Hagia Sophia 2

© Vladan D. Djordjevic

Hagia Sophia 2

Uploaded: October 03, 2008

Description

Taken in Istanbul, Turkey, July 2008. With a special dedication to: ROLAN NARMAN. Have a wonderful day, my friend. Istanbul is your city forever! Hagia Sophia, which is considered as one of the eight wonders of the world, also occupies a prominent place in the history of art and architecture.

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 13.59 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot A95

Comments

Tiia Vissak October 03, 2008

a beautiful building! #1009534

Tommy E. Burgess October 03, 2008

Beautiful capture of this wonderful building! The history and beauty of this building has always been a draw for me. Thanks for sharing Vladan! #6546171

Marijana Fajgl October 03, 2008

What a wonderful capture, Vladan! Perfect composition, great colours and clarity! #6546186

Barbara Waldoch October 03, 2008

Beautiful shot, Vladan! #6546194

Brett Dolsen October 03, 2008

Great capture,great story,great colour and a wonderfull composition Vladan!!Brett #6546230

Laura E. Swan level-classic October 03, 2008

What a lovely place. You've captured it so well. Great job! -Laura Swan #6546236

Stefania Barbier level-classic October 03, 2008

gorgeous Vladan... #6546262

Raymond Pauly October 03, 2008

I really like this one (without the crowd in front), Vladan. Clean and crisp capture of this magnificent buiding. #6546273

Margaret R. Barry October 03, 2008

Beautiful capture, Vladan. Wonderful detail, comp. and clarity! #6546322

Paul E. Earl October 03, 2008

Another great shot in this series. #6546418

Avril Young October 03, 2008

Gorgeious capture Vladan...thanks for the very interesting info about it...stunning! #6546575

Colette M. Metcalf October 03, 2008

Beautiful!! #6546680

Deb Koskovich October 03, 2008

Excellent color and clarity, Vladan. #6546734

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict October 03, 2008

Lovely image and details here, Vladan.

Dominick #6546745

Max Aureli October 03, 2008

Fantastic shot Vladin!! The two images are beautiful!!
(better sky in here):-) #6546809

Tammy Espino October 03, 2008

Awesome! #6547304

Renata Gusciora October 03, 2008

Wonderful lighting,great sky,beautiful composition and subject,Vladan!:-) #6547348

Bojan Bencic level-classic October 03, 2008

Great capture of this impressive wonder, Vladan. #6547552

John Connolly October 03, 2008

A well composed capture of this beautiful old building, Vladan, and thank you for sharing the history with us! Love the sky, looks like you had a wonderful holiday there! #6549394

ROLAN NARMAN October 03, 2008

Great image with excellent details, colors, and lighting! Great composition Vladan! Beautiful job! #6549811

ROLAN NARMAN October 03, 2008

When I first saw this photo I did not read the details at the bottom. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness and your dedication of this magnificent photo to me! Thanks a lot Vladan! You're a great friend! I will keep this photo as my favorite! #6549897

Vladan D. Djordjevic October 03, 2008

Thank you everyone fot your terrific comments, BP friends.

The photos are the most important, not the text details, Rolan. :) Thank you for your great comments. I know that Istanbul is your city and I think this is a great image for you. #6549941

frank w. degenhardt October 03, 2008

vladan- First of all thank you for the story and the information about this marvelous place. It is always fasinating to read the story behind the picture.
Love the work you are doing with the wonderful geometric designs and shapes of these fasinating buildings. So beautiful in color, details, lighting, and clarity.
Fantastic work #6550414

Hendrik Storme October 04, 2008

Perfect and terrific image Vladan! #6550848

Robyn A. Terrell October 04, 2008

Absolutely gorgeous capture, Vladan! I love your POV on this. The beautiful clouds in the sky just top if off! #6554056

Reynaldo D. Reyes level-classic October 05, 2008

Very beautiful and thanks for sharing the historical significance of this wonderful structure. Great presentation you have here. #6557792

Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 06, 2008

FANTASTIC color and capture Vladan!!! #6562657

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic October 07, 2008

A beautiful building and image Vladan!,
Amalia #6565369

Vladan D. Djordjevic October 25, 2008

Thank you BP friends for your lovely comments. #6660604

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