Marrakech under the rain (BW), a photo from Marrakech, South

Photographer's Note

Marrakech...
A large storm....
Rain and rain and rain...
and a good inspiration to take the photo :)
It's my black and withe version of one of my pics already posted a long time ago

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BennyV (34748) 2008-06-06 1:43

Hello Patrice,

The bl/w is even more powerful than the colour version, I think. The atmosphere reminds me of Japanese 1950's movies...which obviously have nothing to do with Marrakech, except that I like both. Lots of great shots in your Morocco gallery!

Benny

jasmis (58653) 2008-06-06 1:44

Dancing in the rain? I don't suppose so. :))
Superb presentation in B&W.
Regards.

ticoeurs (295) 2008-06-06 1:44

Bonsoir Patrice,

Il fallait sortir sous ce déluge.

J'aime beaucoup le cadrage bien éauilibré, le N&B boen contrasté.

Fabrice

Luko (14000) 2008-06-06 1:50

Fantastic rain shot, one of the best I have seen in BW. Sorry I don't remember the color version but the dark contrasty tones enhance the rain lashes.
Absolutely appropriate comparison by Benny : something from the japanese movies indeed. Only that lamp silhouette gives the north african flavor.

It goes into my favs.

kyzer (341) 2008-06-06 1:59

Hi Patrice,

Good choice of B&W color for this scene.. i like the way rain water is captured in motion as straight lines.. excellent sharpness..and well composed..

Cheers
Paddyrags

Jeppo (17645) 2008-06-06 3:09

ciao Patrice,

cette photo est absolutement géniale!
on n'immaginerait jamais marrakech sous la pluie et la choix de blanche et noir est extremement bonne pour ce sujet!

merci de la partager

salut
Silvio

Elaine_Blath (8471) 2008-06-06 3:11

Hi Patrice,

amazing atmosphere...the BW works SO WELL here, great moment captured, really...

Take care, Ivana

manub (920) 2008-06-06 3:17

Trčs trčs belle atmosphčre avec cette silhouette noire... les photos de pluie sont difficiles ŕ faire, mais celle-ci est remarquable, avec j'imagine un temps d'exposition assez long. super résultat en tout cas
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cbrman (21685) 2008-06-06 3:21

Hello Patrice,

Quelle ambiance !
Le noir et blanc est parfait ici. Tu as parfaitement gérée les graduations de gris pour obtenir une photographie qui accroche le regard. Pleine de détails et de mouvement ! Une trčs belle image !

A+

Dominique

MayaG (2415) 2008-06-06 3:26

What a great, moody image, Patrice. I don't remember seeing a shot that gives such strong 'wet wet wet' feeling. A splendid composition and wonderful tonalities!
regards
Marija
p.s. just checked the colour version...bw works much better for me, btw

delkoo (68) 2008-06-06 4:23

bonjour Patrice
c'est relativement rare de voir Marrakech sous la pluie et tu l'as fait d'une façon superbe, bien mis en valeur par l'excellente qualité du n&b.

didier

filidor (56) 2008-06-06 5:54

Wow! The water almost flooded my computer monitor here! Great rainy shot! I just cant imagine that weather condition in Marrakech, every time I visited that fantastic place was hot and very sunny, so that shot is amazing for me for that reasons.regards. Mac

wolf38 (30) 2008-06-06 6:37

Hello Patrice. Beautifully, tendencyful. Worth seeing. Fantastic grey values. A small work of art in black-and-white. Best regards, Wolfgang.

francesav (749) 2008-06-06 6:38

Hi Patrice
such a rainy day in Marrakech, the black and white is perfect to give thi9s strange atmosphere.
Regards.
Francesco.

BitterMoon (2776) 2008-06-06 9:14

Hello Patrice

The black and white version should give some more punches around here...
Reminds me the classic...it is a classic...photography all the way.
I simply love it...for the mood,the way your frame it,the rain,contrast...everything works so perfectly together.
Excellent job!.

