Draa River, by Abdellah Azizi

After work I rushed to the river to take some slow shutter speed photographs, and waited until the sunset. I already knew where I should be, set the frame, so I could have the street lights, and the color of sunset sky with the slow shutter speed effect. Though I took fewer photographs then I usually do, but I got what I wanted.

Nikon D90 with 18-200mm | Exposure 10sec @ f/16 | ISO 100 | Focal Length 20
Draa River, by Abdellah Azizi

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | April 22
Award Score: 65 (Value 11, Clarity 12, Composition 18, Style 12, Skill 12)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Sunrise & Sunset Photography
Photograph Location: Draa River, Ouarzazate | Morocco

Photographer: Abdellah Azizi (Ouarzazate, Morocco) Registered
Born in Ouarzazate in 1987, Abdellah Azizi is a passionate photographer from Morocco, who loves to photograph South Moroccan landscapes, people, folklorists’ bands, and the life of the rich part of Africa. After finishing high school, Abdellah applied for the Institute specialized for film industry, where he studied for two years on techniques of lighting, and griping. Then he moved to Casablanca to study camera work, and audio-visual post production for a year. He started to work as camera an assistant, lighting technician, and also worked for a local e-magazine, as videographer. The e-magazine didn’t have a photographer, so they asked him to do some photo assignments for them, and they liked his work. From then Abdellah moved to photography. There are lots of other reasons too, but the main one he believes is the freedom he enjoys in this medium.

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