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GreenEyedHarpy — Summer In The City

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This family of 8 is not homeless (though I'm sure they are close to it)

The photo was taken in July 2007, the hottest summer I have ever experienced, though probably an annual thing for the locals of Morocco. The family was sleeping on the roof because the days were reaching 45 Celsius, and the nights were not much better.

Everyone stayed in the shade during the days and came out at night to go about their business. Even small children were up till 2am.

Needless to say, it made my trip exhausting but exciting.



Fes or Fez (Arabic فاس [Fās], French Fès) is the third largest city in Morocco, after Casablanca and Rabat, with a population of 946,815 (2004 census). It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane Region.

Fes is one of the four so-called "imperial cities" (the others are Marrakech, Meknes and Rabat). The Medina of Fes el Bali, the largest of the two medinas of Fes, is believed to be the largest contiguous car-free urban area in the world. Fes el Bali is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Care of Wikipedia, read more [link] ).




This is participating in =iZgo 's Street Life Contest [link]




Shot in RAW, converted to BW with PS CS3 gradient map, tweaked levels and added vignette.
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Comments: 92

StamatisGR [2008-09-05 14:10:23 +0000 UTC]

many years ago, I visited Morocco. Then, there were no digital cameras, didn't even have a film camera with me
You reminded me of that trip, and the fantastic moments I had there. Thank you
P.S. great B/W

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to StamatisGR [2008-09-05 14:14:52 +0000 UTC]

Aw that's wonderful And thank you very much

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bapet [2008-09-01 12:33:45 +0000 UTC]

amazing shot....

the picture contain a strong emotion

very good

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to bapet [2008-09-01 14:18:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much I'm glad you enjoyed it

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Aj07 [2008-07-30 10:18:44 +0000 UTC]

beautiful photo
45 celcius is something normal here, it isn't the heat thats unbearable its the humidity. God bless Air Conditioning!

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to Aj07 [2008-07-30 11:24:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much And yes I have to agree, it's hard to live without! lol

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mihafoto [2008-02-01 10:53:17 +0000 UTC]

stunning shot !

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to mihafoto [2008-02-01 11:31:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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pandjimura [2007-12-25 09:51:55 +0000 UTC]

amaze me...good shot,meaningful,..and very dramatic...

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to pandjimura [2007-12-25 11:20:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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SteelCowboy [2007-12-23 12:47:11 +0000 UTC]

Powerful image here. Great gallery.

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to SteelCowboy [2007-12-23 16:38:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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imisslife [2007-12-13 17:30:02 +0000 UTC]

i'm SO impressed and INSPIRED by your gallery! i was not doing photography for a while due to some things going on my life, but you've totally inspired me to get back to it, and to do stuff I love. Thank God for people like you in the art world!

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to imisslife [2007-12-14 13:15:15 +0000 UTC]

Aw thank you very much! And that's so wonderful to hear, I'm glad my work's had a positive effect on you I'm sure you will come up with something wonderful! Good luck with it, and enjoy it, that's the most important thing!

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Kikei-chan [2007-11-04 20:22:04 +0000 UTC]

This makes me sad, but grateful. It's actually really eye-opening.

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to Kikei-chan [2007-11-05 08:38:27 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I know what you mean. I'm glad it spoke to you

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WhippingBoy [2007-10-29 11:51:03 +0000 UTC]

I like this one.

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to WhippingBoy [2007-10-30 01:34:52 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou very much

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chefinart [2007-10-28 17:49:46 +0000 UTC]

excellent shot

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to chefinart [2007-10-30 01:48:22 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou!

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0r1n [2007-09-29 02:32:16 +0000 UTC]

Really nice.
I like the vignette and the almost square crop. Remembers me the 6x6 of medium format (I'm a Hasselblad lover).
Great photo!

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to 0r1n [2007-09-29 12:47:03 +0000 UTC]

haha thankyou and it's not almost square, it's actually square I love medium format too, and I just discovered that medium format is now available in digital....of course it's about the price of a small car! Yikes

Thanks for the lovely comment!

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0r1n In reply to GreenEyedHarpy [2007-09-29 15:06:55 +0000 UTC]

Dawn glasses! LOL

Yeah! No way I could buy a digital back for my Hassel. But that's ok. For the time being a prefer film over digital.
You are welcome!

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to 0r1n [2007-09-29 17:06:51 +0000 UTC]

haha

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rosebud10 [2007-09-28 22:50:03 +0000 UTC]

A great capture - I remember as a child going to visit family in Spain and it was so hot we would sleep on the balcony to catch the night breeze - this shot really reminds me of that time. Well done

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to rosebud10 [2007-09-29 12:50:42 +0000 UTC]

oh gosh, so you know exactly what I mean! We had people in our hostel not renting rooms but renting floor space on the terrace! It was incredible

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rosebud10 In reply to GreenEyedHarpy [2007-09-29 13:06:50 +0000 UTC]

People will do anything to keep cool

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to rosebud10 [2007-09-29 13:25:42 +0000 UTC]

hehe true

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fahap [2007-09-21 09:46:14 +0000 UTC]

hmm... touching shot...

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to fahap [2007-09-21 10:07:12 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou

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lona13 [2007-09-21 09:22:53 +0000 UTC]

great, so different to your normal stuff

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to lona13 [2007-09-21 10:08:02 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou

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lona13 In reply to GreenEyedHarpy [2007-09-21 10:16:38 +0000 UTC]

you're more than welcome.

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NonIntentonal [2007-09-21 07:21:57 +0000 UTC]

very strong work....

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to NonIntentonal [2007-09-21 10:09:49 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou very much

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fizzyvizzy [2007-09-21 05:12:29 +0000 UTC]

powerful and effective image...lots of emotional impact in wonderful b/w! excelllllllent!!!

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to fizzyvizzy [2007-09-21 10:10:04 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou! I really appreciate that

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TanyaRW [2007-09-21 03:37:36 +0000 UTC]

That is fascinating!

Great shot and contrast!

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to TanyaRW [2007-09-21 10:10:30 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou very much I'm so glad you like it

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BitterGrapes [2007-09-20 11:56:29 +0000 UTC]

Marvelous capture!

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to BitterGrapes [2007-09-20 12:20:12 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou very much

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neilhr [2007-09-20 06:49:41 +0000 UTC]

wonderful photo

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to neilhr [2007-09-20 09:26:46 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou very much!

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IllusiveSpatula [2007-09-20 06:02:34 +0000 UTC]

Amazing. Wonderful capture, sweetie; it's so interesting to see how others deal with scorching summers. I guess we really have no right to complain with our air conditioning and refridgerators.

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to IllusiveSpatula [2007-09-20 09:28:33 +0000 UTC]

Exactly right

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s3mmy [2007-09-19 17:59:46 +0000 UTC]

very good photo. creates very powerful emotions. i'm sorry for those poor people who must live with that kind of heat. i stayed like that for 3 days during my college admission exams and had to stay in a a block at top floor with a heat of almost 45 inside...i was on the verge of insanity. for that reason too it gets my fav

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to s3mmy [2007-09-19 23:16:46 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou very much! And I feel your pain

Thankyou for the comment!

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s3mmy In reply to GreenEyedHarpy [2007-09-20 05:37:28 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure...

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GreenEyedHarpy In reply to s3mmy [2007-09-20 09:28:55 +0000 UTC]

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ablep [2007-09-19 17:24:39 +0000 UTC]

Wow.

This one is really impressive.
Great shot.
You made my day.

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