The Bubble About to Burst

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• fkk (1822)
• [2006-09-23 4:13]

Merhab Bulent;

Great photo....
Bravooo

catman-fatih

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• Ina (2593)
• [2006-09-23 4:24]
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Fantastic idea and a very nice result... Congratulations... Ina...

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• martusia (508)
• [2006-09-23 7:42]

I van't believe it is real!
Amazing!
Marta

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• gabrielpat (5866)
• [2006-09-23 7:59]

hi Bulent,
extraordinary shot.well done.

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• jjcordier (15591)
• [2006-09-23 8:32]

Très impressionnant!
Amicalement
JJ

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• Iuli (838)
• [2006-09-23 10:39]
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Hi Bulent!
You had an interesting idea and ended up with a very nice result.
I feel a bit uneasy though looking at the photo and that must be due to the difference in which the sun light hits the moon, i.e. orthogonal to the picture plane, relative to the obelisk and other stuff on the ground which are being illuminated sideways. However, at the same time this goes along pretty well with your title story: that's not the moon but some strange see-through shadowless giant bubble floating randomly in the air. You're right it had a good chance of falling onto that pointy object underneath and vanishing forever and probly that's what happened. You captured a decisive moment.
Great work!
TFS
Iulian

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• jaywalker (9511)
• [2006-09-23 12:55]
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Hi Bulent, this is in my small oppinion one of the best photo on TE, i just love it, it's very well created & a superb write up, thanks for sharing this photo with us, kind regards Wilson.

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• nani_gtd (54)
• [2006-09-23 20:41]

amazing shot. Perfect title. ;]

naiara

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• Sekhmet73 (3963)
• [2006-09-25 3:44]

Wonderful moon! I've never seen it so big, I'd love to. The best one I've seen was some years ago when I was in the US.

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• marom (467)
• [2006-09-25 18:51]
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Hi Bulent
What an inovative idea and way of creating this photo. I have to bow my head for such dedication and so many efforts, but the result is amazing and impressive. Congratulations
cheers
Roman

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• photographer123 (4341)
• [2006-09-26 12:21]

Nothing to say about it,superb.Thanks for sharing.
Subir.

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• missninja (471)
• [2006-09-27 8:07]

Hello Bulent!
An amazing photo. And your note is very interesting! Great picture!
Warm regards,
Nina

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• sabyasachi1212 (19389)
• [2006-10-01 23:52]
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Hello Professor,
It just goes to show Photography was perhaps a more interesting and definitely more challenging job in the pre-photoshop era. This is an excellent idea, brilliantly executed.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

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• Silvio1953 (24997)
• [2006-10-02 15:53]

Amzing composition, Bravo
Ciao Silvio

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• jsec (2050)
• [2006-10-03 20:06]
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Quite simply one of the best image here on TE. Absolutely breathtaking work, although I would like to see the top of the moon included. Just a minor gripe but still a fantastic composition. Great notes too. Well done.

Best Wishes

Jeff

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• richtersl (3542)
• [2006-10-06 12:39]
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It DOES look like the moon is about to impale itself on the Washington Monument...LOL. Your composition was brilliantly executed. Bravo! I tried a workshop for you in which I attempted to remove some of the graininess.

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• sarahnatalie (653)
• [2006-10-06 22:59]

Very powerful image. I agree that it's hard to believe it's real! Also the quality is so good even though the photo is old. Excellent note, and excellent outcome.
Sarah

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• mdetay (3926)
• [2006-10-07 8:34]

Hi Bulent,

Well done.
Nice story.
Excellent work.
Cheers from Antibes.

Michel

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• Peto (49)
• [2006-10-08 20:34]

Stunning composition, resourcefulness and a newtonian calculation. It's amazing.

Petros

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• TeresaT (10671)
• [2006-10-10 17:27]

Hello Bulant,
Perfect capture of the moon.
And a very pleasant compostion with beautiful soft tones.
I've see that you had a lot of work to compose this image...but the result is perfect.
Regards
Teresa

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• nethrafotos (376)
• [2006-10-10 17:30]

Hi Bulent!

Nice capture! Congrats!

I have added your photograph to my theme on the Washington Monument.

TFS

Imam

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• Emiel_Skyfreak (2949)
• [2006-10-13 7:04]

Nice composition, GREAT idea! and shot. Good colours and sharpness. The title also fits well.
Terefic this result with a whopping 1600mm!!
Bit noisy in the sky, but does't matter that much for this shot.
Great work!

