Old House in Heybeliada Photo

Photographer’s Note

Heybeliada or Heybeli Ada (Greek: Χάλκη, Chalki) is the second largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul. It lies at 40°52′40″N 29°05′30″E / 40.87778°N 29.09167°E / 40.87778; 29.09167. It is officially a neighborhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul, Turkey.

The large Naval Cadet School overlooks the jetty to the left as you get off the ferry. There are two interesting pieces of architecture on the grounds of the school. One is Kamariotissa, the only remaining Byzantine church on the island, and more importantly the last church to be built before the conquest of Constantinople. The other is the grave of the second English Ambassador to be sent to Constantinople by Elizabeth I of England, Edward Barton, who chose to live on Heybeli to escape the bustle of the city.

At the top of the central mountain is an 11th century Greek Orthodox monastery, it housed the Halki seminary, the main Greek Orthodox seminary in Turkey and Theological Seminary of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The monastery attracts tourists from all over Greece and Turkey.

To prevent the island from becoming polluted, the only motorized vehicles permitted on the island are service vehicles (ambulance, fire, police, and the like), the only forms of transport are by foot, horse and buggy and service transport. There is no airport; the only way of getting there is by boat.

The winter population of the island is around 3,000, but in the summer, the owners of the summer houses return and the population swells to approximately 10,000 people.

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mesutilgim (36317) 2009-05-27 0:56

Selam sevgili "Karabatak" !
Heybeliada demesen, pekala Eskişehir Odunpazarı, ya da Bursa Cumalıkızık da olabilir !
Nefis bir kadraj, ama ne yazıkkı bu evler de artık yolun sonuna gelmişler !
Tebrikler
Selam ve sevgiler
MESUT ILGIM

Budapestman (41066) 2009-05-27 1:01

Hi Salvator,
Beautiful architectural photo with nostalgic mood and picturesque colours. The composition of the photo is attractive, splendid colours and lights. Tfs! Have a nice day!
George

aadilj (17950) 2009-05-27 1:03

Nice capture of the architecture. the colours and the mood are lovely and finely handled in this superb composition Salvator.

tober (3900) 2009-05-27 2:32

Merhaba Salvator Bey, eski evin turkuvaza çalan mavi tonuyla gökyüzünün mavi rengi birbirini çok güzel tamamlamış. Heybeliada'nın sade güzelliklerinden birini üstün bir görüntü kalitesiyle sunmuşsunuz bizlere. Elinize sağlık.

suhan (3552) 2009-05-27 3:26

Merhaba Salvator Bey!
Bir görünüp bir kayboluyorsunuz. Çok güzel bir fotoğraf bu, özellikle mavinin dinginliği çok hoş
tebrikler
ps.uzun bir aradan sonra biz de fotoğraf yükledik, bakmak isterseniz.
m-s

asajernigan (13921) 2009-05-27 3:43

Salvator,
This is a ncie shot of this colorful old house. The angle of the shot works well giving he scene depth and direction. The people add a sense of scale for the scene. The lighting and colors are fine with nice sharpness and detail.
TFS,
Asa

AYDIN (3981) 2009-05-27 5:40

selamlar gökyüzünün tonu harika! soldaki minare ve sağdaki çift kareyi zenginleştirmiş..Eline sağlık

AROBN54 (10695) 2009-05-27 8:08

Oh, Salvator,
this is fantastic! Everything... The diagonal line, the beautiful colors and details, composition. I love the light, and the colors and details of the buildings and that lone tree. The lines of the buildings are so perfectly straight, too. Wonderfully done! Many thanks and kindest wishes,
Shelly

danos (31740) 2009-05-27 8:59

Geia sou Salvator,
and back to homeland and especially in Χάλκη.I visited the Summer of 2006 and i must say that i'm impressed from the houses and that is forbidden cars like Ydra a GreeK island.I like the perspective and the POV of the scene with the old house to stand so proud of the passing by of the years.Well done.

Se xereto,Danos

molla (6877) 2009-05-27 10:42

Salvator1
What a wonderful house, what a beautiful picture and what a name on an Island.
the red Minaret in the BG adds good contrast to the turquise house
Anders

Morac (19966) 2009-05-27 10:49

Hi Salvator,

It is a beautiful testimony to the traditional architecture of this region.
I like the presence of the minaret in the composition.
Best regards
Marc

TGULUMSER (12422) 2009-05-27 10:53

Salvator Bey merhaba,
Adalarin baska yuzyila aitmis gibi gorunen guzelliklerini harika yansitmissiniz,
Elinize saglik,
Tulay

Hunkar (4606) 2009-05-27 12:48

Soft renkleriyle sevimli tarihi evlerin hoş bir görüntüsü..

amazon (10391) 2009-05-28 4:06

ahh simdi orada olup nefis bahar havasini teneffus etmek vardi...
ellerine saglik,mavi tonlar nefis,
iffet

Benedict (7062) 2009-06-01 5:43

hi salvator,
i like how you presented this capture, the old ancestral house cantrally-placed, its details seen well including the peeling-off paint portions. the lovey-dovey couple of course, is "rightful" to be there, contributing to the charm, the clear day as well, and then i see all around is immaculately clean!
cheers, mehmet

bostankorkulugu (33334) 2009-06-07 10:36

selam salvator... heybeliadadan güzel bir köşeyi görüntülemişsin... gözü rahatsız eden pek birşey yok... (hırsız önlemi teller ve uydu antenini saymazsak tabii...)
keşke tüm istanbul böyle kalabilseydi... selamlar, görüşelim bi ara...

batalay (20704) 2009-07-04 19:59

Merhaba Salvator,

Her bakimdan sahane bir fotograf ve olagnüstü not. 1990 yilinda Heybeli Ada'da o eski Yunan manastirini gezmistim.

Selam ve saygilar, Salvator.

Bülent

Photo Information

Copyright: Salvator Barki (salvator) (18743)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-16
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon EOS 5D MkII, Canon EF 17-40 mm f/4L USM, B+W 77 mm Kaeseman Circ. Pol.
Exposure: f/11, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-05-27 0:54