-^- Istiklal Street -^-, a photo from Istanbul, Marmara

Photographer's Note

Always crowded, always lively, always dynamic.
Istiklal is one of the most popular touristic district in Istanbul, life never stops at this street.
Istiklal is always crowded even its midnight.

MOVING INTO ISTIKLAL
As you move into Istiklal Street you pass, on the left the row of eternally opened kebap shops, selling fast food Turkish style, behind which rises the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Aya Triada, which can be entered from Meselik Sokak. Opposite the fast food joints on the right is the more dignified cut stone structure of the Tourism Information Office, which was once the water distribution center, or "Taksim" giving the area it's name. Next to this is the French Consulate and Culture Center. Beyond this is the rather unfortunate looming metallic prism structure of the Aksanat Cultural Center, which offers a wide selection of arts events. To the left hand is Meselik Sokak, where one can enjoy traditional Turkish Cuisine on the terraces of the Haci Baba Restaurant looking out upon the green garden of Aya Traida. Opposite the entrance to the Cathedral, one can find a cool and funky bar-restaurant called Dulcinea, which houses a cutting edge modern-art Gallery downstairs.

In the area of Little and Big Finger Streets The next two streets along are Little and Big Finger Door Streets, or Kucuk and Buyuk Parmakkapi Sokaklar, respectively. No matter where you turn, up or down crooked stairways or through ornamented doorways, you are sure to come across a bustling and exciting bar, cafe or restaurant. Across Istiklal, Bekar Sokak; Bachelor Street, Mis Sokak; Musk Street and Ibnan Adnan Street, provide an equally rich selection.

Around Aga Camii Strolling further along one finds the mosque of Aga Camii on the left. It is dwarfed by the surrounding buildings and behind it rises a stunning neo-classical building, Cite de Rumeli, one of its twin towers hovering majestically over Istiklal. On passing the mosque the ornate fa9ade of the grand Circle d'Orient building which flanks the street with graceful poise, above the colourful shop arcades. To the left Alkazar movie theater is one of the quainter cinemas of the street in which to enjoy the latest selection of mainstream and arthouse films, its interior and exterior having undergone extensive renovation.

The Cicek Pasaji and Balik Pazari
Before you reach the halfway point of Istiklal you are compelled to turn left into a stunningly restored building whose original title, "Cite de Pera", still stands over it's the high arching entrance. Though it is more commonly known as the Circe or Flower Pasaj, after stalls which once inhabited the interior where women sold flowers. Now the astounding passageway with balconies and ceiling soaring high above are filled with restaurants and bars. Wandering musicians come and go as those seated among the expanse of tables sample delicious traditional dishes, washed down with golden Efes Pilsner, or the strong aniseed spirit raki.The Cicek Pasaji connects with the Balik Pazan; Fish Bazaar, which still retains a number of fresh fish outlets, also boasts beautifully laid out fruit and vegetable stalls, and delightful, spice, meat and poultry shops aswell as a number of delicatessans. To the rear of the Bazaar Nevizade Street host of series of lively restaurants, where people gather to sit, eat, drink and talk, in the warmer months the activity is all outdoors in the open street.

source: www.bigglook.com

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hergi (4543) 2007-02-09 4:12

Selamlarrrr,
%50 %50 ile muhteşem bir kare зıkartmışsın. Bu kadar insanı bu şekilde kareleyen olmuşmudur bilmiyorum.
Ellerine ve gцzьne sağlık :)
Hulya

Lix (0) 2007-02-09 4:46 [Comment]

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ixtanbul7 (447) 2007-02-09 5:01

Selam Aycin,
Bakiyorum da bu aralar hep yukarilarda geziyorsun.
Istikla'lin bildik hali ama yukaridan bakinca biraz urkutucu gorunuyor...
Bilgi notunla birlikte enfes bir kare olmus... Eline yьregine saglik...

suhan (3552) 2007-02-09 5:45

Fotoğrafı diyagonal bцlmeniz зok hoş bir kompozisyona imza atmanızı sağlamış.
tebrikler
merve-sьleyman

atilgone (0) 2007-02-09 5:56

Hi Aycin!

