Tangier bay after sunset, a photo from Tangier, North

Photographer's Note

From my room more one sunset.

I put in workshop another photo of the same local but in sunrise.

Tangier is a Moroccan port city located near the Straight of Gibraltar. It was originally an ancient Phoenician trading post, and later became a Carthaginian and then a Roman settlement. After five centuries of Roman rule, it was captured successively by the Vandals, Byzantines, and Arabs.

At the cross-roads of Europe and Africa, of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Tangier opens the door onto Morocco. There is still an air of mystery about the city, going back to the time when Tangier was an international zone.
Since Tingis was founded in the IVth century BC, Carthaginians, Romans, Phoenicians, Vandals, Arabs, Spaniards, Portuguese and the English have jealously fought for the right to control it. No African city is closer to Europe, no other Orient is more dearly loved by European or American artists - painters, musicians or authors.
Delacroix, Saint-Sains, Matisse, Van Dongen, Tenesse Williams, Jean Genet, Joseph Kessel, William Burroughs and Paul Bowles, to name but a few, have all lived in Tangier.

I hope you like it.

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pau (792) 2006-03-29 7:15

Hola Aires!

Impresionante foto! La composición es excelente! Las luces, la definición y el cielo perfectos! Vaya que me gusta mucho!
Saludos!
Pau

lestans (17258) 2006-03-29 7:15

Beautiful view full of water, full of colors. The sky is fantastic. Bravo
Livia

Paolo (41254) 2006-03-29 7:15

Hi Aires, what a fantastic sunset!
the light and the reflection in the swimming pool and on the sea are wonderful!
great contrast and focus and a perfect POV to have a long view!
excellent shot.
thanks, ciao

ktanska (36945) 2006-03-29 7:30

Hi Aires,
I see Tangier has received a few wonderful sunsets lately. The clouds accompanied with city lights look quite psychedelic. I also like reflection from the pool.
Kari

larevedere (1259) 2006-03-29 7:30

Hi!
Great photo!
Beautiful scene!
Regards,
Olaf
P.s. About the workshop - I prefer this original, after-sunset version :))

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2006-03-29 7:38

Hi Aires.

Both pictures are great. Maybe this is more spectacular althought. In any case, you were lucky to enjoy views like this.

Excellent lights!!!

Rgs, Oscar

Modacolor51 (1309) 2006-03-29 7:48

Merhaba Aires.
Ausgezeichnete Farbe und eine auffallende Qualität des Lichtes.
danke ıhnen .
vıele grüsse von türkei.
selamlar yılmaz..

efigesta (12188) 2006-03-29 8:31

Ola Aires
mais uma foto interessante de marrocos com outras cores, desta vez com predominancai do azul que da um ar romantico lol
fica bem
abraço
manuel

vagabondtravels (6511) 2006-03-29 8:51

Beautiful capture. Very sharp. Amazing clouds.

clarita (654) 2006-03-29 9:05

absolutely breathtaking! i wished you had a widescreen image of the sky alone...what swirls of magnificent colors!

Lithium (596) 2006-03-29 10:08

What a sky! Great light plus I really like those not overly saturated colours. Very nice.
regards,
Linas

Framboisilla (5277) 2006-03-29 10:46

Bonsoir Aires,

Quelle belle photo ! D'une grande netteté mais surtout un ciel magnifique, les lumières au loin de la ville. Belle vue !

Regards,
Stéphanie.

Tue (74086) 2006-03-29 14:46

Hej Aires,
Great view over the bay with a fantastic sunset. I love the colours as well as the dark clouds in the sky. The lights of the city on the other side look also very nicely. Well captured!
Hilsner,
Lars

Vato_Law (12732) 2006-03-29 16:11

Olá Aires,
sem duvida que em Africa não é dificil encontrar pores do sol incriveis, mas este é sem duvida muito bonito, assim como a sua composição.
Parabens pela foto.
cumprimentos.
Paulo

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2006-03-29 16:47

Merhaba Aires,
What a beautiful picture... The colours, light and sharpnes are perfect. Great work.
ahmet

Scharan (14144) 2006-03-29 18:29 [Comment]

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alekpet (4663) 2006-03-30 2:28

Hi Aires.

