Iran: Takht-é Jamshid Photo

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"Copyright © – Attila Szili.
The reproduction, publication, modification, transmission or exploitation of any work contained herein for any use, personal or commercial, without my prior written permission is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved."

The site's Iranian name is Takht-é Jamshid,"The throne of Jamshid", a mythical King of Iran.
The site is located in the plain of Marv Dasht,60km North-East of Shiraz and 420km South of Esfahan on an altitude of 1,800 meters.The exact date of the foundation of Persepolis is not known. It is assumed that Darius I began work at the end of VI century B.C.,although more than a century passed before it was finally completed. The splendor of Persepolis, however, was short-lived. The palaces were looted and burned by Alexander the Great in 330 B.C. The ruins were not excavated until an American sponsored archaeological expedition to Persepolis from 1931 to 1939.
In the background of the photo You can see "The Gate of All Nations",built by Xerxes. All visitors had to pass through this gate which was the only entrance to the terrace, on their way to the Throne Hall to pay homage to the king.

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Graal (58267) 2006-05-09 6:12

Jó napot Attila,
interesting old ruins. Good note and vertical composition. Nice frame. Well done photo.
Rgs, Aleksander

siolaw (25794) 2006-05-09 6:13

Hi Attila, Nice compo with that DOF keeping both groups in focus!! good sharpness and colors!
TFS
laurent

jasmis (50673) 2006-05-09 6:18

Interesting composition. Fine quality. Interesting shot. Regards.

asanak (1972) 2006-05-09 6:28

dear szili
thanks for posting this photo!great shot ,from great place!
i relly love this one!
asana

efigesta (12181) 2006-05-09 6:36

Hi Szili
great shot here, the pov so nice and great colors

regards
manuel

Wirraway (1985) 2006-05-09 6:47

Very well composed landscape Attila, nicely exposed with good sharpness, informative note thank you.

Regards Ian
Nth Queensland

Buin (37952) 2006-05-09 7:05

Hallo Attila!
What an impressing sight! The stones in the foreground work very well. It must have been an outstanding city...
Thank you for showing!
Greetings!
Frank

riclopes (33043) 2006-05-09 7:15

Hi Attila,
Very interesting place, perfectly composed in the vertical format, with this one in the foreground giving dephness and framing the view to the gate in the background. Beautiful natural colours and excellent sharpness. Very good work!
TFS,
Ricardo

andante (7092) 2006-05-09 7:19

Hope everyhing is fine. Once again you are bringing us these beautiful images for our visual enjoyment. As usual, magnificent composition and management of light. COmpliments!!!!

Best regards,
Enrique

Gerrit (35937) 2006-05-09 7:37

Hi Attila,
a wonderful and curious construction, like a modern statue made out of very old elements.
Good composition.
Thanks and regards, Gerrit

Angshu (33877) 2006-05-09 8:24

Excellent compo here Attila. I think you did great in keeping the big stone in the FG..the contrast of sizes of the gate & this stone creates an magnificient effect to the viewer
Well done
Regards
Angshu

imrek (4) 2006-05-09 9:21

Hi Attila,
great composition and very well chosen POV...nice pastell colors...well done!!!
regards,
imre

markstaples (15670) 2006-05-09 11:51

Hi Attila
An impressive shot of this site. The composition is first class with the statue to the right revealing more of the site in the background. The quality of the image is superb, as are the colours and textures that you have captured. A very successful and well composed piece of work.
Best wishes
Mark

Cricri (43304) 2006-05-09 12:00

Hi Szili,
Belle réalisation avec cet énorme bloc de pierre mis sur l'avant plan à droite, joli détail et couleurs.
Greetings my friend
cricri

sufi (9568) 2006-05-09 12:15

Merhaba Attila...
Salutaion big voyager... You are like Evliya Celebi, who was a wellknown voyager in Turkish history... Another wonderful composition and perfect perspective, my friend... The contrast between the sky's gray and stone's yellow tones is beautiful... Also beautiful point of view and great shot as usual...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

Gustaw (21670) 2006-05-09 13:00

Hallo friend!
Nice photo, good contrast, good colours!
Marek - friend from Poland

sam224 (5851) 2006-05-09 14:03

I would love to go to Iran and visit it. Very attractive composition here with the ruins of this old city. Good framing and perspective as well as saturated colours.
Well done!

P-S-I-G (24482) 2006-05-09 14:14

Hello Attila,
I like how you have composed this shot with the rock and ruins.
Good colors and sharpness, especialy on the rock.
Well done.
Best regards,
Fabrice

xavshot (62759) 2006-05-09 15:16

Très belle compo et excellente perspective.
c'est un très bel endroit bien mis en valeur par ta photo.
Beau travail
Xavier

Rossignol (2289) 2006-05-09 16:38

Hi Attila,
Brilliant composition with the big rocks in the foreground dwarfing the columns and gates in the distance on the left. Well exposed and good long depth of field to reveal lots of texture and detail in the stones.
Peter

izmirli (3223) 2006-05-09 17:18

merhaba dear attila
another wunderful composition and perfect perspective.very good contrast and interesting colours.well done.best regards my friend.gürkan akçakır.

gilou530 (35422) 2006-05-09 17:19

salut attila
beau cadrage avec le premier plan qui semble protéger le fond, dommage pour le ciel mais que peut on faire, bravo
amitiés
gilbert

TeresaT (10733) 2006-05-09 18:54

Hi Atila,
Great shot of this ruins.
The neutral colours of the sky give the perfect detach to the ruins.
Perfect light too.
regards
Teresa

azadys (711) 2006-05-10 10:04

Hi Dear Szili.
really nice pic from Persepolis,
shiraz is my hometown, usually i go to Persepolis.
i have some pic from here in this site.
the notes is so usefull, to me also.

