Kalta Minor, a photo from Xorazm, West

Photographer's Note

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This will be my last photo from this revisit to Uzbekistan for now (there will be more revisits to other places at some stage).
For this one then 3 photos of and around the Kalta Minor minaret that is an icon of Khiva. It looks so "fat" because it was never finished. It was begun in 1851 but when the sultan who began it died so did the project.
In the WS is another one of Kalta Minor as well as one of nearby structures.

ikeharel, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, Fis2, pierrefonds, jhm, jean113, PaulVDV, ricardomattos, adramad, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (220759) 2021-10-23 21:56

Ciao Ian,an other fantastic architecture from Uzbekistan, splendid light, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and fine details, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

COSTANTINO (115645) 2021-10-23 22:27

hello dear Ian
thanks for the sharing
I have never visited Uzbekistan
so your photo is a gift for me
to learn more about this country...
a different way of constructions
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (146412) 2021-10-23 23:08

Hi Ian,
Great architecture style, charming colorful and details decorations for these walls and tower, well photographed, interesting presentation with photos and also with Ws, tfs.

pajaran (115047) 2021-10-23 23:26

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepa arhitektura, dobro pokazana sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionci.
Lep Kalta Minor.

Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja

Fis2 (169877) 2021-10-24 0:53

Witaj Lan!
Nice set of photos.
The buildings make impression.
Good frames, colors and light.
I like towers.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

holmertz (102096) 2021-10-24 1:23

Hello Ian,
While I appreciate the inclusion of people in WS#2, this is the more striking composition. This minaret has become such an iconic feature from being unfinished. It was a good idea they didn't keep on building it for 100 years like the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
Best regards,
Gert

lousat (138695) 2021-10-24 2:29

Hi Ian,surely the most beautiful corner of Khiva, with the colorful tower and the others building around like the lovely madrassa,3 different perspectives very well done as usual. Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

pierrefonds (113700) 2021-10-24 4:26

Hi Ian,

The scene is impressive. The point of view is showing the details of the buildings and of the minaret. The quality of the light beautifies the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ktanska (44492) 2021-10-24 7:56

Hi Ian,
Yes that minaret looks massive and it is easy to believe that it was planned to be much taller. Blue decorations look wonderful. Sidelight works well giving contrasty result.
Kari

jhm (211734) 2021-10-24 9:03

Hello Ian,

We get three wonderful pictures.
Architectural very successful, splendid decorative build style.
Composition and presentation are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-10-24 18:11

Hi Ian
The shades of colour and intricate decoration are very appealing. A really interesting subject that has been well photographed. Good to have the human element too.
PS: Under expose by 1/2 f-stop can still work fine imho.
well done.
Best regards

jean113 (27661) 2021-10-25 11:25

Hello Ian, an excellent point of view where Kalta Minor dominates the scene. Beautiful colours and patterns.
All three shots give us a real flavour of this place.
Kind regards, Jean.

PaulVDV (62810) 2021-10-25 14:50

Hello Ian,
In my humble opinion, the minaret in your first WS is the most beautiful.
The Kalta Minor minaret is also beautiful, but it is especially striking because of its width.
It stands out because the building was never finished, you write. How high should the minaret actually be? I still wonder what the intention was to build a minaret this wide.
Best regards, Paul

ricardomattos (17408) 2021-10-25 16:01

Hi Ian,

Impressive and photognic this old city . I like the WS too. Very nice and atractive pictures.

Best regards

Ricardo

PiotrF (54246) 2021-10-26 16:14

Hello Ian
Interesting view of Kalta Minor, amazing architecture.
Thank you for informative note. I like good composition , nice colours and good sharpness.
Fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

jmdias (114384) 2021-10-27 2:49

ian

It looks like a giant piece of pottery. Amazing structure and adornments with precious patterns in tiles.
Tc

Jorge

vjmite (6526) 2021-10-29 5:00

Hi Ian,

A great shot of these wonderful buildings. Those guys knew how to slap a few bricks together to get a magnificent result. The minaret glistens in the sunlight, and the tiles make a beautiful pattern with their shades of blue and white. Excellent sharpness and colours.

Vince

adramad (72600) 2021-10-29 11:22

Hello Ian.
After a few days on the island of Lanzarote, and then others of tourism here in Madrid, accompanying some friends from Barcelona, I am back in good spirits, with all of you.

Impressive and wonderful these monuments of Khiva, I visited it many years ago, now I hope that the Covid passes to be able to go, last year I had a trip that I had to cancel.
A fantastic photo, with beautiful natural colors, very good lighting and excellent sharpness.
Enjoy the weekend.
Very best regards.
Luis.

P.S. My ideal holidays in Lanzarote, no problems with the volcano, this island is 500 km away. from La Palma.

mkamionka (73532) 2021-10-31 15:19

Hi Ian,
I remember this tower probably because it is so "fat" what makest it recognizable.
Beautiful postcard presentation. Fantastic architecture, wonderful weather helped with great colors.
Excellent reportage,
M

mcmtanyel (67789) 2021-12-01 19:38

Hello Ian,
The half-finished minaret and the others have fantastic tiles and designs. I wonder how tall they were planning to make it; being so fat, I would imagine as tall as a modern high rise.
Regards,
MT