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Photographer’s Note

10 KASIM

TÜRKÇE:

2002 yilinda ‘Daglarin Kirali’ adinda yeni bir kitap yayinlanmisti. Yazari, Dr. Prof. Arnold Ludwig, ABD’de nin en mesur pisikologlarindandir, ve kitabi da tam 18 yil çalismalarinin sonucu oldu. Kitapta Ludwig 20.ci yüzyilin liderlerini mükayese ediyor, 2000 den fazla lideri inceledikten sonra, hakkinda en çok malümat olan 377 lidere daha derince bakiyor. Bu liderleri mükayese edebilmek için “Political Greatness Scale” karnesi yaratiyor, ve tarihin en mesur liderilerinin (mesela Büyük Iskender, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, George Washingon…) husisiyetlerine bakarak bu karneyi ortaya çikariyor. En yüksek puan alanlar ABD’nin 12 yil Cumhur Baskanligini yapan F. D. Roosevelt ve Mao Zedong 30’ar puanla esit çikiyor, Stalin 29 puan aliyor, Gaule ve Deng Xiaoping 27’ser puan, Lenin 28 puan, Reagan 22 puan, Kennedy 13 puan, Carter 12 puan…

Bu 377 lider arasinda (asli asirin 2000 lideri arasinda) 31 puan’la en yüksek not alan Mustafa Kemal Atatürk oluyor. Bu gün Georgetown Üniversitesi’nde Atatürk hakkinda bir konferans vericegim, ve ailemizin Atatürk’le olan özel bir anisini anlaticagim. Bu fotografi tam 32 yi evvel, 1977'de çekmistim. O yaz Türkiye'yi ziyaret etmistim, babamla beraber Anit Kabir'e gitmistik. Simetrik bir perspektif, ve basit bir silüet fakat ciddi bir atmosfer yarattigi için TE’ye sunuyorum. 28 Ekim’de Iffet Budaycioglu (Amazon) muhtesem bir fotograf sunmustur, yaninda da Atatürk’ün nutugunu komple olarak vermisti. Bilirsiniz son cümlesi, “Ne mutlu Türküm diyene.” Iffet hanima çok tesekkür ederim.

Konferansimin kisa bir özeti, "A Love Story Lent a Helping Hand by Kemal Ataturk," burada okunulabir.

ENGLISH:

In 2002 my good friend Arnold Ludgwig, a professor of psychiatry for 30 years, published a scholarly book entitled, “King of the Mountain.” After having labored 18 years to create the Political Greatness Scale (PGS), a gauge to assess the effectiveness in leadership, he graded and ranked the leaders of the 20th century. (The scale is based on the traits, the lasting accomplishments, the durations of their rule, etc. of individuals whose names have come to define leaderships, including Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Abraham Lincoln etc.) Dr. Ludwig acknowledged that there have been over 2000 leaders during the century, but focused on 377 on those for whom ample information exists. Among the highest ranking are F.D. Roosevelt, the US President who served for 12 years and Mao Zedong 30 points each; Stalin 29 points; de Gaule and Deng Xiaoping tied with 27 points; Lenin 28 points; Reagan 22 points; Kennedy 13 points; Carter 12 points… First in the ranking is Kemal Ataturk, the savior and visionary leader of Turkey, with 31 points.

This evening I will be giving a major talk on behalf of the Ataturk Society of America at Georgetown University, the occasion: to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of the death of Kemal Ataturk. Here I have a personal stake. A few years before I was born, Ataturk was instrumental in the marriage of my parents. Accordingly, my talk carries the title, "A Love Story Lent a Helping Hand by Kemal Ataturk," a synopsis of which appears here.

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mursaloglu (5126) 2009-11-10 4:43

Merhaba Bülent beyciğim
Büyük önderin ve günün önemini belirten harika bir kare. Nur içinde yatsın onnu sayesinde buralardayız. Grafik çizgilerin ve siluetin üstünlüğü harika Ellerinize sağlık ihsan

snunney (34538) 2009-11-10 4:44

Hello Bulent,
A fine graphical composition with very appealing cool blue tones. Together with the note, makes a fine contribution to TE.

AYDIN (4039) 2009-11-10 4:55

günün anlamına yakışır bir kare.Tebrikler paylaşım için.

tober (3938) 2009-11-10 4:56

Merhaba Sayın Hocam, 32 sene önceki Ankara'dan, başkentin kalbi Anıtkabir'den seçmiş olduğunuz bu özel fotoğraf ve notunuz Atatürk'ün anısına güzel bir hediye olmuş.

Keşke sizin orada olabilseydim de bugün vereceğiniz konferansı izleyebilseydim.

Çok saygılar, sevgiler.

Jonathan_Tree (4152) 2009-11-10 5:10

Hi Bulent!
Very interesting place, original architecture. Good capture and frame. Fine light and shadow. Perfect contrast.
Cordially!

