Sultan Ahmet Mosque
Uploaded: August 01, 2008
The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Mosque), Istanbul, Turkey, July 2008
The Blue Mosque was commissioned by Sultan Ahmet I as a rival to Hagia Sophia and designed by architect Mehmet Aga (Aga's unfortunate predecessor was fired - i.e., executed). Construction on the mosque began in 1609 and took seven years. Sultan Ahmet died only a year after the completion of his masterpiece, at the age of 27. He is buried just outside the mosque with his wife and three sons.
Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 23.41 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot A95
Renata Gusciora August 01, 2008 0
Super capture,Vladan!Greatly composed with nice colors!Cool shot! #971486
Lindley Johnson
August 01, 2008
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Jeff Robinson
August 01, 2008
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Vicki Zoller August 01, 2008 0
Stunning . . . #6257777Erin Appelbaum August 01, 2008 0
Outstanding capture Vladan. Great composition, color and details. Peter #6257875
Sherran Andersen
August 01, 2008
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Tiia Vissak August 01, 2008 0
a beautiful view! #6257892Melissa G. Meiselman August 01, 2008 0
Wonderful scene with that beautiful Mosque...very well taken with great lighting and sharp detail, Vladan!! #6258229Carol Sawyer August 01, 2008 0
Beautiful capture colors and great details, Vladan!! #6258427Hendrik Storme August 01, 2008 0
Wonderful colors and detail, very beautiful scene Vladan! #6258484Heidi Knight August 01, 2008 0
Beautiful colors, light and details ;0) #6258500Mike Clime August 01, 2008 0
Really cool Mosque, Vladan! Nice capture. #6258642Margaret R. Barry August 01, 2008 0
Fantastic detail, color and lighting, Vladan! #6258762Janet Daniel August 01, 2008 0
Wonderful image of this unique Mosque, Vladan! #6258888KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. August 01, 2008 0
IT'S A WONDERFUL IMAGE.KARU. #6258959
Anita Hogue August 01, 2008 0
Beautiful Mosque! Wonderfully captured, Vladan! #6259058Marvil J. LaCroix August 01, 2008 0
Well balanced composition and great color.Bill Knaps August 01, 2008 0
Beautiful capture Vladan. Bill #6259150Joan Powell August 01, 2008 0
Wonderful capture , blow it up and hang it on your wall ! #6259189Nadya Johnson August 01, 2008 0
Wow! This is incredible, Vladan! A truly stunning capture - gorgeous! #6259200Barbara Waldoch August 01, 2008 0
Wonderful pov and capture, Vladan! #6259408A P August 02, 2008 0
Glorious comp, light and color on this outstanding capture, Vladan #6259486
Deborah Lewinson
August 02, 2008
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Robyn A. Terrell August 02, 2008 0
This is Lovely, Vladan! Wonderful colors and detail. Well done! #6259595Eugenio Diaz August 02, 2008 0
Really wonderful!Ujjwal Mukherjee August 02, 2008 0
Excellent viewpoint,composition and capture,Vlandan! Wonderful architecture! #6259892Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 02, 2008 0
Beautiful architecture in this wonderful image, Vladan!!!!! ♫ k #6259894Colleen Farrell August 02, 2008 0
Absolutely sensational composition, color and detail in this image, Vladan! This is my favorite of your mosque photos! #6260146Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 02, 2008 0
Brilliant capture, Vladan. Super perspective, comp., colors and clarity. #6260265Revonda L. Gentry August 02, 2008 0
Fantastic building and image of it!! #6261067
Patrick Rouzes
August 02, 2008
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Susan Fox August 03, 2008 0
Super architectural image! #6263039
Reynaldo D. Reyes
August 03, 2008
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ROLAN NARMAN August 04, 2008 0
Beautiful capture of the mosque Vladan and very nice shadow/highlight contrast. Great job! #6269509Jessica Jenney August 04, 2008 0
Terrific composition, color and architectural detail, Vladan! #6269620Vladan D. Djordjevic August 04, 2008 0
Thank you very much everyone for your terrific and lovely comments! #6270642Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 06, 2008 0
Vladan, AWSOME capture, everything is just PERFECT!!! #6276218Martie Last August 07, 2008 0
This is a perfect photo of amazing architecture. I had never seen this before. Thanks! #6280997Amber J. Skene August 07, 2008 0
This is gorgeous! Fantastic color (especially the blue sky), lighting, POV, and comp. Your clarity is awesome! You have the chance to see some beautiful places, and through these captures, I get to come along. Thank you! #6281257Howard B. Cheek August 08, 2008 0
Love the Mosque architecture framed so well with lush FG and beautiful sky Vladan. Well composed. The only thing I might've done differently would be to remove the electrical wire running through the frame..