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• trips (1276)
• [2006-10-17 12:41]

How can this view be possible? Just beautiful!

TFS
Pedro

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• cessy (13567)
• [2006-10-19 8:13]
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excellent multiexposure, awesome technique
you created a marvelous picture
very well done

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• amstel (2103)
• [2006-10-20 4:48]

Great idea, and awe-inspiring effect!

cheers

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• xavshot (48376)
• [2006-10-21 3:33]

Bonjour Bulent
excellent photo ! La taille de cette lune est impressionnante et la compo très bien vue. Bravo pour le titre également.
amicalement
Xavier

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• eveshall (41)
• [2006-10-23 6:59]
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This is ethereal Bulent - it should be a contradiction in terms to have this nearly transparent veiw of the moon with such a concrete object.It works so wonderfully well and the thought behind this photo is impressive. Well done.Eve

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• Moncef (328)
• [2006-10-23 14:23]

Dear Bulent
Just see this amazing shot. Powerful and extraordinary!
Regards,
Moncef

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• HOBO (5216)
• [2006-10-24 0:28]
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Merhaba Bülent,
what a creative work you did; amazing!
Would be interesting to see how the 'bubble' is looking like on the other pictures without a second exposure on.
Good quality of scan.
Regards
Knut

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• fadingstar78 (325)
• [2006-10-24 14:47]

Lovely ethereal pic and a great, well realized idea. great, informative note. I just think it doesn't completely fit the 'spirit' of trekearth. But it is a great pic indeed.

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• Boots (469)
• [2006-10-28 20:34]
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Batalay, I love this shot. At first I thought you had to have one heck of a telephoto, but the true story is more impressive. Did you have an idea of what kind of shot you would match the moon with when you put it in the freezer? I am sure you must have made several exposures... did any others work out in interesting ways? And how did you get the second exposure to line up with the first ie. the edges of the frame to line up? I can answer this for motion picture film, but not for stills!

However it was done, it is fantastic. Certainly among the most creative I have seen on the site, where the art is more than just pointing a lens at something interesting, at the right time.

Cheers,

Andrew.

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• atilgone (4595)
• [2006-11-06 13:15]

Merhaba,

Bu harika bir fotoğraf. çok etkileyici. bu tür anları yakalamak gerçekten çok zor. teşekkürler.

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• zizzer77 (721)
• [2006-11-08 8:23]

Excellent shoot, great moon.

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• vil (682)
• [2006-11-08 16:34]

super!!!what a magnifique shot.marvalous; Henri

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• daddo (8101)
• [2006-11-09 6:13]

Hello Bulent. An arresting composition, giving us an impression of another, surreal world. The obelisk and the moon- both mystical, symbolic. Both nicely combined. Regards.Klaudio

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• a_i_ren (1315)
• [2006-11-09 17:12]
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Excellent result of your experiment, Bulent! Brilliant idea and great title :-)
Very unique! Compliments!
Regards.
Inna

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• sothy81 (8044)
• [2006-11-09 21:56]

Hi Bulent:

This is a sucessful picture. Great perspective. It is even amazing that this picture is quite old. You kept it so safely. I love this picture. You did a great job. Nothing else to say besides an "amazing word". My admiration. Regards, Sothy

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• jdwyer264 (1077)
• [2006-11-10 11:23]

A super picture, love the... everything really. I like the thought of cropping the ground out of the shot so only the sphere top and moon is in shot, which may add another abstract element. Well done.

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• alexandervido (33)
• [2006-11-12 21:16]
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Hello Bulent,
This is the result, when a scientist picks up a camera....
Great shot(s)!
alexander

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• mzmehr (674)
• [2006-11-13 10:32]

Hi Bulent,
Nice photo, greate composition and colors.

Thanks for sharing
Mohammad

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• Benedict (6399)
• [2006-11-26 11:20]
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hi bulent,
the tittle you chose for this posting is apt and accurate! the noise, a bonus! notes, informative!
benedict

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• jrleborgne (822)
• [2006-12-01 6:18]
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Hello Bulent,

Impressive and dreamy shot. It looks like a weightless ball falling on a crochet hook.