BWJ (1771) 2009-11-10 6:02

Hello Bulent,
What an astonishingly beautiful and sentimentally appropriate entry to Trek Earth on the 68th anniversary of Ataturk’s death and the day of your presentation for the Ataturk Society of America. Did you happen to see this Google video of Ataturk on his death bed and his funeral march? Your photo is reflective of the same somber mood of that time. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4510962865495503438# I read your story called “A Love Story Lent a Helping Hand by Kemal Atatürk” included in your note. What a remarkable, sweet story it is! Thank you for sharing this history with us and warmest wishes for a splendid evening at Georgetown tonight.
Kind regards,
Betty

Buin (37326) 2009-11-10 8:40

Hallo Bülent!
A really eye-catching and intriguing photo of an, yes, a bit mysterious place. The symmetry is fascinating here...
In combination with your note and the link an outstanding contribution here.
Greetings from cold, rainy and grey Germany!
Frank

ymrk (8533) 2009-11-10 12:21

Bugüne uyan eşsiz bir kare..Bende burayı bu sene çekmiştim.Bu yoncaların önünde ise koşan bir çocuk vardı ve ben panning yaparak çektim.Lakin böyle mistik bir görüntü elde edemedim.Sevgilerle hocam,tekrar buralara gelmeniz ümidiyle..

Yağmur

amazon (10577) 2009-11-10 12:23

sözlerin bittiği yerdeyiz...ne mutlu O'nu anlayabilenlere...bugün benim ayrı bir heyecanım var...eşimle bir kaç saat önce sizi andık,kılaklarınızı çınlattık,fotoğrafımın tarafınızdan sunumunuza eklendiği zamandı belki de o an...bahsettiğiniz fotoğrafıma gelince,güneydoğu anadolu gezisindeydim bir kaç hafta önce ve meydanda birden heykel dikkatimi çekti,kimin yaptığını bilmiyorum maalesef ama gördüğüm en güzel Atatürk heykellerinden biriydi o an baktığım ve güneş batmıştı net çekme şansım olmadığından eksi pozlama yaptım ve sadece siluet çektim,bugünse bergama'da kısa bir gezideyim ve tam şehirden çıkarken kuvvetli esen rüzgarda büyük bayrağı ve şahlanmış atın üzerindeki bronz Ata heykelini gördüm,hemen arabadan inip çekim yaptım ve 10 kasım sebebi ile bu platformda paylaştım az önce,beğeneceğinize eminim....
selam,sevgi ve saygılar,
iffet

Emile (19869) 2009-11-10 12:28

Hola Bulent.
Good backlight shot with very interesting and beautiful silhouette, very well centered in your frame. Wonderful POV. The shot is very good but also your note is very instructive as usual. Good work.
Best regards.

MLINES (10852) 2009-11-10 14:01

Hi Bulent, Good image with the very distinct pattern on the window decorations. The backlit effect is very strong and i'm wondering if the dark board in the lower centre is a plaque of some sort? Well cropped to give it a dramatic effect. The window decorations are similar to some in a recent documentary of Harems. Most interesting note from the hyperlink. TFS. Murray.

Wandering_Dan (3209) 2009-11-11 10:19

Merhaba, Bulent -

An interesting photo and even more interesting note - both on the historical and personal level. Now that you've piqued our curiosity, just how did Ataturk bring your parents together?

I will have to look into this PGS calculation. I'm not sure it's possible for such a scale to be totally objective, especially it results in Mao being as "great" a leader as FDR. Also the "lasting accomplishments" aspect seems to me to have time issues; at what point does it cut off? Consider, for example, Chenggis Khan; it is possible to argue that his impact is still being felt, in that some of his descendants were in power until early this century (Bukhara), some 700 years after he died, and that it was his assault on the Baghdad caliphate that fatally weakened Islam's political unity (though I would argue that there were other factors as well).

Best,
Dan

jhm (82155) 2009-11-11 11:00

Hello Dear Bulent,

I read a very interesting note, this as usual of you.
Perhaps not your most beautiful picture but a image with a message.
A graphical composition with very appealing cool blue tones.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

paololg (13492) 2009-11-11 13:38

Ciao dear Bulent,
beautiful backlight, played on the graphic effect of this iron embroidery. Very interesting the PGS of the professor Ludwig, I have read with a lot of pleasure your notes. Compliments!
Ciao, have a nice time!
Paolo

anesugur (16770) 2009-11-11 13:45

Saygıdeğer hocam, bu güzel fotoğraf ve notunuz için çok teşekkürler. Ülkemizde hala değerini anlayamayan, ya da yanlış anlayan o kadar çok insan varki.
Çalışmalarınızda sonsuz başarılar diliyorum.
Saygı ve selamlarımla. Uğur

avene (10930) 2009-11-11 21:18

hello Bulent,
pitty that I was so far from D.C. yesterday, I would have loved to hear your lecture. and thanks for the note, something tells me I will try and find the book you mention.
repetitive patters create a fascinating image, and I agree with the previous comments that the blue cast creates a mood of contemplation and reflection.

