imperial guards Photo

Photographer’s Note

Staircase to Apadana Palace is probably one of the most photographed in Persepolis. No wonder because it's reliefs are one of the most extraordinary pieces of art I've ever seen, plus it's been preserved almost intact.

Left side of the staircase shows delegations of different subdued nations (23 of them if I remember correctly) bringing gifts to the king. Each is depicted with traditional dress, hair style or some other detail characteristic for the nation in question.

Right side (where I took this photo) shows members of the Persian Imperial Guard and unlike the other side which is all about differences, this one is about repetition. And if you think this side is boring compared to the other one, you are as far from the truth as you can be!!!

If you want a closer look, I suggest TheDunno's photo Face from the past (sorry, I don't have a clue how to link you to it).

stranger, elihesamian, ljsugarnspice ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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elihesamian (26091) 2005-07-01 6:58

Hi Maja!
Glad to see you and Thanks for visit my shot during my recent abcence,Thanks.
You have a special shots from Iran,with a few comment,I think that the point not important,but I suggest that you better be active to write comments and critiques for members,this a nice communication way.
the shot here has anice perspective,well blurred with a fading to depth,I like it,good informative shot and Thanks for posting it.
Best Regards
M

dominique (11414) 2005-07-21 17:35

Joli travail , l'effet persepective est pas mal du tout et le sujet est intéressant .

ljsugarnspice (28) 2005-07-26 18:08

Hello! I really like the POV and composition here! The men seem to go on forever! Also, your DOF is great, nice and sharp up close fading nicely to blur. Good work here, tho if you have any post-processing software, you may want to slightly crop the edges. Was this scanned from film? Good work! -Laurita

dsidwell (9745) 2005-09-20 9:10

This photo is a real treat, Maja! Your point of view is just perfect to show an endless line of guards. Nice use of depth of field, but most of all, a good eye!