Hagia Sofia at dawn

Istanbul's basilica-turned-mosque-turned-museum, Hagia Sofia.

Blogged here on May 29, 2007.

Featured on the Sharon Chadha blog on May 6, 2007.

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moocatmoocat says:

wonderful golden light

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Bigbird3 says:

That is really beautiful

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Steiner62 (An Animal & his Anima) says:

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The light makes this extra special...
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Eltjo Poort says:

Love the light and the colour.
(1-2-3 architecture)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Cyrus khamak says:

Beautiful! Good work and nicely composed.

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

doppeltbelichtet@ ipernity! [deleted] says:

What a perfect golden sunglow and such a rich detailed shot- I love it! :-)
sit back- enjoy
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Daniel Y. Go says:

this is just wonderful! sit back enjoy
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

.-Sarah-. says:

beautiful colours and light...well done!!!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Peppergroyne says:

Gorgeous - gotta love that dawn light :}
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

What a great shot!
The lighting is beautiful and the colours and shadows are excellent.
The detail is nice and sharp and there's a lot of it to enjoy.
If anything, I'd like to see some more of the street in front of the building. There's some real interest in the trees and the green is a nice contrast to the rosey pinks on the building. Do you have a wider crop?
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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Ava Babili says:

Beautiful light

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

fipi [deleted] says:

excellent colors and tones. good job capturing it.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Naeem Rashid says:

Lovely capture.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Traces in the Sand [deleted] says:

Fabulous view of the Aya Sofya. And great that you captured it in the sunset. Which building did you take this photo from? Would love to see this view.

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alaskapine says:

the perfect time of day to bring out its beauty.
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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Jason's Travel Photography says:

Beautiful colors!

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

longhorndave says:

This shot is dead on. Great job.

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Blacknell says:

Beautiful
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

babau says:

Nice photo: the light and colour are simply perfect
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Anup Payyakkil says:

Lovely morning light
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris (archi3d) says:

Piece of Art-

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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BRAVO !
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Il conte di Luna says:

Great shot!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Foto Blitz Color says:

Gorgeous dawn light. Really a beautiful shot.
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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

·fil· says:

Very good shot, I really like the light at dawn!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Saariy says:

FFP Award
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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

PeeTNeeT says:

What a great view
It shows in a fine way how colossal the building is.
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I think this Picture is one of the Best in Showing
the pure, strong and fine architecture of this beautiful building.

i did read about the Dome in the centre.
that it is a miracle of technical achievement.

Taj Mahal i've been for three continuing day's.
Hope to find this place as well.

It is of a great joy to me to have a look at this Very Nice picture.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Stephen's Photo journey says:

This is cool shot
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

by_irma says:

Wonderful!
I was there one year ago..it was magic!!!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

thecrazycat says:

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Kıvanç Niş says:

WoW!!!
I like your angle. This is a good job oberazzi.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

cami-cami says:

great job!!!! the sunlight is beautiful on that unique architecture
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

LazyPhotographer says:

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greekadman says:

This gets a trophy!

Beautiful colors and sharpness. Amazed it was just with a cybershot...
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

o-rusty-nail says:

This is outstanding and beautifull looking. nicely done
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smgallery says:

People's Choice
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Poet for Life (more off than on these days) says:

Instant fav, wonderful light and great architecture!

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Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

artcphoto says:

the sweet light
wonderful colors.
Beautiful!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris (archi3d) says:

A classic !

Your photo is superb !
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Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Dbennison says:

Focus Legacy Award / Excellence on flickr

Very stunning, the early morning light really adds to this photo!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

drewsmuse says:

gorgeous light!

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Bitxuverinosa says:

beautiful light!
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Polimom says:

This is absolutely lovely. It's been many years since I visited Istanbul, and at the time I wasn't "into" photography -- so your photo brought back some fond memories.

Very nicely done!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

irinsmith says:

perfect timing. love the ambience and utilizaton of color capture.
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danb220 says:

Beautiful!

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alcrews says:

Very nice Shot!
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What an amazing shot! I believe you definitely deserve this:

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Lovely positioning and effective sepia filtering.
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Martin LaBar says:

Splendid lighting!

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stunning light!

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Jon Christall says:

stunning building.

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Dara Mulhern says:

possibly my favourite building - excellent photo

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dfe says:

wow awesome. great lighting!!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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love the angle of this!

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gio.o says:

the light is amazing! very nice photo!!

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very nice shot

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StevenM_61 says:

Nice colors and saturation. Good composition.

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That's a beautiful and impressive building! Great shot!

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Que excelente Foto! esta foto esta nominada
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tngsrk says:

one of the best shots of hagia sofia
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mariamw73 [deleted] says:

wow beautiful. www.zarinas.com/
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almassengale says:

The light is great on this.
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h citci says:

i hope these maps will be usefull :)

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Fantástica...
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