Turkish Twilight... by KarmaSong

Photography • Photo Manipulation • posted on Oct 18, 2014

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This is the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, the historical heart of the city that was originally called Byzantium, even the 'Nova Roma', then Constantinople, a name that the city will keep for centuries until 1930 when the 'father of the Turks' and first president of the Republic of Turkey, Atatürk, changed it into 'Istanbul'.

Right before you, the Blue Mosque with its six slender minarets and to the right, the 1,654 year-old (...360 A.D!) Orthodox cathedral of Sancta Sophia (Hagia Sophia) which was turned into a museum by President Atatürk when he came into office.

I decided on retouching this day-time view of the city, as I got to Istanbul for the first time, around midnight. One of my very first memories there was to discover the dark skyline of Sultanahmet from my hotel room, with the silhouetted dark minarets of the mosques in the distance...The French poet and novel writer Alphonse de Lamartine once wrote :' If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.'...!

... Thank you very much for your comments on my last capture. Please zoom in on this one and have a very sunny week-end.

Comments (43)

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1971s

3:23AM | Thu, 23 October 2014

Very nicely done!

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zoren

8:28PM | Sun, 02 November 2014

very nice, mystical...

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sossy

6:28AM | Mon, 03 November 2014

gorgeous magic light and mood! outstanding and most beautiful colored presentation! ;o)

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MarciaGomes

5:22PM | Mon, 03 November 2014

Extraordinária foto meu amigo a cidade é incríbel o efeito é maravilhoso.+++++++++++5

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Nonsolum

7:23PM | Mon, 03 November 2014

Nice postwork ! It's like you put it into a snow globe...

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Minda

9:03PM | Wed, 19 November 2014

Very Beautiful work ..Great to see you jean-luc...:)

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K_T_Ong

8:46AM | Fri, 21 November 2014

The moody, unreal colors of the sky in this image are haunting. This image almost has a surreal feel to it. Great photo!

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tommorules

4:12PM | Sat, 22 November 2014

It's a great pity the limits of rr restrict you to this file size. I would love to view this full screen.... My screen is 2560 x 1440 so even zoomed this is tragically small... Great work.

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Richardphotos

7:22PM | Tue, 25 November 2014

very intriguing cityscape

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lyron

5:45AM | Sun, 11 January 2015

Fantastic image!!!!

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junge1

5:52PM | Sun, 25 January 2015

Well done Jean-Luc. Istanbul is a fascinating city with a history that was mind-boggling to me. Hagia Sophia precedes most buildings in its origin, it was also built in record time!

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