skins and skins, a photo from Fes, North

Photographer's Note

While touring FEZ, I tried to discover where the
traditional skin dyers were drying their wares. I knew
they did it around the city but nobody seemed to know where. It took me a few hours to tour the surrounding hills of FEZ and finally discovered one of them. The boy with the donkey had brought the sheep skins and he had just finished the job of spreading them around and pulled on his donkey to leave the place.

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wagnerm25 (218) 2005-03-18 12:40

Great image! A field full of red and black ink drops.

Milia (20) 2005-03-18 12:48

Very nice shot!
I thought that the donkey is going to be skined too. I'm happy it's not :)

AmiBe (6042) 2005-03-18 12:51

Very nice colorful picture !
Very good compo, nice attitude of the donkey ! ;-)
I don't like gray frame but it's a personal choice.

MiguelP (14470) 2005-03-18 12:56

Very good compo Izzet. Colors works very well (is like a Makhmalbaf´s movie). The donkey at the upper part of the shot gives a mouvement touch that I like. Merci beaucoup depuis Madrid.

Miguel

jcandeli (40) 2005-03-18 13:03

Excellent POV! Really nice composition. Maybe some sharpening but the lighting is nice. JP

Luko (14000) 2005-03-18 13:04

I thought the skins were like virtual countries on a world globe map. See at the foreground, you can spot France.. the funny thing is that there's a donkey on top of the world.

My wife is born in Fez, my step-family still has their big house in Fez... though I've never been to Fez... How lame I am...

Btw, your photo is excellent but I bet you knew it.

(Izzet please, stick to white frame, that should be way better!)

lcask (591) 2005-03-18 13:17

Splendid composition and colors!

capthaddock (28790) 2005-03-18 13:19

The skins look like they are part of the natural landscape, like patches of flowers. I'm glad the donkey is not there to give up its skin. I will swing by to Morocco in a few weeks, I'm looking forward to seeing a little bit of colourful exoticism like this.

clodreno (0) 2005-03-18 13:19

superbe composition Izzet..
j'adore toutes ces peaux..
belles couleurs... Bon week end..

Albrecht (11283) 2005-03-18 13:32

Original and great picture. POV and the colours are very good. Well captured. Greetings

eleparc (24063) 2005-03-18 13:38

GENIALE ta photo izzet! c'est d'abord ce tapis de peaux qui attire l'oeil pour finir sur cet ane bâté et son "cornac" au centre de la photo... peut etre qu'un leger décentrage de ces 2 sujets aurait pu donner encore plus de force à l'image? en tout cas superbe image!
Eric

sohrab (7439) 2005-03-18 13:46

aha
i've been wating for this post.
i'm not sure... but i think this photograph made some big news. maybe i'm wrong :)
your perspective is soooooo fabulous here izzet and the colours are truly out of the world
this is one of the best i've seen in some time
i have to agree with luko here
i think a white frame will enhance the beauty of your colours . i'll try a workshop with a border that i normally use. i think your photograph could be more dynamic with a different border
take care :)

[workshop] [compare] +

Saar (571) 2005-03-18 13:56

A very different, new and special photograph Izzet. I've never seen this. Your composition is the best you could choose, I think.
It's a great picture, but with a creepy undertone! All the freshly taken off skin.. gives me the shivers. But again, it's a good one.

cheers Sarah

olopez (4959) 2005-03-18 13:57

Great picture Izzet, i like your compo very much.
Splendid colors and funny moment at the top.

tongapup (0) 2005-03-18 15:05

Wow. Incredible. I don't think I have much to add here except that it seems like nothing is precisely (I mean exactly, super-sharp) in focus and I don't know why that should be. But it doesn't really make a big difference. This is a wonderful picture for all the reasons you know ;)

dolin (7369) 2005-03-18 15:38

Hi.
Excellent shot.
That's very graphic and the proportions are perfect !
Good DOF, colors and framing.
Nice picture.
Fred

Praetzer (209) 2005-03-18 17:46

Good , the eye is lead to the horizon and the 2nd subject.

BAKO (1691) 2005-03-18 19:27

Hocam
ellerinizden öperim

BAKO

fiedziu (1764) 2005-03-18 19:30

wow, very special impression
great picture, almost perfect

Signal-Womb (13048) 2005-03-18 19:52

Composition: ****
Sharpness: ***
Color: *****
DOF: *****
POV: *****
Note: **

Very nice shot Izzet with good use of DOF...well done.

