Off the Prison, a photo from Marrakech, South

Photographer's Note

El Badi Palace in Marrakech consists of the remains of a huge palace commissioned by the Saadian Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur in 1578.

In its time, the building had 360 rooms, a courtyard of 135m x 110m and a pool of 90m x 20m. It was lavishly decorated with marble and gold. It also has an underground, tunnel-like jail where the king kept his prisoners, and where this photo was taken.

It took 25 years to construct the palace. It was then demolished in the 17th century by the Alaouite Sultan Moulay Ismail, who used its construction material to decorate his own palace in Meknes.

There is a restoration work ongoing at the palace including rebuilding the walls and restoring the pools.

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mjw364 (1466) 2013-05-23 3:14

Hello Deniz

Nice shot that has depth and perspective and that guy framed in the arch makes this shot more than just another shot of light, shade and perspective. Good control of exposure.

TFS

Mike

gojo (1769) 2013-05-23 6:14

Hi Deniz,
Great one! Did you ask the man to pose or were You patiently waiting for it to happen?
Regardless, very good, and of course the excellent color grading, perfect.
Goran

ManuMay (36447) 2013-05-23 10:04

Merhaba Deniz!

This is an image that starts our immagination to work...to discover a story...the man...

Wonderfully composed, excellent colours and light management, mysterious ways...very very good!!
Congratulations...

I remember the place, and I want to be back!!

Best regards...

Manu

PS:
Being from my humble opinion a very good capture...I can´t understand how people don´t care...

olive224 (2719) 2013-05-23 12:30

Hi ;)
A great image you submit here
I like the composition and the shadows management is incredible ;)
And of course the character that brings life to the whole picture

A very nice job indeed
Cheers
Olivier

parvatibb (1387) 2013-05-23 13:12

bak birazcik karanlik foto koydun kacirdin hemen takipcilerini:)
saka bir yana golgeler ve isik super. Ilk bakista x-files dizisi fragmaninda kapida gorulen hayaleti/adami animsatti, dizinin muzigini duyar gibiyim....Biraz da kapa"da ki magaralar kafamda canlandi, bir kac sey daha gozumun onunden geciyor ama daha adini koyamadim

mcmtanyel (69255) 2013-05-23 16:37

Selamlar Deniz Bey,
This photo belongs in an art gallery somewhere. I love its texture. I read your answer to Goran, sounds like this is the antithesis to shipshuck, which is the way I do my travel pictures.
This is just exquisite, thanks for sharing!
Sağlıcakla,
MT

ACL1978 (7511) 2013-05-25 14:02

There's a spooky feeling to this, Deniz; stark and moody, almost dystopic. Seems like you may have planned this and waited for a passer-by, and that was a great choice as all the drama of the lighting and angle focuses plainly on that silhouette. Tough to tell, also, whether he's coming or going, increasing the tension.

Looking at this, I think a black and white version might give it a different dimension - not a correction by any means, just another take. I took the liberty of a workshop to try it out. Hope you like it!

Andrew

[workshop] [compare] +

subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2013-06-21 6:16

excellent luminocity Deniz. You exposed it beautifully to give this frame a look with mistery. Love the dark shadowed parts and the silhouette. Excellent presentation in vertical. Tfs.
Subhendu

pastadog (13111) 2013-06-25 13:39

I like this style, Deniz, and the exposure is excellent

KristinsCamera (2384) 2013-08-11 20:29

Nice one, Deniz ~
It's got a great sense of mystery, even an ominous air to it.
Wonderful diagonal line leading to the punchline of the dark silhouette, who I feel is destined to meet a dark fate at any moment.
Love the colors and effective lighting. Most of all, appreciate and like the atmosphere.
Kristin

THAR (3877) 2014-04-05 5:57

Bravo pour l'ambiance énigmatique!