An Alley in Abyaneh Photo

Photographer’s Note

Abyaneh is a famous historic Iranian village near the city of Kashan in Isfahan Province.

Set on the slope of the mountain of Karkas, this village has a cold climate and enjoys numerous springs creating a favorite condition for agriculture. It dates back to antiquity, but its golden age was during the Safavid period. The word Abyaneh has been derived from the word "viona" meaning willow grove. (In the local dialect "vey" means willow.)

With a unique reddish hue, the village is one of the oldest in Iran, attracting numerous native and foreign tourists year-round, especially during traditional feasts and ceremonies.The materials use for building the roofs are timbers, straw and clay. The walls, built by red mud bricks are impressive. The mud bricks are of quality that become harder when they are exposed to the rain. To use the sun as much as possible, the houses face the east.

On top of the village sits the ruins of a Sassanid era fort.

Abyaneh has been called an entrance to Iranian history. The local clothing, for example, is in a style of great antiquity.

adores, llimone, saeed, Leo71538, siolaw, pboehringer, noborders, Cretense, mpb001, ALIRIZA, manatee, Mistral, Angshu has marked this note useful

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Andro (4) 2007-08-16 22:37 [Comment]

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dareco (17104) 2007-08-17 0:25

This is very good! Great colors. The reddish hue is wonderful!!

llimone (672) 2007-08-18 1:05

Hola Atousa.
Buena fotografia de esta ciudad antigua y buenos los colores rojizos de las casas.
Buena composicion .
Un saludo.
Ricardo

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saeed (32) 2007-08-18 4:07

Salam:
Abyaneh is very beautiful place specially in fall.
TFS.

jmcl (14289) 2007-08-18 12:14

hi Atousa,

The color is wonderful .. but the thing I feel the most from this is the enclosed feeling of the veiled woman walking through the narrow walls and high cascading layers of buildings topped off with the mountain. Thoughtful image.

take care,

John

Leo71538 (444) 2007-08-18 14:27

Very interesting shot. The contrast of the blu sky and the red clay are amazing and professional. Congratulations: Both for the photo and the note.

siolaw (26392) 2007-08-20 10:00

Salam Atousa,
I like this one a lot! A fine POV in the street with the woman adding life and dynamism, the great ocher colors of the houses and fine architecture... maybe a bit too sharpened but i like the effect too!
Laurent

adores (16033) 2007-08-20 14:01

Hi Atousa!
Good pov showing this old narrow street! I like the way you captured the woman passing and the houses in the background.I like the sun reflecting on the walls.

daddo (11961) 2007-08-24 4:47

Salam Atousa. Stunning colours. Fascinating place. Thanks for the informative notes. Well done to include the woman in her traditional attire. I like the gentle light also. Regards. Klaudio.

pboehringer (770) 2007-08-24 6:14

Atousa,
what a wonderful shot of this little village. Nice to have someone giving us a little bit of insight in your wonderful country. The composition with the narrow street and that lady leading us into the image is really very good.
Regards, Peter

wolf38 (13438) 2007-08-26 2:54

Hallo Atouse. Ein eigenartig faszinierendes Photo. Auf dem Weg geht eine Frau. Trotzdem sieht das Dorf verlassen aus. Die Farben des Photos wirken fast monochrom. Das Photo gefällt mir sehr gut. Viele Grüße, Wolfgang. .

nitinjamdar (528) 2007-08-26 7:04

Hi Atousa,

Lovely picture.I like the earthen colors.TFS

Nitin

hasan42 (48) 2007-08-26 7:42

Akse khube. Tebrik mi guyem. Fikr mi konem Iran beraye akkase jaye mumtaz est. Mamnun.

noborders (14201) 2007-08-26 11:40

I don't remember Abyaneh that way, but rediscovering it through your eyes is a pleasure, the colours are great and I find the way of dressing of the woman rather interesting...
Tabrik migam,
Salam,
Cath.

Cretense (58913) 2007-08-28 11:20

Hi Atousa!

