Showing posts with label Turkey ~ Mediterranean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turkey ~ Mediterranean. Show all posts
Friday, March 1, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Zen in Black and White
This is the same art posted under the title "Zen Mountain" but with a black and white treatment.
The mountain pictured is Mt. Tahtali, near Kemer Turkey.
My Fine Art America website
The mountain pictured is Mt. Tahtali, near Kemer Turkey.
My Fine Art America website
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Pomegranates
Not in my garden. This doesn't grow this far north, as far as I know. Seen at Simena Sun Club, Camyuva, Turkey.
Processed using my HDR+ process.
Processed using my HDR+ process.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Zen Mountain
As promised, I'm back with some new photos.
This is Mt. Tahtali, south of Kemer, Turkey
This is Mt. Tahtali, south of Kemer, Turkey
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Gnarly
Seen at Simena Sun Club, Kemer Turkey.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Scene from an Old Roman Town
I’m working on some new photos to add soon, but for the time being, here are some favorites from the past. There will be more new stuff coming soon, I promise!
Myra is an ancient town in Lycia, where the small town of Kale (Demre) is situated today in present day Antalya Province of Turkey. It was located on the river Myros (Demre Çay), in the fertile alluvial plain between Alaca Dağ, the Massikytos range and the Aegean Sea.
Myra, from Wikipedia
Myra is an ancient town in Lycia, where the small town of Kale (Demre) is situated today in present day Antalya Province of Turkey. It was located on the river Myros (Demre Çay), in the fertile alluvial plain between Alaca Dağ, the Massikytos range and the Aegean Sea.
Myra, from Wikipedia
Friday, August 17, 2012
Mediterranean Sunrise (Painted)
I'm working on some new photos to add soon, but for the time being, here are some favorites from the past. There will be more new stuff coming soon, I promise!
In a painted style!
In a painted style!
Friday, August 10, 2012
The Castle at Kalecoy
I'm working on some new photos to add soon, but for the time being, here are some favorites from the past. There will be more new stuff coming soon, I promise!
Kalecoy, Turkey
Kalecoy, Turkey
Thursday, August 9, 2012
All Clouds Lead to Mt. Tahtali
A reprocess of a post from two years ago. This was a technically challenging photo to create. This was taken from a kayak off the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, and consists of 8 photos stitched together to create the final photo.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Monday, December 12, 2011
The Original St. Nicholas (Revisited)
Changes in the posting schedule.
For the last ten weeks, I've been posting every day. Something new Monday thru Friday, and archive photos on Saturday and Sunday. But at least for now I need to go back to my prior posting schedule. Which is new photos Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and an archive photo on Saturday.
The Original St. Nicholas. Why Revisited?
Two reasons.
Saint Nicholas (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος, Aghios ["holy"] Nicolaos ["victory of the people"]) (270–6 December 346) is the canonical and most popular name for Nikolaos of Myra, a saint and Greek[3] Bishop of Myra (Demre, in Lycia, part of modern-day Turkey). Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker (Greek: Νικόλαος ο Θαυματουργός, Nikolaos o Thaumaturgos). He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, and thus became the model for Santa Claus, whose English name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas. His reputation evolved among the faithful, as is common for early Christian saints.[4] In 1087, his relics were furtively translated to Bari, in southeastern Italy; for this reason, he is also known as Nikolaos of Bari.His feastday is December 6.
The historical Saint Nicholas is remembered and revered among Catholic and Orthodox Christians. He is also honored by various Anglican and Lutheran churches. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, thieves, children, and students in Greece, Belgium, France, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Albania, Russia, the Republic of Macedonia, Slovakia, Serbia, and Montenegro. He is also the patron saint of Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Barranquilla, Bari, Beit Jala, Fribourg, Huguenots, Liverpool, Siggiewi, and Lorraine. In 1809, the New-York Historical Society convened and retroactively named Santa Claus the patron saint of New Amsterdam, the historical name for New York City.[5] He was also a patron of the Varangian Guard of the Byzantine emperors, who protected his relics in Bari.
A nearly identical story is attributed by Greek folklore to Basil of Caesarea. Basil's feast day on 1 January is considered the time of exchanging gifts in Greece.
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas
Taken during a side trip during vacation at Simena Sun Club, Kemer Turkey.
