Iran - Walking into the Light of Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque (Masjed-e Sheikh Lotf-o-llah) in Esfahan
Isfahan is located on the main north-south and east-west routes crossing Iran, and was once one of the largest cities in the world. It flourished from 1050 to 1722, particularly in the 16th century under the Safavid dynasty, when it became the capital of Persia for the second time in its history. Even today, the city retains much of its past glory. It is famous for its Islamic architecture, with many beautiful boulevards, covered bridges, palaces, mosques, and minarets. This led to the Persian proverb "'Esfahān nesf-e jahān ast" (Isfahan is half of the world).
Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque (Masjed-e Sheikh Lotf-o-llah in Persian or مسجد شيخ لطف الّله ) or Ladies' Mosque is one of the architectural masterpieces of Safavid Iranian architecture, standing in eastern part Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran. It was built in 1615 by the orders of Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty. The architect (Mimar) of the edifice was Muhammad Reza ibn Ustad Hosein Banna Isfahani. He finished construction of the mosque in 1618.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Lens’s focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm, Photo Focal length: 17.00 mm, Aperture: 6.3, Exposure time: 1/6 s, ISO: 320
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© Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (28 months ago | reply)
Ratão Diniz (28 months ago | reply)
Q demais!!!!!!!!
Beijos e fortes abraços solidarios
Ratao Diniz
Vman : Viewer (28 months ago | reply)
I like Persian style.
Thanks for sharing.
Faisal | Photography (28 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot..
Have a good day.!
Manolis Thr (28 months ago | reply)
Amazing movement!!
alex hanoko (28 months ago | reply)
fantastic !!...excellent shot my friend
memories of time (28 months ago | reply)
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chemigali (28 months ago | reply)
gran composición. con una luz y una sensación de movimiento buenísimos.. hermosa imagen !!
Dave Berryman (28 months ago | reply)
Oh man! Great shot!
bulletproofsoul67 (28 months ago | reply)
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Ana Santos (28 months ago | reply)
Love this. It's so sophisticated and detailed.
Raymond Larose (28 months ago | reply)
Awesome!
Kevil Forrester (28 months ago | reply)
Creative... nice catch!
rush_39402 (28 months ago | reply)
Great shot and lovely lighting.
LAR's [ Larry ] (28 months ago | reply)
love it.. nice details
Flash Parker (28 months ago | reply)
i love this shot...gorgeous work lucie!
DewDreams (28 months ago | reply)
Wow.. this is a wonderful shot!
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<\| AbdulAziz Photo |\> (28 months ago | reply)
great shot
A.Alwosaibie (28 months ago | reply)
Worked very wonderful .. Lighting and window of the door pretty
Gildas Paraiso (28 months ago | reply)
Superb shot!
well done.
Celalettin Güneş (28 months ago | reply)
A rich color and architectural examples. Congratulations
Michael Tasseron (28 months ago | reply)
Great effect & the light works too!
cole97 :-) (28 months ago | reply)
Bellissimaaaaaa
Hussain Alabdullatif (28 months ago | reply)
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arthurcha (28 months ago | reply)
Excellent image!
Alexander Yates (28 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!
Sayran (28 months ago | reply)
Realy nice shot, love the sence of motion/blur lovely mood. lauren
b5ml (28 months ago | reply)
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Captain Suresh (28 months ago | reply)
Wonderful image, well composed ! Like that effect of the moving man.
BntOman ♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ✿ (28 months ago | reply)
very nice !
Jordan_K (28 months ago | reply)
great capture, atmospheric..!
Musti Mohsin (28 months ago | reply)
priceless
Shoestring2009 [deleted] (28 months ago | reply)
This is super and what a point of interest the loan blurred figure makes!
Wow a real impact shot.
Cheers Terry
Rezoan Ratul (28 months ago | reply)
Awesome!!!
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chris.lawes (28 months ago | reply)
Brilliant.
aldorindo tartaglione (28 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called TERRE...FIORITE e/o CIELI...IMPEGNATI, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Matilda Diamant (28 months ago | reply)
Amaizing shot!
Gildas Paraiso (28 months ago | reply)
J'adorrrrreeeeee
Chee Seong (28 months ago | reply)
Nice capture... love the human figure.
Barbara Jones / photosecosse.com (28 months ago | reply)
You are an expert at using the light to best advantage !
Well Done !
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Margall photography (28 months ago | reply)
wow,
amazing picture
Lella Leone Photo (28 months ago | reply)
magica
BB (O.ö) (28 months ago | reply)
Wonderful this place and moment.. love to see (and photograph) walking by people) :)
©haddock (away) (28 months ago | reply)
Brilliant idea, great work, I really want to go there as well, but very problematic with a US passport at the moment.
Cat Man! (28 months ago | reply)
Interesting, to be sure. You might consider cropping the leftmost 5% of the photo.
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Miodrag Bogdanovic mitja (28 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 1 step (walking people shots), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Perfect timing, movement and intriquing composition in a wonderful scenery :)
Great.
Melly Bay Melek Bayoudh (28 months ago | reply)
wonderful shot!
Soumen Nath (28 months ago | reply)
awesome shot
Looks so good to me.
Great job.