a Kurdish village (and tiny people) Photo

Photographer’s Note

Somkaya village, about 40km from Dogubayazit ; visible in the distance, the mount Ararat (I had to enhance slightly its colour as it was very hazy most of the time, less visible than previous year).

Please, click on the large version to see (more visible to the right) plenty of tiny villagers and various cattle - not a perfect image, not satisfied with the sharpness etc, but I thought that it is informative even if not specially esthetical. (Here, a slightly closer look).

In most such villages I could find accomodations with families but it was the 2nd time that I was hosted by an imam (here, his wife as he was absent) and the first time that I could sleep inside the prayer hall of the mosque that you can see on this view (2 photos).

rigoletto, patshoo, ChrisJ, Vasa, axiotea trouve(nt) cette note utile

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patshoo (944) 2008-09-10 5:10

Attractive scenic for my long awaited for your landscape pic ;-),Well capture POV for alignment of shadow in FG and skyline of mountain in BG,Well sharpness and good clarity of color too.Good work,TFS.

MarianneS (14346) 2008-09-10 7:27

Bonjour Catherine,
Une belle vue où l'on sent la terre aride.
Le paysae est joliment agrémenté avec les petites touches de blanc et quelques-unes de bleu, dissminées ci et là.
J'aime bien la vue rapprochée. Elle permet d'apprécier mieux encore les détails.
Bises. Marianne

MarcT (21103) 2008-09-10 11:35

Salut Cath,
C'est pas que l'endroit est beau mais tu le montres très bien et c'est pas vraiment une destination touristique!
Amitiés
Marc

Vasa (5894) 2008-09-10 15:37

Ce n'est pas ton ecriture, chere Catherine, que je connais par coeur. Pourtant la vue donne une belle idee sur ce coin d'Igdir ou tu as mis le pied recemment. Moi, je dechire toujours mes chaussures 100 kilomettres autour de Belgrade. Et chaque sortie est differente, si le photographe le veut bien.

Mes amities et encouragements,

Branko

axiotea (16181) 2008-09-10 20:59

Salut Catherine
La VL permet d'entrer dans l'image pour y découvrir les nombreux éléments de ce lieu, où je suppose, vont rarement les touristes! Ce village est superbement présenté et mis à part peut être l'ombre en bas de l'image, j'aime beaucoup!
Amitiés
Marilyn

rigoletto (26468) 2008-09-11 0:29

Hi Cath,
I like this large version of the village a lot. Very nice details and typical "scattered" houses of the place. The light was really with you....

I think this kind of sequence would be very good to present your travelouge:
1-preperations
2-on the road
3-arrival and a big picture (this kind of large landscapes, if possible)
4-first impressions, walking in the streets, meeting people
5-hospitality, invitation to the house
6-the house people
7-neighbours
8-daily life, rituals, events
9-other details of the place

i pondered a bit, and ended up with such a "to do" list. what do you think? of course, unless going in chronological order bothers you...

ChrisJ (70357) 2008-09-11 1:25

Salut Catherine

Good choice of a wide angled, panoramic format, with superb sharpness & colour contrasts. Merci, et amities!

scalerman (25783) 2008-09-11 2:00

Catherine: subtle balance of light - but a perectly relevant TE file - after all, it conveys a culture 'in situ', and the landscape surrounding. green on the way, c

yetis_bey (337) 2008-09-14 11:59 [Comment]