Sultan Ahmet Mosque [Contest Finalists August 2008]
Uploaded: August 01, 2008 07:14:07
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
Super capture,Vladan!Greatly composed with nice colors!Cool shot! #971486
Lindley Johnson
August 01, 2008
Jeff Robinson
August 01, 2008
Vicki Zoller August 01, 2008
Stunning . . . #6257777Erin Appelbaum August 01, 2008
Outstanding capture Vladan. Great composition, color and details. Peter #6257875
Sherran Andersen
August 01, 2008
Tiia Vissak August 01, 2008
a beautiful view! #6257892Melissa G. Meiselman August 01, 2008
Wonderful scene with that beautiful Mosque...very well taken with great lighting and sharp detail, Vladan!! #6258229Carol Sawyer August 01, 2008
Beautiful capture colors and great details, Vladan!! #6258427Hendrik Storme August 01, 2008
Wonderful colors and detail, very beautiful scene Vladan! #6258484Heidi Knight August 01, 2008
Beautiful colors, light and details ;0) #6258500Mike Clime August 01, 2008
Really cool Mosque, Vladan! Nice capture. #6258642Margaret R. Barry August 01, 2008
Fantastic detail, color and lighting, Vladan! #6258762Janet Daniel August 01, 2008
Wonderful image of this unique Mosque, Vladan! #6258888KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. August 01, 2008
IT'S A WONDERFUL IMAGE.KARU. #6258959
Anita Hogue August 01, 2008
Beautiful Mosque! Wonderfully captured, Vladan! #6259058Marvil J. LaCroix August 01, 2008
Well balanced composition and great color.Bill Knaps August 01, 2008
Beautiful capture Vladan. Bill #6259150Joan Powell August 01, 2008
Wonderful capture , blow it up and hang it on your wall ! #6259189Nadya Johnson August 01, 2008
Wow! This is incredible, Vladan! A truly stunning capture - gorgeous! #6259200Barbara Waldoch August 01, 2008
Wonderful pov and capture, Vladan! #6259408A P August 01, 2008
Glorious comp, light and color on this outstanding capture, Vladan #6259486
Deborah C. Lewinson
August 01, 2008
Robyn A. Terrell August 01, 2008
This is Lovely, Vladan! Wonderful colors and detail. Well done! #6259595Eugenio Diaz August 01, 2008
Really wonderful!Ujjwal Mukherjee August 01, 2008
Excellent viewpoint,composition and capture,Vlandan! Wonderful architecture! #6259892Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 01, 2008
Beautiful architecture in this wonderful image, Vladan!!!!! ♫ k #6259894Colleen Farrell August 01, 2008
Absolutely sensational composition, color and detail in this image, Vladan! This is my favorite of your mosque photos! #6260146Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 02, 2008
Brilliant capture, Vladan. Super perspective, comp., colors and clarity. #6260265Revonda L. Gentry August 02, 2008
Fantastic building and image of it!! #6261067
Patrick Rouzes
August 02, 2008
Susan Fox August 02, 2008
Super architectural image! #6263039
Reynaldo D. Reyes
August 03, 2008
ROLAN NARMAN August 04, 2008
Beautiful capture of the mosque Vladan and very nice shadow/highlight contrast. Great job! #6269509Jessica Jenney August 04, 2008
Terrific composition, color and architectural detail, Vladan! #6269620Vladan D. Djordjevic August 04, 2008
Thank you very much everyone for your terrific and lovely comments! #6270642Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 05, 2008
Vladan, AWSOME capture, everything is just PERFECT!!! #6276218Martie Last August 06, 2008
This is a perfect photo of amazing architecture. I had never seen this before. Thanks! #6280997Amber J. Skene August 06, 2008
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
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 08, 2008
Jane E. Kirn August 09, 2008
Fabalous Mosque. Admire the details you captured, the unique structure with clarity. Very nice photo Vladan. #6293282Kate Baumgartner August 13, 2008
Beautiful composed and framed. Congrats on the ep. #6307132
Lisa J. Boulden
August 13, 2008
Irene Colling
August 15, 2008
Renata Gusciora September 22, 2008
Big congratulations again ,Vladan!!!!Wow!!!:-) #6488670Ujjwal Mukherjee September 22, 2008
Huge congratulations,Vlandan on yet another wonderful Finalist! #6489316
Stefania Barbier
September 22, 2008
Shelly A. Van Camp
September 22, 2008
Tiia Vissak September 22, 2008
Congratulations! #6490064Hendrik Storme September 22, 2008
Congratulations Vladan!!! #6490193Amber J. Skene September 22, 2008
Congrats on your finalist! #6490646Tarun Bose September 22, 2008
Congrats for your finalist, Vladan. #6490733Jennifer L. Taranto September 22, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS!! #6490920Kimi A. Phillips September 22, 2008
