Photographer's Note
This is the model of Maidens Castle situated on a small island in Mersin Province. At the time, I was experimenting with the resident HDR mode of my camera, so I took one shot in RAW and one in HDR. It turns out that in this case, the RAW file yielded a better final photo under similar postrocessing than the HDR file (shown in the workshop).
The medieval name of the island was Crambusa (in medieval Greek Γραμβούσσα, Gramvoussa). It is about 300 metres (980 ft) off shore in the Mediterranean Sea. The total area of the island is about 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft) and the castle covers most of this area. Kızkalesi, the town facing the island in the main land which shares the same name as the island is 23 kilometres (14 mi) to Erdemli (district center) and 60 kilometres (37 mi) to Mersin (province center). The castle is thought to have been built by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos after the First Crusade. It was extensively rebuilt in the 13th century by Leo I and at least one subsequent monarch of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. Archaeological surveys published in 1982 and 1987 found that the original Byzantine plan survives primarily at the south with the characteristic square towers. The Armenians rebuilt the north and west sides of the castle with their distinctive rusticated ashlar masonry and round towers. They also put new facing stone on most of the Byzantine construction. Two Armenian inscriptions reportedly mention the rebuilding of this site by King Leo I (1206) and King Het‛um I (1251). The Armenians also built a barrel vaulted chapel inside the fort. The island was once connected to the mainland fort, Corycus castle, by a breakwater. The Armenians called this fortress Gorygos (Կոռիկոս) but as it was slowly conquered by Turkish Empires the name changed to Kızkalesi.
This will be the last photo I upload for a while. Tomorrow morning, we will leave for a family vacation in New England. After we get back, I might continue this series or start a new one, inspired by the new places we will have visited.
Kızkalesi 1/25
Bu, Mersin ilinde küçük bir adada bulunan Kızkalesi'nin modelidir. O zaman, kameramın yerleşik HDR modunu deniyordum, bu yüzden RAW ve HDR'de bir fotoğraf çektim. Bu durumda, RAW dosyası, HDR dosyasından (atölyede gösterilen) benzer işlem sonrası daha iyi bir son fotoğraf ortaya çıkarmıştır.
Adanın ortaçağdaki adı Crambusa (ortaçağ Yunancası Γραμβούσσα, Gramvoussa) idi. Akdeniz'de sahilden yaklaşık 300 metre (980 ayak) uzaklıktadır. Adanın toplam alanı yaklaşık 15.000 metrekaredir (160.000 ayak kare) ve kale bu alanın çoğunu kapsamaktadır. Ada ile aynı adı taşıyan ana arazide adaya bakan kasaba Kızkalesi, Erdemli'ye (ilçe merkezi) 23 kilometre (14 mil) ve Mersin'e (il merkezi) 60 kilometre (37 mil) uzaklıktadır. Kalenin İlk Haçlı Seferi'nden sonra Bizans İmparatoru Aleksios Komnenos I tarafından yaptırıldığı sanılmaktadır. 13. yüzyılda, I. Leo ve Kilikya Ermeni Krallığı'nın en azından bir sonraki hükümdarı tarafından kapsamlı bir şekilde yeniden inşa edilmiştir. 1982 ve 1987 yıllarında yayınlanan arkeolojik araştırmalar, orijinal Bizans planının temel olarak karakteristik kare kuleleriyle güneyde yaşadığını tespit etmiştir. Ermeniler, kalenin kuzey ve batı taraflarını, kendine özgü rustik taş duvarlar ve yuvarlak kuleler ile yeniden inşa ettiler. Ayrıca Bizans inşaatının çoğuna yeni bir cephe taşı koydular. İki Ermeni yazıtının, Kral Leo I (1206) ve Kral Het‛um I (1251) tarafından bu sitenin yeniden inşasına değinildiği bildirilmiştir. Ermeniler ayrıca kalenin içinde bir tonoz kemerli şapel inşa ettiler. Ada bir zamanlar anakara kalesi Corycus kalesine bir dalgakıranla bağlıydı. Ermeniler bu kaleyi Gorygos (Կոռիկոս) olarak adlandırmışlardı, fakat Türk İmparatorlukları tarafından yavaş yavaş fethedildikçe isim, Kızkalesi olarak değiştirildi.
Bu, bir süreliğine yüklediğim son fotoğraf olacak. Yarın sabah New England'da bir aile tatili için ayrılacağız. Geri döndükten sonra, bu diziye devam edebilir veya ziyaret edeceğimiz yeni yerlerden ilham alarak yeni birine başlayabilirim.
