Archive for January, 2008
Madira
Posted in Misc, Sky, Still Life, water, tagged bottles, colors, glass, horizon, liquid, madira, photography, reflection, Sky, water on January 30, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Divan
Posted in Architecture, Travel, turkey, tagged Architecture, diwan, entrance, golden, istanbul, marble, ornate, ottoman, palace, photography, sarayi, topakapi, Travel, turkey on January 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Entrance to the Divan, Topkapi Sarayi, (Topkapi Palace) Istanbul, Turkey. The divan was the meeting hall of the vazirs of the Ottoman empire. It was here, that the vast kingdom was ruled from, and the day to day decisions were made. This is also where the english word ‘diwan’ originates from.
On a side note, I [...]
Derasir
Posted in Architecture, Panorama, Travel, tagged Architecture, carving, gujarat, idol, india, jain, Panorama, ptgui, Statue, stone, surat, temple on January 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Jain Derasir(temple), Surat, Gujarat, India. This image was created by stitching together individual photos using, once again, PTGui the great!
Notre Dame
Posted in Architecture, Travel, tagged jesus cross "notre dame" paris france photography candl on January 19, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France.
Sultanahmet Camii
Posted in Architecture, History, Panorama, Travel, tagged arches, Architecture, calligraphy, domes, interior, islam, isnik tiles, istanbul, mosque, Panorama, photography, ptgui, sultamahmet, Travel, turkey on January 13, 2008 | 17 Comments »
Just got back from the trip a few days ago. Here is a view of the inside of the’ Sultanahmet Camii’ (pronounce: sooltaanahmed jami) , Istanbul, Turkey. Also known as the Blue Mosque. This image was created by stitching together about 15 photos using PTGui.









