a Nobel thing to do Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Nobel prize winners of 2008 have been declared these days. The committees and institutions serving as the selection boards for the Nobel Prizes typically announce the names of the laureates in October, with the Prizes awarded at formal ceremonies held annually on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. These Prize ceremonies are held at the Stockholm Concert Hall, with the Nobel Banquet following immediately in the Blue Hall of Stockholm City Hall, called as "Stadshuset" locally.

Stadshuset is considered one of Sweden's foremost examples of national romanticism in architecture. The unique site, overlooking Riddarfjärden, inspired a central motif of the construction, namely, the juxtaposition of city architecture and water that also represents a central feature of Stockholm's cityscape as a whole. The architectural style is one of refined eclecticism, blending massive, austere, North European brick construction and playful elements reminescent of oriental and venetian architecture.

...last year when i was in stockholm i wanted to visit this famous building, especially to see the blue hall... but i was told i was too late and it was already closed... i could only climb up the tower to take a few shots... and on the main building all i could see was the toilets... so i had to take a few shots there of course, including this "selfportrait"...

well, it may not be a noble thing to do a shot in the toilet... but i love high pov, i love graphism, i had them all in there>:P...

(geçen yıl stokholm'e gittiğimde ziyret etmek istediğim ancak kapandığı için ancak tuvaletini kullanabildiğim, nobel kazananların şerefine yemek verilen ünlü belediye binası Stadshuset’te çektim bu fotoğrafı>:P...)

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tehanu_f (6874) 2008-10-10 7:33

allah senin mustahakini vermesin! bir sene bekledin ama. kime adamistin bunu? :)))

azizbilgili (1714) 2008-10-10 7:53

Merhaba Korkut bey,

:) Valla ne yalan söyleyeyim, böyle b.o.ktn bir resmi senin gibi bir ustaya yakıştıramadım. Ayrıca, bu resmi saklamanda ilginç :)

Saygılarımla.
@ziz Bilgili

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danos (33192) 2008-10-10 8:00

Geia sou Korkut,
today choose a taboo photograph to present us.But in my opinion it's a great artistic shot in B/W.Perfect the sharpness and the clarity,but it is not for the Nobel of Photography my friend..Perhaps next year with a more extreme one.XA xa.Well done.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos

amazon (10863) 2008-10-10 8:27

bu tur fayans dosemelerde en sinirime giden duvarlardaki dosemelerin cizgileri ile zeminin cizgilerin birbirini takip edememesidir,burada da aynisi olmus,demek isvecliler de beceremiyorlar bu isi...e zaten ara sira odullerini verirken de cok beceriksiz oluyorlar....diyerek sosyal mesajimi verir :P ve hijyene verdikleri onem sebebi ile onlari tebrik ederim....haa sana gelince boyle bir durum da bile estetik bir aci bulmussun ya....aykirisin ama sana yakisiyor,
i.

belido (16807) 2008-10-10 9:09

Hi Korkut,

is this your friend's pov? hehehe That's how he see those pleasant moments...I like this one. And yes, the graphism is there. Great one!
Abraço,
Carlos

Budapestman (42756) 2008-10-10 9:58

Hi Korkut,
Innovating photo from this important place. The double zero hall was left instead of the blue parlour. I value this thought, Marcel Duchamp after his work with a similar content interesting and modern sight your photo. Unusual and effective performance. Have a nice weekend!
George

Photo65Net (43096) 2008-10-10 10:03

Hello Korkut,
I'm always amazed how you cathc great graphics in all your pictures... Even in the toilets :o)
Nice job, great informative note,
Have a nice week-end,
JB.

