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blue mosque


blue mosque
Photo Information
Copyright: Ergun Ozsoy (hermess) Silver Note Writer [C: 2 W: 0 N: 13] (120)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-16
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1250 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Mosques Around The World (IV) (Europe) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-04-29 16:54
Viewed: 340
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Blue Mosque was founded by Sultan Ahmet I. He ordered Architect Mehmed AgaBlue Mosque from air to begin constuction in 1609 and the whole complex was completed in 1616. The location of the mosque is just opposite of the splendid Church of Hagia Sophia as it is trying to compete with it. That is actually true because Architect Mehmed wanted to construct a bigger dome then Hagia Sophia's but he could not succeed. Instead, he made the mosque splendid by the perfect proportion of domes and semidomes as well as the splendid minarets. There is an interesting story of the mosque; according to it, Sultan Ahmet I wanted to have a minaret made of gold which is "altin" in Turkish. The architect misunderstood him as "alti" which means "six" in English. However, when the architect was shivering as "am I going to be beheaded?", the Sultan Ahmed I liked the minarets so much. Prior to that time, no sultan had a mosque with 6 minarets.
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Hi Ergun Ozsoy,
Creative Work, Beautifull.TFS

Best regards Rubi

Hi Ergun,

I love how you have captured the water drops in motion, and left only a silhouette of the mosque. Excellent control of shutter speed and exposure. Nice job, thanks for sharing!

-Matt

Merhaba Ergun bey.
Pozlama süresi ile su taneciklerinin güzelliklerini harika bir şekilde sunmuşsunuz, tebrikler.

Yasin.

Unseen photo from the blue mosque, very unique one, with the water drops in front and the mosque more like a silhouette in front of the blue sky, excellent job.
Regards,
Gordana

merhaba ergun;

çok değişik ve hoş bir çalışma su taneciklerini çok güzel kullanmışsın...ve de güzel bir zamanlama...

ellerine sağlık..

su partikülleri gerisinde muhteşem cami silüeti doğal nir garafik çalışması örneği

Hi Ergun,

You seem to have painted a mosaic of the water and the mosque.

Good work. The silhouette and the blue skies with the water splashing around make a lovely picture.

Cheers,
Guru

muhteşem.ellerinize sağlık.

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