ode to a bicycle, a photo from Antalya, Mediterranean

Photographer's Note

Today I was posting
a poem
that wasn’t my own.

About a bicycle,
goats
and two silver horns.

I sat at the table
and started to type.
I realized: I’m wrong!
This poem has some bite!

So
I tasted and chewed.
I digested and fed.
I savored and swallowed.
The juices ran red.

Now,
his words, they are mine.

They float and they slumber.
They run thru my veins.
They’ve invaded my thoughts.
They live in my brain.

The bicycle image,
goats, angel and snow,
I see in my dreams.
Film moving slow.

So this is my poem:
a tribute of sorts,
an ode to a bicycle
and to some odd
mountain goats.

(...written by "red dirt girl" in august 2006...)

(...taken by me in belek, antalya, at the congress hotel i d been staying at, in november 2006...)

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jmdias (114318) 2007-02-28 19:28

korkut

marvelous work, the light, colors, and shapes are very nice. I think I would crop off a little more the lower area, anyway it is a fabulous photo

jorge

siolaw (38294) 2007-02-28 19:40

Hello Korkut,
Nice minimalistic compo, with strong fraphical impact... good framing, i like the matching color tones and the textures here
TFS
Laurent

Cormac (26565) 2007-02-28 20:55

What really makes this interesting is that incredible pattern in the street - not just cobblestones, but more like a jigsaw puzzle. The colour helps to emphasize the pattern, and also provide a nice contrast with the cool, metallic bicycle. Well done!

eshirey (325) 2007-02-28 21:44

Beautiful composition here...pattern, colors, and framing are wonderful. Really sharp as well. Nice work!

oreyd (437) 2007-02-28 23:32

brillant... I admit I am sucker for bike pics... very nice...

ALIRIZA (16423) 2007-03-01 0:54

Merhaba Korkut,
Hoş bir minimalist зalışma. Yerdeki turuncu mozaiklerin devamındaki aynı renk duvar ve bisikletle harika bir kompozisyon. Ellerine sağlık...
Selamalar...
Ali Rıza

amazon (12112) 2007-03-01 1:23

selam korkut,
цylesine farklı gцren gцzlerin var ki hiз akla gelmeyecek yerlerden gьzel kareler зıkarabiliyorsun,
emeğine ve gцzlerine sağlık,
iffet

Dpbours (222) 2007-03-01 1:35 [Comment]

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bakes888 (18499) 2007-03-01 1:41

Hi Korkut. Great photo. colours, composition, POV all good. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Graal (103040) 2007-03-01 2:27

Hi Lorkut,
good idea and realize. Interesting composition, nice colours with orange dominante. I like it. Well done.
Gr., Aleksander

sothy81 (9646) 2007-03-01 2:29

Excellent one Korkut. I love this simple photo but very effective. The colors are wonderful. The texture gives great photographic view. Sothy

stefanocer (10642) 2007-03-01 3:26

Great impact in your photo , the warm colours of walls and floor well contrast with the silver bike , nice framing too , well done.
Stefano.

gulnilgun (0) 2007-03-01 4:56

selamlar Korkut,
bu tarz bir komopzisyonun daha vardı, bu fotoğrafında renkler daha gцzalıcı,
tebrikler,
nilgьn

metek (3001) 2007-03-01 5:28

Korkut merhaba ,
detay bir зalışma , renklerin ve mozaikler ile duvarın uyumu mьthiş
ellerine saglık,
selamlar

sufi (9588) 2007-03-01 5:46

Merhaba Korkut...
Mьkemmel bir kompozisyon olmus... Bakis acisi ve dikey kadraj cok yerinde... Ayrica pastel renkler, renklerdeki uyum, IsIk ve ayrintilar cok gьzel...
Ellerine saglik...
Saglicakla kal..
Salim.

rigoletto (34279) 2007-03-01 6:20

Selam Dr.,
Gьzel renkler ve kompozisyon. Eline sağlık.
Rigo

saylan-cb (12738) 2007-03-01 6:34

Bilgelerin rengi olan turunзuyu bьyьk bir ustalıkla,bilgece yansıtılmış...Gцze ve ruha hitap eden bir fotoğraf...Elinize sağlık
Selamlar

suhan (3552) 2007-03-01 7:17

Зok derin ve anlamlı bir hikaye, tonlamalar ve derinlik duygusu mьthiş. son derece estetik bir film karesi tadında. ama bir o kadar da hьzьnlь ve iз acıtan bir yalnızlık karesi
tebrikler
merve-sьleyman

cimcim (3712) 2007-03-01 7:22

Kokutcaann,
Yine yaratıcı bakış aзınla harika bir kare зıkarmışsın, yerdeki turuncu mozaiklere geniş yer vermen зok hoş olmuş, asıl konu olan bisikletse bu hoş arka planın цnьnde зok cici gцrьnьyor.
Gцzьne sağlık
Ayзin.

