The smellest work Photo

Photographer’s Note

The tanneries of Fes

Taking a walk by the narrow streets of Fes, we finally arrived at the tanneries quarter, situated at the far north of the medina, beside the city walls.
From the street, you can see nothing that happens inside of the tanneries, so you have to go up to the roofs of the houses or leather shops, from where you can see the whole tannery.
the souk resembles an enormous honeycomb, as you can see in this general view, with the coloured vats arranged with geometric precision into units of four, six, eight or twelve.
All around the souk, hanging from the walls of the old houses, were the finished leather, assorted according to their colour (here you can see, from left to right: yellow, dark-brown and clear-brown, but there were also of black).
To see these men working in the tanners, also reactivates the senses of the vision and above all of the smell, by the strong scents that gives off the process to work the leather.
(As a workshop I have post another general view, with the city at the background)

yannick, singuanti, anakin, Coyotyto, ChristianS, capthaddock has marked this note useful

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MiguelP (14336) 2005-05-12 14:16

Benvingut amic... Com va? Vaya foto bonita, sobre todo porque das una perspectiva diferente del lugar, nunca había visto un plano tan general de este lugar. Estuve allí hace 15 años (¡horror!) y viendo tus fotos me está apeteciendo volver. Es una composición extraña, algo onírica, las telas colgadas de la pared que vemos en la parte superior harían las delicias de Dalí y también me recuerdan a "El planeta de los simios" (la versión intepretada por el innombrable CH). No sé, todo tiene un aire muy cinematográfico, o a lo mejor es que yo hoy estoy muy cinematográfico.

yannick (1469) 2005-05-12 14:52

Nice picture, with an interesting contrats between the coloured and white vats. The hanging leather pelts are also noticeable.
Well done,
Yannick

rbcy1974 (20746) 2005-05-12 17:34

Hola Jaume,
Que bella foto nos muestras, me gusta mucho la linea diagonal delante de la foto y el hecho que las construcciones ocupen todo el marco de la foto. Los colores estan muy vivos.
Muy buena foto.
Un saludo
Daniel

singuanti (15240) 2005-05-12 23:06

Hello Jaume. Now this must be a first on TE, a tannery, awesome! The high POV is good for two reasons: you get all of those nice shapes from here and it doesn't smell so bad! ;) Once again you've got some excellent textures and details. I like this shot a great deal Jaume, nice job!

anakin (2775) 2005-05-13 6:52

Uy esta foto y este paisaje me suena :p
Que decir de esta foto…. Si tengo la misma….pues buen ángulo, buena perspectiva, bellos colores…y ¿ compraste algo? En la tienda.
Saludos mani
Well done

Coyotyto (1299) 2005-05-13 7:53

Hola Jaume !

That's funny ! Even if I saw soo many pictures of the Tanneries, I think I never saw a wide view as this one. Good idea ! (Though I prefer this one to the WS).

The colours are really nice, and you managed a nice light !! Even if the conditions are not that easy ! Maybe a slight overexposure on the whool in the foreground, but I guess otherwise you'd have had a dark center.

Well done !
Hasta luego,
Jose (Youssef :) )

ChristianS (2997) 2005-05-14 12:28

Hi Jaume, nice photo overlooking this place. Last week I saw a TV travel programme where among others it showed this place; it mentioned the hard work of this people also involving strong chemicals and the stench. Seen from this perspective with the mix of colours, it reminds me of a painter's palette. Nice light and colours. Well done!

Regards, Christian

capthaddock (28640) 2005-05-18 10:59

Hi Jaume - I like the wider angle here, it sets it apart from the more often seen details, we get to see this tanning area in its entirety. The white parts look a little oversharpened though

Cos (1562) 2005-05-20 8:34

Hi Jaume
I find this to be an incredibly interesting composition. The shape "honeycomb" is of great contrast to that of the buildings, and the colours too are a big contrast to the muted tones of the pale walls. Great POV.
Regards, Sarah