Exif Data
Camera / Image Information
Make: Canon
Model: Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
Lens: 3.8-247.0 mm
Software: Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Macintosh)
File Size: 1057 kb
Shot Information
Exposure Time: 1/640
F-Stop: f/4.5
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Focal length: 9.36 mm (in 35mm: 51.7 mm)
Date Taken: 2018-07-23 14:47
Metering Mode: Evaluative
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Critiques | Translate
Tue
(71862) 2018-08-10 19:36
Hello Murat,
Great capture of the castle on the small island, nicely surrounded by such clear blue water. The boys in the background are wearing matching clothes.
Lars
ikeharel
(98790) 2018-08-10 21:48
Good scale achieved with the group of youngsters walking the trail behind, Murat.
One remark though: You could raise a bit the horizontal axis and get full view of the displayed monument far behind, on the expense of the "empty" grass in the FG, IMHO.
Have a nice weekend,
Ike
papagolf21
(145076) 2018-08-10 22:30
Bonjour, cher Murat,
Les enfants doivent être à la fête et souhaiteraient pouvoir avoir des jouets de cette importance !
Un spectacle étourdissant !
Amitiés.
Philippe
COSTANTINO
(93422) 2018-08-11 0:00
Hello dear Murat and have a nice time
and a happy new day
original version its the first time
I see the model of maiden s castle
situated on a small island in mersin
Province I like the colors and the
whole presentationof this place
welldone
regards
costantino
abmdsudi
(81562) 2018-08-11 1:09
Hi Murat
Man-made island and its castle is well realised and probably designed to the best to resemble the real one! Nice shot with some great colours, detail and contrast. Congrats
Best regards
jhm
(191315) 2018-08-11 1:17
Hello Murat,
Congratulations with your series.
Sharp and clear is absolutely with fantastic details.
Composition and presentation are superb.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice Weekend,
John.
snunney
(130965) 2018-08-11 1:45
Hello Murat,
I have to say that I prefer the HDR version, the colours seem less garish and more natural, but perhaps its my screen. Either way the composition is well considered and informative.
ChrisJ
(152366) 2018-08-11 3:17
Hello Murat,
I have never been to Mersin nor even researched it so this is an unexpected surprise. The old castle replica looks impressive. The bg mini Hagia Sophia makes a nice backdrop. Tfs!
Silvio1953
(191181) 2018-08-11 4:11
Ciao Murat, great view of fantastic miniature castle, wonderful colors, fine details and splendid clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
Nicou
(188416) 2018-08-11 5:50
Hello
Avec le plan d'eau tout autour quelle iamge et vue quel chateau sueprbe compo le tout en miniature comme en réalité superbe.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou
Cricri
(176) 2018-08-11 11:38
Hi Murat
Belle série des miniatures du parc, belle présentation du château, sublime lumière et couleurs
Bon weekend
cricri
Fis2
(142609) 2018-08-11 11:45
Witaj Murat!
Another castle from park of miniature.
Good fame, colors and light.
Well done.
Warm regards.
Krzysztof
lousat
(120975) 2018-08-11 16:08
Hi Murat,beautiful capture of this new miniature,this time a castle new for me,excellent copy with the water around too,and perfect quality of the pic another time. There was the copy of Bodrum castle too there? Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano
sacimar
(36903) 2018-08-14 8:19
Hello Murat,
good image of this place, it looks an interesting park to visit, I like the castle construction, well done,
Best regards,
Sergio
gervaso
(27389) 2018-08-20 18:25
Hello, Murat!
Another interesting miniature you show us here, this time surrounded by this green water that makes the image much more attractive, especially for the reflecions on it! Again the presence of the people in the background looks very curious! Excellent job!
adramad
(62656) 2018-08-26 10:03
Hi, Murat.
Very nice recreation in scale of this magnificent castle, lacks a little water to the pond to be more perfect.
Nice natural colors, good lighting and sharpness.
Good end of the week.
Very best regards.
Luis.
cornejo
(61180) 2018-08-28 11:25
Hello Murat, very good picture of this interesting miniature of the castle, very well captured in this interesting image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. A great job perfectly done, my congratulations, my friend. Thanks for sharing this interesting work.
Good afternoon and happy week.
All the best from the south of Spain.
Angel.
jmdias
(91900) 2018-08-29 12:55
murat
another nice sample of architecture in miniature. nice inclusion of the public too.
take care
jorge
Photo Information
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Copyright: Murat Tanyel (mcmtanyel)
(54521)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2018-07-23
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: Canon PowerShot SX60 HS, RAW
- Map: view
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2018-08-10 19:31