Very good POV! POV is excelent! I like it very much! TFS
Kind regards
atilgan

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Ertan (2988) 2007-02-09 6:40

Merhaba Aycin
Kadarjin yarisini insanlar,yarisini binalar.Mukemmel ucgenleme calismasi.Harika calisma.Eline saglik.
Ertan

nursez (1903) 2007-02-09 8:42

Merhaba Ayзin,
İstiklalı bu şekilde gцrmek зok hoş,farklı ve gьzel зalışmalarını ilgiyle izliyorum.

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2007-02-09 9:30

diagonal kompozisyona bayıldım... şahane... iskambil kağıdı formatında sanki >:D

Cretense (68709) 2007-02-09 10:22

Hi Aycin!

Excellent picture with that diagonal line cutting the picture in two. Great idea and realization! Excellent POV and perspective, perfect exposure. Very informative note too! Congratulations!

Με πολλή αγάπη!
Ηρακλής

pari_ali (433) 2007-02-09 10:33

OMG I thought it was a parade especially with all the flags....

TFS
Pari :)

surel (1056) 2007-02-09 11:35

Merhaba Aycin,
sıra dısı ve yalın, ellerine sağlık, harika olmuş.
Hoşзakal,
hare

gertan (1527) 2007-02-09 13:24

Aycin selamlar, Ben burada en cok kadrajini begendim. Bunu dusunmek gercekten hic de kolay degil. Tebrikler. Eline saglik.

Gokhan

dokadak (11518) 2007-02-09 14:56

Merhaba Aycin,

Muthis bir kadraj, yaaa bayildim bu kareye... ellerine saglik.

Hasan

rigoletto (34279) 2007-02-09 15:20

Merhaba Ayзin,
Зok zekice bir kesim. Şaşı bakınca bile şaşırtıyor.
Selamlar,
Deniz

metek (3001) 2007-02-09 16:14

kadraj зok kalabalık olmasına ragmen nefis,
ellerinize sağlık
selamlar,

salvator (19110) 2007-02-10 4:53

Merhaba Aycin,
Fotograftaki ucgenkere bayildim. Kompozisyon, bakis acisi, insan seli, renkler, hepsi cok guzel. Eline saglik. Iyi hafta sonu dilerim, selamlar. Salvator.

jemaflor (147184) 2007-02-10 5:21

Hi Aycim,
Great frame with this diagonal to give two part at your shot, very well seen and what a contrast between the houses and people, well done.
later ...

capthaddock (28790) 2007-02-10 5:41

Hello Ayзin - sokagin orantisi tam karar, kalabalik bir kцseden цtesine, merak ediyorum цzel bit tatil veya gцsteris iзin mi yoksa hergьn bцyle kalabalikmi bu sokak, gцrmeyeli nьfus iyice patladi galiba.

gemlik (983) 2007-02-10 7:17

Selamlar Aycin Hanim,
Mьkemmel bir aзı ile harika bir kare yaratmışsınız. Işık renkler зok iyi.Sanki fotografınızda bir festivalde зekilmiş bir İstiklal caddesi var.Tebrikler.
Esenlikler,
Bulent

ls7902 (7380) 2007-02-10 10:53

Nice POV with diagonal. Excellent daily life picture of a very crowded street. Thanks for the information. Latiff

gulnilgun (0) 2007-02-10 13:49

Ayзin selamlar,
Fikir kadraj bu fotografında зok iyi olmuş.Gьzel dьşьnce.İstiklal in kalabalığına farklı bir bakış.
Eline sağlık
Nilgun

papagolf21 (152607) 2007-02-10 17:14

Bonsoir, mon amie Aycin,
Trиs belle reprйsentation de cette foule en pleine activitй. L'animation est manifeste. Cette voie rйservйe aux piйtons (sauf erreur) permet de laisser la place а la vie, de se promener, de goыter les plaisirs des promenades, de faire les magasins.
La vue en plongйe est parfaite pour restituer l'atmosphиre gйnйrale.
Trиs bien fait (very well done).
Amitiйs.
Philippe

norenastramus06 (1226) 2007-02-11 4:24

merhaba ayзin
kadraj ve renkler зok gьzel,hareketli gьzel bir fotograf,tebrikler,ellerine saglık
h.ayhan

levocan (2253) 2007-02-11 6:09

Elinize sağlık
Gьzel bir kare...
Ama gьndьz :)
Levent

bhuniatrekearth (764) 2007-02-11 7:31

Dear Aycin,
Very nice geometrical frame effect in your composition and that has accentuated the effect of distance.

