Shadows of Ayasofya Photo

Photographer’s Note

October 18,
2008
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Istanbul,Turkiye

Hagia Sophia - turkish: Ayasofya
| A basilica, mosque and a museum |

It was the largest cathedral ever built in the world for nearly a thousand years, until the completion of the Seville Cathedral in 1520. The current building was originally constructed as a church between A.D. 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, and was in fact the third Church of the Holy Wisdom to occupy the site (the previous two had both been destroyed by riots).

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Thanks for viewing,

~pelin

bostankorkulugu, Blairfraser, rasto1893, ymrk, isabela_sor, Anna--, Jeppo, rigoletto, kagemusha, Wanda1, macondo, mikeo, mikeyeats, picardo has marked this note useful

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isabela_sor (42054) 2008-11-01 3:19 [Comment]

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rbassin (4217) 2008-11-01 3:22

Bonjour Paulina,
Voici une magnifique photo, l'angle de prise de vue est intéressant et fait bien ressortir le jeu des ombres et du contre-jour.
Bon W-E
Roland

Anna-- (7737) 2008-11-01 3:27

Ciao Paulina,
excellent image! Wonderful play of light and shadows. I like the dark atmosphere and the tonality is very pleasant. Great high POV.
Have a nice weekend
Anna

Jeppo (11812) 2008-11-01 3:30

Czesc Paulina,

ladny ostroc...I like this shadow/person melting effect.
it is a quite oniric compo

well done
Silvio

Marianna_grk (85) 2008-11-01 3:35

Hi neighbor. How are you? I like very much your picture. Although it is church and the favorite of me as I'm Greek (due to our history), it shows a strange darkness which I like.

Keep trying :)
Marianna

kroupis (664) 2008-11-01 3:40

silver and black,
excellent image!

Have a nice weekend, ilias

rigoletto (26172) 2008-11-01 3:44

Hi Paulina,
So, recently you were visiting Istanbul! I believe you enjoyed it very much.
There are lots of Hagia Sophia photos in TE, but most of them focusing on the great architecture of it. Here you made emphasis on the incredible light inside, and those silhouettes of the visitors and their reflections already give idea about its huge size. An original one from there for sure.
Rgs,
Deniz

aral (1195) 2008-11-01 3:53

Hi Paulina,

very fine concept to show sihouettes. Also nice touch to keep colors, not to convert to BW.

Excellent work

kagemusha (1276) 2008-11-01 4:08

it look you find really intersting POV in İstanbul and i like yours very much.

mesutilgim (36657) 2008-11-01 4:22

Hi Paulina,
One of the most beautiful captures of Hagia Sophia, I've ever seen in TE !
Very good pov and amazing light management. I would say a "divine light" .
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

GFSSD-1 (1214) 2008-11-01 4:53 [Comment]

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hubert (1556) 2008-11-01 5:12

Buon Giorno Paulina,
Bella. Enriched by the floor and by the cameo of the chandelier (even if isn't complete...) and from the crowd of people.
Nice
Marco

Wanda1 (10923) 2008-11-01 5:22

Hi Paulina,
Wonderful light situation here creating nice silhouettes and shadows. Nice that we can aslo see some of the detail on the floor and chandeliers. Lovely!
Regards
Wanda

delkoo (34220) 2008-11-01 6:15

hi paulina
very well observed POV,with that special light that baths this picture, very interesting also by the characters/shadows strolling in the mosque.

well seen
didier

macondo (13073) 2008-11-01 7:05

Hi Paulina.
An intriguing photo, with an 'old world' feel about it. I like the strong contrast and the shadows. It's a very atmospheric photo. There are many people in the scene but still it looks like they are in a vast space. Very unusual shot of the mosque. Well done.
Regards,
Andrew

yaya13baut (2277) 2008-11-01 8:01

Hi Paulina,
nice POV, good light and fine silhouettes of the visitors. Good angle of view from above.
Yannis

a-lee (426) 2008-11-01 8:17

hay paulina;
Wonderful scenery...
Really beautiful composition, colors and good sharpness.
best wishes.. a-lee

Hunkar (4651) 2008-11-01 13:18

A good image with shadows..
Good light..
Good composition..

