Aleppo citadel 2, a photo from Halab, North

Photographer's Note

Aleppo citadel is a huge military construction in the centre of the city, dating back to Medieval times when it became a fortress, though the earliest remains of any construction come from the 10th centrury B.C. It's impressively situated on a 50 m high mould that makes it possible to spot the construction from far away. It was recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986

For the locals the loan outside the moat surrounding the citadel is a popular picnic site. In the evening the whole families come here and eat and drink and talk, or just sit on the wall around it and enjoy the warm night, enjoy each other's company...Syrians are such warm and helpful people, they're probably what travellers miss more when they leave the country...I do:-)

Paolo, drewniany, pilpel-adom, thaprem has marked this note useful

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jinju (14265) 2005-11-11 7:04

Ale fajnie ci wyszlo to zdjecie. Tez mam chyba podobne gdzies w moim portfolio na TE. Nie jest tak zle, ale troszke fotka "wypalona". Ja mialem z tym ogromne problemy i patrzac teraz na tamto zdjecie, jestem niezadowolony. W tym wyszlo ci o wiele lepiej. Bardzo mi sie podoba.

Paolo (41254) 2005-11-11 7:27

Hi Aleksandra, amazin view, with the citadel on the top with a beautiful yellow light and all the rest in the strong dark.
excellent POV and focus.
the only thing that should be changed in my opinion are the 2 guys sitted on the walls. they are too much dark.
but is a good shot in any case.
thanks, ciao

drewniany (1142) 2005-11-11 17:27

cze¶æ :) Te¿ chcia³em zrobic takie-ale sierota nie wziê³a ze soba statywu, a opieranie na tym murku nie przynios³o efektu. Bardzo fajnie sie prezentuje cytadela noc±, a te uliczki dooko³a-wyszli¶my na 15 minut, zajê³o nam oko³o 3 godzin :) w podcytadelowej knajpce kawa z kardamonem i szisza, potem spcer pl±tanina uliczek, a na koniec herbatka u spotkanego na ulicy miejscowego przewodnika turystycznego :) eh te wspomnienia... Przywo³a³a¶ je tym zdjêciem - dziêki :)
od strony techn jak zwykle dopracowane :)
Pozdrawiam
M.

pilpel-adom (3018) 2005-11-11 17:36

Nice night shot, Alex! I like the compo very much, not concentrating solely on the fort but also on the photographed people on the right! This way it gives a good perspective and depth to the picture.
TFS this picture and a good note!
Chen

PixelTerror (0) 2005-11-12 4:52

Dzien Dobry Aleksandra,
I first looked into this one for the good lighting and clarity of these nice ancient city walls, but at first glance I was thinking the empty dark area was too big. Then I noticed the persons sitting in the foreground and I like the contemplative dimension they add to your photo, even considering they look in the other direction !
Have a nice week end,
Jean-Yves

sixTL (8596) 2005-11-14 1:53

cze¶æ OLa, momnumentalny widok. Bardzo ³adna perspektywa i POV. Nic tak ni robi dobrze starym murom jak odpowiednie swiat³o.

Pozdrawiam Artur

thaprem (2558) 2005-11-30 2:30

Aleksandra,
Wonderful POV & very Warm light!...
The blur on the guys sitting on the walls give a kind of Timeless effect to the monument & is certainly fantastic.
Cheers,
Prem.