A-door-ation Photo

Photographer’s Note

Şanlıurfa presents stark contrasts between its old and new quarters. The old town is one of the most evocative and romantic in Turkey, with an ancient bazaar still visited by local people to buy fruit and vegetables, where traditionally dressed and scarfed Arab and Kurdish villagers arrive in the early morning to sell their produce. Much of the old town consists of traditional Middle Eastern houses built around courtyards, invisible from the dusty streets, many of which are impassable to motor vehicles. In the narrow streets of the bazaar people scurry to and fro carrying trays of food, which is eaten on newspapers spread on low tables in a corner of the little shops, many people drinking water from the same cup. This very oriental atmosphere is bewitching but below the surface parts of the old city are very poor indeed, with people still living in cave houses (built into the side of the rock).

Şanlıurfa's newer districts meanwhile, are a sprawl of modern concrete apartment blocks, with many surprisingly tidy leafy avenues, containing modern restaurants, sports facilities and other amenities with air-conditioning, a refuge from the roasting summer heat.

Paolo, bombilla, burGu, delkoo, sayat, greek, tehanu_f, bostankorkulugu, gbarto, Cretense, pboehringer, savask, dip, doubay, Merline, carper, eversmile, ayvaz13, Tezic, isabela_sor, riclopes has marked this note useful

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Paolo (40755) 2008-05-15 9:44

Hi Deniz, a brilliant title for this wonderufl and colorful view, with warm saturated tones, excellent dynamism and perfect timing.
thanks, ciao

P-S-I-G (24482) 2008-05-15 9:51

Hello Deniz,
Great moment taken. I enjoy the blue in these doors. Very well composed.
Best regards,
Fabrice

alibasarir (14497) 2008-05-15 9:52

merhaba deniz bey
farklı ve güzel bir kompozisyon olmuş.insan faktörü iyi olmuş.benim en çok dikkatimi çeken arka planda daracık mesafede üç tane kapı var ve enteresan görünüyor.ayrıca renkler ve netlikte süper olmuş elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

burGu (4548) 2008-05-15 10:00

Sen bu saatte nasil fotograf koydun? Aman aman susiiim de nazarim degmesin trafiksizligin daim olsun.
Uc kapi gorunce, aklima senin soyledigin "uc" kompozisyonlari geldi ve basamaklarin da uc tane oldugunu fark ettim. Tesaduf mu? Sanirim :)
Ucten cok maviler hosuma gitti ama benim. Fotografin her pikselinde mavilik var, soldaki kapinin etrafindaki duvarda, basamakta, adamin arkasindaki duvarin catlaginda (catlak deyince aklima Ceki geldi ehehe), kapi numaralarinda...
Blue door-ation demek istiyorum izninle.
Optum

bombilla (3402) 2008-05-15 10:00

Cool blue blur, Deniz. A very attractive composition with, needless to say, a bold and intriguing palette of colors. I think I might have tried to correct the barrel distortion from the wide angle lens a bit, but otherwise the image quality is superb. You have a steady hand. Best, -Hugh

hatti52 (12654) 2008-05-15 10:05

Merhaba
koyu güçlü maviler,modelin yeri ve hareket efekti ile sahane fotograf
tebrikler

okahraman (4576) 2008-05-15 10:08

Merhaba Deniz ;

çivit mavi kapılar ve hareketli modelin harika görünüyor eline sağlık

Önder Kahraman

TopGeo (22213) 2008-05-15 10:11

Hi Deniz!A picture and a note most excellent! Amazing colours and a composition that impresses. A scene of bazaar that has all..
Excellent work!
Bravo
Georgios

sayat (2944) 2008-05-15 10:23

Muhteşem renklere ve perspektife sahip çok güzel bir Urfa karesi olmuş, elinize sağlık. Dediğiniz gibi galerideki yanyana fotograflarımızda hareketli süjeler kullanmamız çok ilginç bir tesadüf olmuş.
Saygılar.

