after school, rush hour Photo

Photographer’s Note

Life in the medina (old city) : a largish street where no cars are allowed, lots of pedestrians that time of the day...

Not satisfied with the facades in the far, the lower part was actually rather dark end of afternoon in November and the sun had finally arrived after the rain, reverberating on the white facades at the top ; your advice would be welcome !

- Same street, same kids an instant earlier and
- A nearby street a bit earlier with 2 other lovely schoolgirls :
Maybe you prefer one of those photos ?

TopGeo, kiwi_explorer, ChrisJ, pablominto, syd1946, delkoo, siolaw, adelune trouve(nt) cette note utile

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faubry (32401) 2008-01-11 1:26

bonjour Catherine, beaucoup de vie ici, j aime bien comment la fillette se retourne ver toi, sans doute? un melange de traditions etd e modernite avec le cartable à roulettes; à très bientôt
amitiés
francine

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2008-01-11 1:40

Happy New Year, Catherine. Hope you had an enjoyable X'mas.
Good daily life capture ... just wondering what prompted them to look back at you. Nice natural colors and contrast. As to the over exposure at the top, the 'gradient tool' in PhotoShop can fix this problem. What it can do is to retain the lower half exposure of the photo intact while creating a filter to reduce the over exposure at the top. Anyway, this is still a good photo. Well done! tfs and have a nice weekend.
Cheers,
Renier

ChrisJ (70373) 2008-01-11 2:07

Salut Catherine

A superb daily life & streetscene from Morocco. I like the backward glance of the boy & girl; & the hijabbed mother, craning her neck to ensure nothing untoward is happening. Tfs!

cknara (561) 2008-01-11 2:57

Very nice daily life shot.
Brightness,Color & contrast are all perfect.

Miha2ou7 (4923) 2008-01-11 3:00

Hey Catherine!

Quite a crowded composition, its very lively, and I`m guessing representative of Morocco. Great sharpness too. Overall a great daily life shot. A vidid one, almost claustrophobic.

Enjoy

pablominto (41104) 2008-01-11 5:16

Hello Catherine,
I notice how several of them have observed the photographer and follow the action closely!
Picturesque scenery, captured with many interesting details...
Well balanced composition with a fine feeling of depth!
Greetings,
Pablo -

lousat (15848) 2008-01-11 6:00

Salut Catherine et merci beaucoup pour cette belle photo de vie quotidienne (la femme habille' en marron ne parait etre trop contente d'etre photographee'..ehehhe) et merci pour la photo que tu m'as envoye'.Amitie',Luciano

ssengonul (63) 2008-01-11 6:09

Well done, this is still a good photo...

TopGeo (22049) 2008-01-11 8:54

Hi Kath excellent shot!Your pictures from Morocco, are afco'rmites receptions of street, and have a lot of interest are instructive and well executed! I like the curiosity of children and the clothing of women generally am beautiful moments.
bravo
Georgios

MarcT (21103) 2008-01-11 8:55

Salut Cath,
Belle immersion dans la vie quotidienne et toute simple.
Un bon WE à toi.
Marc

Merline (6578) 2008-01-11 9:34

Bonsoir Catherine, toute jolie prise de la vie de tous les jours avec plein de choses à voir, j'aime beaucoup les petites filles à gauche et la femme voilée qui tient son bébé tout contre elle. Les couleurs sont très naturelles et je trouve la netteté remarquable. Un chouillat de surexposition au fond, peut-être un masque en PS et enlever un peu de lumière ?
J'aurais une préférence pour le ws avec les petites filles de face, elles ont beaucoup de présence malgré le bout de pied coupé, je cadre trop serré souvent aussi:-)

Je te contacte par mail. Amitiés
Bon weekend
Michèle

mesutilgim (37120) 2008-01-11 10:49

Merhaba dear Cath,
This one is also great; very nice pov. Showing almost every "moods" of a downtown street in Marocco.
Old but happy; and still a part of the modern world.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Selamlar, sevgiler
MESUT ILGIM

Partha_c (1985) 2008-01-11 11:16

Going forward, looking backward -- this is what I found interesting in respect of the two kids in this shot. The girl with some of her teeth missing is in a laughing mode, while the boy little ahead is having a questionable look. The woman with her tilted head presumably looking for her child walking slowly behind is a very common sight of escorting mothers. Your shots as always provide lot of details worth seeing. Thanks Catherine for sharing such shots on daily life.Regards.
Partha

Silvio1953 (42495) 2008-01-11 11:33

Ciao Caterina, carina, piena di vita, con i colori molto caldi, bella composizione, brava, con Amicizia, Silvio

syd1946 (17945) 2008-01-11 14:27

Hello Catherine,
What a nice daily life scene you capture here!It was great that two of the kids see you and gave their smile.I love the natural light also!

Have a nice weekend,
Thomas

delkoo (34578) 2008-01-12 3:07

bonjour catherine
il y a du monde dans la rue, femmes et enfants en sont les principaux acteurs, on remarquera la presence furtive d'un homme assis dans le coin de la rue qui semble regarder ce defilé.

bon w.e
didier

siolaw (25800) 2008-01-12 4:53

Salut Catherine
Ce coup ci y an a qui t'ont reperee!Une vue claire des rues de la medina, avec son va et vient incessant... C'est vrai que le fond esr bien surex... tu aurais pu recadrer plus bas et enlever un peu du mur a droite pour conserver un format 'normal'?
On s'y croirait presque!
Amicalement
Laurent

adelune (2) 2008-01-12 5:52

C'est vrai Catherine que le fond est surex... mais pour moi cette partie sans détail force (sans déplaisir!) le regard à revenir sur le principal de la photo... tous ces acteurs qui se déplacent avec beaucoup de tranquilité! J'adore! Merci pour ce très bon cliché! Admiration x2! Alain
PS: rassure-moi... à droite de la photo, juste au-dessus de la jeune-fille qui se retourne... c'est bien une femme qui porte son enfant dans le dos?!
PS2: que je suis bête! Il suffit de regarder sur l'autre photo!

lestans (15486) 2008-01-12 14:37

Ciao my friend!
I like to see so many people walking, just an everyday scene! and a man sitting, a beggar.
Here I notice that each lady wears the foulard or chador on her head, I thought that in Marocco they were not so religious!

Ciao Cat, have a great Sunday!
Livia

Polonaise (5638) 2008-01-15 11:26

Never enough of this jewels for me…
The imagination works…
My imagination – that is…
For it’s me – there…
I make the people turn their heads and smile (or not !!!) for my camera.
I yell. I whistle, I shout ‘hey' !!! and usually - it works…

That glimpse in the people’s eyes…
Their acceptance of me… Either in front of their faces or behind…

And I see you… In there… Walking with your camera – behind them…

You’re much, much to good of a photographer to accept the situation of shooting people behind their back… !!
(much less - posting these kind of photos)

And why would you do that…?

Million of pictures have been shot behind people’s back (A half of them are on TE - collecting well deserved green macaques for their outstanding photographic values (???) …

You just made them turning around…

And just because of that – my deep bow, dear Cath...
My deepest bow…

…………….

marietom (32058) 2008-02-22 7:31

Encore moi...
Ces murs, qui auraient tant à raconter s'ils le pouvaient, sont superbes !
Très belle image, avec ces écoliers qui rentrent chez eux, sans doute après une journée de durs labeurs.
Marie