This Paolo type photo is truely fantastic.
The clouds are amasing, they look so close and so fast moving.
The city lights at the back add to the atmosphere.

take care, Aleks

atus (15868) 2006-03-30 3:49

Hello Aires,
once again,very nice dark image to this very great sunset.The colors,lights and sharpness are excellent and the view is fantastic. Thanks and best regards.
Attila

markstaples (15670) 2006-03-30 4:30

Another wonderful scene - the sky is magical - I love the glow of the sky and the water. Nicely done and thanks for sharing.
Mark

ChrisJ (154852) 2006-03-30 4:49

Ola Aires

Marvellous lighting & graphism in this superb harbourside view at dusk. Fantastic color & sharpness. Felicitations!

riclopes (35577) 2006-03-30 4:58

Olá Aires,
Mas que imagem fantástica! A vista é fabulosa, os contrastes fortes, aquele céu irreal, a cidade lá ao longe e a praia ali à mão de semear. Mas sobretudo, aquele céu irreal! Parabéns e obrigado por partilhares!
Um abraço,
Ricardo

Jribeirosantos (1924) 2006-03-30 6:48

olá :)
Já estava a sentir falta de mais uma foto :) mas cá está ela ... Um nocturno lindo :) com pequenos salpicos de cor.. um lusco fusco .. ( aqueles 5 -7 m Lol) lindo ..

Parabéns!

Joana

dHitman (0) 2006-03-30 9:29

Hi Aires,
What a marvellous scene you have given us here! Great sky and colours with a very good feel to it. Plenty of details. TFS!
Regards, Jino

berek (50508) 2006-03-30 12:13

Hi Aires,
I don't want to say anything my friend about this picture. BEAUTIFUL ..CONGRATULATIONS.
Friendly regards.
B.Erek
Meaning ( Sense ) 10,Framing:10,Idea :10

weswang (18223) 2006-03-30 13:08

Hi Aires, A perfect timing for this picture at the blue hour. A well composed picture with nice PoV and excellent contrast and beautiful color combination. The view dramatic cloud made this picture attractive. The warm colors in the middle well highlighted this cold color based image. Well done.

MvS (4163) 2006-03-30 16:05

Nice place - the sky is superb. Fantastic colours.
Thanks,
Magnus

Galmeida (12559) 2006-03-31 5:14

Olá Aires,
Antes de mais quero-lhe agradecer a referencia do meu nome na sua pagina de apresentação e introdução no TE. Muito grato por esse facto meu amigo. Durante anos e anos dediquei o meu trabalho no seu tipo de actividade como Director de Departamento em Informatico em grandes formas Portuguesas, e por isso também viajem bastante especialmente a Alemanha.

Está excelente esta captura após o por de sol em Tanger. Por estes lados aterrei 4 vezes. Conheço por 3 vezes Agadir no Sul de Marrocos, que gosto muito. Bom enquadramento, luz, cores e "Sharp". Bom trabalho e bonito momento. Parabéns e um abraço amigo,

Fernando

lu_muratori (618) 2006-03-31 5:17

Oi Aires, tudo esta legal nesta foto, mas o ceu esta fantastico, parece uma invasao de alienigenas...Demais mesmo,
Luciana

isabela_sor (47748) 2006-04-01 4:43

What a dramatic and beautiful cloudy sky....I like this photo a lot. Especially composition and colors. View is for me very exotic, so thanks for sharing.
A nice week end
Isabela

izmirli (3989) 2006-04-01 14:27

merhaba my friend aires
beautiful night and lights.very good sky,composition and colours.well done.regards.
gürkan akçakır.