dokadak (11492) 2008-05-15 10:28

Slm Zugacan,

Hayaletler askina neler yapiyorsun oylee :)
Kapinin renkleri, isik ve netlige bonus olarak hayalet abiyi de eklemisisn :)
Ulaa Zuggy eyi isler yapiyor, guzel paylasimla TE yi seyri sefa eyleyirsun :) Ulaa bu iki kelime sonunda Istanbulda cay & kahveyi de bizum paramuz gecmez durumuna geturduk :)

selamlar
hasan

gokanlam (6431) 2008-05-15 10:30

Türkiye galerisinde komşusunuz Korkut ile, sözleştiniz mi ne yaptınız:) bu üç kapıyla ne güzel bir şey yakalamışsın.. renkler, doku ve detaylar çok hoş geliyor göze.. adam da baya hızlı girmiş sahneye:)walla Deniz sayende buraları da görüyoruz eline sağlık:)
ReLa

Leonidas2008 (0) 2008-05-15 10:37

You like the reddish tones, I love the blueish tones.
This photo is great, especially with your touch of "Denizm". Means a mix of dynamic and static.
Cheers Redlover
Bluelover

greek (7502) 2008-05-15 11:05

great shot, lovely colours and nice composition,very beautiful and vivid, iyi geceler,galantis

KemaLMerT (11212) 2008-05-15 11:51

Merbaba,
Bölge halkı kendilerine kapanmış kapıları tek tek açıyor..
renkler, dinamizm ve kompozisyon çok güzel,
Selamlar,

bantonbuju (48796) 2008-05-15 12:34

i'm so happy and motivated by this photo to go tomorrow to the east of the country and to search for "the orient" of my place...
you seemingly went for a fabulous trip to the "orient of turkey" if i may call it, and the finding seems like a great maghreb place with the touch of a typical blue flavor...
addition of the motion blur is adorable...
overall - a fascinating "story"...
best,
j.

tehanu_f (6874) 2008-05-15 12:45

Senin fotograflarin Urfa'yi daha cok merak etmeme neden oldu. Mardin'den daha renkli bir yere benziyor. Ben orada bu kadar carpici renkler gormedim. Bu uc kapi bulmaca gibi. Hangisini sececeksin, arkasindan ne cikacak? Lady or the tiger? :))

bostankorkulugu (33982) 2008-05-15 21:11

tam da "3" procesine layık olmuş:P... mavilerin tonları nefis, sarı duverla uyumu şahane... zor bir mekanı iyi çerçevelemişsin...

(yarınzong)

wolf38 (13111) 2008-05-15 23:47

Hello Deniz. Altogether a photo worth seeing. Above all the intensive colors work outstanding. Best regards, Wolfgang.

turansezer (941) 2008-05-15 23:48

Merhaba Deniz
Kontrastın hakim olduğu güzel bir mekanın hareketi vurgulanmış yaşam öğesi olan insanla desteklenmesi başarılı bir fotoğraf sunumuna dönüştürmüş. Tebrikler.
Bol fotoğraflı günler dileği ile
Turan Sezer

gezimania (5774) 2008-05-16 0:32

Meraba Deniz,
Rengarenk kapıları bulmuşken kaçırmamışsın, hareket halindeki figür "kendini 20 kilo fazla gösterdiğin" için sana dava açabilir, bilemiyorum yani :)) Figürün aktif hali ve kadrajdaki yeri de gayet dengeli, ellerine sağlık..

delkoo (34788) 2008-05-16 0:33

hi deniz
It's a truly captivating post.I think the composition has gained a lot from the blurred man passing by, There is a aspect in your works that I love: the extreme care for composition and colors, and this is another proof,

didier

gbarto (1273) 2008-05-16 0:41

Merhaba deniz
An excellent and colorful picture
Good dynamism with the man on the right
And good note
TFS
Georges

Cretense (57010) 2008-05-16 5:27

Hi Deno!

Excellent capture, beautiful radiating colours on these fantastic doors, and great "ghost" effect on the passing man! Great composition, framing and timing, fantastic light managment! Congratulations!