Best regards

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• zeca (18158)
• [2006-12-04 22:00]
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Hello Bulent!
What a nice picture! Wow! Well done work!
Cheers!
Zeca

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• Yar (732)
• [2006-12-06 13:17]
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bravo!
the bright side of the moon

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• Mistral (11957)
• [2006-12-13 16:59]
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Merhaba Bulent,
you were a precursor of Photoshop with this kind of image. Stunning results.
Congratulation
A smile
Luca

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• AtillaSoylu (241)
• [2006-12-14 8:43]
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I think this is one of the most wonderful double exposure example i've seen so far.
Great work, ver informative note. Very clever idea to have notes about your first shot. Well planned and managed. Well done.

Best Regards,
Atilla

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• korbee (2145)
• [2006-12-20 14:42]
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Absolutely great stuff Bulent,good contrasts!
Thanks for your comment and regards Jan.

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• cimcim (3700)
• [2006-12-26 4:48]
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Merhaba Bülent Abi,
Muhteşem bir fotoğraf!
Böyle bir kareyi yakaladığın için çok çok şanslısın!
Ama bu kadar net ve kadrajı verimli kullanarak çekmekte sizin yüksek kabiliyetiniz.
Sevgiler
Ayçin

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• delic (6240)
• [2006-12-26 14:53]
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The previsualization and the thought process behind this image is a lecture in itself. Congratulations!

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• vinicio (19268)
• [2006-12-27 16:56]
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Wonderful view, compliments, beautiful composition and amazing moon over this beatiful place, well seen and done.
Ciao
Vinicio

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• dokadak (10841)
• [2006-12-29 12:24]
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Merhaba Bülent Bey,

Hocam fotograflariniza en uygun yorum galiba amazing photo olacak :)

Best regards
Hasan

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• Bluejeans (19444)
• [2007-01-06 6:18]

Ola Bulent , fantastica foto , e um belo momento de visão !!!!
Parabens!!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

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• EOSF1 (1940)
• [2007-01-09 18:34]
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Well done on this this extra long lens shot ! Good idea and goos work !

Mario

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• claude_munich (33)
• [2007-01-11 16:43]
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Stunning! That's really a great effect! Love this pic, great information, too. Really well-done!!

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• Ertan (2977)
• [2007-01-12 5:53]
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woooow.
Mükemmeellllll.Great..
Söyleyecek birsey bulamiyorum.
eline saglik

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• luluwi (224)
• [2007-01-14 8:44]

Ciao. I thought I had already voted this photo, but I didn't... Let me do thast now!
Reading your (excellent) note I cannot but sat that you made a very fine work! In the beginning I thought you had been searching for the right place to capture such a composition by studying the position of the moon in respect to the obelisk, and I discover that you in fact did that, but to make a double shot!!
Complimenti!!!

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• ahmetgedikli (15708)
• [2007-01-19 11:32]
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Merhaba,

Bu olağanüstü, muhteşem bir kare... Büyüleyici, şaşırtıcı... Neredeyse bütün güzel sıfatları hak ediyor. Selamlar, saygılar.
Ahmet

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• scientific (403)
• [2007-01-24 7:07]
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Merhaba Bülent Bey,
bu fotoğrafınızı yeni gördüm.Nefis bir fotoğraf. Herhalde böyle bir an kolay kolay yakalanmaz. Tebrikler. Paylaşımınız için teşekkürler..
selamlar,saygılar.
hülya

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• branley (3681)
• [2007-01-29 14:06]
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Hi Bulent,

I can't resist it and I've only got one thing to say about it.....awesome! Do you think there's a scientific term for that? :-)

ps. Your note's awesome too!

Regards

Stephen

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• vagabondtravels (5904)
• [2007-01-30 23:26]
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Hey Bulent

Nice comp and colors. Really good capture of the moon.
Great perspective. Well done.
Ben

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• pilpel-adom (2770)
• [2007-02-07 16:46]
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Bulent, what an impressive shot(s) you taken and bring for us to see...Impeccable planning with smart composition and a great idea brought to life...
Well done, an absolutely favorite!!
Chen

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• LEA (4709)
• [2007-02-08 9:11]
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Nice photo, greate composition and colors.

Thanks for sharing

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• JCG (16988)
• [2007-02-09 12:00]
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Hi Bülent,

Fabulous technique which gives an astonishing result and almost magic. The result is amazing. Still an image which recalls to me a film that I like "Stargate". Thank you for the history lesson which supplements the image.