TeresaT (10806) 2006-04-01 18:49

Olá Aires
Muito bonito este cair da noite em Tanger.
Umas tonalidades muito interessante e um céu simplesmente magnifico.
Muito bem captado este momento.
Cumprimentos
Teresa

pablominto (53746) 2006-04-02 1:27

Hi Aries,
Another interesting night time photograph, where you master lighting conditions very well!
Fine lines in this well balanced composition, plesasant colours where the dominating black and blue work well together...
Greetings,
Pablo -

rabdelnoor (3423) 2006-04-02 10:55

Ola Aires,
Very impressive night shot, especially due this fantastic sky. Nice colors and superb light.
Abraços,
Ricardo

rosaline (0) 2006-04-02 13:29

Hi Aires
A fantastic shot here. The contrast is spectacular and the lights are well caught in the scene. The exposure is good and the sky is amazing. I've never seen one like it. Good work.
Aubrey

coco (30439) 2006-04-02 15:14

Hola Aires.
Really impressive view.
Only the lights over a few palms dislikes to me. But the rest of the photo is great: that sky, that light and that colours.
Wonderful photo.

Thanks for share.

elmec (12210) 2006-04-02 17:09

Hello Aires!
Amazing Photo!
I like the magic sky! The black clouds are unbelieveable!
Great light and frame!
Very good work!
Greetings!

anavazao (5592) 2006-04-02 18:18

wow,
as cores do céu está absolutamente fabulosas! Bonitas cores, POV, detalhes, luz e composição!
Uma foto perfeita!
Thanks Ana:)

pitai (3985) 2006-04-02 21:50

Hello Aires, another beautiful sunset. I like a lot the reflection on the water. The cloudes creates marvelous shapes and luminance. Very good DOF. Thanks for sharing, Gabriel

MiriamVolpiceli (362) 2006-04-03 1:34

A pretty nightfall. Beautiful shot, with colors, definition and perfect light... the heaven this pretty.
Hug

catalina (799) 2006-04-03 10:03 [Comment]

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Rossignol (2289) 2006-04-03 17:39

Excellent shot, Aires. That sky is absolutely incredible and the timing and exposure in the blue hour are perfect. Nice composition with good foreground interest in the nice shaped pool, good view of the lights on the headland and that sky, which steals the show completely. Very much a decisive moment.
Peter

banyanman (7797) 2006-04-04 9:48

An amazing sky, Aires. Did you consider cropping off the top one third of this (just below the distant shoreline) and presenting this as a panoramic shot? I think that would have made a stunning photograph. Cheers . . . David

Marlis (2298) 2006-04-04 16:23

hello Aires,
I love this late evening shot. The light of the distant city look lovely under the very interesting sky. Beautiful cloudpattern.
The pool in the foreground and the lit palmtrees give a romantic feeling.
Well seen, well captured.
Marialuisa

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2006-04-06 5:42

Ola Aires
Wow, amazing picture. The clouds on the colourful sky are excellent. Also beautiful whole image with the light good illuminating the pool, and the coast in the background.
Regards

HOBO (5282) 2006-04-13 2:29

Olá Aires,
what an atmosphere, amazing sky pattern and colors. Great view on the town. Reminds me on my once and only trip to Morocco in 1967...
Thanks for recalling memories...
Regards
Knut

josepmarin (59385) 2006-04-23 7:31

Hola Aires,
Un anochecer impresionante. Precioso juego de luces, en esta espléndida vista desde la habitación. El cielo es maravillosos, con tantos colores y las pinceladas de nubes, parece una pintura. La foto tiene gran profundidad, y se pueden ver claramente las luces de la ciudad al otro lado de la bahía.
Muy bien gestionada la exposición y los ajustes.
Una foto excelente y muy bella.
Saludos,
Josep

