I’m continuing with my trip back to Morocco today to present a few more shots. This time, I’m concentrating on the handmade rugs that are made in small villages in the Atlas Mountains. Even though these shots were done many years ago, the industry still thrives. I did a brief post last year about this topic (you can check it out here) but wanted to expand the visuals a little.
These photos were shot with my Nikon F with various lenses on Kodak Ecktachrome slide film. The Ecktachromes were known to be a little on the grainy side but for low light situations where flash would be too distracting, they were fantastic.
Even without flash, it was impossible to be discrete while shooting. Some of the children seemed to be curious about the tourists with cameras. At any rate, I must have shot dozens of images without using a meter hoping that I’d get a few good exposures.
The shot below looks like a finishing process. It’s interesting that the women seem to be supervising while the men are working to make the rug pile even. How Interesting! It must be a matter of perspective. . .visual perspective.
I love the vivid colors. The children look happy. I guess it is a way of life for them.
Yes, the kids seemed OK. The culture was and still is so different than what we’re used to. The children were very interactive though. . .not the adults. I’ve got a few more slides for later showing some very pleasant dispositions. At least it seemed that way then.
I love the image of the children sitting with their backs to us- great stuff!
Thanks Denise. I enjoy this type of “photo story” work but don’t get to do much anymore. By the way, I really like the HDR gallery on your site. Love the realism.
Nicely done Mark!
Thanks Eden.
Mark, I really like images and story. My favorite is the picture of girls with their backs to you. I think the first image would have been my favorite if you shot at a high aperture so that the foreground was blur and more focus would have been on the little girl.
Thanks Gage. These shots are so old, I’m not really totally sure how I shot them…lots of guess work without meters. That first shot is a tight crop, probably 30% of the full image. The girl was lost in the original. Think I’ll work with some effects to see how your idea would work.