Streets of Yazd Photo

Photographer’s Note

Yazd is a city in central Iran. In the middle of the desert it is, according to UNESCO, one of the most ancient cities in the world, as first human settlement can be dated back to 5000 B.C.
Placed on the Silk Road, it was also described by Marco Polo in his book "Il Milione". Its old part is built with bricks mixed with mud. To protect from sun, some parts are covered by arcades which let the sunlight filter through holes on the ceiling.
It is nice to walk around its streets without destination.

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mikolaj_kawa (30117) 2009-05-07 0:44

Ciao Stefano! Excellent shot. Wonderful place and marvelous scene. Good contrast. Mysterious effect. Good luck!

saxo042 (15650) 2009-05-07 0:48

Hi Stefano,
A very special architecture here, and a very fine picture. The light shining through the holes give a very good effect to this excellent composition. The mysterious woman in black adds a lot to this capture!
Kind regards
Gunnar

yquem46 (7908) 2009-05-07 0:58

Nice architecture, rays of sun through the openings and this black silhouette...!
Regards
patrick

sevy (13414) 2009-05-07 1:02

Hello Stefano,

Each new photos is good and even better than the previous one. The exposure shares very well the mood, the color and the texture. And the woman in black is inviting us to follow her to discover these streets.

Yves.

Karyn674 (55) 2009-05-07 1:06

Beautiful architecture, pronounced with the irregularity of light rays filling in randomly. It has a mystic feel to it.

Bravo

muunal (276) 2009-05-07 1:11

Spectacular photo...

ddupre2 (886) 2009-05-07 1:20

bravo Stephano,

composition, lumière, détails...

cordialement

dd

gosiek (295) 2009-05-07 1:25

Hello Stefano!
Excellent shot!
Light, composition and place are great:)
BR
Gosia

besnard (30656) 2009-05-07 2:08

Bonjour Stefano
Une très belle composition d'un lieu intéressant. Une très bonne gestion de la lumière et la présence du personnage ajoute de l'animation. Bravo.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

comanu (619) 2009-05-07 3:44

very beautiful. i imagine this cover-street like a giant melon.the holes from the ceiling are the kernel of a big fruit.

delkoo (34296) 2009-05-07 4:08

hi stefano,
a very striking, eye-catching, and compelling photo.
Great work!
ciao
didier

Rafer (4298) 2009-05-07 4:27

Cualquiera de las imagenes de ésta galeria son sobresalientes...esta es una de ellas con buenisima luz y composición...saludos

anto95 (1802) 2009-05-07 5:52

Ciao Stefano,
Perspective and depth are very well.
Good frame.
Antonello

sabermonajati (561) 2009-05-07 6:06

hi stefano
you taked likely and nice photos from iran.
this photo have good composition.
regard

BlueRaven (35) 2009-05-07 6:06

Hi Stefano,

Those light beams hitting the floor remind me of Antelope Canyon, USA...
Beautifully captured, wonderful natural colours and light. And you always seem to have this lonely figure in your shots which adds dynamics and a mysterious effect at the same time. Or maybe you have hired her (?) to walk in your pictures...? ;o)

Best wishes
Claudia

bobocortis (14140) 2009-05-07 6:10

Ciao Stefano.
Soggetto che già da solo "fa" la foto, ma c'è anche un tuo eccellente tempismo nel cogliere la figura umana in movimento nel punto preciso dell'inquadratura dove sta bene, a 1/15 di secondo a mano!!!!!!!
Ciao.
Bobo.

Floydian (30970) 2009-05-07 6:19

Hi Stefano,

Another beauty from Iran, you have some great shots from there. The beams of light, the arches, but even more the woman in the second part of the image makes this one to be a very good one....high class work..!!!

Regards,

Henk

mdetay (4305) 2009-05-07 7:12

Hi Stephano,
Great shot and godd light management.
Well done.
Cheers.
Michel

nirvana73 (8630) 2009-05-07 7:55

Hello Stefano
great architecture
nice POV and timing
another Middile East shots are very beuatiful too
tfs
best regards
Ozhan

Greg1949 (8507) 2009-05-07 7:57

Stefano, great capture, shows the mystery of Iran and the ancient roots of the society. Fine color and wonderful light control.

Greg

wolf38 (12765) 2009-05-07 8:28

Hello stefano. A really impressive photo with artistic quality. It reminds me somewhat of the painter and photographer Feininger. Outstanding. Best regards, Wolfgang.

amazon (10639) 2009-05-07 9:56

hey stefano,
like architecture and soft tones,your black model's composition perfct,
congratulations,
iffet

sayeed_rahman (2275) 2009-05-07 10:58

aaah Stefano..youve captured one to cherish alifetime..lovely composition..the woman in hijab makes the compo so strong..a classic..wonder a black and white would have looked better..the colour saturation isnt strong

nevertheless like it alot

Cheers
sayeed

bostankorkulugu (33536) 2009-05-07 11:38

the best of your iran series so far stefano... loved the pastel colours and the game of lights around the veiled woman... complimenti...

korkut

phwall (5562) 2009-05-07 15:25

Hello Stefano,
Excellent capture, the architecture looks so interesting. The archways look fantastic.
Superb use of light and shade, the subtle colours of the passageway are wonderful, so too the inclusion of the woman in black.
Composition and framing is also excellent, great shot.
Regards
Peter

hispic (7399) 2009-05-07 20:25

What an amazing image, Stefano! Excellent composition, put an attractive walker in black in the alley leads the eye toward bright light. Spot light also brings exquisite accent to this image. Superb indeed!
Regards, Hisashi

akm (700) 2009-05-07 20:57

Hello Stefano,
You are treating us to a wonderful virtual visit to Iran. Today you showed an aspect of Yazd -- the sun-filtering arcades, that I wasn't aware of. Along with the wind-cooled water storage, this city provides do many lessons in sustainabiity. But apart fro that, your image is magical.
Regards,
Mary

