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mesutilgim (0) 2013-12-20 0:59

Selam sevgili Deniz,
Bir şehrin ırzına geçmek denen şey böyle bir şey olsa gerek !
Bu insan silolarında yaşayan, yetişen veletler de daha sonra büyüyünce paracıklarını ayakkabı kutularında saklıyorlar !
Mükemmel bir kare.
Tebrikler
Selam ve sevgiler
MESUT ILGIM

mirosu (16313) 2013-12-20 1:02

Hi Deniz,
This is a beautiful blue hour’s view to Istanbul skyline. Really an excellent photo, and is a good example of city nightscape mode. The great buildings lighting also lends a lovely contrast to the scene. Very well done.
Greetings
Miro

carlo62 (81265) 2013-12-20 1:18

Ciao Deniz
una foto impressionante, la differenza tra la vecchia città e quella moderna è incredibile, il contrasto tra le luci e i colori, ne aumenta l'effetto.
Sembra una scena tratta da un film di fantascienza.
Complimenti
Carlo

krzychu30 (15512) 2013-12-20 1:51

Hi Deniz,
Old vs.new
you couldn´t find more expressive and...also contradictory juxtaposition!
For me-it looks just great,mainly because of the light.Hidden in the shadow skyscrapers takes on here almost a new,quite threatening meaning dominating over the older part of the city.
Superb look on your city!

Have a nice day
Krzysztof

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2013-12-20 2:02

alt bir bölü iki iyi toparlamış son yıllarda sanki... öyle çok gecekondu mahallesi havası kalmamış... üst taraf rezalet o ayrı...

yquem46 (38752) 2013-12-20 3:09

Hi Deniz
Wow ! This is really an outstanding and exceptional picture
The contrast of the colorful old houses in the light with the skyscrapers in the shade at the BG is just amazing
Splendid, this goes in my second row of favorites
Bravissimo
Have a nice WE, best regards
patrick

holmertz (103584) 2013-12-20 3:31

Hello Deniz,
This is probably the most overwhelming picture I've seen of the contrasts of new and semi-old Istanbul. Light against darkness, warm colours against cold steel, old spontaneous growth against recent spontaneus growth. The dark sky makes the ultra modern area look like a hint of an ominous future.
A fabulous shot.
Kind regards,
Gert

cebe (1491) 2013-12-20 3:38

Hello Deniz. Splendid contrast between the colourful houses and the tall cold silvery buildings. Very original photo, and so different from what we are used to see from Istanbul. I think you are perhaps a bit hard calling that ordinary neighbourhood a slums; doesn't look so run-down to me. Bravo for this outstanding shot. Claude.

CLODO (45118) 2013-12-20 6:03

Hi Deniz

don't regret to post this picture, it is so stunning with one part ully colored and the second one seeming to come from another world. the compression due to the use of a long lens make us think that this is a narrow space.
Direct in my theme (favorite extension)
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !
CLODO

SnapRJW (31631) 2013-12-20 7:52

This is a top shot Deniz. I love the composition with the clear division between old and new Istanbul and the way the light changes at the margin makes the shot extra special as each area has it's own visual identity underlined. Superb... and that doesn't say it all. Warm regards Rosemary

chrislo (4099) 2013-12-20 10:02

Hello Deniz,
You managed here a truly exceptional shot and quite a technical feat. I love the way the modern suburbs are plunged in darkness while the colours burst with vibrancy in the "traditional" part of the city, bringing out the cheerful façades of the human size buildings. The contrast is marvelleous, a combination of night and day giving a great impact to the photo. A very attractive and perfectly executed shot.
Kind regards,
Christian

ManuMay (36447) 2013-12-20 11:16

Merhaba Deniz!!

WOOOWWWW!!!

Amazing capture, wonderful light and colours momento...and you were there...Thanks! Not only a great shapness and colours..it is light too and its gradients and brights...really a breathless capture...Congratulations...

Manu

Corry (4508) 2013-12-20 21:14

Bonsoir Deniz

Superbe contraste d'architecture. J'aime beaucoup la lumière qui éclaire les maisons du bas et la partie inférieure des buildings. Bravo.

