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Chaouen Alley


Chaouen Alley
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Copyright: Steve Elson (Balthazar) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 27 W: 0 N: 34] (237)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-07-29
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon EOS 10D, Canon EOS 70-200 f2.8L
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-01-04 6:49
Viewed: 2915
Favorites: 6 [view]
Points: 62
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
An alley in the beautiful blue and white Chefchaouen.
Chefchaouen nestles between two mountains (the horns) and is full of steep narrow alleys.
It was founded in 1471 as a stronghold against the Portugese.
Chefchaouen is famous for the jellabas made here and the red and white fabrics seen about the Rif.
I was only there for a few hours but intend to go back and spend a few days there just to chill out.

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another good work Steve : superb textures and colors. I think this is your style :)
TFS
Fred

All I can say WODERFUL
Ruud

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  • dada Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 909 W: 46 N: 382] (6560)
  • [2006-01-04 7:30]
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beautiful picture again!! lovely colours, great composition - are those the real colours?

tfs
anca

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  • limba3 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1082 W: 436 N: 421] (13350)
  • [2006-01-04 7:46]

Hi
Bardzo ciekawa uliczka. na pewno te¿ bardzo biedna. Zdjêcie przekazuje klimat tego miejsca doskonale.
Pozdrawiam
Anna

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  • Alla Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 113 W: 18 N: 63] (763)
  • [2006-01-04 7:50]

Hi Steve.
You show an interesting piece of life here.
I like composition, texture and pastel tones of the buildings.
Well done!! Alla.

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  • jafsc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 504 W: 53 N: 88] (4621)
  • [2006-01-04 8:08]

Great mood Steve! A great picture: composition, colours tones, intrinsic movement..feelings that proyects..TFS!
José

It certainly looks like an aquarelle! Very good perspective int this shot. Well done, congratulations.

Great shot. So much happening, so many shades, colours and contrasts. You did well to get all this into a single shot. Thanks for sharing!!!

There's a photo everywhere you look in this picture. People are in just the right place. Could it be a wee bit sharper?
Barry

steve,
nice tones here,a different style of architecture is well defined in your shot,an oriental way.so arabesque,well DOF.
regards

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  • pathy Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 417 W: 38 N: 70] (1734)
  • [2006-01-04 14:57]

tres jolie photo de cette petite ruelle avec le personnage de dos ! désolé je n'ai plus de point à donner ...

An example of keeping space in a full picture. Great lookthrough with people.
Very good seen Stve.
Huub

Great image, almost like two separate pics with the color difference between top and bottom. Straight to my favorites!

Alli

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4260 W: 414 N: 6792] (42596)
  • [2006-01-05 9:18]

Hi Steve

Wonderful use of diminishing linear perspective. I like the tight framing & 'busyness' of this marvellous daily life scene. The people add scale & context. Good work!

Lines, shapes, colour, texture. Everything comes so well together to produce an amazing photo. I love this.

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  • MLINES Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1313 W: 96 N: 1024] (8498)
  • [2006-10-02 19:15]

Hi Steve, A classic alley in Morocco. The antiquity stands out and is enhanced by the blue tones. A wonderful result. Murray.

Hi Steve!
Super photo! Idea&composition&colors are great!
Love the picture!;)
TFS!

Tramwaj29

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  • Yllen (57)
  • [2006-10-02 22:10]

Hola Steve:
Muy buena toma con una iluminaciòn perfecta, al igual que el encuadre. Me gusta mucho. Parece una pintura. Congratulaciones.
Nelly

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  • ashi Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 147 W: 13 N: 81] (568)
  • [2006-11-08 21:19]

spectacular. The "monk" (brown robed person) gives a real medieval feeling to the photo. My only critique is the man in the orange shirt - he could be cloned out i suppose - along with the plastic bucket. Fantastic work. Thanks.

Hello Steve, nice picture, I love the atmosphere and the details, good composition!
Thanks for sharing,
Cheers!

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  • Popye Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 56 W: 0 N: 154] (802)
  • [2007-02-17 10:36]

Hallo Steve
Very interresting alley, and yes, it is very narrow.
I do like the point of view, comp, colours, and TFS this pic.
Nice work

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  • salil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 581 W: 18 N: 295] (2106)
  • [2007-03-11 12:48]

Looks like a painting. An image like this without much pp, great work.
Salil

hi steve, reall y nice looking rustic alley shot, well composed, great point of view, well done, cheers, scott

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  • lika Silver Star Critiquer [C: 42 W: 0 N: 0] (323)
  • [2007-08-24 6:58]

Hello Steve!
Excellent shot!
Lovely coloros,great composition!
Best regards!
TFS,
lika

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  • Enka Gold Star Critiquer [C: 101 W: 0 N: 0] (624)
  • [2007-09-07 8:53]

me gusta el color en general de esta foto, tiene un matiz distinto. Esta calle me recuerda al Albaicin (Granada)

Saludos

Hello Steve.

Excellent picture, nice composition and colors.

Regards.
Jose Luis.

3D feelings here. Excellent street photography.

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  • lavan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 695 W: 2 N: 126] (3446)
  • [2008-05-12 2:33]

nice and sharp picture
good work

hello steve
great shot
superb colours
wonderful street, this street reminds me the street of an Old Delhi. good shot

regards
Manuj Mehta

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  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1509 W: 23 N: 0] (11866)
  • [2008-07-03 2:09]

Hi Steve...
Beautiful old street...
Nice shot...
Best regards...
Andro

very very very nice work
Inga

Great lighting - it is so flat that I thought I was looking at a watercolour sketch.

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