Morac (20823) 2008-10-10 10:33

Hi Korkut,
Beatiful job, great informative note.
I like "this "selfportrait"."
Regards
Marc

rigoletto (26762) 2008-10-10 12:34

bunu yüklemeye cesaret edemediğin zamanları hatırlıyorum. demek ki sende de bazı endişeler artık azalmış ve kendini daha serbest hissediyorsun. TE'nin daha az stresli bir yer olması için böyle bir ruh hali gerekli zaten. biraz "takmamak" lazım bazı şeyleri...

yedirenk (7539) 2008-10-10 15:55

Merhaba Korkut bey,
Çılgın ve sıradışı fotoğrafçımızdan yeni bir inci:)
denenmemişi denediğiniz ve insanları gülümsetirken neden olmasın diye düşündürdüğünüz için sizi bir kez daha tebrik ederim.fotoğrafta herşey olabilir bence,sizin sunuş şeklinize ve bakış açınıza bağlı.sizde bunu çok iyi başarıyorsunuz.elinize sağlık.selamlar.

Cevdet

atus (15476) 2008-10-10 17:44

I really appreciate your creativity, my friend in finding many times, non "conventional" subjects. The technical features are excellent and the b/w format works perfectly here. I like the composition with your feet balancing the picture in a great way.
Well done and have a great weekend, pal.
Attila

ribeiroantonio (21967) 2008-10-10 18:17

Wow, this is a fantastic shot and a great idea for an open theme on toilets of the world. I am sure we could find extraordinary things. I certainly will not forget your idea and I will try to show something from other places. The WS view is excellent too and puts the main posting in perspective. Well done.
Antonio

berek (29005) 2008-10-10 23:16

Merhaba Korkut,
Fotograf ve yorumlara genelde aynı anda bakmayı seviyorum. Hem sizin gibi sevdiğim dostlarımın kelimelerini okumak haz veriyor hemde fotografa farklı açıdan bakmamı sağlıyor.
Tabiki bu fotografın altında bir adet seviyesiz ve olayı anlamamış mesaj görmem üzücü.
Ben o yorum için üzüldüm..
Neyse işimiz fotograf ve grafik. işimiz o anki duyguyu en iyi şekilde karelerle paylaşmak , işimiz dostluk , işimiz hayata farklı bir açıdan bakmak günlük streslerden uzaklaşmak hobimizin tadına varmaksa ; ki öyle bu kare dört dörtlük inanılmaz yaratıcı ve süper bir kare. Eline sağlık.Belirli kalıp ve sınırlar insanların yaratıcılığını her zaman olumsuz etkiler. Tebrikler. iyi hafta sonlari.
Burak

kensimage (8543) 2008-10-10 23:46

A shot like this is bound to...um...piss off some people. But it appears your aim was good. With the camera, I mean. After all, you're showing 50 percent of the population something they rarely get to see. If you were Andres Serrano, I suppose you would have put a statue of Jesus in there or something, and sold it for a million bucks. On TE, though, it will not go down as great work, but it does provide an amusing moment. Regards, Ken.

mesutilgim (37258) 2008-10-11 0:40

Selam sevgili Korkut,
Aynı zamanda barfiks de yapabilirsin ! Multifunctional bir şey !
Ne denilebilir ki; tam TE'nin misyonuna uygun : Dünyayı fotograf aracılığı ile tanımak.
Mükemmel grafik etki,bir kez daha.
Tebrikler
İyi bir hafta sonu
Selam ve sevgiler
MESUT ILGIM

AnimeshRay (8886) 2008-10-11 1:15

If I had the chance I would probably like to crop the top ~1/8 of the photo (to the top of the oval) and make it a square format. Crazy stuff!

delkoo (34726) 2008-10-11 1:55

hi korkut
you make me laughing with your shot today, i imagine you in the toilet taking this photo .....

very creative and unusual an image to lay your eye's on and look at a long long time.

didier
have a nice week end.

pandoraTE (2317) 2008-10-11 3:55

İnsan herzaman umduğunu bulamıyor:)Ama olsun, sen kapalı binadan bile elin boş dönmemişsin. Kendine has estetik bakış açınla kimsenin aklına gelmeyecek bir ortamdan yine bir grafik çıkarmışsın. Eline sağlık.
Selamlar

carper (65598) 2008-10-11 5:42

it nobel to do when you have to go.
it's a special one Korkut.
I have never made a shot like this from a pisbak in Dutch. nice composition and fine photojob here, have anice weekend.
regard jaap

