Van Castle Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Van Castle
It was built within the capital of the Uratu State, Tushba during the 9th century B.C.. The castle fell into the bands of the Assyrians during the early 7th century B.C. when the Urartus were defeated and fled from the region. The castle also carries imprints of the Selçuk, Karakoyunlu, Akkoyunlu and the Ottoman eras. The most important sections in the castle are the rock cells and inscriptions belonging to the Urartus. The castle also contains a mosque built by Sultan Süleyman the Great.

asajernigan, pauloog, BurhanettinMasa, buscape has marked this note useful

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asajernigan (14080) 2009-06-08 12:02

Abdurrahman,
This is a great shot of this fortress. The lighting and colors are outstanding and the photo has nice sharpness and DOF. The dark clouds provide nice contrast for the scene.
TFS,
Asa

muunal (272) 2009-06-08 12:04

Işığın çok güzel olduğu bir anı başarılı bir şekilde kullanmışsınız...Tebrikler...

cayden (1679) 2009-06-08 12:05

Merhabalar,
Harika olmuş, keskinlik, kadraj, renk doygunluğu, derinlik, koyu mavi ve sıcak sarı tonların uyumu, daha ne sayayım, çok güzel.
Ellerinize sağlık.
Cem

jemaflor (39211) 2009-06-08 12:17

Hi A,
Great pov and great light, well taken, good exposure, bravo for this result.

pauloog (6374) 2009-06-08 12:24

Hello Abdur,
The castle hill so well illuminzated by the sun and contrasting with the dark mountains and sky. An interesting note highlighting a very old history. Light well managed.
Regards,
Paul

mesutilgim (36615) 2009-06-08 12:30

Selam Abdurrahman kardeşim,
Tek kelimeyle muhteşem bir kare.
Bakış açısı, kadraj, kompozisyon, ışık, renkler ; kısaca j-herşey dörtdörtlük.
Tebrikler
Selam ve sevgiler
MESUT ILGIM

clio (22548) 2009-06-08 13:27

Bonjour Abdurrahman,
One of the most beautiful contrast of light that I saw on TE.
This golden hill isolated in this blue universe is absolutely fantastic.
Congratulations!
Diane

zmey (7244) 2009-06-08 14:14

the light = truly magical in this one!

with compliments
kristaps

brano14 (1866) 2009-06-08 14:43

Hello Abdurraman,
Great looking photo,with amazing light. Very good clarity,nice natural colors and nice short story.
Thanks!
Brano

janneman (1208) 2009-06-08 23:28

Dramatic and beautiful picture with the mountains and clouds in the background and the castle itself in the golden light of the sun.

Was there myself a couple of years ago and climbed the mountain. Beautiful spot!

HondeR (692) 2009-06-08 23:59

Sevgili Hocam,

Uzun aradan sonra fotografini gormek, keyfile izlemek sevindirici oldu...

Kackarlardan Selamlar,
Hasan (dokadak)

erhan1958 (3876) 2009-06-09 5:06

MERHABA ABDURRAHMAN BEY
RENKLERİ NETLİĞİ VE GÖRSELLİĞİ İLE ÇOK ETKİLEYİCİ OLMUŞ, KENDİMİ FOTODNAN ALAMADIM
EMEĞİNİZE SAĞLIK
ERHAN

BurhanettinMasa (641) 2009-06-10 22:15

Merhaba,
Manzara, renkler ve yerleşim harika olmuş, ellerinize sağlık ...

Burhan

buscape (3583) 2009-06-11 5:39

Hello Abdurrahman,
beautiful golden light on the hill with the castle. I like the contrast to the big mountains among the shades in the background. I also like the good colors. Well done.
Best wishes,
Helmut