The blue of Fez Photo

Photographer’s Note

Fez - Bab Boujeloud / Bab Bu Jaloud

Here you can see some kind of people, very representative of all the Moroccan people, little boys and girls going to school, with its full book bags over its backs and in its shoulders, a young couple, two women with typical dresses, a young boy with a bike, two boys with his arms together, as a sample of friendship, very frequent there, and all that under the beauty of the Bab Boujeloud, one of the doors to come into the famous medina of Fez, a labyrinth of narrow streets full of little shops, people and some donkeys, it is like to be in a medieval town, as if the time had stopped.
Fez, is the intellectual capital, the craftwork capital, the most imperial of all cities in Morocco and pearl of the Arab world, where the senses are given truly royal treatment. This is where you come in search of a whole civilisation's treasures.
The Bab Boujeloud is of Hispanic-Moroccan style, its outer part, as you can see, is enamelled in blue (the colour of Fez), and the inner part is enamelled in green (the colour of the Islam).
Under its main arc you can see the minarete of the Madrasa Bou Inania and the one of the mosque Sidi Lezzaz.

As a Workshop, I have posted [ the green side ], the other beautiful view of this great door.

Boo-Boo, anakin, avigur_11, ChristianS, Coyotyto, kLe, singuanti, capthaddock has marked this note useful

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Boo-Boo (354) 2005-04-30 9:06

Interesting picture. Beautiful entry arc.
Regards,
Jorge

toni_al (15476) 2005-04-30 9:28

Hola Jaume
Bonito ambiente el que refeja esta imagen, mes gustan las torres vistas por la entrada de la muralla,
Adeu
Toni

anakin (2775) 2005-04-30 11:14

Justo al cruzar esta puerta a mano derecha, estaba mi hotel...Tengo fotos iguales a esta :p
Por decir algo, veo tu foto algo quemada en algunos puntos, posible resultado de un retoque a posteriori, el cielo con ruido y algun que otro pixel.... jejeje ale ya no querras mas mani despues de esto jeje
un abrazo mani
well done

avigur_11 (21307) 2005-04-30 20:02

Hello Jaume,
What a beautiful gate and a fantastic daily life composition. I like it very much. Good note, too.

MvS (4163) 2005-05-01 5:12

Thanks for this dual side shot with some representatives from Morocco. Nice POV and composition.
Thanks,
Magnus

ChristianS (2997) 2005-05-01 6:42

Hola Jaume, another nice addition to your Morocco series. Very impressive portico rich in details and beautiful ornaments. This looks indeed like a busy place, a meeting place for people which is well emphasized by your picture. I find the white wall a bit overexposed, but I know myself how difficult it is to avoid it in coutries where the sunlight is so bright and strong. I like the perspective and how the distant towers reveal themselves through the middle arch of the portico. Well seen and done amigo!

Regards, Christian

MiguelP (14336) 2005-05-01 7:04

hOLA Juame... fíjate que creo que aquí la foto me pide como un pelín más de simetría, acorde con la puerta, por otro lado me encanta la profundidad que dan los dos minaretes en la lontananza. Los colores están muy bien plasmados. Me gusta Jaume, además las puertas abiertas me dan muuuuuuuuy buen rollo.

Miguel

Coyotyto (1299) 2005-05-02 13:17

Hola Jaume !

You're right about posting in the ws at the same time, it fits perfectly here. I'll try to remember it from now :o)

In both picture you managed well to show this beautifull door. It is really emblematic of Fez, that you discribe very well ! And I really like the Bab, for my Grandfather's house is not fery far from there.

I really prefer this side, with the two towers inside ! It gives even more beauty and size to the door ! Very well seen !

Hasta luego Jaume,
Youssef.

kLe (2039) 2005-05-03 15:58

Hola Jaume. Me gusta especialmente cómo has enmarcado las torres del fondo con el arco de la puerta. Las personas que entran y salen por la puerta sirven para explicar cual es el uso que se da a la misma. He intentado cambiar algo el contraste y la luminosidad de la foto, pero cuando consigo que el fondo no quede tan iluminado, las personas de delante quedan muy oscuras. Por tanto he deshechado la idea.
Pero, en cuanto al cielo en que observo bastante ruido, he utilizado Neat Image (una versión gratis) para arreglarlo. Me daba miedo estropear los dibujos de la puerta, pero no creo que hayan quedado afectados. En el WS tienes el resultado.

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singuanti (15240) 2005-05-03 23:24

Hi Jaume. Good light management in these tough bright conditions. You captured an impressive amount of details on the wall. An interesting note and fantastic shot Jaume!

capthaddock (28640) 2005-06-30 9:42

Hi Jaume- the details on the gate are woderful, as are the colours. I also like the way the arch frames the minaret. I wish the top left part of the gate was not cut off.