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Travel Photography Tips | Istanbul | Think About Colour, Contrast and Great Lighting
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Travel Photography | Istanbul Turkey | Yeni Cami (The New Mosque) in The Backgrund The photograph above were taken at two different days while I was in Istanbul, the top photograph were taken on April 13 and the second one were taken on April 11. During my visit, the weather is not consistent, the first two days we arrive at Istanbul it was raining all day long and we didn’t get much photo opportunity. Anyway, we stay at Istanbul for straight 10 days, actually we did planning to visit some other places like Konya, Cappadocia and few other interesting places in Turkey, but because the…
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Travel Photography | Princes’ Island | Büyükada | Adalar | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Princes’ Island | Büyükada | Adalar | Istanbul Turkey The Princes’ Islands (Turkish: Prens Adaları “Prince Islands”, or more commonly Kızıl Adalar “Red Islands” or just Adalar as they are officially named; classical Greek: Πριγκήπων νήσοι Prinkēpōn nēsoi), are a chain of nine islands off the coast ofIstanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. The islands also constitute the Adalar (literally Islands or Isles) district of Istanbul Province. The mayor of the Adalar (Isles) district is Mustafa Farsakoğlu (CHP); WikiPedia The largest island in the group, Büyükada (Great Island) shows is impressive from the ferry, with gingerbread villas climbing up the slopes of the hill and the bulbous twin cupolas of the Splendid Otel providing an unmistakable landmark. It’s a truly lovely spot to spend an…
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Travel Photography | Topkapi Palace | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Gate of Salutation | Topkapi Palace | Istanbul Turkey The Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı or in Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى) is a large palace in Istanbul, Turkey, that was the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years (1465-1856) of their 624-year reign. As well as a royal residence, the palace was a setting for state occasions and royal entertainments. It is now a major tourist attraction and contains important holy relics of the Muslim world, including Muhammed’s cloak and sword. The Topkapı Palace is among the monuments contained within the “Historic Areas of Istanbul”, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site…
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Travel Photography | Don’t Forget Self Portraits
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Once Upon a Time in Istanbul I’m not a travel photographer but I’m a photographer who like to travel a lot. Normally as photographers, we often forget to put ourselves in front of the camera. Most of times I travel with my friends and most of them are also like to take pictures, so even though we travel together, our interest is not the same, I mean I maybe like certain places or angle and my friends like to go to some other places and we end up walking alone when we reach a certain location. For an example while traveling to Istanbul recently, when…
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Kembara Fotografi | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Kembara Fotografi | Istanbul Turki | Turkey Saya pernah ke Istanbul pada tahun 2009, atas urusan kerja mengikuti Timbalan Perdana Menteri YAB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yang pada ketika itu menghadiri salah satu persidangan antarabangsa di sana. Bagi sesetengah orang mungkin beranggapan, kalau dah pernah pergi Istanbul, nak buat apa pergi lagi, pergilah tempat lain pula. Cukuplah sekali, bagi saya tidak, saya tidak puas dengan Istanbul, sewaktu mengikuti rombongan TPM, saya hanya dapat melihat sebahagian kecil sahaja Istanbul, hanya sempat sekali sahaja berjalan di atas Jambatan Galata, punya sedikit masa untuk jalan-jalan di dalam Spice Bazaar, begitu juga punya masa yang amat terhad di dalam Masjid Biru…
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