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Dardanelles-2
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Copyright: Ebru Ardil (ebruardil) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 109 W: 10 N: 86] (461)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-08
Categories: Nature
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/125 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-03-13 3:54
Viewed: 563
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Dardanelles (Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı, Greek: Δαρδανελλια), formerly known as the Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara.The strait is 61 km (38 miles) long but only 1.2 to 6 km (0.75 to 4 miles) wide, averaging 55 m (180 ft) deep with a maximum depth of 82 m (300 ft). Water flows in both directions along the strait, from the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean via a surface current and in the opposite direction via an undercurrent.
Just like the Bosporus strait, it separates Europe (in this case the Gallipoli peninsula) and the mainland of Asia. The strait is an International waterway and together with the Bosporus connect the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
The major city adjoining the strait is Çanakkale (which takes its name from its famous castles; kale means "castle"). The name Dardanelles derives from Dardanus, an ancient Greek city on the Asian shore of the strait.
History
The strait has long had a strategic role in history. The ancient city of Troy was located near the western entrance of the strait and the strait's Asiatic shore was the focus of the Trojan War. It was also the scene of the legendary Greek story of Hero and Leander. The Persian army of Xerxes I and later the Macedonian army of Alexander the Great crossed the Dardanelles in opposite directions to invade each other's lands, in 480 BC and 334 BC respectively. The Dardanelles were vital to the defence of Constantinople during the Byzantine period, and since the 14th century they have almost continuously been controlled by the Turks.
The Allies made a failed attempt to seize the Dardanelles during World War I, seeking to knock the Ottoman Empire out of the conflict. The Battle of Gallipoli damaged the career of Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty who eagerly promoted the use of Royal Navy battleships to force open the straits. The straits were mined to prevent Allied ships from penetrating them, although a British submarine did succeed in evading the minefields and sank a Turkish battleship off the Golden Horn in Istanbul. Sir Ian Hamilton's Mediterranean Expeditionary Force was unsuccessful in its attempt to capture the Gallipoli peninsula, and a withdrawal was ordered in January 1916.
Gallipoli peninsula can be seen at the RHS, Kepez Harbor at the LHS.
In Canakkale, a transition climate of Mediterranean and Black Sea can be seen as dominant. Because of the bosphorus wind severity is too much. Prevailing winds are from the northeast and northwest. So snow is not unusual in Canakkale. Because of the bosphorus the climate is diffent from the other cities at Aegan cost. Also summers are hot but windy.
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Hello Ebru

Wow, snow in Turkey??? That is in that part of Turkey not so common, or?
The tree adds a special touch of interest in this photo and the sunshine let us hope the we will see the spring very soon.

Well done
Sakis

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  • cjmm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 827 W: 70 N: 1143] (4009)
  • [2006-03-13 14:52]

Merhaba Ebru,

Thanks for your visit last Friday. It let me "discover" your gallery where you have some very good photos like this one.

This is a great sunset shot. The tree on the foreground also adds a very good detail to the composition. I do not know how you processed the image, but it has a very strong 3D feeling.

Best regards,
Carlos

Hello and welcome to TE Ebru!
The picture is a good illustration to your interesting note.
It´s a nice sunrise and a good compo with the tree and the shoreline in the foreground.
Greetings,
Hermann

bu iki dardanel fotografini da cok beyendim, bakis acisi kadraj super olmus ama gecen seferki gibi biraz keskinlik ve kontrastin yuksek oldugunu dusunuyorum hala..metin icin ekstra kutlama bun da da var
sevgiler
cengiz

Hi,
this is one of your better photos!
great perspective with nice colours!
Good composition, details, POV, idea and note!
TFS Ana:)

Hi Ebru!
Very nice and warm colours with great POV. TFS
Regards
Sergi

Yo Ebru

I enjoy the tones and colours in this frame mixed with the whites of the ground and the soft pillow clouds. Its a nice photo from a place with so much history.

cheers

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  • atilla (251)
  • [2006-03-18 8:41]

merhaba ebru
çok güzelbir çalışma harika bir kompozisyon..renkler netlik.yerdeki kar.. çok uyumlu tebrikler..

good compsition, the tree in the foreground really makes the picture
TFS
Harry

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  • Sina Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 17 W: 0 N: 37] (1118)
  • [2006-03-22 6:25]

Harikasın Ebru :)

Şunu içtenlikle belirtmek isterimki, soğuğun ve sıcağın aynı karede başarılı bir kontrastla sunulduğu ve kompozisyon olarak da bana Neo fotoğrafçılarını hatırlattığı güzel bir fotoğraf.

Bu arada sanırım Çanakkalede okuyoruz?

İstanbul'dan sevgiler...
Sina

Helo Ebru!!
Excelente luz, e cores contra uma silhueta muito expressiva, otimo momento.
Rgds.
aznegrao.

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  • zit2a Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 49 W: 2 N: 83] (872)
  • [2006-05-13 16:53]

hello Ebru

sorry for my english

i like your photo because it are a very beautiful colors very nice composition eanf good frame

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  • ukasz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 67 W: 3 N: 132] (799)
  • [2006-05-21 9:23]

Hi Ebru,
I like this photo much, great colours and nice composition,
Greetings
ukasz

Hi ebru
Nice shot
it's just like a painting
good luck!

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