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Travel Photography | Istanbul | Point of View From Galata Tower
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Point of View From Galata Tower What is point of view? Basically it is the position, direction and height of the camera define the point of view of a picture. In travel photography it is always a good habit to find the best possible higher angle to get an overall view of the city you are visiting. For an example when I was in Istanbul, I make sure that I will get a better view of some part of Istanbul from a higher ground, and in this case, the best place in Istanbul to get an overall view of Istanbul is from the iconic Galata…
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Travel Photography Tips | Have Some Patience
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Blue Mosque at Istanbul Turkey “The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.” – Paulo Coelho – Personally I think Patience is what separates a travel photographer from a tourist. Most tourist will be satisfied if they have taken a picture of themselves standing against a beautiful landmark of any places, they just don’t really bother about the background, along as they can get themselves and the landmark, mosque, building, temple in the frame, I think most of them will be satisfied. I’ve seen this a…
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Travel Photography | Istanbul Turkey | Blue Mosque
I know what was your thinking or looking, the girl face is blur, yes I admit it but my focus was not on her face but the architecture behind or the huge dome above, I want to get that detail but because my camera can’t perform beautifully under high ISO, I have to use large aperture to et this shot. I use ISO800 and aperture F3.5, 1/30 at 18mm to get this shot, I wish I have UWA or Ultra Wide Angle Lens with me like 10-20mm for an example but I don’t have it. There was a time that we must make do with whatever we have to get…
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Travel Photography | Istanbul Turkey | Romantic City
This is not my latest picture, I’m still here in Malaysia, I just want to share with you a picture that I took in Istanbul November last year when I’ve an assignment there to cover COMCEC ECONOMIC SUMMIT 2009 in Istanbul Turkey. Due to my busy working schedule I have not been able to share all of my Istanbul picture here on my blog, but if you have visited my flickr, you should be able to recognize this picture. When my Boss asked me whether I can go to Istanbul for this assignment, I immediately grab the offer, simply because Istanbul is a dream city, a dream destination, who could…
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Istanbul | Turkey
When mention about Istanbul, image of Aya Soyfa, Blue Mosque will come into mind and also all those fairy tales and love stories about Constantinople will come alive. Istanbul is a great place to be and among world favorite travel destination. You can see Europe and Asia in one place, living in harmony here. Actually it is not so easy for me to reach here. There were so many procedure to follow and in fact I get the approval the very last minute before the day I depart for istanbul from Kuala Lumpur. To cut the story short, it was a long flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul on 7th…
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