Kuwait - Blue tiles of Mosque Mohammad Al Baqer
You might think that this photo was taken in one of those beautiful mosques of Iran, however true is that it was taken in Kuwait only yesterday. We went for photoshoot with my friend Mohammad for blue hour photos, but got there little earlier to be able to capture some of its great interior.
Abstract decoration of the surface is an important factor in every work of Islamic art and architecture, whether large or small. Curving and often interlaced lines, of which the arabesque is a typical example, and the use of brilliant colors characterize almost all of the finest productions, which are of greatly varied styles. Islamic art eschews the realistic representation of human beings and animals, and its floral designs are extremely distant from their original models. While the prohibition against depicting living forms is not contained in the Qur'an, it is widely thought that the non-representational character of Islamic ornament has its source in the traditional theological prohibition against imitating God's works.
PENTAX K20D, f/4.5, 0.033 sec (1/30), ISO 200, 10 mm
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ferahfeza (40 months ago | reply)
Wonderful capture!
SanchezCastillejo (40 months ago | reply)
muy buena lucie... como siempre en tu linea :)
RomImage (40 months ago | reply)
what a colour ! great capture !
Felipe Pitta (40 months ago | reply)
fantastic shot!
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|sumsion| (40 months ago | reply)
Oh...the detail. Wonderful. Wonderful.
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Bridget Davey (www.bridgetdavey.com) (40 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Just Around the World, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
coljung (40 months ago | reply)
Very nice setting !!
Joe Rainbow (40 months ago | reply)
I have seen the blue mosque in Turkey and this has that similar fine detail. Islamic art is so exceptionally fine. Great image, thanks for sharing.
dkilim (40 months ago | reply)
It's such a different kind of art than what people in the west are used to. Nonetheless it is utterly captivating. Great work!
orvaratli (40 months ago | reply)
Excellent capture. This is like the stuff I see in travel magazines. I will keep an eye for your name next time I read one.
Rui Viegas (40 months ago | reply)
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JRodrigues. (40 months ago | reply)
Beautiful capture, lighting and colours!
gsrohrer07 (40 months ago | reply)
Beautifully done.
SBA73 (40 months ago | reply)
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Given2beauty (40 months ago | reply)
Splendid image. And thank you for the very interesting information.
pcost (40 months ago | reply)
fantastic!!!!
Allard One (40 months ago | reply)
Great composition and high interestingness
Alesfra (40 months ago | reply)
Really great photo, as all your work I've seen at Flickr.
valeriadalua (40 months ago | reply)
truly beautiful!
Ricardo Carreon (40 months ago | reply)
Amazing colors and light my friend.
It is truly a privilege to go and shoot at places like this.
Najwa Marafie - Free Photographer (40 months ago | reply)
great MASJID .... THIS IS REALLY NICE PHOTO ;)
COSKUNTUNA ... 800.000 ... THANK YOU_ (40 months ago | reply)
Süperbeautiful
Najwa Marafie - Free Photographer (40 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kuwait Free Photographers, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Sam Ilić (40 months ago | reply)
Thats superb. Wish i was there to take shots of something like that!
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clotx@ (40 months ago | reply)
excellent job!!
A. Kowalik (40 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Religioni - Libertà religiosa, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
An Gobán Saor (40 months ago | reply)
Stunning....
carlosfalci (40 months ago | reply)
fantastic, colors e composition............
Carlos Ocando [deleted] (40 months ago | reply)
Great framing, and detail, thank you for sharing!
Garbage Kingdom (40 months ago | reply)
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Pet_r (40 months ago | reply)
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Izakigur (40 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Images for the Little Prince Invited Images only / Award 3, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Izakigur (40 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Les Amis du Petit Prince/ Post 1-Award 3 Time To Vote !, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Excellent work ...perfect masterwork: Bravo Mestro !!!
Greetings / Zak )))
Nazar's Collection (40 months ago | reply)
what a splendid shot love the Architecture here :D
debashis_pradhan (40 months ago | reply)
beautiful calligraphic details. makes it more lovely and interesting because of the person.
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Seth Bricel (40 months ago | reply)
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Peluna (40 months ago | reply)
The tiles are stunning.
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The JASS (40 months ago | reply)
Great capture
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Stunning Lucie!
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Azani_Manaf (40 months ago | reply)
excellent
High Blue! (40 months ago | reply)
very beautiful work! excellent shot!
preview_rob (40 months ago | reply)
this is superb Lucie.
I don't know how you maintain such a wonderful standard
but a journey through your photostream
is a like a magic carpet ride around the world
© Juan_de (40 months ago | reply)
Again Lucie, with pleasure
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Graham Cormie (40 months ago | reply)
Superb image, wonderful colours.
Graham
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