TGULUMSER (12510) 2008-11-01 14:20

Hello Paulina,
You captured a great view, very nice,
Best regards,
Tulay

cyborg83 (3774) 2008-11-01 15:57

Siemka Paulino,
a gdzie sie teraz podziewasz??
Jakies zagraniczne foteczki...
ALe widac ze nie marnujesz czasu - siwetne fotki robisz!!
Bardzo interesujace ujecie z ciekawymi cieniami,
pozdrawiam

faubry (32281) 2008-11-01 16:18

hello Paulina, a very interesting and amazing shot with these shadows,nice light, i like a lot
francine

bostankorkulugu (33518) 2008-11-01 23:13

one of the most original shots taken in hagia sophia i guess... a beautiful presentation of light and shadows... well seen and composed indeed, my compliments pelin...

all the best...

korkut

rasto1893 (1756) 2008-11-02 1:14

Hello Paulina,
Interesting capture, good composition, very intereting place, ,
Good sharpeness, really good
My best Regards
Rastislav

Barkan (342) 2008-11-02 2:16

Hello Paulina,
I just loved your photo of Hagia Sophia as I am a regular visitor to the place. Really different from the many others that have been posted. Tfs.

Regards,
Barkan

cyberdog (97) 2008-11-02 7:10

Harika bir çalışma, tebrikler..

sagar (2307) 2008-11-03 9:42

Hi Paulina,
I was stuck in the beginning..am I seeing a still from a horror movie???? The graphical feel has come out really nicely here. Very well conceived shot...perfectly captured.
Regards,
Sagarneel.

arturski (4444) 2008-11-03 16:35

Paulina,jest kilka elemetow , ktore rozpraszaja ale nie znaczy to ze zdjecie jest nieefektowne .

Pozdrawiam

gezgin37 (3390) 2008-11-04 8:54

Surely, one of the most unique shots taken at Hagia Sophia.
My compliments.
Selcuk

Blairfraser (847) 2008-11-05 9:28

Well this is a nice one Paulina!

I really like the way you have captured this. The people in shadows here look great. I also like the positioning of the light in the frame.

Very good work here!

Blair

brandstaetter (14054) 2008-11-10 9:14

Hi Paulina,
an eyecatcher... the soft light and the reflections of the marble floor make it outstanding.
Compliments, Chris

mikeo (12113) 2008-11-11 13:23

Hej,

Ladnie wykombinowalas! Gdyby nie te lampy, byloby pieknie w 100%, tak pare procent trzeba ciachnac!;) Extra pomysl, super POV, ludzie z gory, ich cienie, tonacja cz-b i wychodzi mieszanka wybuchowa! Super praca,

pzdr,

mikeo

bantonbuju (48540) 2008-11-17 22:25

niespotykana wizja tego słynnego miejsca...
niezłe...
pozd. j.

ekinokswest (2974) 2008-12-02 9:20

this one is fabulous despite being in a closed and dark area your light management is perfect everyone is clearly visible.

Asiulus (1066) 2008-12-09 0:15

Przykuwa wagę... Niby wiele jest podobnych zdjęć, ale tu jest magia, i nie ukrywam, że żyrandol bardzo udatnie przełamuje ludzki monopol;)I ta jedyna oświetlona sylwetka - miodzio.

antymarasek (307) 2009-01-06 12:01

Kapitalne ujecie. Na miniaturce myslalem, ze to jakis dworzec w Polsce. Swietna wizja.

pozdrawiam

Michal

wolf38 (12712) 2009-01-18 22:45

Hello Paulina. Your kind to photographing pleases me very well. The photos work usually dynamically and spontaneously. You could make a photographing your occupation. Also the photo Shadows of Ayasofya pleases me very well. Best regards, Wolfgang.

teo (183) 2009-01-20 11:48

WOW !!!!
Fantastic photo! Excellent contrast and composition!
I love it!
Brava!
ciao, Matteo

woozbman (366) 2009-01-20 12:13

Hi Paulina,

I saw this on the TE home page. It's a wonderful image. The lighting is very dramatic; it looks like a scene from a play. That person near the middle is hidden by the chandelier, but his shadow tells us that he's taking a picture.

Best regards,
Lamberto

mikeyeats (405) 2009-01-21 11:41

Hello Paulina.
It is so perfect that it could have been staged by actors, or populated by toys.
You did well to capture it so well.
Mike

ymrk (8637) 2009-05-02 7:47

Witaj,
Oh,sure!What a great view of models and original photolook on the amazing height,Paulina.Very well work and "shadow" peoples...
Take care of yourself,

Deszcz :)

cobbydale (1924) 2009-05-31 6:16

I must have missed this one Pelin. It's one of your best shots yet. Wonderful lighting and "POV".
cheers
Leon

giorgimer (21034) 2009-06-30 23:52

Hi Paulina,

a really original shot from this famous place, great use of the silhouettes

Well done!

Gio

picardo (2286) 2009-08-04 17:37

Hi Paulina,
Very interesting picture you'have taken. The silouettes of the people are very nice and the illuminated floor makes an interesting contrast. Good job.
TFS

P.S.: Thanks for your critiques

JT50 (680) 2009-09-12 7:23

Hi Paulina,
Just one word. Spooky!!!
Brilliant capture.
Regards.
Janak