Hercules

pboehringer (770) 2008-05-16 9:58

The title is even better than the shot itself and demonstrates again that half of the work here at TE is the right inspiration in how to present the art.
Peter

mesutilgim (37282) 2008-05-16 10:24

Selam sevgili Deniz,
Mükemmel bir kare. Tek mekan, nerdeyse birbirinden tamamiyle farklı 3 kapı.
Renkler muhteşem.Ön plandaki hareket te keyifli bir öge oluşturmuş.
Açıklamalar da adeta doktora çalışması.
Tebrikler
Selam ve sevgiler
MESUT ILGIM

savask (1813) 2008-05-16 10:27

excellent play of colors, shadows and blurred images.

dip (12850) 2008-05-17 2:43

Hi Deniz,
excellent seen and composed!
wonderful blue tones of the doors,
interesting movement effect of the blurred man too,
Regards,
Dimitris.

doubay (5043) 2008-05-17 7:12

This is one of your best shots! I think that you brought your person-passing-by-concept to perfection. What I admire here is the composition of your frame. I like it a lot and added it to my favorites. I think I’ll try to imitate the style of this one – perhaps in a sokak of a Greek island, which look a bit like the place above.
Cheers
Andreas

Merline (6578) 2008-05-17 10:28

Deniz, definetely one of your best of your last shots in my eyes. More life, and movement, and very beautiful colors. The passing man has a true presence, the blue colors are eye-catching. Very nice title too:-)))
A bit of vertical distorsion.

Have a lovely weekend.
Your intro has become so minimalistic. Any particular reason ? :)
Kind regards
Michèle

bwiti (402) 2008-05-17 13:33

ET bien...
Je vois que Rigoletto est tombé dans un pot de peinture...
J'aime bien la texture des murs et des portes... D'ailleurs elle me fait penser à celle-ci puisque l'on y retrouve à peu près les mêmes teintes...
En tout cas c'est bien vu d'y avoir inclu ce passant quoique j'aurai préféré l'avoir en entier...
A plus...

Scharan (13955) 2008-05-18 18:59

Olá Deniz

Uma ótima foto onde a textura é reveladora e os vários tons de azul dão um toque muito especial.
Parabéns!
GA
Vera

yedirenk (7545) 2008-05-19 19:47

Merhaba Deniz,
İlginç bir kompozisyon.birbirine bu kadar yakın üç adet sokak kapısı ve bir adam.renkler çok güzel.ışık ve netlik süper.modelinizin bu durağan görüntüye akar gibi girişi harika bir etki yaratıyor.emeğinize sağlık.selamlar

Cevdet

rbcy1974 (20746) 2008-05-20 4:03

Hello Deniz
Great air of mystery here which is increased even more by the intruder. THe colours are really beautiful. ITs too bad when I went there 9 years ago I hadnt developed a photographic eye and I must have missed many opportunities.
Cheers
Daniel

carper (65646) 2008-05-20 4:06

fantastic photo here Deniz,
marvelous composiktion, the speed anmd the fantastic colours made this til a art photovery good photojob here, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

eversmile (6423) 2008-05-21 6:26

This picture could also have been taken in India ! Very powerful with its different kinds of blue, the picture also has a good composition, that seems to illustrate your interesting note. The old walls in contrast with the modern life. The guy that emerges from the left corner, could symbolize the intrusion of the speed and modern way of life in the more sleepy and timeless lifestyle of the old city.
Congratulations,
Marine

Tezic (16927) 2008-05-22 14:54

selam,
renkler ve doygunlukları harika... adam ve hareketi ise nefis olmuş... tebrikler...

devimeuxbe (56362) 2008-05-25 2:17

Hi Deniz
I like this one. The colors are beautifull on the doors, but the best is the shade of the man created by the low speed.
Excellent
Bertrand

isabela_sor (42471) 2008-05-26 8:16 [Comment]

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marietom (32076) 2008-05-30 1:15

Hello Deniz,

Des couleurs, du mouvement, de la matière... j'adore, c'est magnifique !
Bonne soirée
Marie

riclopes (33135) 2008-06-02 2:20

I like the title. Olá Deniz, is this the most interesting thing to see in Sanliurfa? :)) Of course not, but after we see the 'most interesting things', this is what we like to discover in cities - the backstage that most guide books don't refer...So many diferent doors here - that blue one in the center is quite intriguing. It seems like a not so reachable wardrobe. The local ghost passes by in a rush - he can run, but he can't hide from your camera. I 'adore' this one :D
Retired wanderer,
ric

AmiBe (6042) 2008-06-20 13:55

Hi Deniz,
I hope you're fine.
Just wanna say that this picture is marvelous.
The slow speed, the colors combination, the timing, doors and stairs...
Really nice !
PS : I'm sure you're in front of your TV tonight :) Good luck :)