Paker (2650) 2005-03-18 22:10

beautifully documented... looking at the thumbnail I thought they are red fall leafs, but I was amazed to see it is drying skin...
The man and the donkey contribute in an extraordinary way to this picture.
Nicely captured
regards,
xtof

Luan (12971) 2005-03-19 3:28

Colorfu picture Izzet, I like the way you have managed the picture space.
Very good
Luan

spence (65) 2005-03-19 4:46

Excellent subject, wonderful colour and composition. Definitely agree with others above about the frame. I'd also quite like to see the boy and his donkey further to the right in the frame, but that's being horribly picky because this is a really great shot as it is. Well done Izzet!

mitternacht (1839) 2005-03-19 6:20

Wow, I'm glad you took the time to find this place. I really like the pattern on the ground from these skins. It's also nice that they change colors a bit up the hill. The man and the donkey add that little extra thing to complete the composition. Really nice.

Simon

donluicu (24741) 2005-03-19 7:07

Very nice composition and lice colors too..congrats and thanks for sharing
donluicu

hugolef (4913) 2005-03-19 8:49

Jolie composition, et cadrage dynamique. Les couleurs sont superbes, et ce jeu de couleurs chaudes/froides ... et l'ane et son maitre ajoutent une pointe legerement humoristique.
Beau travail, bien realisé
Amities, hugues

bilgehan (1000) 2005-03-19 10:37

Herşeyiyle mükemmel bir fotoğraf İzzet hocam. Ellerinize sağlık. Sevgi ve saygılarımla.
Hasan Bilgehan

PLD_images (7149) 2005-03-19 11:05

What a fantastic image. So interesting to see something that I have never seen before. I thank you for that. The point of view was really well chosen.
Bravo!

avigur_11 (22535) 2005-03-20 23:03

What an amazing pattern of red "stars". The donkey doesn't coopreate with his master, but it seems that he was cooperationg with you..
I like how you used the rule of thirds to place the horizn line. Beautiful composition, Izzet.

robiuk (10807) 2005-03-22 15:25

AH,
this is amazing, Izzet!
I'm glad your efforts paid off eventually - that's about taking good photos!
Great composition and colours!
Robi

ishai (4097) 2005-03-29 12:32

Another great one izzet
I like this composition
The sheep’s skins all spread around
First the red then the black the blue sky’s and The boy with the donkey
That the best in the whole shot

I like this one a lot

Well done

Ishai

KUAN (1502) 2005-04-08 3:57

very funny and colourfull photo
regards
ania

bnallama (3763) 2005-05-25 7:03

Wonderful contrast and POV. Great shot. Bala

sengir (4956) 2005-07-03 19:06

one, how could I have missed this one? well.. probably only because I was abround when you posted it.
Incredible, as well the scene and execution - composition, colours, everything - amazing and surprising shot.

recepyuksel (18640) 2005-08-26 9:18

Selam Hocam,
Her zaman hatırlanacak bir başyapıt..Elinize sağlık.

alejandroguzman (4684) 2005-08-27 2:56

WHAT A SUBLIME SHOT !!!!!

well done

alejandro

maurazos (0) 2005-10-17 11:35

Maybe it needs to be a bit more sharpen, but the colors and compositions are just superb! Regards.

aklanac (264) 2005-10-17 11:56

This is absolutely phonomenal. The colours, the motiv, the perspective of the boy pulling a donkey. I mean congrats for being able to catch this moment.

jasmis (58649) 2005-10-17 11:59

Very exotic. Splendid observation. Superb perspective and cropping.

abulafia (4900) 2006-07-08 7:20

Hi Izzet
great composition, i like how the foreground seem to curve, and your dof is really good.
TFS
Harry

asliaydin (179) 2007-04-05 11:15

Bayagi emek harcamissiniz.
Global bir anlam varmis gibi.
Deri parcalarinin ustunde zorla tutulmak istenen esek noktayi koymus. : )

Ellerinize saglik!
Asli

bend1k (934) 2007-06-06 5:23

love the colors and composition. film sure is nice

mikeo (12129) 2007-09-09 9:25

Izzet,

Its a great shot! you perfectly cought a moment and I think it was really worth to spend so much time to take this photo and solve the secret:) Colours are also great and very interesting POV.

