This is a truly beautiful place right in the middle of Chefchaouen, Morocco. I also had a hamam in here, and it was a rough one. Do you know what a hamam is? I didn't! But I had two of them in Morocco. I didn't know beforehand if it was some kind of drug or hallucinogenic thing or whatever, but I decided to go for it! It turned out not to be either of them, unfortunately. Instead, it turned out to be more of an hour-long skin-based torture session.
- Trey Ratcliff
Read the rest of the story at the Stuck in Customs blog!
Tags: Chefchaouen Morocco africa north africa maghreb Chaouen city hamam bath spa steps blue interior architecture lounge couch arch tiles march 2014 sony a7r
I arrived here late at night, so this was the first thing I saw. The train ride took way longer than expected, and it is often a strange feeling to arrive at a foreign place at night. Everything has a patina of mystery and you really feel like you're on another planet. I was happy to be up high to get a view of everything… the clouds were very low, and the pink & orange lights from the city gave everything an odd but magical glow.
- Trey Ratcliff
Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Tags: africa north africa maghreb morocco city urban fes fez night cityscape orange buildings architecture lights march 2014 sony A7r
When processing photos in lightroom that have a bokeh (or out-of-focus) area, don’t use the “Clarity” slider in Lightroom. Many times, when everything is in focus, this is my favorite slider. But watch out because it will make those softer areas less soft… and that’s the whole purpose of bokeh! Anyway, a quick tip there that is not immediately obvious because you can tend just to look how much better the “sharp” bits look when playing with the clarity slider, but be sure to look at the other bits too!
- Trey Ratcliff
Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Tags: Chefchaouen Morocco
I had an amazing and rather hot time in the Sahara. To get this photo, I had to go up a huge dune on foot. I gave my own camel a break and decided to walk up the dune. How hard could it be, I figured. I figured wrong. And that night, I got so dizzy and sick, then realized it was probably because I hardly had any water… even though I've seen thousands and thousands of shows and movies about people not drinking enough water in the desert, I was so excited that I forgot to drink water!
- Trey Ratcliff
Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Tags: Merzouga Morocco Sahara africa north africa maghreb desert wasteland postapocalyptic people person arrakis dune sand camel animal portrait oriented march 2014 sony a7r
I can easily see how people can die in the desert. From movies and things, you kind of get the sense that you might be able to cross 50 or so sand dunes per day. But I think you’d be lucky to cross 5. And you can’t ever see anything coming… just and endless sea of sand. I came over the crest of this hill (luckily I was on a camel) and saw the edge of this welcoming-looking tent!
- Trey Ratcliff
Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Tags: Merzouga Morocco Sahara 2014; march; p2015; sony a7r; horizontal; day; color; landscape; daily; desert; camp; tent; africa; northern maghreb;