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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Fifty Seven: Expressions of Faith > Beyond the doors, Great Mosque, Kairouan, Tunisia, 2008
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09-NOV-2008

Beyond the doors, Great Mosque, Kairouan, Tunisia, 2008

We were not allowed to enter this mosque, but I did have the opportunity to photograph this man at prayer through a pair of open doors. His kneeling posture, upraised hands, and Arabic garments work beautifully with the ornate rugs and delicate colors. The opening between the doors thrusts the viewer into the picture, as well. This room was very dark, but the very fast f2.0 lens of my Leica D-Lux 4 exposes the image perfectly at the stable shutter speed of 1/125th of a second.

Leica D-Lux 4
1/25s f/2.0 at 5.1mm iso400 full exif

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Phil Douglis03-Dec-2008 05:58
When I made this image, Rusty, I was thinking the same thing. The light, the light, and the light. I loved the way his white garments seem to glow, and how they contrast to the colors of the well used rugs. A lot of it must have to do with the way the Leica D-Lux 4 lens and sensor interpret light and color.
russellt03-Dec-2008 01:46
wonderful how everything falls together here. I especially like the quality of light.
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