Dusty roads, a photo from Ouarzazate, South

Photographer's Note

Today a photo on the road, which I took from the jeep during the transfer from Agdz to Zagora, in the middle of the Atlas Mountains, very arid in late summer and with its uncomfortable and poor roads. There are small villages where they still live like many years ago and without any signs of modernity, the scenery between mountains and green valleys around the river are beautiful.

Oggi una foto on the road, che io feci dalla jeep durante il trasferimento da Agdz a Zagora, nel mezzo delle montagne dell'Atlante, molto aride a fine estate e con le sue strade scomode e poverose. Ci sono piccoli villaggi in cui si vive ancora come tanti anni fa e senza segni di modernita', gli scenari tra montagne e valli verdeggianti attorno al fiume sono bellissimi.

pierrefonds, ikeharel, COSTANTINO, holmertz, Fis2, ChrisJ, jhm, Royaldevon, adramad, PaulVDV, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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pierrefonds (114347) 2021-04-20 15:55

Bonsoir Luciano,

Tu as bien capturé une scène de la vie quotidienne. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des arbres et des vêtements de la personne. La lumière met en valeur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

Silvio1953 (221463) 2021-04-20 22:09

Ciao Luciano, gran bella anche questa con la figura intabarrata in nero e il ciclista più propriamente bianco vestito su una sterrata arida e sassosa. Bella testimonianza di un mondo fuori dal tempo in uno scenario desertico di gran pregio, bravo, ciao Silvio

pajaran (115779) 2021-04-20 22:57

Pozdrav.
Interesantan pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepo mesto sa putem i zelenim drvecem, dobro uhvacen trenutak sa osobom u natrodnoj nosnji.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija i secanje.
Lepa scena na pustinjskom putu.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

jemaflor (147018) 2021-04-20 23:15

Salut Luciano,
De la poussière en effet mais c'est surtout ces silhouettes que l'on remarque, noir et blanc, Fg et BG, bon effet de perspective, bien vu et photographié.

COSTANTINO (116377) 2021-04-20 23:31

Hello dear Luciano and have a nice day
No more comments
one shot is one thousand words
well done
regards
Costantino

holmertz (102604) 2021-04-21 0:18

Hello Luciano,
Not surprisingly this reminds me of Algeria. Dry ground, dusty roads and women dressed in black. You were lucky to include the man on the bicycle dressed in white. He provides a good contrast to the lady and helps to create some depth.
Best regards,
Gert

Fis2 (170639) 2021-04-21 0:35

Witaj Luciano!
Another interesting photo.
Wonderful view makes impression.
Good framing and composition.
I like this scene from daily life.
Well done.
Good morning.
Krzysztof

ChrisJ (171794) 2021-04-21 1:15

Ciao Luciano

I recall crossing about 3 or 4 Atlas mountain ranges from Tangiers to Fez, one of which had a forest of pine trees and troupe of wild monkeys on the summit. Once you descended the final range it did get very dry, hot and arid. The woman should wear white, which reflects the heat. The man in the bg on the bike has the right idea. In winter, she should wear black, which retains the heat. Tfs!

dedee (3029) 2021-04-21 3:41

Hi Luciano
A very dramatic scene. I think your journey in the jeep would be a lot easier than that of the other travellers on the road.

foxy (3461) 2021-04-21 3:56

Hello Luciano,
This look as if I've seen a ghost ( dressed in black ) in broad daylight, covering totally up from the sun ( not from the heat , obviously ).
No wonder, that poor man on the bicycle .... fleeing so fast down the hill , dust or no dust :-)
Gosh, it's very dry and rocky road. At least, you were rewarded with beautiful scenery.
Well, the mountain slopes b/g, have layers and layers of interesting lines , almost parallel with each other.
Thanks for sharing your 'uncomfortable ( scary ) journey'
Loong

ikeharel (113241) 2021-04-21 5:31

Ciao Luciano,
I first saw the figure in black, but than looking at the whole picture, realized how beautiful are the slopes on the far background. Those marvelously stretch downhills from left to right added yet another dimensuion to the desert scene.
Dusty road it is.
Buona serata,
Ike

dkmurphys (79209) 2021-04-21 7:03

Hello,
Nice everyday scene, looks like they have quite raw conditions of living.
Have a good evening.

D

jmdias (115046) 2021-04-21 8:46

luciano

nice view with these two personages in evidence in this rural road surrounded by giant slopes. while crossing this area in morocco I took many shots from the car in movement too.

take care

jorge

jhm (211736) 2021-04-21 9:36

Hello Luciano,

This is real an extraordinarily image with I think a woman in black clothing.
Excellent sharp and clear photographed with much dust along the road
Good picture, with much details.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Tue (92302) 2021-04-21 11:59

Hello Luciano,
A good impression of the dusty roads in the mountains. I like the shapes and textures of the slopes in the background and the green of the trees and bushes add some nice colour to the yellowish and brown hills.
Lars

ifege (47957) 2021-04-21 22:15

Hi Luciano
I drove in our rental car along similar roads. Great photo really capturing the dust very well.
cheers
Ian

Royaldevon (85862) 2021-04-22 4:05

Ciao Caro Luciano,

Your description perfectly fits what we see in the photograph. It looks very hot and arid and yet, quite spectacular.
I think the white attire would be much more comfortable than that of the person in the f/g. Had the person in white been riding a donkey, rather than a bicycle, the link with Biblical times would have been complete!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

adramad (72934) 2021-04-22 10:35

Hi luciano.
An image of great drought, despite some green trees, next to this dusty road, which we cannot call a road, the man with the white djellaba and the woman all covered in black, give a great impact to the composition.
Point of view, sharpness, lightness, color and the chosen composition are excellent.
A very nice photo. I like.
Have a good day.
Best regards.
Luis.

mkamionka (74311) 2021-04-23 23:29

Ciao Luciano,
this looks almost like a scene from Satr Wars with a Jedi Master in wide ropes walking the desert path.
Nice light, very well captured along the roadside.
M

emka (158030) 2021-04-24 11:21

hello Luciano, I see that now you have looked at your Moroccan photos. Nice scene from the dusty road. I like the view of the guy in white galabiya very much. Excellent composition.
Best regards MAlgo

PaulVDV (62846) 2021-04-24 15:09

Hello Luciano,
I had the impression that a large piece of clothing was walking by itself :)
Both the cyclist and the pedestrian have to swallow a lot of dust. Yet the road side still looks relatively green.
The arid mountain slopes in the background are impressive.
Best regards, Paul

GyurMaster (24818) 2021-04-26 12:52

Hello again,

Its a nice observation and there is a huge contrast between the clothes of the subject and the surroundings. - A bit similarly to your previous photo.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

mcmtanyel (68383) 2021-05-06 20:43

Hello Luciano,
Similar theme as the previous post, both lovely in their own way.
Regards,
MT