Marrakech Vert, a photo from Marrakech, South

Photographer's Note

Marrakech Vert

To complete the RedGreenBlue series (thanx for the RGB idea, Kath) today Marrakech Vert. Marrakech has many green spaces, like the park of the Kotoubia mosque and the Menara gardens.
Displayed here is a orange grove in the central garden of the Palais Badii (Badia Palace) This was the royal palace during the Saadian dynasty, when Marrakech was the Imperial Capital. The complex was built in 1578-1594 around a court yard with sides 135 and 110 meters and was vengefully stripped in 17th century after the end of the dynasty, marble parts were re-used in the constructions of other buildings.

The PCS3 work flow: I altered the saturation, contrast, curves and levels for the whole pic and some elements separately, using different layers, enhanced the edges, USM-ed, added a frame and resized and did a gentle USM (0,9px, 22%) again. The image quality is alas a bit sub par – due to the great amount of detail in the trees here and the noisy character of the Z5 images, I had to set a very high jpg compression factor.

exif data

Camera Manufacturer : KONICA MINOLTA
Camera Model : DiMAGE Z5
Exposure time [s] : 1/1000
F-Number : 4.5
Exposure program : Aperture priority (3)
ISO speed ratings : 50
Date taken : 2008:03:08 11:41:53
Exposure bias value : -2/1
Metering mode : Evaluative, Multi-segment (5)
Focal length [mm] : 36 mm (35 mm equiv)
Colour space : sRGB
Contrast : Normal
Saturation : Normal
Sharpness : Normal

jhm, lucasgalodoido, Floydian, UlfE, Tue, syd1946, danos, feather, pablominto has marked this note useful

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jhm (211736) 2008-04-11 0:32

Dag Bert,

U wil ons laten watertanden naar het lekker fruit in de voorgrond.
De oude gebouwen in de achtergrond getuigen van een lang vervlogen tijd, maar geven absoluut meer kleur aan uw foto.
Samenstelling en presentatie zijn zeer goed.
Uw PP werk is er niet aan tezien, wanneer u met lagen werkt en het goed afwerkt zoals hier, mogen dit niet zichtbaar zijn.
Bert, werkt u niet meer met uw Canon camera?
Bedankt!

Groeten uit een zwaar bewolkt Vlaanderen met 5.6° C
John.

carper (96) 2008-04-11 3:14

een mooie balans hier in de foto,
met de oude stad op de achtergrond. er zit een goede contrast in en de compositie is zeer goed. prettig weekend.
groet jaap

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2008-04-11 6:01

This is a very well composed picture with a great use of the thirds. The colour combination is also great. I can imagine that the oranges would not stay very long on the trees. Well done.
Antonio

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2008-04-11 10:41

Hi Bert,
interesting image and contrast colors. Iґd also like of the trees too, like a orange tree, correct? Great work my friend.
Parabйns e Abraзo!

Floydian (30970) 2008-04-11 19:45

Hallo Bert,
Misschien wat strak tegen de rand aan zo rechtsboven, maar het contrast tussen het groen en rood is werkelijk schitterend. Hoe je die bomen in lagen hebt opgebouwd naar achteren toe is aan ander sterk punt hier...prima werk.
Groet, Henk

toto (0) 2008-04-12 0:34

Bonsoir,
Belle photo de cette culture d' arbres fruitiers qui vont donner cette saison, cela se voit, ils portent bien.
Jolies couleurs et bonne nettetй, bon titre aussi, bien verte cette partie de Marrakech.
Belle prise, merci du partage.

Amitiйs Thomas

UlfE (14641) 2008-04-12 11:06

Hi Bert,

Wonderful and really well composed back-light shot. I love how the orange trees lead in to the the "orange" buildings building in the background. Great light and really good overall sharpness. TFS and have a nice week-end!

Cheers,

Ulf

Tue (92322) 2008-04-12 13:18

Hi Bert,
Mooie foto om de serie vol te maken van de verschillende kleurrijke kanten van de stad, zoals Kath al voorgesteld had. Een mooie variatie aan groene tinten in de tuin als voorgrond voor de oude muren. Het zonlicht maakt het extra aantrekkelijk.
Fijn weekend verder!
Groeten,
Lars

syd1946 (1167) 2008-04-12 13:21

Geia sou Bert,
Very well composed image with the tree in front adding much more interesting in an architecture shot.Most of all for the decision to take most of the frame!The light is nice and color contrast splendid!

my wishes for your weekend my friend!
Thomas

MiguelP (14470) 2008-04-13 9:01

Hi Bert. This photo reminds me when I visited Morocco, already 18 years ago! The vision of a green valley after crossig the stone dessert bound to Erfoudz, It was something like the feeling I got from this photo, and I love it.
Take care!
Miguel

danos (110407) 2008-04-14 3:13

Hello Bert,
nice the view of the orange grove in the central garden of the Palais Badii.Excellent the management of the light as the colours too.I like the reddish background that contrasted perfect with the green of the trees.The sharpness and the clarity are great.Informative your note.

Have a nice week,Danos

feather (51130) 2008-04-14 3:19

You found an excellent POV. I love the close but downward view on the orange trees. The row of trees leads the eye right through the scene to the building behind. The next challenge is a CMYK series ;D
Kath

Stepan (27210) 2008-04-18 0:32

You're mini-serie is excellent and I do enjoy it. I don't really know why but I find that green moment unexpected.
You composed it well, with the wall, the upper background, closed to tha frame. Works well.
Stйphane

pablominto (53746) 2008-07-29 1:01

Hello Bert,

The fresh fruit trees contrast well with the ancient walls in the back!
An attractive layered composition, sharp fine details and a vivid colour palette...

Greetings,
Pablo -