Favorite Photos

skippy007 (12500) [2013-05-23 16:39]
Hello Graham, IT was the title that grabbed my attention, as most people in Australia would know Beyond Blue is an organisation which provides information about depression & supports people who are in someway involved. Sorry to hear of the passing of your aunt. A simple image that has impact & I think conveys the message that you are telling.
Take care
Santo
PS.I replied to one of you critiques, I apologise for being so late.

skippy007 (12500) [2013-05-23 16:26]
Hello Malgo, I'm also glad to hear that you returned home safely. I remember this day very well, it was long but very enjoyable, I also remember the laughter when some clown decided to go swimming, fully dressed with camera in hand :)Thank you for the visit, your smiling face, and of your friends, was reward enough for me. Perhaps one day we can sit somewhere in Warsaw have a little kielbasa, ser ( twaróg), chleb & wash it down with a glass of beer or cup of tea. Please remember me to your dear friends. The foto is lovely, the rainbow a reminder of the sun & rain we had on that day, well captured.
Regards, take care
Santo

batalay (32860) [2013-05-21 15:05]
Hello Maria,

I believe this is "Tuva," a city I've wanted to see for a very long time. In the 1980s one of the greatest physicists of our times, Richard Feynman, put the city his bucket list. Then several years ago my dentist and good friend, Preston Burns, was visiting me at my home, he saw the book about Feynman on my bookshelves, "Tuva or Bust,", and immediately made arrangements to visit it. I will share this photo with him. At that high altitude, when the sun is out, the sunlight must be intense, just as these colors reveal. The photo features wide open fields, and complementary colors of red and green. Meanwhile, I urge you to click on the link above.

Warm regards,

Bulent

Warm regards,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-21 12:45]
Hello Leonor,

You've been absent from TE for several years (just as I've slowed down to a crawl). But I am glad to see you back with this expansive of the beach, Praia do Amor. The two individuals, possibly lovers, provide a scale for the gorgeous panoramic view.

Warm regards,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-21 12:42]
Hello Finlay,

The panoramic shot gives a wonderfully expansive view of the castle. In my mind's eye I can see knights on horseback riding up toward the main gate.

Regards,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-21 8:59]
Witaj Aleksander,

What an inspiring, dreamy photograph. . the puddles reflecting the light are essential to the composition, as does the tall man seen through the mist.

Warm regards,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-21 8:56]
Hello Stephen,

Thanks for the link to this photo, it is exactly the type of boat with the long drive shaft that I was thinking of. You apparently posted it on 15 April when the ship I was sailing on was just entering the Straits of Yemen, and getting ready to head up the Red Sea. In the 1970s film, "Man with the Golden Gun," the skyscrapers in the background here were most likely a distant dream. From the spray one can see that both boats are speeding.

Warm regards,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-21 7:25]
Hello Malgorzata,

This is inspiring golden sunrise, perfectly composed. What a treasury of gems you must have created with your camera. So you are looking east toward the endless Pacific here.

Warm regards,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-21 7:18]
Merhaba dear Deniz,

What an exquisite photo, the shallow pond serving as an unperturbed mirror, reflecting the intricate patterns of the tiles and carvings. When you consider the artwork, the love of symmetry, the mathematics and astronomy that existed in the 9th and 10th centuries, you realize that Islam peaked early. (It's unfortunate it took a wrong turn in the Middle ages, embracing mysticism over science and reason.) The University of Fez is indeed regarded as the oldest continuously operating university in the world. Leonardo Fibonacci di Pisa, in his book "Liber Abaci," essentially published the mathematics developed by Islamic scholars.

Sevgi ve saygilarimla,

Bülent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-21 7:10] [+]
Hello Stephen,

A nicely a composed shot of life in the Mekong Delta. The colorful boats, I imagine "river buses" functioning like the vaporetti of Venice. They are so low that you could drag your hand through the water. What fascinated me in James Bond film in the 1970s, "Man with a Golden Gun," were the high speed canal boats in scenes of Bangkok. Do they still exist?

Warm regards,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-20 17:16]
Merhaba Mine,

Piazza Signoria sahiden Florans'in en mesur meydani. Meydan olarak o kadar mesur olmasa da, daha güzel bir manzara asli Piazza Michelangelo'dan görülen.
Hatta, vaktiniz olursa buna bir bakin THE LARGE VERSION. Siz orada bulunabildinizmi?

Sevgi ve saygilarimla,

Bülent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-20 16:00]
Hello Noel,

Very good composition featuring shapes, patterns and textures. The cylindrical tower of the Norman castle obviously has been modernized with the large windows making it impractical for defending against bombardment. The glass disc, rather than displaying concentric circular rings, on close scrutiny reveals a closely wound continuous (Archimedian) Spiral.

Warm regards, Noel.

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-20 15:47] [+]
Merhaba Feyze hanim,

You have a very engaging photo here with the small group of young people milling about. The one focusing on the ceiling is main focal point, but the lighting on the fluted columns gives a regularity, of shapes and textures that is ideal. Park Güell is a site I don't know in Barcelona, but may explore it when we are there in August.

Warmest regards,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-20 15:43] [+]
Merhaba Dear Erdem Bey,

You've captured the children being children. How wonderful life can be for the young and innocent people of this century, but have we leaving the world in good shape for them. I remember, there was a famous syndicated columnist, a humorist by the name of Art Buchwald (1925-2007). I saw him as the the commencement speaker at two different universities, two years apart. He gave the same speech both times, and each time he opened with the line, "I don't know what I am doing here... I am against an education." Then after shocking the families of the new graduates, he would admonish the students, "We found our petroleum, and used it up. It's up to you to find your own!"

Warm regards to your family,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-20 15:33]
Hello Chris,

Your photo is well composed, and perfectly exposed. It is appropriate to have a soldier in the frame, and in this instance, perfectly positioned as a counterpoint to the fallen, unknown soldier. The texture of the stone and the color is seen in perfect fidelity.

Warm regards,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-20 13:37]
Hello Mariusz,

It's a clever trick you employed with your lens, especially when you present your result in distinction to the better known view. And thank you for informative note accompanying the photo. Was this one of the Catholic Abbeys that felt the wrath of Henry VIII.

Warm regards,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-20 12:59]
Greetings Emilius,

In this very colorful photo you give us a slice of daily life, washing day in Sosua. In the brilliant sun of the Dominican Republic, it should not take long for the clothes to dry and be disinfected by the sun. Warm regards,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-19 6:44]
Hello dear Harriet,

A lovely Sunday morning to you, even if my message is two months late. Your photo from the beginning of spring, but still with the lingering pains of winter... with the snow and ice strewn around. I like this shot of the young woman with her loyal dog, but in danger of being squashed by that hand, if it falls over.

Warm regards,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-19 6:36]
Ciao Silvio,

The photo is very good, and the note is more than very good, engaging and informing us.

Warm regards,

Bulent

batalay (32860) [2013-05-19 6:34]
Dear Malgorzata,

From half-the-world away you visited Australia, conquered the hearts of its inhabitants, and produced one of the most memorable photos of Sydney Harbor and its iconic edifice. Nature and architecture at its best, and captured flawlessly!.

Warmest regards,

Bulent