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Djemaa el Fna Square

Marrakesh, Morocco

Djemaa el Fna is a square and market place in Marrakesh's medina quarter (old city).
The Cultural Space of Jemaa el-Fna Square has been proclaimed a Masterpiece and included into UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

The place remains the main square of Marrakesh, used equally by locals and tourists. During the day it is predominantly occupied by orange juice stalls, youths with chained Barbary apes, water sellers in colourful costumes with traditional leather water-bags and brass cups, and snake charmers who will pose for photographs for tourists. As the day progresses the entertainments on offer change: the snake charmers depart, and in the afternoon and evening the square becomes more crowded, with Chleuh dancing-boys (it would be against custom for girls to provide such an entertainment), story-tellers (telling their tales in Berber or Arabic, to an audience of appreciative locals), magicians, and peddlers of traditional medicines. As dark descends the square fills with dozens of food-stalls, and the crowds are at their height.
Steam rises from food stalls.

Nikon D3S ,Nikon AFS 85mm f/1.4G
1/125s f/7.1 at 85.0mm iso900 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time14-Nov-2010 19:05:35
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D3S
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length85 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent900
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance7.080 m

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)05-Jan-2012 14:45
Nice work! Voted
Paolo
Guest 03-Dec-2010 11:31
Excellent, V
CM Kwan28-Nov-2010 11:25
Great capture of this poor guy, Tomasz! V
Jean-Claude Liehn28-Nov-2010 09:28
A very symbolic image.
Dror Yalon28-Nov-2010 07:55
Interesting shot. We see the preparation for the performance, but it seems that the subject has a tough competition, since the audience is facing the opposite side.
Dror
January Grey28-Nov-2010 06:44
Wonderful story-telling image! Nicely captured, Tomasz! V~
Paco López28-Nov-2010 05:29
Great capture! V!
Guest 28-Nov-2010 03:52
Excellent work. V.