This building was very difficult to photograph, and I felt rude taking pictures while people were praying. The main area in the mosque is actually roped off and visitors are allowed to look in but not walk around. Most of the people praying were in this area.

Pentax K20D, Sigma 70-300 APO DG...

Istanbul, Turkey.

Blue Mosque

From inside.

Istanbul - Turkey

Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul Blue Mosque

Istanbul Blue Mosque

Inside the Blue Mosque.

After 2 days, I managed to set up my new computer and this is just a test drive to see how Photoshop CS4 64 bit runs on this piece of hardware, I still need to use my Mac for some plug ins.

I decided to pick this shot up from my journey to Turkey, I like the colors and composition.

Hope you enjoy it.

Featuring hard-working cleaner

Patron: Ahmed I (Şah Ahmed bin Mehmed Han) 1590-1617, son of Mehmed III (r.1595-1603), builder of the Blue Mosque and Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r.1603-1617).

Architect: Sedefkâr Mehmed Ağa (Sedefkar Mehmed Agha Biçakçiu or Sedefqar Mehmeti of Elbasan) c.1540-1617, a pupil of Mimar Sinan, who based his mosque design on Hagia Sophia (Church of Holy Wisdom).

taken from haggie sophia

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul Blue Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey

Blue Mosque - Istanbul

In front of the Blue Mosque

Blue Mosque interior

The Blue Mosque in evening light

Blue Mosque

Istanbul. Blue Mosque. The extra minarets create a photographer's challenge!

Me inside the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Cami). It is called "blue" because of the use of Iznik tiles that are mainly blue.

Istanbul - Turkey

bir ramazan akşamı güzel bir havada güzel bir latife

Turkey, Kas and Istanbul October and November 2014

blue mosque