Through The Looking Glass Photo

Photographer’s Note

Took this photo when I was in Istanbul last year... Saw this Turkish man sitting by himself at one of the windows in the Blue Mosque and caught the right moment of him peering away to the outside world.

Post Processing - Cropped off a lot of excess nothingness around all sides, converted to greyscale and hightened the shadow and contrast details. Finally topped it off with the unsharp mask to bring out some of the details on the side of the window and subject.

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sailingjim (201) 2004-03-31 12:29

Nice, well done. Takes me right into Istanbul.

Thanks for sharing

pascalbene (1730) 2004-03-31 12:38

What an intersting pic. I like a lot the real mood here. Nice BW. Thank you Derrick.

merpb (1970) 2004-03-31 14:30

Great shot. Full of depth and wonderful tonal range.superb subject. Top Man

piozac (2058) 2004-04-01 11:07

Nice shot Derrick. I like it b&w tones, lighting is very interesting here.
I don't find this overexposed area distracting, it's fine. And coposition is very good as well.
Very well done!

bfly (5737) 2004-04-04 16:58

I am glad I came to see this picture while looking at your Gulhane trees..
this is a great picture..man looking at the tourist couple ouside, woman's head in the corner ( if so close, she is probably his wife), open windows and summer heat..all tells a story..their purposes to be there are all different..
thanks..

omritoppol (826) 2004-04-14 6:52