Photos

Kapikiri Island by moonlight...

What your eye sees is nothing compared to a long exposure of a camera, where this residual light can be so overwhelming, you don't see any stars at all. A 20 minute exposure an hour after sunset can look like a day shot, and if the moon is anything more than crescent, you'll be limited to just a few minutes at best. (By comparison, a full moon will make a night shot look like a day shot in about 8-10 minutes at f2.8 at ISO 100.)

Image taken at 9 pm. A 61 seconds exposure turns the night into a day by the help of the moonlight.
I didn't have my tripod with me so I had to stick to the table to stabilize the camera and my POV was limited. The focus on the island didn't come up as I wanted it to be, but overall I like this photo.

Exposure Time: 61 seconds
F-Stop: f/4.0
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 18/1 mm
Date Taken: 2006-10-06 21:01
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode

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The lake is located in the south of the Meander plain and faces the ancient Mount Latmos (Besparmak Mountains). Originally it was a gulf in the sea blocked up by the alluvium of the Meander River. The old village of Kapikiri, located on the north-eastern shore of the lake, mingles with the ruins of Heracleia by Latmos. The ancient city was a port built by the Ionians at the bottom of the Gulf of Latmos. The island is called Kapikiri Island. During the 7th century AD, certain hermits traveled from the Sinai and built chapels and monasteries along the shores of the Bafa Lake and on its tiny islands. Lake Bafa is spread over a large area between Didim and Milas.