Here at Kolkata I feel relaxed to see another crowded city.

Best wishes
Dr. J. Bhunia

batalay (41261) 2007-02-11 11:09

Merhaba Ayзincigim,

Bu resim benim iзin bir muhtesem vitamin gibi geldi, candlandirdi. Istanbul'un en цzledigim bir yeri Istiklal Caddesi, ve o kalabaliklar arasinda yьrьmek. Istanbul'a her geldigimde rahmetli babamla зikip buralarda kol kola yьrьmekti. Daha evvel yazdigim gibi, babamin (ve kiz kardesimin) evleri Gьmьssuyunda, tam eski Park Otelinind karsisindadydi.

Herhalde resmi Galatasaraya yakin bir зekmistim. Harika!

Selam ve sevgiler,

Bьlent

mesutilgim (0) 2007-02-11 13:24

Selam Aycin (yoksa Ayзın'mı doğrusu ?)

Yenilerde başladım fotoğrafзılığa diyorsun intro'nda ama pek зok eskinin pabucunu pek yakında atarsın dama sen!
Bu kare de bunun isbatı ! Yoksa bцylesi başarılı bir diagonal ile her babayiğit bцlemez kareyi.
Sadece 30 kare ile 1104 puan toplaman da bunun bir isbatı. Resim başına ortalama 37 puan neredeyse !
Ellerine sağlık ve tebrikler. Bu son kare ile ilgili basit bir ws yapıp gцndereceğim, bakalım beğenecekmisin ?
Selamlar
MESUT ILGIM

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sothy81 (9646) 2007-02-11 13:31

Hi Aycin, what a great photo you have here. I love this graphic look of your photo. Clearly divided into two parts. A real magazine photo of course. Well done. And congrats! Sothy

izmirli (3989) 2007-02-11 16:47

merhaba sevgili aycin
harika bir gьnlьk yaşam kesiti.gьzel bir dьşьnce ve istanbul insan manzarası.
tebrik ederim.
sevgilerimle iyi akşamlar.
gьrkan akзakır.

Aliza (597) 2007-02-12 6:05

Merhabalar,
Mьkemmel bir зalisma olmus, tebrik ederim!
Ellerinize saglik.
Aliza.

evanrizo (462) 2007-02-12 6:52

Hi Aycin.
You captured it here with a very good frame.This diagonal,half buildings and half people give a very good impress.
Have a nice time.
Evan

doubay (674) 2007-02-12 16:58

Hi Aycin,
with your shot you evoke memories of our trip to Istabul last June. I donґt remember exactly how many times we walked along Istiklal Street - but they were deffinately many times. I liked it there very much.
Kind regards
Andreas

aslhann14 (203) 2007-02-12 18:02

Hi Aycin. Istikal Street always full. Always dinamic. Perfect Captured.

Regards. Luiggi

ElAprendiz (30) 2007-02-12 20:20

Hello Aycin
Good a panoramic one of urban landscape
The point of view used in diagonal, reflects a scene conglomerate, within an extraordinary architecture. Great depth of field.
John

Wanda1 (15142) 2007-02-12 22:43

Hi Aycin,
I love the diagonal line in your composition dividing your shot into two definite parts - people and buildings. Nice and colourfuls and plenty of good detail.
Regards
Wanda

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2007-02-13 3:18

Hello
Wow, crowdy it is...:)
Great symmetry between the buildings and the people. Symmetry in shape and colours. To worlds - the one of buildings and the second - alive ;).
I like the idea.
Regards

Standa (1877) 2007-02-13 8:17

Hi Aycin,
well made photo with good idea and perspective. I like your comment to the photo.
Regards,
Stanislav

toto (0) 2007-02-13 12:44

Belle photo, belle rйalisation,beau coup d' oeil,bons dйtails,extra. Amitiйs Thomas

sevman13 (553) 2007-02-13 16:27

selam,
hoş ve tanıtıcı bir kesit sunmuşsun.
tebrikler.