My kind regards

Merline (0) 2008-06-06 9:43

Salut Patrice et toute mon admiration pour cette magnifique photo. La pluie au Maroc...on l'entend presque tant le rendu et l'atmosphčre sont réussis et présents. Une trčs belle lumičre, un b/n impeccable et la texture de la pluie bien drue...
Mes compliments.

Michčle
qui repasse

Merou (4726) 2008-06-06 15:41

Superbe photo. Merci pour le partage

Wanda1 (15142) 2008-06-06 23:46

Hi Patrice,
What an absolutely great mood this shot has. I love the tones and all the details like the lamps, and the person and their umbrella are so well framed in the composition. A perfect subject for black and white. An looking at your shot I am really looking forward to my trip to Morocco in August. Nice work!
Regards
Wanda

brevbrev14 (140) 2008-06-07 4:56

Salut Patrice, this image is wonderful
a great example of rainy atmosphere
the light is superb
all is superb
great picture
ciao
Valeria

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2008-06-07 8:32

never seen the rain that well presented on a picture before.... the contrast looks great thanks to the choice of B&W... a timeless beauty... a true masterpiece... my compliments patrice...

korkut

coco (30439) 2008-06-07 11:33

Hi Patrice.

This photo is absolutly poetry and this black and white too.
REally an amazing picture.

Thanks for sharing.

adores (46979) 2008-06-08 18:23

Hi Patrice!
I like this! Surely a different way to see Marrakech. The handicraft framing the photo really take us to Morrocco and the rain falling is perfect. Very good composition. I like it in B&W!

ktanska (44838) 2008-06-09 4:38

Hi Patrice,
Wonderful view. Narrow alley, heavy rain and backlight make a combination that is hard to beat. There's so many details, silhouette under the umbrella is perfectly anonymous and fits with a bit mysterious feeling. And so does B&W of course.
Kari

Manamo (3710) 2008-06-09 8:19

I like how the rain is "frozen" by your picture. The moment i really well caught! It's weird to see Marrackech under such rain...it looks like monsoon in south east asia.
J'Adore le fait que tu aies eu la chance d'Avoir un personnage avec un parapluie dans ta photo. Ce serait encore meilleur sans le parapluie, mais bon!;)
Toutes mes félicitations!
Marc

Morac (27725) 2008-06-17 11:30

Bonsoir Patrice,

Amateur de Marrakech comme je le suis j'aime beaucoup cette photo.
Le noir est blanc est excellent pour montrer Marrakech sous un angle rare qui je pense est unique sur TE.
Bonne soirée
Marc

nicoz (1979) 2008-06-22 8:38

Hi Patrice,
Fantastic rain shot here. It's not that often that we see so much rain drop in a photo. I like the shadows of the lamps, they make the photo quite exotic.
Nicolas

Clairedelune (4923) 2008-06-30 20:59

T'es gâté Patrice, critiques en double : deux critiques le męme soir et une deuxičme critique pour cette nouvelle version de ta photo. Je me rappelle trčs bien ta version couleurs que j'avais critiquée ŕ l'époque. Je vois que tu as su corriger quelques petits défauts en retravaillant l'exposition et en coupant le haut (et le côté). Le noir et blanc renforcent l'impression de pluie diluvienne. Encore une fois, ton temps d'exposition a été choisi judicieusement pour donner justement cette effet de pluie "en filet".
Si je vais au Maroc un jour, j'aurai sűrement tes photos en tęte!
Claire

Polonaise (5802) 2008-07-30 16:35

Possibly - the best 'rain man' photo I've ever seen...

A quintessence of everything the rain has to offer (photography wise - that is).

Flawless presentation.

g.

faubry (35447) 2008-08-01 10:21

superbe photo sous la pluie, on ressent l'atmosphere ici, des trčs bons détails des gouttes d'eau, bien joué
francine

abulafia (4900) 2008-08-10 0:50

Wow this is good Patrice.
Just the kind of rain picture I would love to produce!
Stunning!
Harry

JugnuToor (159) 2009-08-13 7:54