elifpetan (1204) 2007-03-01 7:55

Fotoğraf gьzel. Eskisinden de gьzel. Şiir зok acayip! :o)

sined (4523) 2007-03-01 8:25

riding on a girafe skin ! thanks for this unforgotable vision Korkut
Denis

evanrizo (462) 2007-03-01 8:29

Hey my friend what a composition!
The frame works good here, the color is very interesting.
Cheers.
Evan

muratcaloglu (2) 2007-03-01 9:34

Ьstad,
Kompozisyonun цzeni, neredeyse monokrom olan renklerin sıcaklığı, zeminin yarattığı ritm duygusu ve konusu ile yine yine зok iyi bir fotoğraf, tebrikler.
O kadar kongreye giderim hiз o otellerden bu kadar iyi fotoğraflar зıkabileceğini dьşьnmemiştim, bunu da gцsterdiğin iзin ayrıca teşekkьrler,
Murat

Ertan (2988) 2007-03-01 12:34

Merhaba
Yerdeki taşların duvarla ahenk iзinde olması hoşuma gitti:)İlginз ve değişik зalışma.Ellerine sağlık
Ertan

veve (4189) 2007-03-01 13:37

Hello Korkut,
Nice minimalistic composition !
Great pattern on the street,fine textures and colors!
Well done!
Best wishes,
Veronica

sabanuluca (5176) 2007-03-01 13:41

merhaba, kompozisyon gьzel olmuş. eline sağlık
selamlar
şaban

nursez (1903) 2007-03-01 14:00

Ne kadar gьzel bir bakış aзısı,renklere bayıldın.Portakallı bonbon geldi aklıma:)Nur.

Cretense (68709) 2007-03-01 14:23

Hi Korkut!

Excellent artistic photo, indeed an ode to a bicycle! Beautiful daring composition, beautiful POV. Great warm tones, and excellent note! Congratulations!

Hercules

Gerrit (62042) 2007-03-01 14:37

Hi Korkut,
my kind of tribute.
Beautiful patterns too.
Regards, Gerrit

hay_kes (31439) 2007-03-01 17:41

Merhaba Korkut,
Зekim, hazırlanışı ve sunumu sьper bir kare.Renk ve doku harika.Tebrikler.

hAyAti

KemaLMerT (12048) 2007-03-01 19:14

Merhaba,
Palladyen ve duvarın renk uyumu, kompozisyonun ile birleşince harika bir sonuc зıkmış. Tebrikler.
Kemal Mert

stego (24132) 2007-03-01 20:10

Merhaba Korkut,
Wonderful compo, with those patterns on the floors and the lines of the wall making it very effective.
The poem is also beautiful and much adequated to the photo.
You were truly inspired on that trip of yours! It seems that you have an infinite collection of great photos of that trip.
Selamlar, Josй.

gunbud (34066) 2007-03-01 21:52

Hi korkut,
Marvelous eye for color as these bright patters seen in stunning detail working their way to the beautiful sliver ride that is born to spin. Your poem does justice to this bright scene.

salvator (19110) 2007-03-02 3:37

Merhaba Korkut Bey,
Cok guzel kompozisyon. Bir hayli enteresan. Fotografa hakim olan turuncu renkleri cok mu begendim, yoksa bakinca yordu mu karar veremedim.
Elinize saglik. Selamlar. Salvator.

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-03-02 4:10

Wow Korkut!
what a great image here!!
i like a lot the orange tones and your composition, with the bike on the top!
great also the texture of the pavement!
you have played well with the colours!!
and great to read some words from you!! :))
CONGRATS!!
ciao!
valeria

doubay (674) 2007-03-02 5:52

Hi Korkut,
excelent shot. Simple, effective and very beautiful.
Cheers
Andreas

Tezic (17867) 2007-03-02 15:44

Merhaba,
Ortamdan kompozisyon yaratma adına зok başarılı bir kare... tebrikler..

syd1946 (1167) 2007-03-02 17:58

Bravo Korkut,I like scenes with bikes very much and I believe there is a soul in every bike.This is a very poetic composition,not only of the poem to your note!The colors beautiful,the low pov,perfect...

Nice weekend my friend,
Thomas

designsoul (17843) 2007-03-02 22:26

Superb colours and graphism, Korkut! Very nice point of view, attention to details and textures. Love the warmth that generates from the orangey-terra cotta walls and tiles.
take care,
sasa

kagemusha (1288) 2007-03-03 3:32

Korkut selamlar,
Kompozisyon, dikey kadraj, renkler ve netlik hepsi harika.
Eline sağlık

mali

atilgone (0) 2007-03-03 4:23

merhaba Korkut,

Bu pozu цncekinden hatırlıyorum. Ama bu daha iyi olmuş. Netlik ve anlaşırlık daha iyi. Kompozisyonda цtekine gцre daha başarılı. Bisikletin karedeki yeri зok gьzel. Eline sağlık.
selamlar
atilgan

gertan (1527) 2007-03-04 5:28

Korkut bey cok hos bir kare olmus. Renk uyumu harika. Cok basarili. Tebrikler.