MarcT (21103) 2008-10-11 6:13

Hi Korkut,
Funny POV. I'm just missing a little piece of your anatomy to have the complete picture for the ladies :o))))
LOL
Marc

zeynepe (9360) 2008-10-11 8:58

Bu kareyi görünce aklıma
http://www.trekearth.com/viewphotos.php?l=3&p=875477 geldi. Ne diyeyim tuvalet temizmiş Stokholm ne de olsa, grafikselliği her yerde yakalıyorsun , dışarılarda da dolaşmaya gerek yokmuş:)Güzel broşür olur bu...Tebrikler Korkut,
Bir gün Nobel alman dileğiyle,
Zeynep

barrufeto_77 (25935) 2008-10-11 10:12

Merhaba Korkut.

Hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaha the compo and the title are an excellent joke!!!!!

My compliments!

leo61 (43686) 2008-10-11 12:30

Hi Korkut!
I posted an Urinal too ,from Laos....
Great shot and good title.The exposure is perfect and B&W was I think the best choice.
Regards,Leo

jaywalker (12302) 2008-10-11 12:42 [Comment]

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pboehringer (770) 2008-10-11 13:57

Korkut,
a most daring view of the interior of the famous Stadshuset. The shot doesn't show certainly nothing nobel, but a necessity. At least it is a nobel thing to put here an image that can compete at a much better level compared to that dumb one that appears ad nauseum' on the TE intro page with the blood dripping nose and already got >10 favorites(!). This shot is at least as daring as that one, but a much better photography. OK, this here is photography and the other isn't. BUT, you never will raise the level of controversy and never get as much as points and favorites as the other one did. It certainly won't ever make it to the TE intro page either and yet this is pure photography and I'm learning something about the Nobel Price Palace ;-). The graphism works extremely well here and you got some nice shoes to boot.
Peter

setenay (7604) 2008-10-11 14:03

Merhaba Korkut,
Sende daha ne sıradışı gibi görünen ama son derece insani ne kareler var daha kimbilir.Tuvaletin temizliği bambaşka ,içine bir şey düşürmüşün sanki.Senin mesleki olarakta çok farklı ve başarı grafiğinin yüksek olduğunu düşündüm şimdi. olağanüstü ve elbette zeka ürünü bu çalışman için tebrikler.Selam ve sevgilerimle
setenay

sothy81 (8540) 2008-10-11 20:40

Hey man, is that your feet? hahah... this is a very innovative one. Great shot indeed. The texture of the floor makes this photo a great one. Well done. Sothy

riclopes (33131) 2008-10-12 0:42

Lol, your creative mind never stops surprising me, krkt. How can a romantic soul like you that teach us about love, post photos of a toilet? :)))) Love the story on the note that justifies well the image. This also works because it has a perfect technical execution. The symetry and graphism of which your feet has a great contribution make a very interesting picture - again, it's a good image to use in an advertisement.
Have a nice sunday,
ric

Cretense (57010) 2008-10-12 5:39

Geia sou bostani mou!

:-))) you deserve a Nobel prize for this one! I hope you are a straight shooter :-P

The Giritli

Anushka (1086) 2008-10-12 9:17

Self portre çekerken erkek olmanin avantaji olacagini hic dusunmemistim:)))

doubay (5043) 2008-10-12 14:48

Even with the wide angle IT is not visible. Poor little Korkut, I think you need urgently an enlargement.
You forgot the poem btw.
Cheers
Andreas

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alibasarir (14497) 2008-10-12 14:55

merhaba korkut bey
gerçekten sıradışı,farklı ve müthiş bir görüntü olmuş.yine her zamanki gibi gören göz farkı ortaya çıkmış.ayrıca son derece net ve detaylarda keskin elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

bantonbuju (48796) 2008-10-13 0:06

hahahahaha....
man, you might have missed the hall but for sure you did not waste your time in the toilet...
funny...
bw, j.

