yerebatan_1 Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

the largest underground cistern.. built in 532 [when istanbul was costantinople] for solving the water supply problem.. the water was used for the "great palace" [in justinian time], and after the conquest for the garden of "topkapi palace" [house of the ottoman dynasty]..
140 meters long and 70 meters wide. The twelve rows of 28 columns each. it was restored in 1980..

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steveegg (406) 2005-03-30 16:59

Hi Pinar, this is a fascinating shot. I've always wanted to visit Istanbul and am very interested in the history of the place and the area.

When I first saw the thumbnail I thought it was a mosque. I took a shot like this in the mesquita in Cordoba, Spain (not on TE).

As for the image, the light and particularly the reflection on the floor are excellent. I like the eerie yellow glow - it gives a feeling of antiquity somehow.

On the downside, some of the columns seem a little out of focus (unless it's my screen!). I see you used f/2.8, it might have been better to take an even longer exposure with a larger aperture (F8 or F11). This would have given an increased depth of focus and, being on a tripod, still been free of shake. Of course, you might have got people walking into shot with a longer exposure.

Bojan (1630) 2005-03-30 17:14

Yerebatan Saray was defenetly the most impresive sight in Istanbul (well... I can't bet on what I just said, since Istanbul is really one magical place), and I never thought that I'll see a photo that will do justice to the place. Your photograph just prooved me wrong :)

thebig_d81 (777) 2005-03-30 18:13

You have a very nice shot there. That water off the ground really makes this shot work. Nice.

ndb1958 (9248) 2005-03-30 23:12

Nice shot. the composition is well done. Light and colours are great.

HOBO (5244) 2005-03-30 23:57

Merhaba 'binar'; I agree with 'steveegg' about the aperture and focus and additionally, a bit darker would give more atmosphere to this unique place - but anyway - what counts is the view and staging!
One of my cameras does not allow me too any interference, I see the problem you mentioned to 'steveegg'; you know what you want... but...

sHeRo (20) 2005-04-02 19:04

inanılmaz bir görüntü, herçekten tek kelime ile mükemmel diyebilirim. bu güzel pozu bizlere sunduğun için teşekkürler. başarılarının devamını dilerim...

emralc (172) 2005-07-26 3:45 [Comment]

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