In early summer, we traveled to Istanbul, among others. Last month, you saw my version of Venice Canals. For December, I offer an extraordinary story about Istanbul. What you see nearby is the result of Roman, (532 ), Byzantine, and Ottoman engineering efforts to deliver water from the nearby mountains and store it in Subterranean reservoirs in Istanbul. The water traveled 20 Km via aqueducts into cisterns, the size of a palace! This particular sister was only a few blocks from the Hagia Sophia Church. One can imagine the scale of these sisterns by noticing the tourists standing at the end and side. I would love to give you the sophisticated lens work and tripod data used here…but is was taken with my iPhone. I ran it through PS for some brightness adjustments, but that was it.
8 comments posted
Paul Smith
...if you could overlook my poor spelling, it would be appreciated! Sorry. Posted: 12/04/2024 15:43:51
Stephen Levitas
(Group 32)
Very capable shot with the iPhone, bringing out the details in this low-light place. My own shot there years back was not nearly so good.
You can see that the columns and capitals do not match. As our guide told us on our tour, that meant that they were all reused from former structures. Posted: 12/10/2024 01:08:41
Paul Smith
Thank you for your kind remarks! Posted: 12/10/2024 15:49:52
Neil Bellenie
Cool capture of an amazing place. The symmetry of the reflections in the water adds to the picture - you probably spent some time making sure they were properly aligned. Including the people in the picture gives a real sense of the size of the engineering feat that was created so long ago.
The iPhone is often the best camera as it is the one we have with us!
Posted: 12/14/2024 21:32:45
Paul Smith
Thank you, Neil Posted: 12/17/2024 17:05:59
Ed O’Rourke
What strikes me most about this photo is the intensity of the warm colors as seen in the ceiling and then the reflection on the floor. Great job. Working at a site filled with tourists is always a challenge so I appreciate how you have gotten a shot down the row between the columns and most of the people are at the far end, which helps create a sense of the size. The sharp focus and color saturation is, for me, a big plus in this shot. Good Job. Posted: 12/17/2024 18:15:09
Paul Smith
Thanks, Ed Posted: 12/17/2024 21:55:29
Darcy Quimby
Amazing image. Amazing reflection. It gives me an appreciation for the massive expanse of the image. Posted: 12/21/2024 19:14:40