Amazing photo, great "mixture" of architecture and daily life scene! Perfect composition and very impressive colours. Sharpness and overall definition are top quality. Congratulations!

Best regards,
Hercules

dilane (10289) 2007-09-04 4:39

Voilà Atousa, j'ai trouvé - Cette femme voilée de tissus à motifs floraux, parcourant cette ruelle aux teintes si belles, et en arrière plan cette architecture en espalier sur fond rocheux, plus ciel bleu - tout pour faire une belle photo qui permet de s'évader. bravo
daniel

mpb001 (4600) 2007-09-15 6:54

Wow, I really like this shot, Atousa, The person in the foreground really draws the viewer in. Excellant details throughout.
Mike

ALIRIZA (16201) 2007-09-17 1:27

Selam Atousa,
Wonderful POV from this narrow street. Very nice composition with woman and cloudy sky. Well done...
Friendly regards...
Ali Rıza

rene06 (370) 2007-09-18 10:37

Hello Atousa,
I like this shot of daily life that looks so quiet. The woman seems to add life in the place.
Regards,
Rene

livinitout (938) 2007-09-19 22:00

This is a really great shot. Nice calming colours. the only thing I would have done is crop the top to get rid of most of the white cloud, or remove it completely. I think it takes away from the picture.
Jaek

Greg1949 (8641) 2007-10-12 16:24

Atousa,

Nice shot, colorful and detailed, layered and interesting, as beautiful as I remember it.

Greg

marietom (32694) 2007-11-13 2:25

Hi Atousa,

très belle image, bien composée. J'aime beaucoup ce genre d'endroits... avec de jolies couleurs de murs.
Marie

manatee (4329) 2007-11-13 15:54

Wonderful picture I like the colors the path an the arquitecture, all made a grate compostion, plus the note is very informative too.

Greetings from Mexico

Mistral (13872) 2007-12-25 7:22

Salam Atousa,
and welcome on TE!
I visited your beautiful country and Abyaneh as well. I remember the colourful dressed women there as well the wild landscape around.
A smile
Luca

capthaddock (28640) 2008-01-17 18:01

The patterns of the scarf are sure pretty, the artifacts and oversharpening of the sky are not, maybe this one suffered from resizing, still a good one.

fserajian (2181) 2008-01-26 6:23

Salam Atousa,

This is a beautiful composition, it is slightly over sharpened but still a nice shot. TFS

Faramarz

persis (116) 2008-01-29 9:26

in aks yeki az ghashangtarin aksaeeyeh keh too in site didam
harf nadareh
movaffagh bashi

Jacobp (798) 2008-03-04 23:17 [Comment]

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HaDiHm (21) 2008-03-09 23:58

Perfect,
one of the best photos that of have seen from this famouse village with a nice soft edit... thank for sharing us in this experience ....

hapeloglu (751) 2008-03-17 13:52

Salam Atousa,

I would like to in Persian as much as I can. In suret khaili hub est, men incha budem, sher i Kashan dar mayani Qum u Esfhan est. Man kishvari Iran va meardomi Iran khaili dost darem. Man mi hvahem kishvari qashenqi shoma ba biniim.
Ba salam
Koksal

mafegan (4898) 2008-10-30 16:05

Hello Atousa
A really good composition with the variety of red and orange buildings and the hill beyond. The woman in traditional clothing adds human interest as she walks between the walls. TFS, Marlene

SAMANDI (302) 2008-11-01 6:28

Salam Atousa

be in akset nemishe irad gereft soujeye khubi Entekhab kardi zendegie roustaee ro khub be tasvir keshidi .

Regards.
-- SADEGH --

Angshu (34841) 2009-04-10 20:31

Salam Atousa
An older post of yours which attracted me from the thumbnail. The mud brick houses are certainly impressive & well preserved. How old are they? The lady is the most important part of the compo. I also like the contrast with the blue sky! Well done!
Best Regards
Angshu