Playing hide and seek with the light Photo

Photographer’s Note

This was my photographic obsession while in Syria: to try capturing the light and dust coming through a market's windows. This is as close to it that I got, but you can be sure that I spent litteraly hours prowling through the souks in both Damascus and Aleppo trying to catch the light while avoiding being runover by busy shoppers.

Taken in a courtyard of Damascus' old city.

Bien, tiobibi, bostankorkulugu, burGu, devimeuxbe, ribeiroantonio, daddo, rigoletto, Charo, robiuk, fabio_ts, noborders, Didi has marked this note useful

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bostankorkulugu (33976) 2008-10-26 12:41

i think it's worth the effort daniel... i both loved the light comin through the window and the tilt... and the light of the bulb also, adding a lot to the scene...

hugs man...

burGu (4544) 2008-10-26 13:01

Hi Daniel
It is great that nobody disturbed you while you were working for hours.
I am always warned by someone not to take photos or asked by curious passers by why I am taking photos... aaargghhh...
About result, I definitely agree Korkut, its worth your effort.

Burcu

devimeuxbe (56334) 2008-10-26 13:03

Bonsoir Daniel
c'est une superbe image grace à ces rayons de lumière. Tu as capté une véritable ambiance dans ce marché. Une belle réussite
Amicalement
Bertrand

ribeiroantonio (21967) 2008-10-26 20:07

It is an excellent work considering the difficult conditions and the harsh light coming from those openings. Well done.
Now about Syria. How easy it is to get around and take photos? Can we do it, say, freely in public places such as markets, streets and monuments? I am quite curious as I have been thinking about a tour to Jordan and Syria. So, your input would be much appreciated.
Antonio

barrufeto_77 (25935) 2008-10-27 1:28

Hola Daniel.

Por supuesto, grande la luz que había. Quizás demasiado difícil para mi aún pero celebro cuando alguien lo intenta y me gusta de ver. Y si encima queda bien...pues grande!

Un saludo!

daddo (11535) 2008-10-27 3:49

Hi Daniel.A wonderful result- conveying strongly the atmosphere to those who have never ventured into such places. Innovative POV and excellent exposure. Beautiful capture of the shafts of light. regards. Klaudio.

rigoletto (26774) 2008-10-27 4:33

The souks of Aleppo and Damascus...
Perfect places for photographers who look for the thousands of years history of authentic light...
I stayed there for such a short time, but indeed, i was also obsessed with capturing its magic. You managed to capture those rays very well. My compliments.
Deniz

jonathan_hart (22623) 2008-10-27 5:10

bon tilt, tu inclues le monsieur à droite, sans trop couper celui qui est à gauche, l'ampoule, etc, et le captage de la lumière est excellent,
amicalement
jc

robiuk (10763) 2008-10-27 16:34

Hi Daniel,
good attemp having in mind how difficult it can be to
'steal' a snap just while walking - as to me this looks
like an off-hip shot.
I'm joining Antonio in my curiosity to find out how difficult
is to shoot openly in Syria, or is it like anywhere else
where people appreciate your coming towards them in order
to get to know them better and then they might allow you
to shoot whatever you want, basically?
Cheers,
Robi

Charo (31779) 2008-10-28 3:39

Salut Daniel,
Intéressant et la composition dynamique de la vie quotidienne dans le marché. J'aime la diversité des expressions sur les visages visages des protagonistes.
Amitiés,
Charo

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-10-28 21:43

Hola Daniel:

Buen, pero buen manejo de la iluminación en contra luz. Las formas y figuras de la gente, se aprecian con nitidez, dentro de unas cálidas tonalidades y un acertado encuadre.

Saludos desde Colombia,

John

xavis (3176) 2008-11-04 8:18

The atmosphere of the sucks is just amazing...I can undersatand what you says...I have spend 3 weeks in Morroco, and I have come back with a lot of pictures of the medinas and sucks. The lights are just greats here, giving a mysterious feeling...What are they doing ?

hasta la vista,

Javier

Leonie (8647) 2008-11-18 3:23

Hi Daniel,
You managed pretty well at capturing the light and some atmosphere in this souk! Well done!
Cheers
Léonie

fabio_ts (13674) 2008-11-18 5:40

I like every details of this work Daniel, from the creative POV to the smart tilt, from the beautiful light to the well captured looks... BRAVO!!!

have a nice day,
Fabio.

noborders (14201) 2008-11-21 1:45

Light is beautiful and the place very interesting and typical, as I spent hours losing myself there I'm happy to see your vision of this place, however I still prefer your marvelous portraits where the expression of the people is better captured - as someone mentioned, this seems like a casual off-hip shot.

Why not, some times ? This too shows us very well the atmosphere of the bazaars in Syria.
Best,
Amitiés,
Cath.

Didi (36434) 2008-11-24 3:10

Bonjour Daniel
Les Syriens possèdent le don du commerce depuis des siècles dans l'histoire.
Intéressante scène prise à la volée avec cette luminosité diffusse qui donne un bel effet, l'action du marchandage est parfaitement décrite par l'image.
Amitiés.

ninaL (19582) 2008-11-27 2:08

Bonjour, Daniel.
La photo a une formidable ambiance malgré un léger manque de la netteté.
J'aime beaucoup la lumière et la géométrie de cette image. Très intéressant.
Amitiés, Grazyna.

jrj (34779) 2008-12-02 3:24

You sure had a fine light effect in this one Daniel. And at the same time a good capture of the people involved in their activities - the tilted version seems to work just fine in this compo.

marietom (32076) 2008-12-04 8:19

salut daniel,

c'est vrai que la lumière est magnifique, pour ce très beau portrait. J'aime bien le tilt aussi.
Bonne soirée
Marie

jurgen (1994) 2008-12-14 9:35

Cómo estás Daniel:
Mucho trabajo en la universida no me permite poner muchas fotos en TE y encima de eso hacer comentarios en las fotos de los demás. Pero últimamente he tratado de hacer algunos comentarios al día o a la semana.
¿Cómo esta Toulouse? ¿Ya estás decidido a cambiar de carrera o actividad? ¿La crisis también afecta por allá?
Esta foto me parece que está muy bien. Algunas veces he visto ese efecto de la luz entrando por una ventana y siendo dispersada por el polvo o el humo, pero nunca he tenido una cámara a la mano para tomar una foto o si la he tenido nunca me ha quedado bien. A ti esto te ha salido muy bien, considerando que cuentas que no era fácil tomar una foto en la circunstancia en la que estabas.
Nada que hacerle que tienes un buen ojo para esto.
Saludos desde Munich,
Jürgen
PD. En navidad me voy a BCN. ¿Tú vas a Lima?

azizbilgili (1714) 2009-05-11 1:02