Yvon

PaulVDV (63452) 2013-12-20 23:59

Hello Deniz,
The Byzantian town walls certainly served as an excellent viewpoint.
You're not sure whether it was wise to post an ugliness in its beauty. Aren't we always looking for the beauty in everything that surrounds us? If I would ever make it again to Istanbul, I will surely look for this POV.
I love the strong contrast between both parts of the city with a powerful personal attraction to the colourful lower part with its lively character.
An entire part of this district remains hidden in the dark and divides both well lit but highly contrasting neighborhoods from each other.
Here you've shown us a stunning architectural scene!
Best regards, Paul

Subhogen (4067) 2013-12-21 4:55

Hi Deniz,
This is a fabulous photo...no words of praise is enough.
I think the star of this photo is the light, so great timing, opportunism and observation on your part to catch the frame in such weird light.
Good mix of new and old architecture in your photo. In fact the gleaming skyscrapers at the BG do not seem to belong to this world, such is their sudden appearance amidst all these colorful old houses.
Superb clarity, colors, light, composition and presentation. Congratulations on an excellent photo.
Regards,
Subho

ourania (51103) 2013-12-21 7:50

Hello Deniz,
this is an absolutely fascinating view. Your tight framing exalts the juxtaposition and the necessary coexistence of the old and the new parts of the city. The colourful old part looks lively and its buildings retain their individual character in their random and dense arrangement. The new part looks neat, impersonal and suggestive. You've achieved exquisite clarity and depth that make this view look both graphical and real. The play of light and shadow and the way you managed it has created an awesome spectacle. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely weekend,
Ourania

siudzi (34141) 2013-12-21 10:50

Hi Deniz,
Wow! What a spectacular view here! The combination of different architectural styles gave a really interesting visual effect. Perfectly executed image with great details and elements. Bravo!

Best,
Gosia

williewhistler (16606) 2013-12-21 12:20

Hello Deniz,
the contrast between shade and light,new and old give the image an almost surreal appearance which makes it most interesting and very attractive,the jumble of various buildings all huddled together in the FG are particularly impressive for me.
Best regards Les.

abmdsudi (95869) 2013-12-22 6:25

Hi Deniz
A very compact urbanscape and the obvious contrast between top and bottom style of the buildings- tx to your notes- but photographically this situation offers a very interesting capture. Love the perspective and depth, exposure well managed with spectacular sharpness but the marvelous colors are hard to ignore. This is just awesome shot. Congrats
Best regards

batalay (41261) 2013-12-22 12:44

Merhaba Deniz Bey,

Bu fotografla beraber yaziniz bir klasik.

Benim de sizinle paylasmak istedigim bir yazi var: A Defining Statue of Ataturk.

Selam ve saygilarimla,

Bulent Atalay

KristinsCamera (2384) 2013-12-23 5:25

this is the story the world over, you have summed up in one astonishing capture the 1% vs the rest of us.

the light seems to know what it is doing, casting the highrises as a shady lot, an oversized cast of characters from a sci-fi film, while the lovely jumble of the much less pretentious colorful buildings are tumbled about in the cheerful sunlight.

i haven not been to istanbul since about 1998 and it's hard for me to believe this change. i am amazed at how you managed to catch this. much as these buildings dismay me, this is a terrific photograph.

subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2013-12-23 7:21

wow, a classy presentation. The partly clouded sky gives a nice light contrast which is really interesting. The slum is in direct and harsh light where as the skyscrpers are in dream light. A nice opportunity of imagination of the status of there dwellers. A very good composition indeed. Tfs.
S

Angshu (56760) 2013-12-23 23:30

Hi Deniz
The light is almost surreal here, especially we have darkness or rather blue-hour-ness in the BG..strange phenomenon and must be shortlived one & you grabbed it with both hands.

The flattened perspective creates a jigsaw like effect with the houses in the FG & the modern glass edifices suddenly seem to loom from the darkness, maybe even ominously

I dont think we have been to this part of the city...

Is this the lens you purchesed before African Safari?

Best,
Angshu

robmal (2439) 2013-12-29 5:17

Hello Deniz.
This is a fantastic urban composition, perfect quality, great colours, sharpness and POV, congratulations.
Regards Robert.

Hansaphotos (11381) 2013-12-30 14:40

Hi Deniz

Wow, what a fabulous shot, wonderfully presented in a square format. An amazing collection of architecture of different style and from different periods. As you mention in your note, the lighting is very special and brings out the best of colours to this fascinating urban scene. Excellent work!

Thanks.

A Happy New Year to you and your family!

Greetings, Erling

sevy (58) 2014-01-06 1:09

A very good shot full of interest: the opposition between high buildings and smaller houses, the opposition of colors between foreground and background, the so particular lightning.
A shot which gives the wish to come and visit Istanbul.

Yves.

sayeed_rahman (6461) 2014-09-10 10:44

This is a super photo, the magazines and the journals might be after, something that the business sections of a newspaper might want. love the mix of old past and the future. Important photo.

I dont understand. Did i see Istanbul at ALLLL ?