Alemdar Mahallesi

The Basilica Cistern is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul. The cistern, located South West of the Hagia Sophia was built in the 6th century. This cathedral-sized cistern is an underground chamber of 143 metres (470 ft) by 65 metres (210 ft), capable of holding 80,000 cubic metres (2,800,000 cu ft) of water, and covering an area of 9,800 square metres (105,000 sq ft). The large space is broken up by a forest of 336 marble columns each 9 metres (30 ft) high. (Source: Wikipedia)

My Dear Friends, I am back from a short trip to Istanbul, Turkey. Fascinating city indeed, 4 days was a bit short to discover all its beauty. Hopefully I managed to get some interesting shots (mostly interiors, as it was almost raining all the time). I did get a blue hour shot of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque that I will share later.

4 exposures 'handheld' (camera on the floor - tripod was not allowed), shot a ISO 800 f/4. Digital Blended manually with CS4. I will post a few more shots of this incredible places (different angles).

Istanbul Set | Digital Blending Set

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