With all my friendships and a very good weekend.

Jean-Charles

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• jamesp (22)
• [2007-02-10 18:45]
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Beautiful - and well planned and executed!

James

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• Nezihi (230)
• [2007-02-16 18:55]
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Merhaba Bulent,
Guzel bir calisma.Ellerine saglik.Tebrikler.

Saffet

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• abulafia (4473)
• [2007-02-17 12:13]
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Hi Bulent
This is impressive manipulation of a picture before we had digital photography.
I am quite impressed that you managed to place the moon so perfect in the frame months later.
Nice one
Harry

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• fkokol (1496)
• [2007-02-21 16:17]
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This is absolutely amazing shot. So creative work. Congratulations,

Figen

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• Manamo (2854)
• [2007-02-23 21:07]
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Bulent, this is awesome!! You already received so many good feedbacks on this one that one more will seem unsignificant...I know...but still, this is awesome. I meam, the technique you used to do that. Is it common practice for people shooting on films? People had to be pretty ingenious to do what we can do on photoshop in just a couple of clicks now...
The result is a pretty powerful image with the obelisk going to bore the balloon:D REally really beautiful, I keep staring at it...
Good night,

Marc

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• gezer947 (1725)
• [2007-03-01 19:27]
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inanın fotoğrafı bilmesem böyle bir görüntü yok diycem.hocam kaçlık teleyle çektiniz bunu 600 mm mi. muhteşem bir fotoğraf ellerinize sağlık.

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• jonathan_hart (15522)
• [2007-03-01 20:43]
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hello,
one more :D for this incredible, huge, excellent shot, what else? just perfect!
best regards
jo

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• krakowiak (4311)
• [2007-03-07 11:47]
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What an extraordinary idea!!!
I'm so impressed like never before on TE :-))

Cheers,
Pawel

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• HIRAKZ (168)
• [2007-03-09 3:13]
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Hi Prof,

This is mesmerizing. The photo and the photo notes. I knew such things are possible, this is the second time I am seeing such a thing in TE. This tells me one thing, Reality is Imagination, possible.

Adding you to my fav Prof.
Warm regards from New Delhi, India

HIRAK

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• radir (10)
• [2007-03-09 3:20]
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• nivaldo (8399)
• [2007-03-09 3:28]
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Dear Bulent,
No words to describe your idea and the impressive result !
BRAVO !
Nivaldo.

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• devimeuxbe (47369)
• [2007-03-18 13:08]
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Hi Bulent
Incredible.
I don't kniow why i never seen your galery before; TE is very rich !
This is a really interesting picture. The moon is so big and you still get a nice sharpness.
Very nice
Bertrand

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• wilkinsonsg (8502)
• [2007-03-24 6:07]

Out of this world image, very well set up and executed, both technically and artistically - excellent!

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• dorte_s_t (2253)
• [2007-04-05 6:49]

Hello , Batalay.
Splendid idea ,great lighting ,very creative indeed ! Perfect result !
Greetings
Dorte.

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• capthaddock (28303)
• [2007-04-12 18:34]
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Hello Bülent - this is truly exceptional, a masterful way to manipualte reality in the days before photoshop, really brilliant technique, the image quality considering the age of the photo is equally impressive, easily one of the best photos of this monument I've ever seen.

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• photocat2005 (87)
• [2007-04-13 15:36]
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This is probably one of the most interesting pictures I've seen.. it's very surreal and unusual, which is why I love it. I don't know what else to say. Brilliant composition. :)

Thanks for your comment on my Epcot photo. It's funny you should comment today, as I am in Virginia (Centreville) for the weekend visiting my boyfriend. I visit often (the hour-and-a-half flight is so quick and painless), and after my first visit a couple years ago I had fallen in love with the NoVA/DC area! This weekend we will hopefully go to DC, because I still have never seen the cherry blossoms, and I'm hoping there will be some left in bloom, since the Festival ends Sunday!

