Windows Of A Rainbow Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is another shot from the palace hotel that I showed in my previous posting here. I loved the windows and the lack of symmetry. I know that it is a bit skewed in the top right. But I like the different lines in this shot (including the diagonal shadows being made from the morning sun).

This hotel really did impress me, yet nobody seems to visit it, nor even really seem to know about it. I had seen a photo of it previously, and I had to ask about 15 people in Sana'a where it actually was in Yemen. Luckily I finally found a helpful man who told me it was in Hadramawt (which luckily I was heading to anyways).

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tinvin (320) 2008-01-30 20:27

hmmm...i guess this is a better shot than the first one you posted. the colors here are more of a standout and there is a concentrated theme despite the variety of colors.

rhino (302) 2008-01-30 20:34

can't wait to go to yemen looks fantastic
nice photo but i guess you didn't have to try to hard for that one
no offence
rock on

vagabondtravels (6103) 2008-01-30 20:40

Hi David

What vibrant colors brought out by some nice light. Good comp. Yemen is a place I really would like to visit. Well done.
Ben

Morac (20255) 2008-01-30 21:55

Hello David,
Beautiful whole with the geometrical forms and the superb colors
Regards

Marc

bibiweb (8) 2008-01-30 22:20

Hi David,
This is a wonderful looking hotel and it's a pity that the rooms were too expensive for you to stay there. Your previous shot showed a global view of the place, but this one is much artistic. The saturated colors are great, but I think that the graphical impact would have been even better if you had corrected the distortion, so I just tried a WS for fun...
Have a nice day.
Brigitte

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barrufeto_77 (25705) 2008-01-30 22:25

Hi David.

Excellent colours in that picture again. Amazing and impossible to enjoy here!

Rgs, Oscar

jjcordier (24484) 2008-01-30 22:38

David
Ces façades colorées, magnifiquement éclairées, sont superbes. Brigitte m'a devancé dans la réalisation du WS pour redresser les lignes (celà donne un aspect encore plus graphique à l'image, à mon avis...)
Amicalement
JJ

jamesp (22) 2008-01-31 0:12

Hi David

I did not see this hotel when I was in Yemen a couple of years ago. Well composed - the blocks of colour are lovely and I like the way you have got the shadows of the waterspouts running diagonally over the surface.

James

trekks (14262) 2008-01-31 17:14

Hi David,

Good that you show us details of your earlier post, this abstract shot is showing a great graphic impresion.

TFS, bill

jonathan_hart (22570) 2008-02-01 12:52

very good potential, i like what bibiweb have done in Ws, a very interesting building indeed !
good graaphism
regards
jo

John_F_Kennedy (31229) 2008-02-04 0:48

Nice perspective and wonderful architecture. Love the great lines and excellent colours. Well composed.
Best wishes,
Achim

BoisBarb (9291) 2008-02-06 2:35

Incroyable puzzle coloré, les couleurs sont sublimes, tout comme le cadrage. L'ensemble est magnifique!
BoisBarb

meyerd (1498) 2008-02-07 9:52

Hi David,
again you amaze me with your views on Yemen. Beautifully executed shot, well composed and you let the colors fly!
Best regards
Dietrich

Senk (2033) 2008-02-21 22:21

Hi David
look at the color , it need, good job

Seng

rushfan2112 (2965) 2008-03-06 13:44

A superbly composed patchwork quilt of beautiful pastel colours. The strong sidelighting has caused the shadows from the water overflow pipes to give this some depth.Very colourful and striking shot. Kind regards, Paul.

NMaverick (0) 2008-04-07 1:31

Beautiful colors. Horizon needs to be tilted as it is not straight. If you see the horizontal line at the top you will see what I mean.
Thanks for sharing
Nick

Paul57 (1635) 2008-04-14 19:29

Hi David,
This is a very colourful building indeed!
Great shot, sharp, and a nice frame to boot.
TFS.
Paul

smarcell (14273) 2008-05-22 12:31

What a fantastic building ! The black windows are perfect to break the colors.
A very good composition
Stefano

baclama (4535) 2008-05-22 12:32

hi,
un tres beau patchwork aux couleurs superbes...le cadrage est sympa aussi
c'est tres agreable à regarder
merci
vero

jmdias (19087) 2008-05-23 8:24

david

yes, this is a treasure for a photographer. Very nice shapes, colors, pov, light, everything.. The humble decoration adds more interest to this compo too. wonderful compo, congratulations

hugs

jorge

jemaflor (39235) 2008-05-26 11:41

Hi David,
Very well seen this close up, so lovely colours, good idea for such a presentation, bravo !

dawekato (1988) 2008-08-08 17:53

Beautiful capture on many levels. Nice geometric pattern, brilliant colours well saturated. Good cultural details. Just one quibble: IMO the heavy frame emphasizes the unparallel lines. You don't need it.

Flavia (10202) 2008-08-12 22:46

Hi David,

Fantastic architecture and great colors! Both pictures of this original building are very nice, but I like a lot this zoom on the details. The light was excellent and created noce graphic shadow that complete the composition. Bravo!

Regards,

Flavia

romanaa (2551) 2008-09-08 2:13

Hi David,

it is a lovely view of an atypical architecture. Wonderful colours and the diverse placement of the windows of all different size is amusing.

Best regards
Romana