regards
azad

leo61 (43438) 2006-05-10 12:04

Hi Attila!
Good composition and perfect sharpness in fore-and background.Also good POV and interesting note.
Thanks and regards,LEO

Rev (1782) 2006-05-10 12:07

Hi Attila
Beautiful photo well composed.
You have been fortunate to be presented with a sky that compliments the subject in colour and effect.
Great sharpness, light control and POV.
Beautiful colour.
Well done
Regards
Peter

h_sedghi (876) 2006-05-10 17:09 [Comment]

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rosaline (0) 2006-05-11 3:44

Hi Szili
Great historical capture of this, once impressive site. Good framing and composition and some nice, warm tones to enhance the picture. Good work.
Aubrey

Paolo (40731) 2006-05-11 4:22

Ciao Attila, bella foto di Persepoli.
ottima composizione con le rovine in lontananza.
bei colori tipici e buona messa a fuoco.
buona giornata, ciao

gaby (19793) 2006-05-11 5:44

Attila bonjour and nice to meet you on TE - superb old stones, the diagonal is wonderful and the compo very efficient -
a great one (as usual)
Thanks
Rgs
Gaby

jhm (82879) 2006-05-11 7:07

Hi Szili,
You place the high tower lovely to righthand, with a very great sharpness and clarity, also the background show us a very nice image!
Very well done!
John.

Giorgio (8730) 2006-05-11 9:34

- Very nice composition and very good POV, colours and light are excellent, it's a very nice place emphasized well by your picture. Well done!
giorgio

pablominto (40958) 2006-05-11 9:37

Hi Attila,
Inventive composition... I like the way you use one part of the site to frame another!
Good textures and fine details... Your POV seems like wise to me, and colours are strong and natural!
Greetings,
Pablo -

josepmarin (33861) 2006-05-11 12:09

Hi Attila,
Good setting. The big stones of the sculpture of the right wrap perfectly the monument with the door in the background. A good definition, good exposure and beautiful colors in this composition.
This is a good work.
Regards,
Josep

Henryk_Bilor (20367) 2006-05-11 13:52

Hello Attila
Very nice composition. Interesting ancient place. I like especially the gate.
Regards

pitai (3925) 2006-05-11 14:32

This is the kind of image that thrills me. Your point of view is really impressive. Lovely colors and contrast. You add so much depth with your approach. Just beautiful. I think the only think that can be improved is the definition the ruins of the background. Stunning work! TFS, Gabriel

Tue (25608) 2006-05-11 17:28

Hej Attila,
Very well composed picture. The detailed stones at left look good in front of the smaller ruins in the background. Fine colours too, good work!
Hilsen,
Lars

marjan (6085) 2006-05-12 1:30

Hi Szili, this is wonderful shot of this old kingdom. Excelent clearnes in all deep. Very god notice bout it.

elmec (12194) 2006-05-12 14:10

Hello Szili!
This is lovely composition!
I like the statues and multiplans there!
Great work!
Regards!

saamb (1004) 2006-05-12 17:06

Szili,
great shot. you have a nice choice about point of sight. this a beautiful composition and good frame. thanks for all.

anavazao (5592) 2006-05-13 17:08

Hi,
nice close up!
Excellent details,POV, light and colours!
I like the colours of sky!
Thanks Ana:)

CRATEOS (7274) 2006-05-14 1:49

Perfect POv a creat one ...an astonish travel throw times TFS my frend!!!!Nikiforos
The PAX persiana..the gate for all nations ...he wanded for himself...the great Xerxis...something reminds my that...jejeje

PixelTerror (86358) 2006-05-20 6:18

Hi Attila,
Iran is a rich country in terms of ancient remains, I like here how you have framed this scene vertically and composed it in two plans, well done.
have a nice week end,
Jean-Yves

lasscor (7637) 2006-05-21 8:06

Hi Szili
Great Composition.
I like the colors and texture of the stones in foreground.
Great POV, DOF and sharpness.
Regards,
Corinne

Shahabmg (139) 2006-07-04 7:13

Hi dear Szili.
Very nice photo from very nice ancient effect.
good luck.
I hope that you had good time in Iran.

vhemmati (616) 2006-08-15 13:56

Thanks for this beautiful shot and for the nice memo.

-Varahram

paura (38742) 2006-08-22 13:28

Amazing hot, Attila.
Great compo and POV.

Paulo

jaja1970 (1286) 2006-10-16 7:14

Very sharp and clear shot. Thye colors are unique and comp is perfect.
I love POV in your work, very smart look.
TFS and hope to see more of your master pieces from Iran.
BEST WISHES,

Javad.

chrisnet (20376) 2006-11-06 3:40

Hello Attila,
Great POV here,very interesting composition with an excellent framing.Good DOF and colors too.Well done.
Regards
Christian

edytungkal (4519) 2007-11-13 19:47

One of the historic place captured and you have a nice pov for this shot, well balance and nice colours. Thanks Attila for this interesting shot and for the story too.

greetings
daniel

mesquens (2021) 2008-04-17 10:45

Hi Attila,
Very interesting compositio observig thirdies and all segments in focus!! Very good sharpness and POV. Great lights
TFS
Raimundo

tut1nia (42) 2009-10-28 8:46

perfectly presented.well done.

Photo Information

Copyright: Attila Szili (atus) (15476)
Genre: Lugares
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-17
Categories: Ruínas
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikkor 18-70mm 1:3.5-4.5G ED DX, Hoya Super HMC PRO1 67mm Sky
Exposición: f/8, 1/1000 segundos
More Photo Info: view
Versión de la foto: Versión original
Tema(s): Not Conventional Faces [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-05-09 6:09
Favoritos: 1 [Ver]