Looking Back

[aster]

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Thank you JBTaylor, Sury and Valery;

JT that club looks really neat. Thanks to your golf genius we get to see and observe some of the most spectacular golf clubs around the world.
Sury, I remember your experiments on flowers to test lighting flashes and new lenses... Nice contribution.

I'll share two more from Istanbul: a sunrise and a sunset

Yildiz

Golden Pond Look of Istanbul Strait Early Morning - 01 March 2010; 05:41 hrs.

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Sunset over the Historical Peninsula - 26 January 2010; 17:34 hrs.

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[jbtaylor]

Beautiful light Yildiz.

This one started it all. It's the first image that I posted on my website way back in 2006.
Windswept.

[sury]

Yildiz, thank you.
Yildiz, JT
Spectacular scales.

Sury

[sury]

Golden Gate Bridge and SF bay from a boat. Circa 2009.
With A900 and beercan (Min 70-210)

[jbtaylor]

Very nice Sury.

From 2006 when I owned the Minolta 600mm f4 (Hubble).

[aster]

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Wow! I remember that photo, JBTaylor.
It got much praise with its golden waters at the time and now, today it looks just as good.
The breaking waves and the spray of water captured in the air is so fresh lively: natural life happening at its best. 2006 must have been a prolific year.

Lovely sails and the Golden Gate, Sury. That we see only a portion of the bridge is one of the best parts of the overall photo; a bit of mystery.

I'll go with one more food photo that our good friend / member Marc Anthony challenged me at the time for : a vegetarian pizza that also had pineapple slices. So, as per challenge I baked this vegetarian pizza and created the scene with a year-1990 wine bottle on the side.

Yildiz

Vegetarian Pizza ; 21 July 2010 - 16:10 hrs.

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[sury]

Mouth watering image, Yildiz.

Sury

[sury]

Circa 2006 Cardoba, Spain. A100 with 18-200 lens.



Ronda, Spain

[aster]

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Thank you, Sury;

All of Cardoba Ronda shots are very nice but second and third are of breath-taking scenery : majestic.


I'll share the buddy that accompanied me one rainy Istanbul day. Not mine but a very good company he/she was.

Yildiz

'Cherish' wanted to feel the rain - 07 Feb. 2010 -11:40 hrs

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[aster]

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On May 29th, 2010, there were Tallships in Istanbul.

Yildiz

Tallships - 29 May 2010 - 12:23 hrs

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[ValeryD]

WOW!
Only one thing can be said, this topic has really become to correspond to "give it your best shot"!

[aster]

WOW!
Only one thing can be said, this topic has really become to correspond to "give it your best shot"!

Hi, Valery;

I personally thank you for your kind words if they cover my photos too and have to insist that you should join in with your years-old photos.

Yildiz


Bee hovering over Agapanthus flowers - 09 July 2010; 16:02 hrs.

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[aster]

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Bosphorus Strait - A Canoe Marathon -18 July 2010 - 10:48 hrs.

A competition for the athletes is a lazy Sunday for the spectators...
And, #2 is the lovely Spiderboy that played with his spinning top during the competition...

Yildiz

Sunday - Canoe Marathon

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Blue Spiderboy with his spinning top

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[ValeryD]

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Hi, Valery;

I personally thank you for your kind words if they cover my photos too and have to insist that you should join in with your years-old photos.

Yildiz

Thank You!
Latest pictures is good too!
And why not.

Sony DSC-H2

2010
Hunt lake


2009
Cuba Taxi


2009
Cuban crocodile

[sury]

Yildiz and Valery,
Those are fantastic captures.
Circa 2006
Old town Tangiers


This is my 11 year old daughter's reaction. The context (action is in the third image).


This is what my 13 year old son was doing.