MarcT (21099) 2009-05-07 23:59

Hi Stefano,
Wonderful light in that street and perfect placement of that "ghost".
Great one
Marc

jafadabret (39591) 2009-05-08 0:45

Bonjour Stefano.
C'est un vrai plaisir de tomber sur une photo aussi belle. J'aime la perspective des voûtes sous une excellente lumière et la présence de la femme en noir dans ce décor.
Superbe !
Jacques

Clementi (44047) 2009-05-08 2:33

Ciao Stefano,
impressionate architettura molto belli i giochi di luce che hai catturato, la persone in nero mette un po' di inquietudine, ma l'hai messa al posto giuto.
complimenti
Giorgio

paololg (13757) 2009-05-08 14:43

Ciao Stefano,
l'asimmetricità di questa immagine è il piatto forte della composizione resa piacevole ed interessante anche dai contrasti luminosi tra i vari archi. Indispensabile la presenza umana che arrichisce e completa il lavoro. Eccellente, complimenti!
Ciao, buon w.e.!
Paolo

Silvio1953 (41719) 2009-05-09 11:59

Ciao Stefano, fantastica, devi ringraziare alla grande la donna vestita in nero che passando di li ti ha reso un gran favore, trasformando una foto gia splendida per luce e prospettiva in un piccolo capolavoro, bravissimo, ciao Silvio

jonathan_hart (22576) 2009-05-10 3:04

beautiful place with a lighting which add some great interest
the human element is a bonus,
but with such a lighting, it could be without it
jc

ilvao (2248) 2009-05-10 5:27

STEFANO : STUNNING PERSPESTIVE
Great colors and light
You've been to a country on my "list" but they are so hard with human right
So going or not ?
Know that the population must be fantastic as the landscape

napocapo69 (98) 2009-05-13 22:27

Bellismo utilizzo della luce della prospettiva.
complimenti!

ku-fotak-chtik (1132) 2009-05-14 7:36

Hi Stefano,

very moody picture. I like the composition and the lighting comming through the ceiling.

Kind Regards Jiri

fanni (8737) 2009-05-14 10:24

Hello Stefano,
an extremely interesting, original, creative shot! I like this combination of the architecture and the black figure which is about to disappear round the corner in a few moments... this figure looks mysterious. In some ways this photo reminds me of (almost) fantastic scenery from quest and adventure computer games (I have played a few of such).
I like the way the black figure matches in colour the silvery-blackish ceiling at the very top.
One can say a lot about this photo... so this is just part of my opinion :)
Best wishes,
Elena

specialist (817) 2009-05-15 6:28

stefano, this is a very inspiring shot taken in a different place not easy to come across so often. the lady in her attire creates kinda paralelism with the architecture:everywhere seems tight?? regards,
kurtul

clio (22663) 2009-05-18 13:22

Ciao Stefano,
L'atmosfera è straordinaria con questa donna che cammina sola, in questa strana via dove la luce arriva dell'altezza e si posi delicatamente sul suolo ed i muri.
Un luogo fantastico.
Bravo!
Diane

patdeph (17846) 2009-05-19 11:56

hello Stefano
what a beautiful picture!Everything is wonderful,the architecture of the steet,the way you have framed,the colours ,the light,the woman,this is superb!
Regards
Pascale

desman (2130) 2009-05-20 3:11

un endroit qui semble bien mystérieux, et le personnage ne le dément pas !

bravo
christian

azizbilgili (1714) 2009-05-30 9:02

Hi Stefano,
A very special architecture here, and a very fine picture. Very fantastic...

TFS

sebinho342 (18740) 2009-05-31 3:02

I love that one ... so exotic for me and i guess for more than 95% of TE members !
Kind of mystic and mysterious, strange feelings i have watching this one
Very good

rasto1893 (1768) 2009-06-10 1:12

Hello Stefano,
Beautiful photo and place , good composition, light and colours ,
excellent photo ,
My best Regards
Rastislav

zmey (7250) 2009-06-11 1:28

bongiorno stephano. i like this one. the light conditions, colors and the shape of the passage reminds me of antelope canyon that i recently visited; i know, i know, one's a creation of nature, the other -of human.

tfs,
kristaps

coco (27848) 2009-06-25 15:30

Hi Stefano.

Beautiful work with the composition and also very well managed the light.

Well done.

BennyV (4697) 2009-07-03 0:55

Hello Stefano,

I've been going through your Iran pictures. What a magnificent series of shots! No idea how I missed out on them, I guess they must have been uploaded during a low TE activity period for me;-)

This one has to be the stand-out shot. Seeing that there are so many critiques written already, I guess there's nothing left for me to do except hat off and take a bow. This is really an excellent shot.

Benny

Fellini (4958) 2009-08-11 1:16

Oggi in Home page questa tua splendida realizzazione...
sei riuscito a riprodurre le atmosfere dei porticati bolognesi anche qui!!!
Straordinaria gestione delle fonti di luce...eccellente come sempre.
Buona giornata
Ales

chawax (5957) 2009-09-04 12:54

Hi Stefano,
After having noted your last photo, I had a look to your gallery, a great on ! So many wonderful shots, you are very talented ! I chose this one to tell you that because we don't see a lot of photos of Iran on TE, and because my brother was supposed to go to Iran in coming weeks. But the recent events pushed him to withdraw his project :( Here I love the simplicity of the photo and the way you drive us to this woman.
Regards,
Olivier