Serdar

cuneyt-sb (6576) 2007-02-14 3:46

Merhaba
Sadece aciklaman bile gulen yuzu haketmis,
Cekim ayrica guzel kadraj ve renkler
Eline saglik/Selamlar

fkokol (1636) 2007-02-15 18:35

Cok guzel kompozisyon.. Beyoglu'nun her zaman heraketli hayatini gosteren basarili bir kare olmus. Elinize saglik,

Figen,

stego (24132) 2007-02-15 21:31

Merhaba Aycin,
Congratulations! Crowded streets are a difficult subject to photograph, but you did an splendid work on this one, capturing both the life and the architecture, producing a wonderful pattern with the people and the houses. The compo couldn't be more clever, with that diagonal separating humans and constructions.
The note is also very interesting and well written.
Selamlar, Josй.

Nilay (1323) 2007-02-16 4:56

Merhaba Aycinn,
Cok gьzel bir fikir, bцyle bir kalabalıgı kadrajlaman, aзıyı зok sevdim,
eline sağlıkk,
Nilay

sufi (9588) 2007-02-16 10:03

Merhaba Aycin...
Bu kadar insan nereye gidiyor bцyle:) Harika bir noktadan ve acidan cekmissin... Perspektif cok basarili... IsIkli sьslerin dizilimi kompozisyona derinlik vermis... Cok gьzel bir gьnlьk yasam fotografi...
Ellerine saglik...
Saglicakla kal..
Salim.

neruda (4626) 2007-02-16 10:43

Alatım gьcь yьksek bir fotoraf, bakış aзın oldukзa yaratıcı ve gьzel, insan ve bina dokusu ile kaotik bir mekandan зok gьzel bir зalışma, tebrikler..

pedrocarmo (1295) 2007-02-18 9:20

Defenitly a busy place.
Well captured
nice photo

branley (3681) 2007-02-20 5:26

Hello Aycin,

this is a well composed shot formed by two triangles from a great pov. There's lots of colour, lots of detail and you've provided a great note too. A fine capture, well done.

Regards

Stephen

vagabondtravels (6511) 2007-02-22 7:05

Hi Aycin

NIce high pov. I like the way the stream of people cut through the frame. Good color and very sharp. Well done.
Ben

melly (9) 2007-02-22 9:59

vay be su kalabalıga bak, dogma buyume ıstanbulluyum ıstıklalde boyle kalabalık gormedım yada acaba ınsanların arasından yururken farkedılmıyorda yukardan bakıncamı boyle gorunuyor.
dusunce tarzın cok yaratıcı, fotografın yarısını hareketlı ınsanlar dıger yarısını ıse sabıt bınalar kaplıyor. burada pek cok kontrast var, canlı-cansız, acık renk-koyu renk, hareketlı-hareketsız...

hyasar (7775) 2007-02-22 17:53

Merhaba Aycin,

denecek pek bir sey birakmamissin. Harika kompozisyon, nefis fotograf.

tebrikler,
Hakan

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2007-02-28 17:23

Merhaba Ayзin,
Nefis bir perspektifle meşhur caddenin kalabalıklığını ve karmaşıklığını yansıtmışsın... Yьzdeyьzlьk... Eline sağlık, selamlar.
ahmet

muratcaloglu (2) 2007-03-02 11:39

Merhaba,
İstiklal caddesinin şimdiye kadar gцrdьğьm en цzgьn fotoğraflarından biri.
Tebrik ederim.
Murat

sayat (2949) 2007-03-17 9:13

Diagonalin mьkemmel kullanımı... Elinize sağlık.

sebinho342 (19329) 2007-04-06 7:51

Hi Aycin, this works very well, the human diagonal against this building diagonal, this is very aesthetic and eyes catching. So corwded place, i would hate to make some shopping a saturday afternoon there ! Your POV was tremendous to point out the beauty of the scene
Excellent ! :)

Vasa (515) 2008-02-06 14:36

Hello Aycin,

I had another walk in your gallery and this evening I stay in Istanbul (in history it was Carigrad). You made a good choice with many people on the street, some flags Turkish and European, some decorations.. The most strong side is your position and perfect diagonal. You show as your capacity of photograph art. I have some emotions for this choice because I had the pleasure to see myself Istanbul. What a lovely city. I am happy for you.

Branko