best,
Kristine

mauro61 (15112) 2009-11-12 2:25

ciao Bulent,
tonalità di azzurro che ben contrasta con i ricami scuri in una bella composizione .
buona giornata
maurizio

belido (16243) 2009-11-13 2:22

Hi Bulent,

this is good example of a good work against the light. You made great use of the silhouettes and the window architecture. Very moody one, good idea and well executed composition!
Regards,
Carlos

delpeoples (5764) 2009-11-13 17:50

Hello Bulent, a most interesting photo to accompany what promises to be a most interesting lecture. I was amazed to see some of the names mentioned on the list of great leaders, but not surprised to see that of Kemal Ataturk, who is well known to us Australians, particularly to us history-lovers. Nice use of the vertical frame here, I like the intricacy of the sillhouettes and the depth you have attained in such conditions. Nice work, thanks for sharing, I will now savour reading the synopsis of your talk. Warm regards, Lisa

leonorkuhn (13513) 2009-11-14 17:58

Hello my friend Bülent,

Fine composition, very graphic and very symbolic, as the blue sky of Ankara shown by the openings of the structure. Excellent hommage to the great leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Republic of Turkey.

Warm Regards
Leonor

ahmetgedikli (21769) 2009-11-14 23:19

1977'den beri arşivinizde sakladığınız ve bu 10 kasımda bizimle paylaştığınız için teşekkürler hocam.
Ankara'dan selam ve saygılar.

ahmetgedikli

mesutilgim (36551) 2009-11-15 0:22

Günaydın sevgili Bülent,
Bu kareyi görünce kendimden utandım ! Analar günübne, babalar gününe hatta Cadılar gününe uygun kareler gönderiyorum da, 10 Kasım'ı nasıl atladım diye..
Grafik etkisi mükemmel son derece mükemmel bir kare.
Ve verdiğin bilgiler de muhteşem ! Bizde "Atatürkçü" diye geçinen pek çok kişiye mesaj !
Gözüne gönlüne, yüreğine, beynine sağlık !
İyi bir hafta sonu dileği ile
Selam ve sevgiler
MESUT ILGIM

Royaldevon (5888) 2009-11-15 0:52

Good Morning Bulent,

This was not something for which I was prepared!
After spending days trying to access this site, unsuccessfully, I now find this photograph and accompanying text, which has intrigued and delighted me for quite a long time this morning. You are certainly fulfilling the aims of the site! I am just disappointed that I wasn't able to hear this lecture live! Still, the words, with my own voice, make interesting and poignant reading!

Thank you, my friend.
This has been an instructional and much enjoyed time,
Bev :-)

rikko77 (5872) 2009-11-15 6:10

Hi Bulent
one more "mysterious" shot, good to post it after the one from the library...seems (almost) the same place! I like the portrait framing as well, I find it works well for this kind of subject.
Have a nice sunday!
Rikk

salvator (18763) 2009-11-15 13:22

Merhaba Bulent Bey,
Wonderful definition and sharpness, and superbly commerotating our founder of the republic. Very meaningfull and we certainly miss him.
Best personal regards.Salvator.
PS. I am rereading Mathematics and The Mona Lisa for the second time and get more intrigued by the paragraph. Great book.

ChrisJ (69941) 2009-11-15 18:42

Hello Bulent

Good choice of a vertical format, with a nice color combination of black & blue. I like the repetition of the geometric patterns & shapes. The 2 dark vertical columns are nicely positioned on or near the 1/3 axis both left & right. Tfs!

jafadabret (39263) 2009-11-16 6:49

Bonjour Bulent.
Cette photo est superbe. J'aime beaucoup le graphisme et la belle couleur bleue qui sert de fond à ce monument à la mémoire du père de la Turquie.
Amicalement
Jacques

Vasa (5302) 2009-11-18 12:10

Dear Bulent,

everything is in your note: your relations, your activities, your patriotism, your sensibility. The photo is an instrument of your expression. With my admiration also for prosperity of Turkey.

Friendly your

Branko

ciakgiak (10460) 2009-11-18 12:59

Hello Dear Bulent,
As usual the notes are very interesting, very well associated to the image, a great graphical composition with amazing blue tones.
Very well done and TFS.

Best regards,
Giorgio.

paura (38176) 2009-11-18 14:08

Bulent,
Very nice framing to show the interesting composition on geometric shapes. Excellent photojob, friend.

Regards

Paulo

Graal (57571) 2009-11-19 0:06

Hi Bulent,
an interesting note, link and picture. Good photojob. Amazing construction, pattern and symmetry. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander