Khatmiyah, a photo from Kassala, North

Photographer's Note

Khatmiyah village in Eastern Sudan - close to eritrean border;
it's very important Sufi pilgrimage center in Sudan not even for Sudanese but also for Saudis or Egyptians;
the mosque al-Khatmiyah was built here in the XIXth century;
beautifully located in Taka mountains looks like the place from the other planet;
the founder of the mosque - Hassan is buried here;

albertopiubello, AnaRita, atus, manub, msadurski, kasianowak heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

Critiques | Translate

Burberry1 (6041) 2007-04-13 3:39

A GREAT, EXOTIC PHOTO,
FANTASTIC LIGHT, EXPOSURE AND COMPO.
WONDERFUL GREY BACKGROUND.

AGNIESZKA

sevy (58) 2007-04-13 4:05

Hello Slawek,

I am not so used to put superlative but this photo is really incredible, for me it is all the interest of TE to get such kind of picture. We are learning of other place, the photo technics are good with this composition showing the mosque in the landscape but also in the life of the people. For me this photo could have been used in some newspaper.
Thanks to have shared,

Yves.

rinoacq (145) 2007-04-13 4:10

FAVOLOSO POSTO

I miei complimenti.

Rino

edytungkal (4551) 2007-04-13 4:38

Hi Slawek,
It's a well composed picture, The building and situation are very unique. TFS

regards
daniel

albertopiubello (2623) 2007-04-13 7:27

Hi Slawek, this shot is simply stunning: amazing landscape, beautiful architecture and a good glimpse of daily life in a so remote country.
Congratulation for this shot and for your interesting gallery: I put both in my favorites.
Alberto

Uzi (1240) 2007-04-13 12:10

Witam i tu :)
juz pis³am na plf ze to zdjecie mi sie podoba.
poza stron± techniczn± ,która jest bdb podoba mi sie tu zastosowanie szerokiego k±ta..
pzdr
Iza

atus (15878) 2007-04-13 21:48

Hello Slawek,
very nice and interesting shot of great perspective. You composed it greatly in three levels: local people in the fg. dressed in their typical cloths, the nice mosque in the middle and the gorgeous mountains in the bg. So thanks to you,we have all these interesting subjects in one shot. This country is definitely on my wish list and hope to visit it asap. Very well done and tfs!
Attila

vagabondtravels (6511) 2007-04-14 2:16

Hi Slawek

Nice comp and colors. Great light and layers. Very sharp with good detail. Excellent capture of daily life. Well done.
Ben

sengir (4956) 2007-04-15 10:08

o widze ze wrociles, jak sie udal wypad? Gdzie dotarles?
Zdjecie fajne, jest jakas akcja, tez mi sie to miejsce super podobalo.

bfly (5775) 2007-04-15 15:46

Slawek this is very very beautiful..
I am looking at it wih surpirzed eyes, how come it has this many comments or critiques ?
anyhow..I love the composition that is very neat..with the two men walking and kids playing (working ?)...
best
fusun

Andrzej_HHH (2480) 2007-04-16 17:48

Cześć! Po slajdowisku właśnie to zdjęcie było jednym z tych, na które najbardziej czekałem, tu na TE. To miejsce jest absolutnie fantastyczne i mam nadzieję, że pojawią się wkrótce także Twoje kolejne zdjęcia z tych gór. Ta fota jest doskonała. Świetna kompozycja, kadr, punkt widzenia. Bardzo podobają mi się te skały na drugim planie, takie jakby zamglone i trochę nierealne. Dobrze komponują się z tym meczetem. Pierwszy plan też ciekawy, Ci ludzie ożywiają kadr. I w sumie mamy wszystko w jednym: Fajna scenka z codziennego życia, mieszkańców tej wioski, ciekawą architekturę i imponujący twór przyrody. Rewelacja jednym słowem. Jestem pod wrażeniem! Pzdr. Andrzej

happypoppeye (4819) 2007-04-23 21:39

Great depth to this photo. I also like the hazy sky and colors. really interesting.

manub (920) 2007-06-26 9:06

perfect point of view and wide angle. perfect lightning. i especially like the mist (dust?) in the mountains of the background
very well done
e

msadurski (236) 2013-04-07 20:27