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Muzaffer KURTOGLU
{K:4149} 2/9/2004
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Excelent shot angle. Good color tones and light condition. Perfect frame this view. Regards.
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Nicola Vassallo
{K:9801} 11/17/2003
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che dire? sei un grande fotografo!!!
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Charlotte Shockey
{K:2146} 10/29/2003
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That is just absolutely beautiful!!
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Richard Thornton
{K:26442} 10/28/2003
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Colorful and Graphic, Chris, although I think you have two pictures here. Either would benefit from separation in the same way as Siamese twins. My loyalties are divided!
If no one else mentions it . . . lose the frame!
Nice job.
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luisa vassallo
{K:28230} 10/28/2003
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beautiful and happy photo!!!
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Tomo Radovanovic
{K:12788} 10/27/2003
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excellent shot
wonderful work
best regards
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Sheila B.
{K:215} 10/26/2003
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I LOVE your work so much, you have a great talent, as do many others here. I was SHOCKED when I saw that you had commented on my photo. I feel not worthy to have gotten a comment from someone of your talent. You have no idea how good that made me feel, thank you. I've sat in my chair for weeks, looking at all the photo's on this site and your work always stood out to me. Thanks again, and please keep the fantastic photo's rolling in.
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sandy c. hopkins
{K:17107} 10/26/2003
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absolutely beautiful
very well done...
puts a smile on my face...
:)
sandy
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Robert Gaither
{K:34128} 10/26/2003
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I like the angle and a great piece of art this is a nice one.
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Karen Siebert
{K:12076} 10/26/2003
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This is great Chris. I love the end result of what seems to be hours of PS work. Nice color, great angle, and super light.
I guess I am going to the star supporter of your framing choice. I LOVE IT. It is interesting and neat and presents this image nicely.
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Hayri CALISKAN
{K:16195} 10/26/2003
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Great macro with great colors and detasils..
P.s. Thank you very much for your kindly comments to my last work. Its name is Maiden Tower and sometimes called Leandre Tower. A litle explane of this build;
Built on the rocks of the asian shore at the mouth of the Bosphorus Strait, hundereds of ships, ferries and motor boats sail past the Maiden's Tower every day.For centuries its light has illuminated the darkness, giving sailors a landmark by which to navigate.That light has become part of a story or perhaps real in the distant past.A young man fell in love with a girl who was living in the tower and swam from Galata on the Europian shore each night to keep tryst with her.But one stormy night he is drowned and his body washed up on the rocks at the foot of the towerThis story is one of several based on that of Hero and Leander.
Having set the record straight, here is the original version of Hero and Leander.A young man named Leander living in the city of Abydos on the southern shore of Canakkale Strait fell in love with the beautiful priestess Hero, and she was with him.Since she was forbidden to marry, Leander visited her secretely every night, swimming across the strait from Abydos to Sestos where Hero lived.So that Leander could find his way in the darkness, Hero carried a torch up to the top of the tower where she lived each night and waited until he arrived. But one stormy night torrential rain extinguished the torch in Hero's hand, and unable to find the right direction, Leander was eventually exhausted by the waves and drowned.At down the next morning Hero saw Leander's ragged shirt in the sea and threw herself into the water.So the two lovers were united at last in death.Many myths and legends bear a similiar resemblance to others, the location changing while the story remain the same.
Another story concerning the tower, according to which a Byzantine fortune teller predicted that the beautiful daughter of the Emperor Constantine would be killed by a snake bite.Her father first concealed his daughter ina coffin at Hagia Sofia, and then had this tower built for her to live in.However, a poisonous snake concealed in a basket of grapes sent to her caused the girl's death.In some versions of the story the emperor becomes a sultan, and the 17th century Turkish writer Evliya Celebi relates a version whose heroes are Battal Gazi and the Byzantine emperor.
Now let us turn from legend to fact.The Byzantine emperor Manuel Comnene(1143-1180)had two towers built, one on the shore near where Topkapi Palace was later constructed, and the other where the Maiden's Tower stands today.Chains were drawn across the mouth of the strait between these two towers when Istanbul was atttacted by enemy fleets.
The original tower was rebuilt after Sultan Mehmed II conquered Istanbul in 1453.This structure undervent various changes over the centuries as a result of repairs and fires, and was extensively renovated during the reign of Mahmud II when it took the form we see today.
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Priyadarshi Sinha
{K:7238} 10/26/2003
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intresting view angle .. lovely composition and color.
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Kristina Kohut
{K:49990} 10/26/2003
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Very artistic, creative, beautiful and original! Wonderful angle, both interesting and very beautiful!
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Alexey Sapa
{K:27174} 10/26/2003
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Hi, Chris! I like it! Very beautiful and so sunny picture! My best wishes! Alexey
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Don Loseke
{K:32503} 10/25/2003
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A very nice work of art. The colors are really nice. Maybe if the frame were all dark and a little smaller it would put more emphasis on the flowers. Don.
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Craig Garland
{K:27077} 10/25/2003
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Chris; this seems unusual for you, considering most of your works, but it certainly is beautiful with wonderful rich, warm colors and nice composition. Really nice PS work too. Cheers. Craig
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Debra Griffin-Ibrahim
{K:7119} 10/25/2003
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Beautiful, Chris!!!
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Carolyn Wiesbrock
{K:14051} 10/25/2003
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Nice perspective and lighting..well done
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Jeff Moss
{K:552} 10/25/2003
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I love the way it ended up. Excellent saturation techniques and I love the filters that you've applied. It is a very interesting composition and it compliments you very nicely. Congrats.
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Emgy Massidda
{K:60358} 10/25/2003
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Good perspective, beautiful golden colours, excellent lighting
Regards
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Diana Cornelissen
{K:26437} 10/25/2003
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I like your creative editing a lot Chris. It sure is different but it has charmes! I agree with Kevin about the framing, I think I would choose a different one. Regards,
Diana.
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Hans Petter Nenseth
{K:284} 10/25/2003
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Good angle and colours.
HPN
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Kevin Newby
{K:201} 10/25/2003
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Nice happy picture...perhaps a little bit more blue sky mixed in with the yellowy orange
would have been nice...but.
I think the frame is overbearing...try something more subtle and organic (papery) looking
if you want a frame for it.
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Teunis Haveman
{K:53426} 10/25/2003
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Chris, excellent compositie
Teunis
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