langaloo (489) 2006-04-28 6:12

Impresinante foto! Like pau says.
Tangiers is magical. Your picture is like a Delacroix painting, dramatic, full of details, movements, darks and lights.
What you say about Tangiers is strong. I was there many times, in the 70's and 80's, and the first evenings, I could not believe the parfum of Exotism there, with yet, a very european feeling with the cafes, the busy mediteranean streets, the painted signs on the walls, in spanish, french, and suddenly a man walking by with a long "dress" (djelabah), or a woman with her sinister grey outfit and a white hankershief covering her mouth... Oh, yes, I am at the northen Gates of Africa, going all the way down south to Cape Town.

starbug (6924) 2006-05-20 7:26

Idon't think i've ever seen a sky like that, a magical and beautiful view, especially over a fascinating town like Tangier, i spent there only a day but i wish i had spent more, thank you for reminding it and presenting with such a fascinating sunset.
have a nice weekend:-)
A.

light (865) 2006-06-08 7:24

Incredible SKY. What a sunset, and what a perspective. Beautiful play with the light, very good definition, and excelent composition.

abulafia (4900) 2006-06-09 5:50

Hi Aires
I like this nice landscape. specially the sky is amazing.
TFS
Harry

vinicio (23423) 2006-08-01 5:35

Both beautiful and fascinating the images, the sky here is amazing, and in other I like the atmosphere of the sunrise, compliments, good moments.
Ciao
Vinicio

anesugur (18789) 2006-10-03 7:12

Hi Aires,
Great composition.
Superb sky with excellent colors.
Very well captured.
Best regards. Uğur

greg64g (11193) 2006-10-03 8:05

Hi Aires

the colors are very impressive, it looks that you use the clarify tool of paint shop pro, that's great and i like the foreground too.
cheers
greg

dcawker (5717) 2006-10-11 10:39

Just amazing! But you knew that already from all of the great comments. Perfect photo! Regards, Doug

soma (937) 2006-10-15 7:38

wow , this photo is simply magical , the colors are so breath taking and makes me wana go there...

rui_seabra (205) 2006-10-15 11:32

Olá Aires

Conseguiste capturar contrastes no céu absolutamente fabulosos!

Eu teria, no entanto, dispensado a parte da piscina...

Obrigado
Rui Seabra
Portugal

Bluejeans (64251) 2006-10-17 8:27

Ola Aires belissima foto , esta fantastica !!!!

Um abraço Gonçalo

anes_lc (14968) 2006-10-25 16:11

hye.no comment.is imposible to find one .is too much i love your photo.is perfect.anes

lilimih33 (9918) 2006-10-27 15:15

Hello Aires! Fantastic composition whit a great colours, comtrst , clarity! Amazing sky! Well done! Lili

Budapestman (82620) 2006-11-29 8:16

Hi Aires!
This is a fascinating blue impression. Its an impressive POV and spectacular composition. Colours are stunning and mysterious. Very fine shot! Thank you, nice days
George

nata (488) 2007-04-25 6:44

this is one of the best pictures I saw in trekearth. I like it a lot. I am impressed by color of the sky

zain (58) 2007-04-25 6:53

All I can say is.. WOW!! You are so lucky to have a view like this. Quite an extraordinary pic you've captured here.. the POV is excellent, as is the composition, colours and lighting. Awe-inspiring to say the least. tfs

Bruno40 (6658) 2007-10-02 4:45

Hi Aires,
I like this picture. The sunset mood is very well captured, you have a great POV, and your exposure management is perfect.
Good work
TFS
Jorge

xuaxo (6854) 2009-01-10 12:34

Olá Aires
Desta vez foi um comentário do Tolga que me fez procurar esta foto na Wikipédia.
Está realmente uma bela imagem, com um grande efeito dramático dado pelas nuvens.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

Gurtay (66) 2010-09-28 23:34

Magical impression ! Have you applied HDR ? A very successful light-color composition. Congratulations.