A Wooden Mosque Photo

Photographer’s Note

There is a touristic "Wooden Village" around the Neyshabur township,where is lies in a level plain and is 770 km from Tehran,in eastnorth of Iran.

The village is not old,and it's made recently but very interesting in point of architecture,all made by many kinds of woods and also clay in some parts,and attractive for tourists.

The mosque here is made perfectlly by wood,and indoor design was very great,too.A calm place and was very peaceful.

Welcome:)

weswang, carper, dodic, jhm, alon, nwoehnl, BiRiNARES, Jeppe, fireflyz, sarju, Gerrit, maphoto, Gregtom, cessy, berek, Fixfocus, ChrisJ, HNIK, Didi, PixelTerror, ballyna, pamastro has marked this note useful

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weswang (18223) 2005-11-30 12:36

Hi Mohammad, This is the first time I have ever seen a mosque in such shape and the material. Without your note, I would think this one is an old architecture. Nice capture with well use of light and beautiful contrast. Well done.

carper (65622) 2005-11-30 12:39

very nice one my friend,
the composition is nice to look at with that low horizon and that fantastic sky, good composed shot, good job Mohammad,
gr. jaap

dodic (706) 2005-11-30 12:40

Really interesting mosque Mohammad,
Very well captured in a soft colours.
Good point of view.
Regards
Deyan

alon (1281) 2005-11-30 13:13

Hi Muhammad,
It is such an unusual architecture for a mosque.
Composition is excellent, and the picture benefits from great light and beautiful tones of colors. You managed well to transmit the tranquillity of the place into your composition.
Regards,
Alon

jhm (83298) 2005-11-30 13:27

Hi Mohammad,
Again a beautiful picture of this wonderful wooden mosque, these construction is my not know, your picture become everyday better!
Greetings from Belgium.
John.

Janice (4386) 2005-11-30 14:05

It is a beautiful building Mohammad, the timberwork of the towers are so artistically designed. Thank you for showing us this place. Interesting notes too, tx
Janice

gebala (0) 2005-11-30 14:16

hello, beauty is this wooden mosque, I have never seen it before, great shot with great colours:) I like it

have a nice evening

rgs

dkeus31 (26361) 2005-11-30 14:27

Hi Mohammad,
This really surprises me about Iran, wooden constructions!

Nicely framed with excellent light.
Regards,
Didier

hdl (6737) 2005-11-30 14:38

Hi Mohammad. I heard about wooden churches, but never have I heard about a wooden mosque. It certainly is very attractive and I see why tourists like it so much. Very well done; even the colours of the leaves blend in nicely with the wood. Thanks for sharing; a very interesting and well succeeded shot.

nwoehnl (120) 2005-11-30 14:40

Beautiful presentation of this mosque, Mohammad. Good angle to show the special architectural details, and well framed with the tree on the side. Everything in nice light and with good Norbertish clouds :)

Jeppe (18623) 2005-11-30 15:57

Wow - This one surely a photo for the contrast theme - the second shot will be a wooden church from Norway - I believe Jack got one.
I like the very fine light you got this great motif in - I believe this one an rather rare thing in Iran - just like wooden churches around here.

Thanks Mohammad for this good job.

Yours
J

fireflyz (2079) 2005-11-30 18:01 [Comment]

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sarju (5308) 2005-11-30 18:45

Hi Mohd.
It is nice to see the human/cultural side of the Iran through your photo. The kind of side that is never really shown in the media.
This is indeed a very unique site for me too as I had never seen a wooden mosque before.
wow ... a very good capture indeed ... you also have very good dramatic light in this photo.
tfs ... regards ... sarju

Gerrit (36259) 2005-11-30 20:34

Hi Mohammed,

It is good to see things that break trough the cliché and show another side of a world which is in the western mind dominated by stereotypes.
This is a very beautiful, simple, almost rural construction.

Thanks and regards, Gerrit

maphoto (8076) 2005-11-30 23:20

Beautiful presentation Mohammad, soft colors and a well balanced picture, special architecture, well seen.

Gregtom (7119) 2005-12-01 2:26

Hello, Mohammad!
It is a very interesting object! I have never seen a mosque like this one. I even didn't realize that there were mosques built of wood! This one is perfect, I can find a similarity to wooden viking churches. Nice, sharp cadre and vivid colors. Good job!
ragards,
Greg

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-12-01 4:10

I must admit this is my first wooden mosquée !
The shape are so unusual that without the towers it could looks like any common wooden contruction.
Very interesting and well doen withe the colors and whole quality.
Jean Michel

cessy (13647) 2005-12-01 5:44

very interesting, never seen mosque build with this architecture
nicely taken, excellent light and sharpness

berek (29019) 2005-12-01 8:33

Hi Mohammad ,
nice shot. Beautiful clouds and sky colors.very interesting architecture. TFS.
B.Erek

Sharpness : 9/10
Light : 9/10
Colour : 8/10
Composition :9/10
Idea :10/10
Note :9/10

rbcy1974 (20746) 2005-12-01 11:33

Hello Mohammed,
What an original shot, it does not look lie any mosque I have seen, the architecture looks even a bit nordic!
Very nice capture,
regards
Daniel

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-12-01 13:40

Hello Mohammad,
The late sun with it´s warm colors creates a fantastic mood here.Well composed with tight framing and the included tree in the foreground,A beautiful place very well captured.
Greetings,
Hermann

ballyna (1689) 2005-12-01 18:31

Mohammad,
really very interesting,have never heard of that.the colors are excellent,a very nice compo;they are mosques but no way to see it if u did not tell us about.so strange architecture for a mosque.
regards

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-12-02 5:36

Hi Mohammad

Interesting & unusual construction of the Mosque. In Indonesia, they also make them out of old corrogated iron. I like the snakeskin pattern on the outside. Well done!

HNIK (1104) 2005-12-02 15:22

So great shot with excellent framing,nice colors,nice POV and Perfect worked with excellent composed.
Best Wishes

Didi (36434) 2005-12-03 5:47

Salam Mohammad
Très intéressant et très original de voir cette mosquée de bois.
Une composition très appréciable.

Very interesting and very original to see this wood mosque. A very appreciable composition.

Galmeida (12559) 2005-12-03 12:15

H Mohammad,
Nice tourist place and wooden artesanal arquicheture and creativity. You capture so well this nice peace of humain art with this wonderful two towers. A interesting Mosque, in a low angle approach and with a splendid sky. A excelent composition and your great subtil touch to make great quality pictures and compositions.

Congratulations and best to you.
Fernando

MiguelP (14336) 2005-12-09 12:50

It´s interesting you said this place it´s new, I would say that has been there before time. Quite an interesting construction and you were lucky with the light and the sky. It´s great to discover how much world is left to discover. Thanks.

PixelTerror (86837) 2005-12-19 5:03

Hi Mohammad,
Quite an unusual mosque, I have never seen any wooden mosque !
I like here your good angle to present it benefiting from the light to warm the wooden structures, very effective !
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

pamastro (7213) 2006-01-02 0:32

This is what I really like about your photos Mohammad. I don't think too many people would think this is Iran and so by showing it you show the great diversity of your country. It's really interesting. This building is like a cabin you might find in the mountains of the northwest U.S. The setting of trees and the sky also adds to that feeling. But the minarets make the cabin like building really stand out as the mosque that it is. I'm sure it is a very unique style, too, as it really creates its own form to match its setting. And that shows the broad reach of the religion and how it adapts to that broadness. Well documented and happy New Year to you Mohammad.