Natural pigments Photo

Photographer’s Note

In Fes, the tanneries are located near Wadi Fes. The hides of sheep, goats, cows and camels undergo several processes - including the removal of hair and flesh, followed by soaking in vats, then by drying and rinsing - before they are ready to be dyed and handed over to leatherworkers.
natural pigments, obtained from certain plants and minerals, are still used by Moroccan craftsmen to colour the hides.

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Gustaw (21670) 2007-05-16 10:57

Hi, friend!
Yes, I remember. Last year I was in Marocco and in Fes. In my collection is 100 photos from Marocco and from Fes. It was very interesting place. Very famous place. Nice colours and light.
Marek

belido (16877) 2007-05-16 11:24

Hi Tatiana,

stunning picture! I love the textures of the walls, the yellowred leathers and the colorful pigments. Like a painting. Very good work!
Regards,
Carlos

jcdurka1 (1940) 2007-05-16 11:37

A city full of colors, but full of a very bad smell too in this area. I like the composition with the tanks of color in the center, on the right the drying area and in backgroung the city.
Well done,
Cheers,
Jean-Claude

gelor (3224) 2007-05-16 11:58

Bonjour Tatiana,
Belle image documentaire qui est fort agréable dans sa composition et ses couleurs. Bien fait !
Gérard

alper_ayhan (856) 2007-05-16 11:58

Very sharp photo. Quite interesting subject. I liked the natural colourful surrounding. It is good that you did not oversaturated it, it never feels natural and beautiful that way.
Thanks for sharing...
Alper Ayhan

zmey (7282) 2007-05-16 12:14

Good light for this place and subject. It seems to bring out the colors nicely. Congratulations! :)

Kristaps

gabrielpat (6553) 2007-05-16 18:04

hi Tatiana,
probably the most original angle of view i have seen about those tannery.it changes a lot.nice view of the Medina in the same time!!;))

thrudur84 (414) 2007-07-16 7:03

This is a VERY good POV !

It's a lovely shot, as you took also a picture of the city, not only focusing on the tanneries.

sadeik (3159) 2007-07-24 8:54

Always wanted to go and see these, prehaps this winter. A very nice photo of this traditional work and a very good pov though I think if you cropped the sky it would enhance the image but thats for my tastes. Excecellant work

Simon

banyanman (7739) 2007-08-04 9:24

An interesting documentary shot, Tanya - I never realised they could produce so many different shades of brown from all the minerals. The hides are certainly a strange colour at this stage of the tanning. Well composed and technically a very good image too. . Cheers . . . David

PS: I don't agree with Simon above that you should have cropped the sky out. I would only do that if it was over-exposed or very washed out. Leaving a small amount of the sky in, as you have done, helps to give the image depth.