Safranbolu Blue Hour, a photo from Karabuk, Black Sea

Photographer's Note

A deserted alley at blue hour after the day tourists have left for the day. I stayed overnight so no rush to walk back to my hotel. The town is north west of Ankara and south of Amasra on the western Black Sea coast. It's famous for its traditional old wooden Turkish Ottoman houses.

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Praetzer (209) 2015-04-07 13:41

Nice evening atmosphere.
Fine exposure and compo.
Alfred

kordinator (8738) 2015-04-07 13:47

Dear Chris
Nice blue hour capture.
Lovely narrow street and traditional old Turkish houses.
Perfect lighting and splendis colors.
Dreat photo job.
Kind regards
Sa啾

nikkitta (17070) 2015-04-07 13:56

Hola Chris
I like to stay after tourist go, places look quite different, did it in Capri and was super, here staying, you obtained a blue hour capture of a gosh city
As always your light management is quite impressive with the starts, love them
tfs

pierrefonds (115408) 2015-04-07 15:32

Bonsoir Chris,

La longueur de la rue donne d ela profondeur � la composition. L'utilisation d'une vitesse d'exposition de trois secondes et probablement d'un support permet de voir les d騁ails des maisons et des immeubles. Cela a aussi un effet sp馗ial sur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne soir馥.

Pierre

eldancer1 (36343) 2015-04-07 18:55

Beautiful blue hour capture and I hope just because the alley is deserted it was not dangerous, it does look peaceful with good lighting. Love the colors and nice details. Well done, tfs.

papagolf21 (152607) 2015-04-07 23:31

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Tr鑚 belle ambiance reproduite � travers cette composition et de l'heure bleue.
Merci pour ce tr鑚 joli spectacle nocturne.
Tr鑚 bonne journ馥.
Amiti駸.
Philippe

jjcordier (79299) 2015-04-08 0:16

Chris
Beau rendu de l'atmosph鑽e nocturne, � l'heure bleue, de cette rue d駸ert馥.
Amicalement
JJ

emka (158672) 2015-04-08 0:24

Hello Chris,
I wanted to go to Safranbolu but it was too far when I was in Istanbul. The empty street looks romantic but a bit creepy. Pity for this parking car. always such a nuisance for photographers. beautiful blue hour shot.

WArm regard s Malgo

holmertz (103520) 2015-04-08 0:53

Hello Chris,
I was here in 2012 but I can't say that I recognize this particular street. You captured a fine evening atmosphere with very nice light and colours. I spent one night here too, staying in one of those old buildings converted into hotels. I had a very odd but beautiful room.
Kind regards,
Gert

Matyas (0) 2015-04-08 1:01

Hello Chris! Fantastic Blue Hour. Amaizng street. Fine architecture. Marvelous brightness and colours. Good focus effect. Regards!

snunney (130967) 2015-04-08 3:04

Hello Chris,
A well presented blue hour composition featuring this attractive deserted street. Very well exposed with lovely colours and fine clarity. An image with a very pleasant mood to it.

jhm (211738) 2015-04-08 5:06

Hello Chris,

The narrow alley gives depth and perspective taken during blue hour.
Clarity and colours make your picture very nice.
Nice composition, nice presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2015-04-08 6:25

Hello Chris,
Beautiful composition. Nice photo with a great mixture of colours. Good depth and clarity in this night shot.
best wishes,
Achim

Sergiom (117241) 2015-04-08 6:35

Bonjour Chris,

J'aime beaucoup cette photo d'atmosph鑽e � l'heure bleue sur la rue tr鑚騁roite de ce village turc.J'aime l'effet entonnoir qui donne de la profondeur.

Amicalement

Serge

ikeharel (114435) 2015-04-08 6:56

Fine view downhill's on the alley, Chris, though I'd detour the car somehow, maybe 2m to the left would show more view onwards. But after all, tourists have not many options, we atke what being available at a certain time.
Blue-hour photo par-excellence.
Good evening,
Ike

Graal (103040) 2015-04-08 7:41

Hello Chris,
amazing effect with polarising filter during the blue hour. I like the lights and calm mood on the backstreet. Well done photo.
Have a nice evening.
Aleksander

lousat (139906) 2015-04-08 11:56

Hi Chris,a peaceful and very nice blue hour in this alley,it's a pity for the white car inside that break the old atmosphere.The facades are beautiful and original talking about the style,i like it! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (86328) 2015-04-09 2:22

Hello Chris,

It's a fine blue hour shot.
The warmth of the artificial lights below the deep blue sky are very welcoming.
You have chosen a fine viewpoint, capturing the context and the details of the buildings whilst, also, creating an excellent sense of depth.

Have a lovely day,
Bev :-)

Cricri (176) 2015-04-09 10:58

Hi Chris
Belle prise a l'heure bleu, la gestion des lumi鑽es, int駻essante rue de pav駸 et les fa軋des si diff駻entes, belle r饌lisation
Belle soir馥
cricri

annjackman (23019) 2015-04-09 11:04

Hello Chris,
I find the colours and the viewpoint very inviting. I can imagine the street would be busy during the day. A lovely street view - TFS.
Kind Regards, Ann

danos (110407) 2015-04-10 3:05

Hello Chris,
nice the view of this section of Safranbolu with the sky during the blue hour to dominating the scene.I like the excellent light and colour management as the beauty of the scene.

Regards,Danos

npecanhuk (79329) 2015-04-11 14:32

Hi Chris!
Lovely and charming street!
Beautiful and attractive architecture & night picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, horizontal format, chosen pov and composition truly pleased me!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

Silvio1953 (222747) 2015-04-12 5:58

Ciao Chris, fascinating nocturne shoot, excellent perspective and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

berek (50518) 2015-04-15 20:34

Dear Chris,
I love this picture atmosphere at the blue hour on the very narrow streets of this village the funnel effect that gives depth.
Best wishes
Burak

Angshu (56760) 2015-04-16 1:15

Namaste Chris
We can see the Ottoman houses on the left..
3 sec exposure...where did you keep the camera?
Nice perspective and the blue hour sky tops the picture well.
Good picture from the Black Sea coast city
Regards
Angshu

kasianowak (17676) 2015-04-19 11:11

Hi Chris
Beautiful blue hour image with great use of contrasting colours - blue and yellow look great together. The lamp in the middle of the photo looks like a star in the sky!
I really wanted to go there but it was too far away from my route. Maybe next time! :)
Best wishes
Kasia

daddo (28748) 2015-04-21 18:32

Hi Chris. A charming place which in my humble opinion produces the best turkish delight in the world. It reminded of the old part of Sarajevo or Mostar. Lovely mood and excellent exposure. Asa for the Ottoman houses, the "renovations" are changing the nature of the place. Our young guide was most upset at the lack of control of demolitions of old houses and materials used in upgradings of those that were fixed. Still, there is still a strong Ottoman feel to the place. Regards. Klaudio.