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Photographer’s Note

It looks like a simple wall of an old house, but there is a hidden message in it.
İt's the wall of an old wooden house, most probably around 150 years.
The left part of the wall is been repaired with a modern plaster, containing cement, sand and water.
Whereas the right part is still the original. It was called Horasan, and came to Turkey as a building technique in late 13th century from Central Asia and was been used in many buildings untill end of 19th century. It's a mixture of chalk, dried hay, mud, water and eggwhite. With this mixture the walls of those old houses was been covered. Specially in regions with high risk of earthquake it was very popular, as it gave a certain flexibility to the wall and helped to avoide cracks.

On WS you can see another similar wall.

Normal bir duvar görüntüsü gibi ama bu kare de gizli bir mesaj içeriyor.
Takriben 15o yaşlarındaki bu eski Odunpazarı evi'nin duvarının sol tarafı ileriki senelerde çimento esaslı bir sıva ile tamir görmüş.
Sağ tarafı ise hala orijinal halinde. 13 yüzyıl civarlarında Orta Asyadan Türkiyeye gelmiş bu inşaat tekniğinin adı Horasan.
Horasan, kireç, çamur, kuru ot ve yumurta akı'ndan oluşan bir karışım.
Bu tür kaplama özellikle deprem riski yüksek olan bölgelerde sıkça kullanılmış, zira malzeme esnekliğini uzun süre koruduğu için, sıva kolay kolay çatlamıyor.

WS de aynı teknikle oluşmuş bir başka duvar görüntüsü var.

holmertz, Budapestman, KLB, besnard, dareco, ymrk, danos, saxo042, TGULUMSER, yedirenk has marked this note useful

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holmertz (9496) 2009-06-25 1:12

Hello Mesut,
An interesting blend of textures, colours and strange details. One of those pictures that could be blown up and hung on a wall. A very informative note.
Regards,
Gert

daddo (11277) 2009-06-25 1:14

Merhaba Mesut, moj komshijo (my neighbour).The old folk knew what they were doing. I like the components of the Horasan method for the character they gave to the building and because of the durability. Excellent light and sharpness of the image. Selamlar. Klaudio.

Budapestman (41530) 2009-06-25 1:14

Hi Mesut,
Excellent architectural photo with superb note, I like the impressive composition and the graphic details, splendid lights and clarity. Tfs! Have a nice day, my friend!
George

erhan1958 (3856) 2009-06-25 1:23

merhaba
açıklayıcı notla birlikte netlik çok etkileyici, emeğinize sağlık
erhan

KLB (17952) 2009-06-25 1:24

Merhaba Mesut,

I like a lot this kind of pictures.
You've done an excellent close-up to bring all the textures out.
The fine quality of your shot reveals many details, the grain of the wall is palpable.
Of course, the red plate is very eyecatching and is perfectly placed in your composition.
Almost an abstract work, compliments.

Regards
Karine

besnard (30468) 2009-06-25 1:53

Bonjour Mesut
Un joli cliché net et précis de ces vieilles pierres qui en auraient à raconter si elles pouvaient parler.
C'est du bon travail.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

dareco (17104) 2009-06-25 3:23

A very interesting note and picture. Excellent detail! Eggwhite? I have never heard of that before. Very nice tones and textures. TFS

ymrk (8553) 2009-06-25 5:58

Selamlar Sevgili Hocam,
Harika netlik ve minimalizm.
Selamlarla,iyi haftalar.

Yağmur

danos (32170) 2009-06-25 10:24

Hi Mesut,
this red number in the grey wall makes a great contrast it's eye catcher and of course the main theme of the scene.The old walls with the wooden elements are an other attractive point of the scene.

Have a nice evening,Danos

saxo042 (15448) 2009-06-25 11:08

Hi Mesut,
This must be the ultimate TE upload, "learn about the world"! I read your note with great interest here, I have never before heard of the use of eggwhite as a binder in building materials (in the seventies they used casein in self leveling compounds here in Sweden, with big problems). Interesting colours in this capture!
Kind regards
Gunnar

Buin (37374) 2009-06-25 11:19

Guten Abend, Mesut!
Ein sehr interessantes Foto und eines, das sofort gefangen nimmt. Hier wird das Alter des Gebäudes, in dem wohl viele Genrationen von Menschen gewohnt haben, offensichtlich. Zusammen mit Deinem Kommentar Eine "runde Sache"!
So,die Koffer sind gepackt - in der Nacht zu Samstag geht's los - Jazz-Festival in Ascona mit viel Wandern und Besichtigen tagsüber. Bis demnächst!
Grüße aus dem sommerlich schwül-warmen Siegen!
Frank

lousat (15302) 2009-06-25 16:20

Hi Mesut,very very great idea an perfect realisation! I like a lot this point of view and the top quality of sharpness and colors! See you Saturday in Bodrum.ehehe...my best compliments,have a nice day,LUCIANO

cagla (2112) 2009-06-26 8:52

Merhaba Mesut Bey, iki farklı doku birbirne ahşap teğellerle tutturulmuş gibi. Bunca yıl dayandığına göre, oldukça sağlıklı bir teknik, kimbilir çimento karışımlı tadilat bu kadar dayanır mı acaba. Oldukça ilginç bir yapı tarzı, harika bir paylaşım. Elinize sağlık.
Çağla.

yedirenk (7283) 2009-06-26 12:53

merhaba Mesut hocam,
süper netlik ve ışıkla ilginç bir doku ve detay zenginliği.ustalığınızla sıradan olabilecek görüntülerden şahane bir kompozisyon yaratmışsınız.bir yarının sarı diğer yarının gri oluşu etileyici.ve ilginçte bir derinlik var.ellerinize sağlık selamlar,sevgiler

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