego (22350) 2009-01-27 16:12

Hi Ally,
Very, very charming! So colourful, so nicely decorated... Really beautiful!
The adjustment of perspective of these architecture shots can be very tricky. It's just a minor detail, but it is a bit pity that the left part (not the fright part) seems slightly tilted.
Regards, José.