The Call
Monday, June 12, 2006
Friday, June 9, 2006
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Riad, Marrakech HDR
Riad, Marrakech HDR
A Riad (Arabic: ?????) is a traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden. The word riad comes from the Arabian term for garden, "ryad". The ancient Roman city of Volubilis provides a reference for the beginnings of riad architecture during the rule of the Idrisid Dynasty. The design of these courtyard dwellings in the coastal regions of Morocco were an adaption and modification of the Roman villa. When the Almoravids conquered Spain in the 11th century they sent Muslim, Christian and Jewish artisans from Spain to Morocco to work on monuments. These artisans brought with them the idea of arranging the rooms of the house around the central open-air courtyard that has become today's riads.
The riads were inward focused which allowed for family privacy and protection from the weather in Morocco. This inward focus was expressed in the central location of most of the interior gardens and courtyards and the lack of large windows on the exterior clay or mud brick walls (Wikipedia).
HDR from five bracketed exposures (1EV steps), handheld.
"Auto ISO Sensitivity Control" feature used on this shot (see my comments).
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Estas casonas tradicionales esconden los secretos de la vida cotidiana marroqui, sus rituales diarios y los perfumes de su cocina. Despues de cientos de anos estas casas abrieron sus puertas a los viajeros que buscan una experiencia de viaje diferente.
Los Riads que sirven como alojamientos turisticos suelen estar ubicados en los centros historicos de Marruecos, mas especificamente en las medinas de Marrakesh, Essaouira y Fez entre otras ciudades. Por lo general son antiguos palacios o residencias privadas que alguna vez pertenecieron a la aristocracia, a la nobleza e incluso a la familia del Sultan.
En medio de las laberinticas medinas, estas residencias representan y reflejan la riqueza y el patrimonio artistico de Marruecos. Actualmente, muchas de estas casonas han sido transformadas en lujosos hospedajes y hoteles boutique invitando a los viajeros a experimientar Marruecos con otra mirada (viajeros. com).
HDR generado a partir de un horquillado de cinco exposiciones (intervalos de 1EV) sin tripode.
He empleado la funcion "Auto ISO Sensitivity Control" (Control automatico de sensibilidad ISO) para esta imagen (ver mis comentarios mas abajo).
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Sunday, June 4, 2006
Numbers night
Numbers night
Numbers, an underground after-hours place, or something like that. Located in Houston Tx. You can find ALL kinds of people there.
Added to the Cream of the Crop pool as Most "favorited"
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Scotia Mcleod Building: Downtown Victoria, B. C
Scotia Mcleod Building: Downtown Victoria, B. C
LARGE ON BLACK (press F11 for full screen view)
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The Scotia Mcleod building in Downtown Victoria.
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