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14-OCT-2009

The Blue Mosque, as seen from Hagia Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2009

There are 30 frames within this window, all but two of them containing nothing but clear blue sky. The two large frames at bottom contain the famous Blue Mosque, and part of the one of the domes of Hagia Sofia, the oldest cathedral in the world. The array of frames in this 1,400 year old window form a pattern that suggests both unity and fragmentation.

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Phil Douglis31-Aug-2012 23:20
Thanks, Jose. Yes, this image is all about framing. It suggests both the reality and the history of this amazing place.
joseantonio31-Aug-2012 19:36
Very nice framing here...V
Phil Douglis25-Nov-2009 17:52
Yes, she was probably peering at soaring minarets. I am not sure which of the many windows in that gallery that she was looking through in my shot athttp://www.pbase.com/pnd1/image/119000585 but I do know that she is not using the window itself as a framing device, as I do in this image. I think such a pairing would be strengthened by that fact, matching my shot of the woman forcing her camera into a window, with my shot using the arched window itself as composition.
Tim May25-Nov-2009 17:22
It is interesting to pair this image with the one you made of the woman on tiptoes take a picture through these windows. This is what she was seeing.
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