Mehmet Ali Mosque Interior Photo

Photographer’s Note

Here is an interior picture of the vast Mehmet Ali Mosque which overlooks Cairo from the citadel. Always crowded with locals and tourists. There is a possibility to use a tripod if one buys a special ticket. Of course a sunny day will cause some exploding light spots here and there. I tried to take the less of these lights when choosing an angle.
The mosque itself built during the first part of the 19th century has the looks of the ottoman mosques, although far for equaling them but nevertheless I would suggest a visit to the citadel and the monuments around.

ymrk, papagolf21, TGULUMSER, mortijo, broglia, ChrisJ, AiresSantos, Didi, salvator has marked this note useful

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ymrk (9105) 2009-01-19 1:24

Merhaba Sevgili Hocam;
İlk açtığımda burası Kocatepe camii sandım,lakin çok daha farklı bir yer olduğunu gördüm.Ne kadar değişik ve farklı lambalar.Yalnız halılar ince değil mi?İnsanların üşüme ihtimaline karşın ne gibi bir önlem alınıyor acaba?
Elinize sağlık,selamlar ve sevgilerle

Yağmur

papagolf21 (56733) 2009-01-19 1:47

Bonjour, mon ami Izzet,
Merci, Izzet, de nous faire découvrir l'intérieur d'une mosquée. Je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion d'en visiter. Je découvre une certaine magnificence et une superbe architecture.
Félicitations pour cette création où les verticales sont respectées.
Un grand merci du partage.
Amitiés.
Philippe

cebe (164) 2009-01-19 2:20

Bonjour Izzet. Informative photo. It's not so often I had the importunity to visit a mosque. And since I don't carry a tripod when traveling, well it's just not the type of subject I shoot. I understand the difficulty of choosing your point of view. Good idea to frame the subject with the column and the wall but, in my humble opinion, your photo would have been esthetically better if it had shown a little less of that wall on the left and a little more of the left side of the room. And without the woman in the foreground, the person sitting against the wall and the guy standing far at left. [I know it's not a Hollywood stage and one cannot do much about it, except being patient which is not always possible.]

I noticed that I have the same zoom. I bought it 2-3 months ago but haven't used it much yet. I must say that I'm a little disappointed and wonder if the one that I got is somewhat below average. Stupid, but don't know if I should complaint or not.

Bye. Claude.

AYDIN (4149) 2009-01-19 3:29

selamlar çekim açınız ve ön plandaki teyze çok güzel duruyor kadrajda..
İstanbuldaki Fatih camine benziyor biraz.. (Camiyi aydınlatmak için konulan lambalar bizdeki camilerdeki gibi çok kötü..kablolar ve teller camilerin karakteristik özelliği olmuş sanki..)Elinize sağlık

TGULUMSER (12514) 2009-01-19 3:31

Hello Izzet Bey,
A splendid shot of this gorgeous mosque. You reflected the daily life there perfectly,
Best regards,
Tulay

mortijo (12406) 2009-01-19 4:13

Hello Izzet,
Thank you for letting us visit this impressive mosque. You managed the light conditions pretty good.
Regards
John

Morac (20843) 2009-01-19 4:39

Bonjour Izzet,

Ce qui me frappe dans cette photo c'est la possibilité que tu as eu de réaliser cette photo.
Cela est complètement impensable au Maroc par exemple, déjà en tant que non musulman je n'ai pas la possibilité d'y entrer et même de l'extérieur je ne m'aventurerai jamais à essayer de faire une photo. j’aurai trop peur d’avoir de grosses difficultés.
Merci donc à toi de me permettre de voir l'intérieure d'une mosquée, grandiose et superbe en l'occurrence.
Amicalement
Marc

tetixxx (1927) 2009-01-19 5:12

merhabalar İzzet hocam,
çok hoş bir kare sunmuşsunuz..renkli camlar çok güzel görünüyor..emeğinize sağlık
slmlar
said

