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Hagia Sophia :: Blue Hour
Hagia Sophia
by Daniel Cheong

Explored #68

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Hagia Sophia is a former patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. It was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years, until the completion of the Seville Cathedral in 1520. The current building was originally constructed as a church between A.D. 532 and 537. (Source: Wikipedia)

A classic 'shot to death', but I had to do it! ;-) This was the only clear evening that I had during my stay. Otherwise it was raining most of the time.

Digital Blending done with 7 exposures, all manually blended. The strong lighting from the spot lights was the most challenging part and I tried to reduce them as much as I could.

Of course, I have some very nice interior shots of Hagia Sophia that still need to be processed.

Istanbul Set | Digital Blending Set | Night Photography Set | Most Interesting shots

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Walk around Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia

Short walk at night in the city. Aya Sofya was also good choice.

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_MG_5174 - Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmad Maydan Fountain
Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmad Maydan Fountain / Hagia Sophia is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial...

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The Blue Mosque
Hagia Sophia

Sultanahmet Camii

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Most notably Daniel Cheong.