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• erel (9837)
• [2007-04-13 16:40]
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merhaba bülent bey
Tek kelime enfes olmuş.tebrikler
erel

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• sebinho342 (17708)
• [2007-04-15 12:07]

Hi Bulent,
I wanted to comment a picture in your gallery for several reasons and the first one is mainly due to your scientist carrier which seems impressive as i checked your bio. I used too to practised a lot of theorical mathematics and physics in ingeneering studies and for sure i would have loved to have such a teacher like you ! Must be very pleasant to hear you comparing so far concepts to leonardo da vinci and perhaps now to pictures ;) i also appreciate the man you seem to be, very gentle and polite ... Your presence here on TE is a must.
I pick this one cause photogrpahicaly saying this is a marvelous picture, taken at 1600 mm i will have never have in my hands such a zoom !! The result is huge and working in informatics now i can see a "0" and a "1" which is the basics in informatics ;)
So you are true, in each picture we can relate to mathematics or physical concepts
All my congratulations and please keep so involved in TE
Regards

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• ephemere33 (9680)
• [2007-04-16 18:41]
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Merci pour votre symathique commentaire,votre photo est très étonnante niveau artistiquement photograhie,la lune en guise de ballon ce jetant sur la pointe du monument...bien vu...tout a ete dit, j'aime beaucoup ce regard de photo, toutes mes félicitations...dommage qu'il y ai un peu de bruit sur la composition, merci, amicalement bi

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• carper (54380)
• [2007-04-19 12:59]
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well I had a good look into your archive and I must say you made very nice photo's and indeed this is a very good one of yours, you had to capture such a photo in a digital camera, this one is 25 years old. besides some pixeldamage it is a fantastic shot Bulent, I don't know for sure this is your best one, but let's talk about a good capture a fin4e low horizon and a fantastic moon, marvelous job my friend
gr. Jaap

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• verswe (3808)
• [2007-04-19 17:58]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!

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• MmK (79)
• [2007-04-21 18:49]

Merhaba Bülent Bey,
oldukça hoş bir kare, komposizyon, renkler, ışık ve özellikle mehtapın görüntüsü oldukça başarılı.
Tebrik eder güzel resimlerinizin devamını dilerim.

Saygılar,
Mustafa

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• jrj (33080)
• [2007-04-23 6:02]

Stunning double exposure Bulent that makes for an outstanding result. I remember this tech of the 'old days' - not always so easy to do with a result as here. Interesting note of the colour differences on the monument. Presented in i good quality as from being from 82 indicating also a good job by the scanner.

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• happypoppeye (3722)
• [2007-04-26 22:31]
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Great photo or photos, great explanation also. I'll make this short because I think everything about how good the photo is has been said. So, great.

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• OT12 (143)
• [2007-04-27 15:02]
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• anesugur (13824)
• [2007-04-28 14:31]
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Merhaba Bülent Bey,
Bu harika fotoğrafa defalarca baktım. Ama bir yorum yazmamış olduğumu yeni fark ettim.
Ay'ı öyle güzel bir pozisyonda yakalamışsınız ki isim de çok uygun olmuş.
Selam ve saygılar. Uğur

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• AKF (22)
• [2007-05-01 22:20]
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Interesting how you achieved this! It must have taken a lot time measuring and making sure everything was perfect. I'm very attached to photoshop, but probably because I could never achieve anything like this! I'd be scared of wasting the film and it all turning out wrong. You did this incredibly well. Truly amazing. I love the effect it gave the entire image, too!

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• MLINES (9052)
• [2007-05-07 21:46]
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Hi Bulent. This is a classic vision of the moon. I am attempting some with the telephoto lens, but nothing comes close to this. Mavellous to see and think about. Murray.

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• Vagabond (5729)
• [2007-05-08 14:57]
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Excellent and original work. Congratulations ..
Rui

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• neruda (4497)
• [2007-05-08 16:02]

Muhtesem çal1sman1z1, bir okadar da muhtesem ve doyurucu not ile sunman1z ....
Uzatmak istemiyorum hocam sunum ve paylas1m dört dörtlük

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• marcosporto (54)
• [2007-05-10 22:09]
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Hi Bulent.

Nice idea, good result, you are genius.

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• mineelci (1457)
• [2007-05-11 3:10]
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Muhteşem bir fotograf.Ay o kadar büyüleyici ki inanmaz gözlerle bakıyorum. Ellerinize sağık.

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• dkeus31 (25366)
• [2007-05-15 5:48]
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Hello Bulent,
So you have exposed your film twice with a questar and a 135 mm objective?
quiet interesting result, even not reflectin the "truth"
regards
didier

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