Nice Real Estate Photo

Photographer’s Note

The neighborhood around the Galata Tower is very interesting, it has some very nice buildings from the 1800s and early 1900s around. Some of these are remodelled, but some of them are in very poor shape. Me being the real estate buff that I am, I wonder how much one of them costs, the neighborhood is really nice already and has the potencial to be nicer still.

The Galata Tower (Turkish: Galata Kulesi) is located in Istanbul in Turkey to the north of the Golden Horn. It is a huge, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline on the Galata side of the Golden Horn. The original tower was destroyed during the Fourth Crusade, but it was rebuilt as the Tower of Christ in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople. It was the apex of the fortifications of Genoese Galata.

The tower was rebuilt several times during the Ottoman period and it was used at times by the Mevlevi Order of dervishes for their sema ceremonies.

In 17th century, Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi flew as the first aviator using artificial wings from this tower over the Bosphorus to the slopes of Üsküdar on the Anatolian side. (From Wikipedia)

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Zepi (22848) 2005-11-24 17:59

Hello Daniel,
Toi aussi tu t'y mets au tilt???
Belle prise de vie
Les couleurs chaudes sont du plus bel effet ici
Beau travail
Merci pour le partage
A++
Sébastien

pitai (3925) 2005-11-24 18:57

hola daniel,

original perspectiva. me gusta. da un cierto airte difernte a esta foto. La luz tambien me gusta, para mi no existe mejor hora del dia que al final de la tarde. y como siempre una super informativa nota. :-)

oochappan (22433) 2005-11-24 19:43

Hi Daniel
Yuo went exploring to see this neighburhood at night as well ? Lots of most interesting things to see there too :)) !
I like that you use the tilt here on this curving road gowing up to that Tower, the optic publicity wall with its rose/red color is a bit contrasting to the authencity of this old houses but also a contrasting eyepuller.
A clear shot fine shot, we see even this rainbow in the sky, well done

alejandroguzman (4672) 2005-11-24 23:09

Precioso dia el que te toco para tomar esta foto. La luz impecable y perfecta.

Abrazos
alejandro

Paolo (40445) 2005-11-25 4:28

Hi Daniel, fantastic view of the Galata Tower!
excellent the POV.
is really hard to compose a beautiful image with the tower inside form that neighborhood!
and you did it very well.
also the colours are really amazin.
thanks, ciao

papagolf21 (54110) 2005-11-25 4:40

Bonjour Daniel,
Une vue intéressante d'Istanbul, ici, vous nous rendez compte d'une rue aux immeubles de la fin du dix-neuvième siècle qui côtoie la Tour Galata avec sa majesté historique et sa beauté architecturale.
J'aime la lumière douce dispensée sur les façades des immeubles.
Amitiés.
Philippe

efigesta (12181) 2005-11-25 4:48

Hi Daniel

Una perspective diferente, pero muy interesante, un bueno POv y colores

Gracias
Manuel

gaby (19791) 2005-11-25 6:55

Daniel bonjour c'est très beau avec cet arc en ciel en cerise sur le gateau - les couleurs sont merveilleuses et le tilt très efficace -
Bravo, c'est très réussi
Merci
Gaby

PixelTerror (81492) 2005-11-25 7:32

Salut Dnaiel,
Joli coin en effet et un bon point de vue vers la tour, la lumiere sur ton sujet est tres bonne et fait aussi flasher cette bizarre maison orange, on ne voit presque que ca ! J'adore le petit arc en ciel derriere aussi, tres soft mais il finit par attirer le regard des qu'on arrive a quitter la maison orange. Par contre le tilt ne me parait pas necessaire et je pense qu'un cadrage vertical aurait bien rendu ici.
Bon week end,
Jean-Yves

jcandeli (40) 2005-11-25 9:58

excellent lighting here Daniel! Very nice mood here as well. I just noticed the rainbow too! Great job. JP

john_c (24631) 2005-11-25 10:31

Hi Daniel,
An extraordinary composition. I like the soft light here and the play of shadow. Too bad about the cars, but not a major distraction. The fine architectural features of the various buildings are well seen. Good capture.
John

feather (46253) 2005-11-26 8:28

I was wondering how much you tilted it as the tower itself isn't far off vertical. There certainly looks to be some fine architecture here and the rainbow just tops it all off. Well done
Kath

sarju (5308) 2005-11-27 0:38

Hi Dan
I don't mind the tilt either .... and I like your use of the wide angle to capture this scene. The colours are nice and warm and also the addition of the rainbow is good.
only thing that would bother me woudl be the reddish building as I find it a bit out of place but than your photo is much closer to reality and that is what I like about it
tfs ... cheers ... sarju

devimeuxbe (54043) 2005-11-27 4:50

Bonjour Daniel
Cette image est tres belle et tres originale par le point de vue et la superbe lumière qui transparait.
Bon dimanche
Bertrand

Luan (15915) 2005-11-28 2:14

Hello Daniel,
une belle lumiere frappe ces batiments, il a l'air d'avoir frachement plu, de plus tu nous offrs un arc en ciel au dessus de la tour.
Une photo informative et sereine.
Amities
Luan

ChrisJ (65337) 2005-11-29 3:49

Bonjour daniel

The tilt adds dynamism. Perhaps some pp work to accentuate the rainbow? I like the tight framing & cropping. Bon travail!

CaptainJack (0) 2005-12-05 4:54

Hello Daniel, wonderful perspective you have taken with this amazing location! The 'tilt' of the road leading up to the old buildings really draws my eye and makes me curious about the path ahead. Well done!

starbug (6924) 2005-12-08 11:46

hi Daniel, there's a really interesting effect of the tilt here, it looks really attractive. interesting point of view to show the tower too...a nice change from a typical "tourist" point of view:-)
best regards
Aleksandra

KevRyan (22140) 2005-12-11 15:05

Great architectural shot - great light - nice perspective - the warm colour just works so well - is that a person walking into the frame on the right? The image is not dependent upon a person but it would be interesting to bring the figure out if there is one there.

best wishes Kev

Hasvelt (261) 2005-12-12 17:58

capturing from a different point to this buildings is really admirable also looks fine as light and frame, cool work Daniel

aznegrao (10214) 2006-04-04 13:48

Hi Daniel!!
Gosto desse angulo, nos faz sentir dentro do quadro. A proposta da foto atinge o seu objetivo com a otima atmosfera criada.
Saudações!
aznegrao.