mesutilgim (37268) 2009-01-19 7:38

Merhaba dear İzzet Bey, sevgili komşu'm !
Bir süredir Kahire fotoğraflarını takip ediyorum. Hepsi (özellikle günlük yaşam kareleri) bir başka güzel; ama bu kare de daha başka amlatımlar gizli. Yerdeki halılar kesinlikle Osmanlı'dan kalma. Ama eskiye eskiye parçalanmış, sadece sağlam kısımlarını kullanıyorlar herhalde, zira göbeklerin simetrileri yokolmuş.
Güzel bir iç çekim.
Tebrikler
Selam ve sevgiler
MESUT ILGIM

silverhead (1640) 2009-01-19 9:58

Hay elim kırılsaydı da az önce cami fotoğrafı yüklemeseydim! Küme düştüm:)
Enfes tek kelimeyle. Özellikle kubbe ve bir altındaki kat detayları olağanüstü. Sağlı sollu sütunların kadraja alınması usta işi; balıklama içeri davet ediyor.
Hocam, bir de böyle görkemli camilerde neden mistik bir ortam yakalamakta zorlanıyoruz? Ziyaretçiler neredeyse piknik alanına çeviriyorlar ortalığı. Bursa ulu camide çalışırken kendimi adeta lunaparkta sanmıştım:)
sevgiler, saygılar.
Köksal Kayhan

barrufeto_77 (25935) 2009-01-19 12:06

Merhaba izzet.

The light management there was amazing! Excellent details!

Rgs, OScar

nwoehnl (120) 2009-01-19 12:38

Hi Izzet. Looking at your recent output, it seems you are back to full speed at TE :-)
Lovely shot of this very beautiful and ornate interior. Good use of the pillars on both side to have a natural frame, that opens up deeply into the colorful and well-exposed inner space of the Mosque. Good graphical impact resulting from the arrangement of the lamps and windows. Apt use of the ultra-wide lens.

ChrisJ (70443) 2009-01-19 14:00

Merhaba izzet

An impressive interior shot of the Mehmet Ali Mosque, with well managed lighting, & good sharpness. Excellent color, & the people in prayer add scale & context. Tfs!

photoray (1377) 2009-01-19 19:23

This mosque looks impressive to me even though it is not in Turkey.
Excellent capture of the interior from a vantage point behind the columns. Congratulation.

AiresSantos (42844) 2009-01-19 23:09

Hello dear Izzet
Very beautiful view of the Mehmet Ali Mosque Interior.
Excellent POV and colours. Very well framed and done
Greetings my friend
Aires

coco (28106) 2009-01-20 4:22

Merhaba Izzet.

This is a masterpiece. I love how you managed the light (well, of course, I think a tripod is always useful in these situations).
But your whole composition and picture are great. It's not only the light. It's the place, the people,...

Really, thanks for sharing.

Cormac (26455) 2009-01-20 8:33

Wonderful shot, with a really good sense of space to it. What is interesting is the way you used the horizontal format for the shot instead of the vertical, so there is more concentration on the ground level. Well done!

Didi (36434) 2009-01-20 11:59

Salut Izzet
Tu me fais rappeler mes souvenirs en présentant une belle vue intérieure de cette mosquée, j'apprécie beaucoup et je t'en remercie.
Je suppose que tu as visité la modeste demeure de Mohamed Ali ancètre du roi Farouk avec sa célèbre salle de bains en albâtre.
Dommage pour moi car jorsque j'étais là bas je n'avais pas les moyens de me payer un appareil photo.
Amitiés.

alibasarir (14497) 2009-01-21 3:07

merhaba izzet bey
geniş açıdan çok güzel kadrajlanmış harika bir görüntü.caminin atmosferi ve detayları mükemmel görünüyor.ayrıca renkler,ışık ve netlikte nefis elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

salvator (18933) 2009-01-21 3:39

Hello Izzet Bey,
I keep running out of ideas to write in my comments. The photos are a beauty to see, with the use of light and the sharp details and superb colors. What to say? Superb.
Best personal regards. Salvator.