Persepolis III, a photo from Fars, East

Photographer's Note

A view beside the north stairway of Apadana Palace.
1.Above-Left : Gate-House of Xerxes, called "Gateway to All Nations"
2.The colunms,right side : processional way to " Hall of 100 Columns" or "Throne Hall".
This way was for the court-men ( or noble persons)
of "Paars" & "Maad" nation.( 2 main iranian nations)
the way through where I standed, was for the court-men of other royal nations.
P.S.: 1.I'll continue the rest of the story of Persepolis tomorrow...
2.I wish you all could find the opportunity of visiting this heritage from the past oneday...

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Rockyboy (20598) 2004-01-19 14:49

I hope I could one day visit Iran... for its big history. Yours picture proove me that there is interstings things to see. Here, I like the sculptures in the stone in the bottom. Thanks for sharing!

mathiasmo (1759) 2004-01-19 14:59

This place must be really great! Pure history! I like your shot, specially the composition and the good contrast between the deep blue sky and the stone's color. Perhaps some sharpenning and some noise reduction would be good. You are showing us a beautyfull Iran, Charmante, never imagined (for me, at least). Keep posting.

thinduke (145) 2004-01-19 14:59

I like how this pic shows three features of Persepolis: the stairs, the columns and the gates. The big empty space in the middle recalls the quietness and solemnity of this place.
The colors are a bit odd, though!

shadi_atos (403) 2004-01-19 15:04

great shot the details of the men is great, the colors is v.good and thank you for the note well done

Schultzy (5446) 2004-01-19 15:06

L'angle de prise de vue est particuliиrement bien choisi. Il permet d'admirer а la fois les sculptures au premier plan au sol, les colonnes et ensuite un magnifique ciel bleu. Le site est grandiose. Trиs bien vu !

Georges (11185) 2004-01-19 15:12

Encore une bonne image de ces ruine du palace, avec deux points fort sur l'image les colonnes et ces marches.
Le seul regret que je puisse faire et trame visible.
Belle prйsentation Fariba Bon coup d'oeil.

Vagabond (5848) 2004-01-19 15:42

Very nice picture which makes me to remember of Persian History I did many years ago. Recently, I read a very interesting book - "Creation" from Gore Vidal - which makes a revival from Dario and Xerxes time, and is worth to read. Congratulations for your photo. I dis a slight WS to reduce red tone and sharpen it a bit. Hope you like it

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nielsenallan (524) 2004-01-19 16:31

The motive is quite good. BUT the photo contains a lot of noise... Too much cyan, Where do the lines (horizontal and lateral) come from. Did you shoot it through a window ?
It could be a bit better cropped. Ive forgot to do that in my workshop, but I did make some changes.Ill be back tomorrow. I have used both my workshops for today...

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jhaider (1234) 2004-01-19 16:35

Eh bien, encore une fois merci Fariba, de nous faire connaitre cette partie du monde, et de l'histoire de l'humanitй.
L'angle est bon, quoiqu'en se baissant un peu, toute la portion de sol aurait йtй masquйe par la rampe sculptйe.

Par contre, il me semble que la photo a йtй scannйe, ce qui donne les lignes horizontales et verticales.
Regardez si dans les options avancйes de votre scanner vous pouvez cochez le "detramage".
Une autre solution (pas parfaite) est de scanner а 300 ou 400 dpi (ce qui fait une image йnorme), puis rйduire la taille de l'image avec un bon logiciel de retouche d'images.

roshangar (1682) 2004-01-20 4:46

Thanks Fariba,very nice shot,you have good eyes,I can see abstract composition here that you made with this elements,it's not usuall shot from pesepolis and I like it for the way that you take it.khosham omad!!!

clodreno (0) 2004-01-20 6:36

Another nice picture fariba.. Sory about the short critic, i just cut a finger...

Dinyar (704) 2004-01-20 9:20

Another picture of what I always pictured about Iran.
I wish you had a bigger picture of the sculptures of the men carved near the stairs.

By the way, my friend is called Xerxes.

scalerman (26900) 2004-01-20 12:40

Fariba, thanks for all these wonderful pictures of Persepolis. It's a place I'd love to see someday.

dsidwell (9783) 2004-01-21 9:50

This image has a slight blue cast that you may want to remove, but the balance and composition are sublime!

dominique (11414) 2004-01-21 17:18

finalement les couleurs sont originales , le cadrage est parfait , le premier plan est interйssant comme la vue au fond . c'est bien fait .