Streets of Fes Medina

Posted by Aaron Schmidt (Auckland, New Zealand) on 11 July 2007 in Cityscape & Urban.

Walking through the old city of Fes, Morocco. It was a rare moment when I could blend into the background and take a picture without having everyone stare at me and my camera.

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Comments (10)

Babul Bhatt from Bombay, India

Awesome shot... it makes me feel as though I am coming back home! Some streets of Bombay (now mumbai) still do look the same. Shops selling inexpensive branded (duplicate) products... Sky boxes on old buildings wonderful. This is a wow shot. I like the perspective.

11 Jul 2007 2:23am

Suby from Milton keynes, United Kingdom

Perfect capture Aaron

Suby

11 Jul 2007 4:35am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

very well composed and framed, bravo

11 Jul 2007 4:45am

Shuva Brata Deb from Hyderabad, India

Is Morocco mostly like this or are there many places touched by modernism?

11 Jul 2007 10:39am

@Shuva Brata Deb: Fes itself is a very two-tone city ... the (modern) city center of Fes is completely different to the old, medina city. It has every appearance of being a very modern city with high-rise buildings, shops, restaurants, and malls everywhere you go. It's quite a constrast being new and old.

Ming from Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Splendid image. I like how the juud runs across

11 Jul 2007 12:59pm

Janet from France

intéressant ce mélange de culture, j'apprécie ton reportage marocain, particulièrement la mosaîque dans la rue et ce très beau pur sang à la porte de son écurie. J'attends la suite avec impatience.
Bisous à tous deux.

11 Jul 2007 1:03pm

{H} creatives from Santa Clara, United States

Wonderful capture, Aaron...love how youi captured the 3 people in the lower right of the picture...gives this shot a sense of depth and character! Like the balance between the light and shades, too. Cheers!

11 Jul 2007 2:16pm

@{H} creatives: Capturing people in the right place is always tricking because you've got to setup the scene and then wait for the right people to come along in the right position and hope they don't stare at your camera. =)

Sriram from Chennai, India

Superb still life work.... Great realistic tones! Fantastic work, Aaron! Lighting too perfect!

12 Jul 2007 12:37am

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

Nice scene - it really gives a flavour of what must be a fascinating place. I always go to markets whenever I visit a new city.

15 Jul 2007 10:58am

giek from yogyakarta, Indonesia

composisi the interestingness, and moment the goodness

18 Jul 2007 7:41am

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