Village of Manakha Photo

Photographer’s Note

Village of Manakha.

Manakha is a beautiful village in the mountains of Yemen (2000m over N.N.). Because of the height and the rocks a wall was not necessary. Manakha was an inportant station between the towns Sana’a and Hodeida.

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Aliskt (0) 2009-04-08 2:33

Nice Capture

bema (8491) 2009-04-08 2:36

Hallo Achim,

ich bestaune ja immer wieder bei deinen Bildern wo Du schon überall warst..
hier also im Jemen (nicht ungefährlich dort, wie man des öfteren hört oder sieht..)
tolle Gebäude, schöner Aufnahmestandpunkt und als Ergebnis ein schönes Bild..

VG Bernd

JanD (14401) 2009-04-08 3:41

Howdy JFK!
Wonderful biuildings and houses, wonderful oriental architecture. Good perspective, very good composition. Splendid colors.
Regards!

rodgerg (23207) 2009-04-08 3:51

Hello Achim,

A very astonishing and very nice architectur. A nice view too with a good balance in the composition with the diagonal along the top of the buildings. Nice contrasts too and good harmony of colours. interesting and nice post.
Best regards,
Roger

Giorgio (8630) 2009-04-08 3:53

- Splendid view on the iconic architecture of the country is very nice Achim, should be able to remove these cars! Coincidence, I just drink five minutes ago, a coffee of Yemen, a Moka Matari "Al Jamal" at any case, bravo and TFS.
Greetings.
giorgio

snunney (34186) 2009-04-08 3:54

Hello Achim,
A good capture of this very interesting desert architecture. I very much like the natural looking colours and well rendered detail.

Gerrit (35499) 2009-04-08 4:45

Hi Achim,
fantastic buildings and a great view.
Excellent composition in well controlled light.
Regards, Gerrit

janusz2054 (707) 2009-04-08 6:42

Hallo Achim,
The architecture of these houses is really interesting.Good perspectiv.Very good composition.

Janusz

Floydian (30970) 2009-04-08 7:02

Hallo Achim,

100 countries in your list, you are the most traveled person on TE, that's for sure.
Yemen, not many people go there, so every picture there is like a real treat. the chaos here on the houses, but more the building style is very interesting. An oldie from the box, but it did not loose it's strength after all these years....interesting shot.

Regards,

Henk

Philippe (11687) 2009-04-08 8:08

Hi, Achim. These Yemeni buildings are quite impressive. They're so high and always have lots of windows. They stand well out against the blue sky and form a nice architectural ensemble.
Have a nice evening,
Philippe

Cricri (42894) 2009-04-08 8:58

Hi Achim
Vraiment très intéressante l'architecture des bâtiments aux milles fenêtres, bon POV et lumière
Friendship
cricri

ymrk (8383) 2009-04-08 10:11

Achim,dear friend!
What a affectived architectural perspective and good sharpness in here...
Very well work!

Yağmur

belido (16109) 2009-04-08 16:24

Hi Achim,

Yemem...that must be a nice place for visiting. Everthing looks so different. Unusual and interesting architecture. Great shot!
Regards,
Carlos

ChrisJ (69618) 2009-04-08 23:18

Hi Achim

Good shadow detail & an excellent warm cold color contrast between the blue sky & red roofs and brick walls. I would gaussian blur the sky. Tfs!

Budapestman (41086) 2009-04-09 3:31

Hi Achim,
Great shot of this fantastic building. The diagonal composition is very attractive, excellent lights and colours. Beautiful shot, Thank you for sharing!
Have a nice day!
George

AiresSantos (41468) 2009-04-09 8:09

Hi Achim
Amazing details, beautiful architecture in this picture of Manakha Village. Very good colours and POV
Have a nice weekend
Aires

