Ishak Pasa, a photo from Agri, East Anatolia

Photographer's Note

Built on a high plateau through the end of eighteenth century, in eastern Turkey near Mount Ararat, Ishak Pasa Palace is a big complex whose construction started under the local governor Ishak Pasha, and finished 95 years later by his grandson Mehmet Pasha.

The palace with a dimension of 50m x 115m, is as large as a soccer field and includes a big courtyard, over 100 rooms and a mosque which can be seen on the picture. It is a mixture of many styles: Ottoman with respect to its plan, Seljukid with its front door and Turkestani with its dome.

Due to its proximity to the Russian and Persian borders of the empire, Ishak Pasa Palace suffered serious damage during several wars, beginning with the Russian seige in 1828. It went several restauration projects in recent years.

Scanned from slide, cropped and increased sharpness.

This palace is usually taken on a wider perspective, from the hill next to it. I tried a different, closer POV. I was lucky I had such a beautiful light falling on the rock behind the palace. However, this light was due to a coming storm and I got cold that evening while trying to capture pictures. During the next five days I had heavy digestive problems, which didn't make my life easier in my ascent to the summit of Mount Ararat. :-)

Source: Ishak Pasa

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tober (8797) 2010-09-01 1:43

Çok etkileyici ve sıradışı bir İshakpaşa çalışması olmuş. Arka plandaki dağ kitlesi gizemli etkiyi daha da güçlü kılmış. tebrikler.

Morac (27725) 2010-09-01 1:56

Hi Erdem
Congratulations for this beautiful composition
Regards
Marc

npecanhuk (79329) 2010-09-01 2:30

Hello Erdem!
Very attractive and truly interesting picture!
The place, for me, seems to be very exotical, specially those mountains in the background!
Sharpness, exposure, pov, pp, contrasts, horizontal format, black & white borders and composition are all very good here! I really like the visual results!
TFS - congrats!
Best regards and greetings from Brazil,
Neyvan

carlosmarin (11954) 2010-09-01 4:46

Hello Erdem,
beautiful setting of the Palace with mountains in the background.
Beautiful composition and nice colors.
Good job of scanning.
Well done.
TFS
Regards,
Carlos

macondo (20449) 2010-09-01 4:52

Hello Erdem.
This photo certainly has a certain beauty about it, mainly thanks to the light and the minimalism which focuses only on the two shapes - man-made and natural. It's a good scan. I like the colour combination a lot. The only small visual problem is the top of the tower is too close to the edge of the photo, almost cut off. But it's a small criticism of this harmonious picture, and a very good note.
Regards,
Andrew

Charo (51290) 2010-09-01 4:56

Merhaba Erdem,
The picture is beautiful with a magnificent view and great depth.
I like the framing and light. Very beautiful tower of the palace also contrast with the landscape.
Best regards,
Charo

Bartleby (13552) 2010-09-01 11:57

Hi,
great contrast between the minaret and the tip of the mountain. The light is truly beautiful.

Philippe

sayeed_rahman (6461) 2010-09-01 12:55

Fascinating place my friend and with the mountain ridge as a backdrop adds such an effect. guess tourists are not allowed to the top of the minaret, they might be a nuisance !!

if it was any bigger, you could see a small restaurant up there..but an amazing feature on this place..thanks eh

sayeed

TRB (14138) 2010-09-01 14:48

Merhaba Erdem Bey,
Çok farklı, mükemmel bir İshakpaşa çalışması.
Kadraj kullanımı ile etkileyici, çok başarılı.
Emeğinize sağlık, tebrikler..
Tülay

ahmet54 (3600) 2012-06-02 4:51

Merhaba Erdem,
I like this capture of Ishak Pasa Sarayi's mosque in front of the rocky mountain. I like it more than the second one. It is a great composition and muc details of the mosque are shown.
Selamlar,
Roland