Best greetings
A.

jmdias (105008) 2008-03-20 7:40

izzet

WOW. Wonderful pov, colors, subject and compo. really a wonderful work. The skins are like abstract shapes in the landscape, creating a good fiel of colors. While the boy and the donkey adds life in the top.
congratulations

hugs

jorge

smarcell (19965) 2008-04-04 2:10

This picture should deserve at least 1 thousand points !
I met it by chance, and it is really great. The foreground is a great colored pattern, and the donkey at the horizon with the blue sky make it a sort of unreal scene. Just great.
Stefano

fac (20) 2008-04-04 2:50

interesting pattern! the blue sky makes the coulored skins catch one´s eye... I miss the sun :)

delkoo (68) 2008-04-04 2:51

bonjour izzet
je viens de voir cette photo sur la page d'accueil et jr l'ai trouvée superbe,

excellente composition bien colorée.

didier

basithry (480) 2008-04-07 3:36

Hello izzet keribar!
Wow, what a deceptive image.At first i thought, how would have it been possible that donkey on carpet? :-)
But after enlarging pic, it's actually skins on ground.It's so perfectly spread over ground, that it seems like any "Design of Carpet".
You've got perfect balance to it aswel.Good note written.(Best of luck for future)
Basit

BennyV (32684) 2008-04-25 2:56

Merhaba Izzet,

I discovered this absolutely stunning picture on the opening page of TE today. Lovely composition and colour play. A wonderful, wonderful, wonderful shot.

Benny

cayden (2183) 2008-05-29 11:38

Perfect composition and colors thanks

daddo (28728) 2008-06-13 17:14

Merhaba Izzet Bey. I came across this incredible shot on the home page of TE, under featured destinations. I don't know how i missed it in your gallery! it has so much in it- design, colour and for me, importantly, emotive quality. Above all these hides, there is a living animal which i think senses death and refuses to move. Hence, the owner tries forcibly to get it moving. This sort of photo must be a horrendous sight for the Buddhists who believe cruelty to any creature is bad karma. Amazing POV Izzet which shows how big the industry is. Selamlar. Klaudio.

vmukherjee (614) 2008-08-26 8:29

Great shot! The pov, colours, all make an amazing picture.

tehanu_f (6896) 2008-08-27 1:08

this one is clearly the king of your latest shots. the fg is what we might call "every photographer's dream"! and the guy trying to yank the donkey by its ears (or at least it seems so to me) adds humour and action to the graphics. no need to say how yummy the colours are.

halikarnas (8828) 2008-09-21 2:35

Ustadım,
Rahmetli babamın tabakhanesi vardı.Çoçukken bende yazları çalışmaya giderdim.Tabii ozaman kimyasallar bukadar fazla değildi.Daha ilkel olarak deri tabaklanırdı.Kuruması için böyle yerlere,sonraları tabakhaneler büyümeye başlayınca sopalar üstünde asılırp kurutulmaya başlandı.Bu deriler Satiyen denilen cinsten.Şimdi nasıl bilmiyorum ama,bu kuruyan deriler nemli odun talaşı içine yatırılacak ve yumuşayan deriler sonra gerilerek tahtalara çivilenecek ve tekrar kurutulacak.
Kuruduktan sonra derinin etrafıjiletle kesilerek temizlenecek.Astar boyalı bu deriler sonra gene rengine göre bir veya iki defa fırça ile boyanak,tekrar havada kurultulan deriler parlasın diye perdah yapılacak veya ütü presinde parlatılacak.Böyle bir sürü proses var.
İzzet Hocam 67 yaşındayım,1950 li yıllara götürdünüz beni bu fotoğrafınızla.Sanat işte bu,bazende nostalji yapmalı.Kompozisyonunuz muhteşem.sanki bana özel bir fotoğraf çekmişsiniz,teşekkürler.
Sağlıklı günler diliyorum.
Ataman

CLODO (45094) 2008-09-21 3:08

Good composition and contrast, but it should have been better if the donkey was not in the center.
nevertheless, congratulations

CLODO

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loufah (68) 2009-03-08 13:21

Great composition! I like the big foreground and the colors. Excellent!

coco (30439) 2009-07-22 3:31

Merhaba Izzet.

This photo is a lesson. Wonderful POV and composition and also a very impressive result. Well done.

Carlos.

marcocig (781) 2010-07-19 2:34

Just beautiful. colors and composition are superbe!!

M

jafadabret (56501) 2010-07-23 9:46

Bonjour Izzet,
Cette photo ressemble à une peinture surréaliste. J'aime beaucoup le graphisme et la couleur des peaux. L'homme et l'âne semblent jouer une scène sur fond de ciel.
Amicalement
Jacques

JugnuToor (159) 2010-08-12 11:57

Hi Izzet, Its an impressive composition and beautiful colors, but the situation is not that wonderful, so many lives lost for human greed. TFS

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