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Post by colonistin on Nov 25, 2013 11:15:24 GMT
Questa, I am fascinated by your report and the photos are incredible, landscapes, people, tiles and everything else. That is certainly a trip I would like to take one day and I had questions about the modalities of the trip, but found the answers in your texts. I would be interested to know what camera you used because I am thinking of buying one and I really liked your photos. Also, is it very difficult to use?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2013 12:40:08 GMT
The photo with the five ladies together - one of them looks just like my cousin! How uncanny.
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Post by questa on Nov 28, 2013 5:04:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2013 7:02:43 GMT
The atmosphere already looks much more urban. The big city is definitely right around the corner!
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Post by questa on Nov 29, 2013 5:47:22 GMT
You are right, K2. It felt very strange coming back into Tehran out of the desert. Everything was faster and so...so...ordinary! We had been living hundreds of years ago in a world of fantasy and our time machine had suddenly touched down in NOW. Still have a few pretties to post when I get time
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Post by questa on Nov 30, 2013 9:05:01 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2013 14:55:30 GMT
It's interesting how similar these costumes are to some places in Asia. I guess maybe over time people just adjust to the temperatures, and certain type of clothing works better in certain climates?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2013 7:03:22 GMT
It seemed at first to me like it would so hard even for Iranians to keep track of which costumes are worn by each group. But then I thought about all of the French regional folkloric costumes, which I have little or no difficulty identifying at a glance, so it must be the same in every country.
Without even talking about the clothes, the variety of hats on the men is extraordinary.
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Post by questa on Dec 5, 2013 4:46:27 GMT
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Post by mossie on Dec 5, 2013 14:33:37 GMT
Embarrass des riches There is no other way to describe this thread Thank you for your camera work.
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Post by questa on Dec 6, 2013 0:26:37 GMT
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Post by questa on Dec 6, 2013 22:42:04 GMT
So, FINALLY, I have come to the end of this journey. I think the posting has been more exhausting than the travelling. I won't take on such sagas again! As a Grande Finale I have kept back a few from Esfahan. We were drowning in tiles, so I thought these favourites would be better on their own. They are of the Portal that joins the square to the market. And this is my favourite tile photo of all. Thanks to all who dropped in on this trip and encouraged me. I hope you "felt the vibes" of this country rarely visited.
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Post by htmb on Dec 7, 2013 0:49:39 GMT
Thank you for sharing your trip with us, Questa.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2013 12:08:00 GMT
This has been a truly spectacular and fascinating thread.
I already forgot if this was already mentioned or asked previously (perhaps by me?) -- if so, just blame Dr. Alzheimer -- since the tiles are such a magnificent part of Iranian decorative art, are they still being used on some of the modern buildings?
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Post by questa on Dec 7, 2013 13:18:30 GMT
Thank you, Kerouac Alas the tiles of recent use are no better than the average bathroom or patio tile. The colours of the ancients were ground lapis lazuli and turquoise mixed with the glaze...a bit expensive for today. The Russians restored many beautiful buildings in the 'Stan countries but could not make tiles to match the old ones. Fortunately they chose to leave gaps in the original damaged areas rather than patch them with 3rd rate new tiles. Below is an modern example from the Shah's Palace...it speaks for itself.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2013 17:53:59 GMT
Thanks for putting this thread up, questa. So many interesting photos of a place and people that I knew very little about. Good job.
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