Big congrats to you!!:) #6490989Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 22, 2008
WTG, again, Vladan!!!!!! Congratulations on this finalist!!!!! Good luck in the next round!!!!! :-) k #6491565Mike Clime September 22, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist, Vladan! #6491581Jeana Clark September 22, 2008
~J~ #6491751
Patrick Rouzes
September 22, 2008
Susie Peek-Swint September 22, 2008
Stunning scenery Vladan ~ WTG on 3 finalists .. many congrats!! #6492231Anita Hogue September 22, 2008
I really love this, Congratulations, Vladan! #6492538Margaret R. Barry September 22, 2008
Congratulations again, Vladan. WTG!!! #6492738Erin Appelbaum September 22, 2008
Congrats again Vladan. Well deserved. Peter #6492850Nadya Johnson September 22, 2008
Magnificent, Vladan! Congratulations on your beautiful finalist! #6493695Debra R. Harder September 22, 2008
Congratulations again, Vladan, on another EXCELLENT finalist! Deb #6493770
Clyde Smith
September 22, 2008
Clyde #6494050
Jessica Jenney September 22, 2008
Congratulations on your terrific finalist! #6494178Andre Goldstein September 22, 2008
Beautiful and deserving finalist, Vladan! Congratulations! #6494205Sam Britt September 22, 2008
Congratulations, Vladan! #6494645A P September 22, 2008
stunning and well deserving of this finalist egg. Congrats Vladan #6494708Manos Peponas September 22, 2008
Congratulations on your superb finalist! Favorite. #6495521
Terry L. Ellis
September 22, 2008
frank w. degenhardt September 22, 2008
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 22, 2008
Vladan, congratulations on all your well deserved finalists !!!! #6495821Bill Knaps September 22, 2008
Congrats Vladan. Bill #6495885Renee Doyle September 22, 2008
Congratulations on another wonderful finalist Vladan!! #6496014
Teresa Burnett
September 22, 2008
Barbara Waldoch September 23, 2008
WTG, Vladan! #6496699Deb Koskovich September 23, 2008
Huge congrats on all your beautiful finalists, Vladan!! #6497359Max Aureli September 23, 2008
Vladan again CONGRATULATIONS for this Finalist superb capture!!! Max :-)))) #6497485Susan Fox September 23, 2008
Congratulations Vladan! #6498074Howard B. Cheek September 23, 2008
I will add my congratulations as well Vladan :)Howard B. Cheek September 23, 2008
I will add my congratulations as well Vladan :)Janet Daniel September 23, 2008
Another big congrats, Vladan!! #6499087M.Christine Duncan September 23, 2008
Vladan... so excited to see this image make finalist!!! Congrats my friend :-) #6499351Sylvia Rossler September 23, 2008
Big congrats on your wonderful finalist Vladan :o) #6500125
Bojan Bencic
September 23, 2008
Vladan D. Djordjevic September 23, 2008
Thanks so much for all of your congratulatory remarks. I appreciate them all! #6500159Alan L. Borror September 23, 2008
congratulations on another wonderful finalist, Viadan! #6500830
Jeff Robinson
September 23, 2008
ROLAN NARMAN September 23, 2008
Huge congrats Vladan! #6501705
Angie Sidles
September 24, 2008
Marilyn K. Lincecum
September 24, 2008
Janice Mezzacappa September 24, 2008
BIG CONGRATS VLADAN, I am so happy for you!!! You know this is one of my faves! #6506823Eugenio Diaz September 24, 2008
Another Huge congrats, Vladan!! #6507709Marcel J. Fernandez September 24, 2008
Congratulation again Vladan on your very excellent Finalist. #6507775Mary K. Robison September 24, 2008
Outstanding capture with a fascinating history, Vladan! Congratulations on its selection as a finalist! #6508049Heidi Knight September 25, 2008
Congrats on this beautiful Finalist, Vladan!!! #6511922Vladan D. Djordjevic September 25, 2008
Thanks you for all of your congratulatory remarks and terrific comments, BP friends.
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Cassie L. Woodlee October 01, 2008
Vladan this is absolutely stunning and a huge congrats!!!!!! #6538076Vladan D. Djordjevic October 02, 2008
Thank you Cassie! #6544601
Susan Jane Allen
November 25, 2008
Vladan D. Djordjevic November 28, 2008
Thanks Susan! #6822065Z. Banu February 08, 2009
CONGRATULATION!!!!!VLADAN FOR WONDERFUL FINALIST!!!VERY BEAUTIFUL SULTAN AHMET MOSQUE!!!LOVE THE COLORS,CLARITY!!!!:) #7139948Vladan D. Djordjevic February 08, 2009
Thank you Z. Banu for your great comment! #7141833Bunny Snow March 30, 2009
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
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