Cistern Ceiling

[semrich]

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The Cistern in Istanbul, where water was was brought in by the aqueduct and stored in the waterproofed concrete of the cistern.

 

R-D1, Summichron 50 Asph, ISO 1600, 1/4 sec.

 

Thanks for looking - Richard

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[chug]

Wow.. Love the tones in this shot. Great texture on the coloums holding the roof up and the white outlines of the motar between the bricks as well. Nice one!

[stuny]

richard -

 

I agree with Lucas. You've captured some of the delightful mystery of this vast, cool place. If you return to Istanbul (and Istanbul is worth repeat visits), I encourage you to take this same shot again, but with a wide angle lens to show some of the water as well.

 

Stuart

[semrich]

Lucas, Stuart - Thanks for your comments. I have a few more shots from there That I will post as a group in a new thread.

 

Stuart, as you have been here, you know it is a great place to wander around and for the six buck admission it is fun to experiment with low light, though It is a bit of a bother with the water dripping off of the roof in spots.

 

I will in fact go back there again, I live here in Istanbul and maybe I'll back next Wednesday.

 

Richard

[hm1912]

I agree with the others. Great lighting on the columns and I like how even though the cistern is quite dark, you've got a full range from black to white in the photo.