Birjand Citadel, a photo from Khorasan-e Janubi, East

Photographer's Note

Birjand is the east Iranian provincial capital of South Khorasan and the centre of the county Birjand resp. Quhestan, known for its saffron, barberry, rug and handmade carpet exports. The city is located on the "Silk Road" and has a dry climate with significant difference between day and night temperatures.

The Birjand citadel has an area of 3000 m² and dates back to the Safavid era. It originally had 7 towers of which, six stand today. It is the city's oldest monument and the initial part of it. Some underground tunnels connected the citadel to other important sites of the city.

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saeed (34) 2010-11-02 22:02

Salam Atousa
Very nice place. It's good after 500 years the citadel is still undamaged.TFS
Saeed

SteveH (8220) 2010-11-03 1:43

Hi Atousa, good shot showing us this interesting archecture, wish I'd known more about Iran when I was there and visisted this place. Good colour contrast between the red building and the deep blue sky and inclusion of the person gives an idea of the scale of the buildings. Cheers, Steve

Giorgio (11279) 2010-11-03 6:04

- Interesting place Atousa, I like the contrast between sun and shadow, graphic atmosphere, well done!
All the best.
giorgio

pajaran (117113) 2010-11-03 10:39

Pozdrav.
Vrlo interesantan o dobra tekst, lep pogled na arhitekturu i senku, dobra kompozicija.
Dobra trenutak, ostrina i kontrast snimka, dobar prikaz lepom fotografijom, svidja mi se vas rad.
Sve najbolje.
Paja.

Google.

Hello.
Very interesting article about the good, lovely view of the architecture and shadows, good composition.
Good moment, sharpness and contrast of image, a good view nice photograph, I like your work.
All the best.
Paja.

rodgerg (55767) 2010-11-03 11:39

Hello Atousa,

Excellent presnettaion of this impressive architectur. The large FG give depht to the image and learn the glance. Beautiful play of shade very well collected on the right. The vegetation which arise in the BG give an interetsing element of life.
Best regards,
Roger

AKITA (15125) 2010-11-03 21:22

dear Atousa,
a beautiful view shot of wonderful fence building and tower,
the light and the shadow make nice 3D space feeling,
and your POV makes splendid perspective too,
settled and quiet ambience is fine,
thank you for your excellent shot,
Akihisa

abmdsudi (95869) 2010-11-03 22:34

Salam Atousa
This is a beautiful historic place, old citadel dated back to silk road era, with original mudbrown color dominating the frame shaded by clean blue sky. Your framing is excellent, important element perfectly placed and the shadow is good foreground subject and wise inclusion of human figs for good balance and scale. Splendid light and color management and good presentation. Congrats
Salam

s_lush (16602) 2010-11-04 0:21

Salam Atousa,
You have presented a very good example of traditional Iranian architecture. The citadel looks highly impressive with such a well thought-out point of view and composition. Excellent presentation of this historic city and one of its most interesting sights!
Best regards,
Sergiy

saxo042 (38078) 2010-11-04 1:42

Hi Atousa,
An example of different and interesting architecture. A very fine capture where the sharp shadows play an important role in your composition. Also many good lines and angles.
Kind regards
Gunnar

siolaw (38294) 2010-11-04 3:31

Salam Atousa
A great place with mother and child adding presence. Light colours and sharpness are excellent. Maybe a tighter view, to avoid the dark shadows on the right side can be an option?
Regards
Laurent

adramad (73478) 2010-11-04 7:48

Salam Atousa.
Superb composition with the image of the courtyard of the fortress, a sober and attractive architecture, the diagonal marks the shadow of the image done by cash and gives a nice contrast to the rest of the image that glows with good light and color.
Have a nice week. Best regards.
Luis.

adores (46979) 2010-11-04 17:44

Hi Atousa!
Seems a really great citadel, very well preserved! I like the pov, the colours and the presence of those people in background!

papagolf21 (152607) 2010-11-05 6:08

Bonjour, cher ami Atousa,
Cette citadelle est véritablement impressionnante par son architecture, par sa couleur, son implantation.
Un cadrage fort bien réalisé donnant toute la grandeur de l'édifice.
Bravo !
Amitiés.
Philippe

danos (110407) 2010-11-05 8:55

Hello Atousa,
nice the panoramic view of the Birjand Citadel's interior with the good light and shadows management.I like the contrast of the colours as the presentation two of the seven towers.Well done.

Regards,Danos

Nicou (193814) 2010-11-06 2:07

Hello,

fantastiqeu cadrage et compo, superbe, quelle belle partie ombre avec une belle forme, l'autre partie avec des tons douxs, quelle compo et image, la barrière se reflète égalment, splendide compo.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

shevchenko (20560) 2010-11-08 20:58

Hi Atousa,
Tidy shot to show an old architecture that occupied wide land, beautiful cidatel in brown under the sunny blue sky, nice old doors and windows along the wall, thanks for sharing a historical building.
Ally

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2010-11-09 6:51

Hello Atousa,
Excellent POV, nice colours, very effective framing, excellent light.
best wishes,
Achim

Waylim (25436) 2010-11-10 12:58

Salam Atousa,
This is a nice over image of the citadel, the light seem rather strong and difficult, the shadow suffer a bit loss of details, maybe it's just my monitor setting, but the rest is just fine. I like the rich warm earth tone, complement very well wiht the clear blue sky. Good compositioin, the inclusion of the people give a sense of scale and perspective.
Way

BWJ (3094) 2010-11-20 7:25

Hello Atousa,
The excellent POV with the person included in the picture shows good perspective and gives a nice idea of the size of the Birjand Citadel. It is a very attractive shot – nice and sharp with dramatic contrast of color. Your note is well written and informative.
Kind regards,
Betty

Angshu (56760) 2011-01-24 7:58

Salam Atousa
Very interesting wide view of the citadel. The light appears to be quite strong as evidenced by the deep shadow. Nice colour contrast between the brown of the citadel & the clear blue sky. Thanks for sharing with us such marvels from your country!
Best Regards
Angshu

nikkitta (17070) 2011-01-24 14:27

Salam Atousa,

After reading and learning your always interesting notes
I comment your photo from this very old citadel to tell you that I like the contrast colors of the blue sky and the orange of the walls
TFS this shot
Maria

AiresSantos (56155) 2011-04-10 11:34

Hi Atousa
Beautiful picture of Birjand Citadel
Excellent colors and sharpness
Very well done
Have a nice week

omid266 (6816) 2013-04-12 23:19

Hello ,

Thank you for this picture ,

Good Luck !

Omid