Paolo (40753) 2008-10-13 1:15

HAHAHAH...Fantastic and brilliant picture Korkut!
a great brilliant view!|
ciao

burGu (4544) 2008-10-13 3:23

Her zaman her yerde "Korkut's POV"... Hep işe yarıyor, hep özgün oluyor...
Cumartesi günü, sinemanın bayanlar tuvaletindeki yoğunluk nedeniyle görevli bayanları erkek tuvaletine gönderip göğsünü de kapıya siper etti. Şöyle bir göz attım Korkut demek buralarda da fotoğrafik kaygılarından vazgeçmiyor diye ama ne yanımda fotoğraf makinesi yoktu işte kısmet :(
Diyeceğim şu yalnız ben senin ayaklarına hiç bakmamışım meğersem...

Dpbours (220) 2008-10-13 14:25

Hello Korkut,

Hahaha, very funny!! So this is actually the toilet where all those nobel price winners have been standing??!!

And I'm happy to know that with my work, I'm a bit of a nobel prize winner as well!! ;-)

Greetings,
Dennis

sevman13 (553) 2008-10-14 16:35

selam,

net ve temiz bir kare olmuş; anılarla dolu dizgin !!
sevgiler,

SER

fkostas (444) 2008-10-14 19:23

Hello Korkut,

Two photos about pee-pee in one month-You are a subversive! I applaud you who can find art in a toilet. Is that a trench coat?

gokanlam (6431) 2008-10-16 9:17

alemsin Korkut, ben bunu gormemisim niyeyse.. orjinal ve de farkli.. Korkt's POV yine cok guzel.. renk tonlari da imzan gibi..
ReLa

Aurani (101) 2008-10-16 14:29

Merhaba Korkut Bey,
Nothing can be more hilarious than the surprise after reading the note after reading the title.
Selamlar,
Alexi

ifanik (20542) 2008-10-17 1:30

Even in the toilet with the camera in the hand you are?
Another beautiful artistic glance from you
Best regards
Nick

zeca (20026) 2008-10-18 0:40

I can´t miss this very nice idea, Korkut. Its a original view to present to the ladies. The black and white suits very well.
Regards,
Zeca

Homerhomer (4005) 2008-10-21 10:34

perhaps the photo would have been better if you were pissing at the same time...... on the second thought, no let's leave it out ;-)

I for one am not as impressed with this image as number of other critiquers are, not sure what turkish members are saying, but I don't find it visually appealing, afterall this is only a pissing place, it's graphism doesn't give me wow factor at all.

On the positive note you get full marks from me for trying, and being brave enough to take this shot, if it was here in Canada you probably would have ended up in jail just for taking the camera out in public washrooms.

horatiuTT (4566) 2008-10-23 6:33

Hi Korkut,
very interesting idea and photo,for the next week I have to do
some autoportraits,this is an interesting one,inspiring.
Regards,
Horatiu

nerve (10212) 2008-10-26 10:51

bu en sıkı, espirili fotoğraflarından biri üstad! ;o)Animesh'in dediği gibi belki biraz üstten kesilebilir. Selamlar.

ocskaymarci (2510) 2008-10-26 13:41

Your Nobel-souvenir is quite strange! ((:
Well, it's your decision to take a photo like this and post it, I think it would have never come to my mind, but I admire your creativity! The exposure is great!

kdialyna (3072) 2008-11-02 10:31

I hope you didn't make something wet in it.
A really good shot with a good sense of humor.
I love it!!
Kostas

AyseGurel (536) 2008-11-13 9:56

oldukca can sikici bir is gununun ardindan nedense bir anda kendimi sitede buldum...bu fotograf iyi geldi!
selamlar
ayse

note:aylardan sonra userimin aktif olmasi enteresan bence kullanici kirliligini onlemek icin uzun sure girmeyenleri silmeliler!...nedense boyle gereksiz bir notu paylasmak istedim!

NickPavlakis (492) 2008-12-09 3:46

Oh man now I want to pee!!! Very good note my friend, nice exposure catch and POV. Good sharpness and smart conversion to BW giving a ehm... feeling of actually being there aiming for the little water hole ;-P
Nice to see you my friend
thnx for the fb addition
Regards
Nikos

Photo Information

Copyright: korkut bostanci (bostankorkulugu) (33962)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2007-09-18
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Toilets of the world!!!, WC and TE, nerve's favs. [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-10-10 7:21
Favorites: 1 [view]