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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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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque @ Muscat, Oman
Grand Mosque, Muscat

Nikon D850 Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G

Muscat is a fascinating city. It has an amazing mix of Western and Arabic architecture making it very...

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The Blue Mosque
Hagia Sophia

Sultanahmet Camii

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Oman - Nizwa - Young boy walking through old souq
Oman - Nizwa - Beatiful Light Coming through Traditional Door inside of Old souq

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This photo was taken in beautiful town of Nizwa. It was late...

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Oman - Old man of Nizwa
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Among other music, I was also listening to Prince of...

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Oman - Nizwa - Beatiful Light Coming through Traditional Door inside of Old souq
Oman - Nizwa - Beatiful Light Coming through Traditional Door inside of Old souq

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Not a landscape photo today, but a detail from old souq of...

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Oman - Nizwa - Fort and Mosque with Minaret lit at Dusk - Twilight - Blue Hour - Night
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Middle East - Sultanate of Oman - Ad Dakhiliyah Region...

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