Didi (35782) 2009-04-09 16:58

Hello Mr President
Very nice typical architecture and good balance between lights and shades.
The point of view is ok.
Best regards

shevchenko (9760) 2009-04-09 19:33

Hi Achim,
Good pov to show a village on the mountain with the buildings just look like touching the sky, unique and beautiful group of stones' buildings, distinct image, well done.
Ally

gunbud (27585) 2009-04-09 21:09

Hi Achim,
Beautiful Middle Eastern architecture that is seen in sharp details and clear natural colors that contrast brilliantly with the clear blue desert sky.
Regards, Tom

pierrefonds (25953) 2009-04-11 5:40

Hi Achim,

The presence of the trucks has an effect of scale. The point of view is allowing us to see the details and colors of the architecture of the buildings. The nice blue sky is sending a light which brings out the colors of the picture. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jhm (81817) 2009-04-13 2:23

Hello Achim,

What a nice architecture picture.
We see very a few house and buildings out of Yemen.
Composition and presentation are very well.TFS.

Have anice day,
John

PixelTerror (86036) 2009-04-13 2:28

Salaam JFK
It's nice to see pictures from this no so travelled country, and an image that stands time well, nice massive architecture that glows well under the light, I'm surprised I can't see a minaret...
Have a nice day JY

axiotea (15933) 2009-04-13 8:08

Hello Achim
Only for the architecture style, I wish I could go to Yemen, but I don't know how easy is to travel in this country! You handled quite well the strong light...
Cheers
Marilyn

chrisnet (20354) 2009-04-13 12:13

Hello Achim,
Very interesting view of Manakha, I like these nice architectures and the good light, well done.
Regards
Christian

adores (15315) 2009-04-13 15:37

Hi Achim!
You're really lucky! This is a country I really wanted to visit!The details of the architecture are great. I also like the old cars in the park. Good work with the scanner. The sharpness and the colours are very good!

lousat (15034) 2009-04-13 16:03

Hi Achim,you was brave and lucky to visit this fantastic place.As you know now is very dangerous,it's one of my travel-dreams....but for now i'm waiting better conditions..hehhe...and i see your beautifuls pics! My best compliments,it seem a digital pic,have a nice day,Luciano

TopGeo (21449) 2009-04-14 2:54

Hallo Achim,A very strange and very nice architecture. A nice view too with a good balance in the composition Good perspective. Very good sharpness and colours Regards!
Georgios

jmdias (18819) 2009-04-14 3:09

achim

very beautiful architecture. I guess this country is amazing. Very beautiful your framinga nd pov, the light is perfect too. each detail is very visible because this sharpness. well done . TFS

jorge

JCG (24899) 2009-04-15 6:57

Hallo Achim,

Architectures really interesting, almost surreal, and beautifully enhanced in this picture where the light and the shadow in the foreground make a good depth to the image. The sharpness is great and allows us to detail the image with pleasure. Thank you Achim.

With all my friendships and a very good end of the day

Jean-Charles

Angshu (33346) 2009-04-16 22:07

Hello Achim
Are these brick or stone structures? The cluster of houses look quite amazing, especially their architecture. This is quite an old shot, but scan quality is excellent! As always you show us pictures of countries, less seen. Thanks again for that...
Best Regards
Angshu

Tue (25608) 2009-04-21 12:47

Hey Achim,
A great view on this village, captured in a very nice sunlight. The warm colours stand out very nicely against the blue sky. The composition is great too with a good placement of the large house in the right foreground. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

jafadabret (39033) 2009-04-21 23:14

Bonjour Achim.
Cette architecture est superbe et ta photo la met bien en valeur. La lumière latérale donne du relief et dégage le graphisme de ces constructions.
Les couleurs sont sublimes !
Jacques

Jakab (3408) 2009-05-04 14:42

Hallo Achim,
also wandern wir von einem Wunder zum anderen. Manakha wäre auch als eine mitellalterliche Stadt irgendwo am Mittelmeer bemerkenswert, hier in der Ecke der Arabischen Halbinsel schon eher eine Art Wunder. Lichter ubd Schatten sind sehr gut, auch die diagonale Komposition wirkt ausgezeichnet.
Viele Grüße
Laszlo