For the last ten weeks, I've been posting every day. Something new Monday thru Friday, and archive photos on Saturday and Sunday. But at least for now I need to go back to my prior posting schedule. Which is new photos Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and an archive photo on Saturday.
The Original St. Nicholas. Why Revisited?
Two reasons.
- Reworked the photo and improved a few things.
- 'Tis the season!
Saint Nicholas (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος, Aghios ["holy"] Nicolaos ["victory of the people"]) (270–6 December 346) is the canonical and most popular name for Nikolaos of Myra, a saint and Greek[3] Bishop of Myra (Demre, in Lycia, part of modern-day Turkey). Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker (Greek: Νικόλαος ο Θαυματουργός, Nikolaos o Thaumaturgos). He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, and thus became the model for Santa Claus, whose English name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas. His reputation evolved among the faithful, as is common for early Christian saints.[4] In 1087, his relics were furtively translated to Bari, in southeastern Italy; for this reason, he is also known as Nikolaos of Bari.His feastday is December 6.
The historical Saint Nicholas is remembered and revered among Catholic and Orthodox Christians. He is also honored by various Anglican and Lutheran churches. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, thieves, children, and students in Greece, Belgium, France, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Albania, Russia, the Republic of Macedonia, Slovakia, Serbia, and Montenegro. He is also the patron saint of Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Barranquilla, Bari, Beit Jala, Fribourg, Huguenots, Liverpool, Siggiewi, and Lorraine. In 1809, the New-York Historical Society convened and retroactively named Santa Claus the patron saint of New Amsterdam, the historical name for New York City.[5] He was also a patron of the Varangian Guard of the Byzantine emperors, who protected his relics in Bari.
A nearly identical story is attributed by Greek folklore to Basil of Caesarea. Basil's feast day on 1 January is considered the time of exchanging gifts in Greece.
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas
Taken during a side trip during vacation at Simena Sun Club, Kemer Turkey.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
The Sunken City of Kekova
• HDR Photo
Kekova, also named Caravola (Lycian: Dolichiste), is a small Turkish island near Kaş (ancient Antiphellos) district of Antalya province which faces the villages of Kaleköy (ancient Simena) and Üçağız (ancient Teimioussa). Kekova has an area of 4.5 km² and is uninhabited.
After the Italian occupation of Kastelorizo, Kekova — which at that time was temporarily inhabited during summer because of wood harvest — was disputed between Italy and Turkey. The 1932 Convention between Italy and Turkey assigned it to Turkey.
On its northern side there are the partly sunken ruins of Dolchiste/Dolikisthe, an ancient town which was destroyed by an earthquake during the 2nd century. Rebuilt and still flourishing during the Byzantine Empire period, it was finally abandoned because of Arab incursions. Tersane (meaning "dockyard", as its bay was the site of an ancient city Xera and dockyard, with the ruins of a Byzantine church) is at the northwest of the island.
The Sunken City of Kekova
Kekova, also named Caravola (Lycian: Dolichiste), is a small Turkish island near Kaş (ancient Antiphellos) district of Antalya province which faces the villages of Kaleköy (ancient Simena) and Üçağız (ancient Teimioussa). Kekova has an area of 4.5 km² and is uninhabited.
After the Italian occupation of Kastelorizo, Kekova — which at that time was temporarily inhabited during summer because of wood harvest — was disputed between Italy and Turkey. The 1932 Convention between Italy and Turkey assigned it to Turkey.
On its northern side there are the partly sunken ruins of Dolchiste/Dolikisthe, an ancient town which was destroyed by an earthquake during the 2nd century. Rebuilt and still flourishing during the Byzantine Empire period, it was finally abandoned because of Arab incursions. Tersane (meaning "dockyard", as its bay was the site of an ancient city Xera and dockyard, with the ruins of a Byzantine church) is at the northwest of the island.
The Sunken City of Kekova
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Scene from an Old Roman Town
Myra is an ancient town in Lycia, where the small town of Kale (Demre) is situated today in present day Antalya Province of Turkey. It was located on the river Myros (Demre Çay), in the fertile alluvial plain between Alaca Dağ, the Massikytos range and the Aegean Sea.
Myra, from Wikipedia
Myra, from Wikipedia
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Turkish Countryside
• HDR Photo
Seen in the Turkish countryside south of Kemer. Late September 2010.
Seen in the Turkish countryside south of Kemer. Late September 2010.
Monday, May 2, 2011
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