Denny E. Barnes
August 09, 2008
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Jane E. Kirn August 10, 2008 0
Fabalous Mosque. Admire the details you captured, the unique structure with clarity. Very nice photo Vladan. #6293282Kate Baumgartner August 13, 2008 0
Beautiful composed and framed. Congrats on the ep. #6307132
Lisa J. Boulden
August 14, 2008
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Irene Colling
August 15, 2008
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Renata Gusciora September 22, 2008 0
Big congratulations again ,Vladan!!!!Wow!!!:-) #6488670Ujjwal Mukherjee September 22, 2008 0
Huge congratulations,Vlandan on yet another wonderful Finalist! #6489316
Stefania Barbier
September 22, 2008
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Shelly A. Van Camp
September 22, 2008
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Tiia Vissak September 22, 2008 0
Congratulations! #6490064Hendrik Storme September 22, 2008 0
Congratulations Vladan!!! #6490193Amber J. Skene September 22, 2008 0
Congrats on your finalist! #6490646Tarun Bose September 22, 2008 0
Congrats for your finalist, Vladan. #6490733Jennifer L. Taranto September 22, 2008 0
CONGRATULATIONS!! #6490920Kimi A. Phillips September 22, 2008 0
Big congrats to you!!:) #6490989Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 22, 2008 0
WTG, again, Vladan!!!!!! Congratulations on this finalist!!!!! Good luck in the next round!!!!! :-) k #6491565Mike Clime September 22, 2008 0
Congratulations on your finalist, Vladan! #6491581Jeana Clark September 22, 2008 0
~J~ #6491751
Patrick Rouzes
September 22, 2008
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Susie Peek-Swint September 22, 2008 0
Stunning scenery Vladan ~ WTG on 3 finalists .. many congrats!! #6492231Anita Hogue September 22, 2008 0
I really love this, Congratulations, Vladan! #6492538Margaret R. Barry September 22, 2008 0
Congratulations again, Vladan. WTG!!! #6492738Erin Appelbaum September 22, 2008 0
Congrats again Vladan. Well deserved. Peter #6492850Nadya Johnson September 23, 2008 0
Magnificent, Vladan! Congratulations on your beautiful finalist! #6493695Debra R. Harder September 23, 2008 0
Congratulations again, Vladan, on another EXCELLENT finalist! Deb #6493770
Clyde Smith
September 23, 2008
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Jessica Jenney September 23, 2008 0
Congratulations on your terrific finalist! #6494178Andre Goldstein September 23, 2008 0
Beautiful and deserving finalist, Vladan! Congratulations! #6494205Sam Britt September 23, 2008 0
Congratulations, Vladan! #6494645A P September 23, 2008 0
stunning and well deserving of this finalist egg. Congrats Vladan #6494708Manos Peponas September 23, 2008 0
Congratulations on your superb finalist! Favorite. #6495521
Terry L. Ellis
September 23, 2008
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frank w. degenhardt September 23, 2008 0
Vladan- I knew these beautiful pictures of these fasinating buildings would get you the deserved reconition they deserve. Know we will be seeing alot of them heading for the winners circle. Congratulations. #6495614Sharon Sawyer September 23, 2008 0
Vladan, congratulations on all your well deserved finalists !!!! #6495821Bill Knaps September 23, 2008 0
Congrats Vladan. Bill #6495885Renee Doyle September 23, 2008 0
Congratulations on another wonderful finalist Vladan!! #6496014
Teresa Burnett
September 23, 2008
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Barbara Waldoch September 23, 2008 0
WTG, Vladan! #6496699Deb Koskovich September 23, 2008 0
Huge congrats on all your beautiful finalists, Vladan!! #6497359Max Aureli September 23, 2008 0
Vladan again CONGRATULATIONS for this Finalist superb capture!!! Max :-)))) #6497485Susan Fox September 23, 2008 0
Congratulations Vladan! #6498074Howard B. Cheek September 23, 2008 0
I will add my congratulations as well Vladan :)Howard B. Cheek September 23, 2008 0
I will add my congratulations as well Vladan :)Janet Daniel September 23, 2008 0
Another big congrats, Vladan!! #6499087M.Christine Duncan September 23, 2008 0
Vladan... so excited to see this image make finalist!!! Congrats my friend :-) #6499351Sylvia Rossler September 23, 2008 0
Big congrats on your wonderful finalist Vladan :o) #6500125
Bojan Bencic
September 23, 2008
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Vladan D. Djordjevic September 23, 2008 0
Thanks so much for all of your congratulatory remarks. I appreciate them all! #6500159Alan L. Borror September 23, 2008 0
congratulations on another wonderful finalist, Viadan! #6500830
Jeff Robinson
September 23, 2008
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ROLAN NARMAN September 24, 2008 0
Huge congrats Vladan! #6501705
Angie Sidles
September 24, 2008
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Marilyn K. Lincecum
September 24, 2008
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Janice Mezzacappa September 24, 2008 0
BIG CONGRATS VLADAN, I am so happy for you!!! You know this is one of my faves! #6506823Eugenio Diaz September 25, 2008 0
Another Huge congrats, Vladan!! #6507709Marcel J. Fernandez September 25, 2008 0
Congratulation again Vladan on your very excellent Finalist. #6507775Mary K. Robison September 25, 2008 0
Outstanding capture with a fascinating history, Vladan! Congratulations on its selection as a finalist! #6508049Heidi Knight September 25, 2008 0
Congrats on this beautiful Finalist, Vladan!!! #6511922Vladan D. Djordjevic September 26, 2008 0
Thanks you for all of your congratulatory remarks and terrific comments, BP friends.
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Cassie L. Woodlee October 01, 2008 0
Vladan this is absolutely stunning and a huge congrats!!!!!! #6538076Vladan D. Djordjevic October 02, 2008 0
Thank you Cassie! #6544601
Susan Jane Allen
November 25, 2008
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Vladan D. Djordjevic November 28, 2008 0
Thanks Susan! #6822065Z. Banu February 08, 2009 0
CONGRATULATION!!!!!VLADAN FOR WONDERFUL FINALIST!!!VERY BEAUTIFUL SULTAN AHMET MOSQUE!!!LOVE THE COLORS,CLARITY!!!!:) #7139948Vladan D. Djordjevic February 08, 2009 0
Thank you Z. Banu for your great comment! #7141833Bunny Snow March 30, 2009 0
This looks familiar. I spent time outside the Blue Mosque capturing people at prayer while awaiting from rest of our tour.Now I better understand your comments on my image. We were both fascinated with the Blue Mosque, as are most tourists. #7353891
Vladan D. Djordjevic April 01, 2009 0
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