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A Kasbah Designed by Escher


A Kasbah Designed by Escher
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Copyright: Daniel Kohanski (Wandering_Dan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 785 W: 102 N: 900] (3237)
Genre: Lieux
Média: Couleur
Date de prise de vue: 2005-04-12
Catégories: Architecture
Appareil photographique: Nikon D70, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX Nikkor
Exposition: f/11, 1/400 secondes
More Photo Info: [view]
Versions: version originale
Date de soumission: 2007-09-15 9:53
Vue: 675
Favoris: 1 [voir]
Points: 4
[Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe
On our way into the desert, we stopped at the town of Ouarzazate, which is famous for the film studios outside of town - Lawrence of Arabia was shot there, as were some Star Wars scenes, and so on. But our interest was in its kasbahs - fortified stone houses. The road from Ouarzazate east is called "The Route of a Thousand Kasbahs."

One of the most interesting kasbahs is in Ouarzazate itself (otherwise the town has little of interest except for food and lodging). I think it is called the Palace of Glaoui, but I didn't take notes at the time, and the internet isn't all that helpful here. We were walking through the building when I spotted this arrangement of stairs and corridors, and immediately thought of Escher with his impossible - and mathematically fascinating - drawings of stairs.

Technical: Some cropping to eliminate a few extraneous objects like a modern light. Levels and Shadow/Highlights to strengthen the lighting. A touch of Smart Sharpen.

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  • Angshu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5038 W: 170 N: 7816] (25490)
  • [2007-09-15 22:21]

Hello Dan
Am fascinated with the geometry here. The strong lights & the shadows being in the element of 3 dimension & depth to the shot. The design has been done by the locals not after studying the architecture books & designs, but based on what is needed in this weather. Modern graphic & architectural designers culled from these designs, which were age old & time tested.
I might have wished that your POV was slightly upward, so as to get more of the stairs in the bottom. Whether this was possible, I wouldn't know. But I like this picture Dan & thanks for sharing this.
Regards
Angshu

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  • ChrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 8777 W: 923 N: 11780] (57331)
  • [2007-09-16 7:47]

Hi Daniel

Fantastic lighting contrasts, with excellent graphism & pov. Superb sharpness & tight framing. Tfs!

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