Gokhan

riclopes (35577) 2007-03-04 7:08

Olб Korkut, each post of yours a surprising creative work that give me the pleasure to discover. This ode to a bicycle remind me a bit the work of Thomas. Beautiful poem and excellent capture of the graphism and textures around the bike. It sure changed my life, since I got mine. Congratulations for this poetic post.
Ricardo

Wanda1 (15142) 2007-03-06 0:06

Hi Korkut,
You have photographed one of my favourite subjects - bicycles. I love the geometric patterns of the paving leading up to the biycle and the colour is great.
Regards
Wanda

anesugur (18789) 2007-03-06 17:10

Merhaba Korkut,
Зok gьzel yakalamışsın.
Renk uyumu basit konuyu harika bir kompozisyona dцnьştьrmьş.
Eline sağlık. Uğur

ElAprendiz (30) 2007-03-07 9:20

Hi Korkut
The tonalities oranges of the wall and the floor, asi like the geometric and capricious figures, call the attention within the scene. But it is necessary to say, that the bicycle in an ideal position, complement one magnifies composition, asi as his resistance and clearness.
John

rossofuoco (7398) 2007-03-07 15:27

Hi Korkut.
Foto veramente particolari le tue, molto originali e belle. Complimenti per i colori e la composizione.
Saluti
Renzo

ephemere33 (9743) 2007-03-08 3:21

simple, belles couleurs asorties, le velo met le petit plus dans cette composition, bien pense, fallait avoir l'idйe et oser la prendre, bien vu et merci, amicalement Bi

adores (46979) 2007-03-09 18:57

Hi Korkut!
You have really great compositions. I really like this one, the way you placed the bike, the way the colours match, the light. It's simple but really good!
Regards and have a nice weekend!
Anabela

dcawker (5717) 2007-03-10 8:55

Excellent perspective and strong colors as well.. Really nice! Regards, Doug

crhieatt (5347) 2007-03-11 17:44

You've got a great eye for neat graphic compositions Korkut, and it's always great to see something just that little bit different on TE. Great gallery.
Regards
Colin

sebinho342 (19329) 2007-03-13 9:22

Hi Korkut,
First thanks for your words and the fact that you picked me in your favorites ! A pleasure and i wish to be at the required level in my future posts not to desapoint you !
I have to say too that you are a very skilled photographer, ver y original approach and artisitcall touch. You excell in "finding tremendous composition", you are not a "wide angle landscape" but more zoomed view, in same kind as "marietom" is.
So i pick this one today, but i have a lot of other choices possible, cause it's very appealing and in thumbnail it caught more my eyes :)
Congratulations
... and say hello to athapan :)

pastadog (13111) 2007-04-18 8:38

Very cool shot, Korkut, the shapes and colors are great... and of course the bike makes it! (I like shots of bikes...) TFS! Daniel

erel (11890) 2007-04-19 15:04

merhaba korkut,
зok harika bir kompozisyon olmuş..ışık renkler sьper
bravo
erel

daddo (28748) 2007-04-27 8:41

hi Korkut. A photo yelling for attention. Bright colours, patterns, contrasts, marvellous light, effective PoV. Together all of these elements add up to an original piece. Regards. Klaudio.

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KKar (486) 2007-08-01 23:04

Hi Korkut.
It was a pleasure to see many wonderful pictures in your galerries. This is one of the most pleasant to my as it combines two of my favorite elements Bicycles and color orange. Wonderfully combined and positioned in the phrame. I am new to this site so i am glad to tell you that this is my first "favorite" picture
Well done
Kostas

Hellas (7123) 2007-09-25 4:32

Very nice composition, warm colour, shadows and clarity all around. I have nothing bad to notice. This is a great work.
Congratulations!
Best wishes,
Athanasios.

marietom (34611) 2007-12-25 6:15

Hello Korkut,

Yes ! ORANGE 2 !!!
Une image trиs gaphique, que j'avais manquйe !
Marie

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ambivalens (90) 2009-09-22 12:16

bi de bisiklet biraz antika olsaydı sьper olurdu..
yine de sevdim:)

beatrox (876) 2014-11-28 13:57

What a beautiful picture with an amazing framing and vibrating picture... and... the bike like a statue on a "piedestale"...

A very good shot...

I like bicycle too ... they are like urban's life witness...

Bravo,