Long Walk on the Salt Lake, a photo from Ankara, Central Anatolia

Photographer's Note

Tuz Golu in Turkish, is a saline lake occupying a huge area in the arid central plateau of Turkey, about 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Konya, neighboring also Nigde and Ankara provinces. It's the second largest lake of Turkey, after Lake Van, lying at an elevation of 2,970 feet (905 m) as a tectonic lake. Despite it's huge area (580 sq miles or 1500 sq kilometers) for most of the year is very shallow (between 0,5-1 meters), especially during dry summer months when the water evaporates in huge quantities leaving a tick crust of salt on the surface up to 30 centimeters.

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blow (672) 2007-07-31 7:49

Bonjour Hakan;
Une très belle photo, de belles couleurs et un choix excellent concernant le 10-20.. à bientôt ;)

Paolo (41258) 2007-07-31 7:53

Hi Hakan, wonderful image, with fantastic colours and a beautiful landscape, with the 2 walkers well captured.
excellent work.
thanks, ciao

Thrax (2600) 2007-07-31 7:57

Merhaba Hakan!
Gökyüzünün renkleri özellikle etkileyici! Lensinin nimetlerinden oldukça güzel faydalanmışsın! Tebrikler... Sevgiler...
Anıl

Ertan (2988) 2007-07-31 7:57

Merhaba Hakan
Gercekten etkileyici ve sihirli ve buyuleyici manzara yakalamissin.Tuz golu bu konuda gercekten muhtesem yer.Ellerine saglik
Selamlar
Ertan

chabela (356) 2007-07-31 7:59

Hola Hakan:
Tu foto me gusta muchísimo. El color es maravilloso y los caminantes sin rostro son un buen método para ver la inmensidad y belleza del lugar. Muy bonita, felicitaciones

smarcell (19965) 2007-07-31 8:03

Good idea to include the two figures, walking towards the infinity. Otherwise it would have been a very flat picture. I like also the sunset. Good exposure and postproduction work which keeps everything visible, human figures, sky and the ground.

dlevy23 (2018) 2007-07-31 8:04

hello Hakan, great photo, nice colors and composition.
You can tell the size of the place just comparing with the 2 people in the frame.
Good job.

Daniel

Calimero (572) 2007-07-31 8:04

Sevgili Hakan,
Modelleri, renkleri ve isigi ile harika bir kompozisyon. Bakis acin mukemmel. Eline ve emegine saglik.

Framboisilla (5277) 2007-07-31 8:18

Hello Hakan,

Une belle photo avec ces couleurs dans le ciel éparpillées dans cette vaste étendue. Les deux personnes se suivant donnent de la profondeur mais j'aurais davantage cadré à gauche pour caler la femme dans le coin droit...

Best regards,
Stéphanie.

kkyriakos (435) 2007-07-31 8:56

Hello Hakan

Very nice photo

Regards

cemsultan (4726) 2007-07-31 9:02

Merhaba
Dehşet bir günbatımı bulutlar ve renkler etkileyici
Ayrıca modeller hareket katmış kareye
Kutlarım
FATİH

testmaniac (13508) 2007-07-31 9:19

Hi Hakan,
wonderful photo with great colors,only the horizon is not straight line.

The place is amazing!

TFS
Philip

cak (4931) 2007-07-31 9:27

kurumayan göl kalmadı memlekette.artık doğal stüdyo olmuşlar başarılar

hatti52 (12786) 2007-07-31 9:54

Merhaba,
Muhteşem renkler
modellerin konumu,ışık enfes
müthiş etkileyici
elinize sağlık
selamlar

mesutilgim (0) 2007-07-31 9:59

Selam Hakan,
Muhteşem bir kare. Kadraj, renkler herşey dörtdörtlük.
Ellerine sağlık, tebrikler
MESUT ILGIM

recepyuksel (18640) 2007-07-31 11:48 [Comment]

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kagemusha (1288) 2007-07-31 12:31

Slmlar Hakan,
etkileyici bir çalışma fazla söze gerek yok.
Ellerine sağlık
mali

gezgin37 (3788) 2007-07-31 12:48

uçsuz, bucaklısızlığa bir yürüyüşü andırıyor.
tebrikler / selçuk

utkue (3420) 2007-07-31 13:00

Hakan'cığım,
Bu enfes fotograftaki modellerin Calimero ve Utkue'ye ne kadar benziyorlar.
Tuz Gölü üzerindeki dokuyu aynen almışsın, ancak günbatımı ile biraz oynasanmıydı acaba dedim(magenta arttırarak).
Teşekkürler, tebrikler ve ellerine sağlık.

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2007-07-31 13:56

ışık ve pastel tonlar şahane... ufuk çizgisi eğri mi hakikaten yoksa göz yanılması mı karar veremedim... kim takar, süper kare... eline sağlık hakan...

selamlar

korkut

sharkattack (268) 2007-08-01 0:21

Hakan super bir calisma ufuk cizgisi biraz daha duz olursa daha iyi olacak........

gurselerdener (972) 2007-08-01 4:25

Hakan'cığım,
Beni Ankara'da bırakın siz Kesikköprü ve Tuz Gölü gezin.
Neyse gittiğinize değmiş, çok güzel bir fotograf, renkler ve ışık müthiş güzel, Utku biraz şiman görünüyor.
Ellerine sağlık, öpüldün.

noborders (1010) 2007-08-01 6:03

I've been passing so often on the west shore of that lake, have witnessed the slow development of this little town (sereflikohisar) since 1978 and never actually walked on this lake, - now I see that it is worth it, this photo has a magnificient composition to show us the vastness of this huge place and the colours are splendid,
ellinize saglik,
tebrikler,
Cath.

doubay (674) 2007-08-01 6:44

Hi Hakan!
Very impressive scenery! But where is the lake? I see only salt and no water. :-)
Fantastic colours, lighting and POV. The cherry on your flan are of course these two persones walking into this big salty nothing.
Regards
Andreas

saylan-cb (12738) 2007-08-03 0:52

Mükemmel bir kare...Renkler ,ışık sonsuzluğa uzanan insan figürleri ile nefis bir fotoğraf...
Emeğinize sağlık
Selamlar

dokadak (11518) 2007-08-04 2:53

Merhaba Hakan,

Mukemmel bir paylasim... Habizum Utku demek aldi basini cideyiii allah bilir Gursel'i arayiii.. Ula durdurun oni Gursel Ankarada imis :)
Hakan, bu ara modelleri biraz daha sagda iken yakalasaydin daha iyi olacakti gibi geldi bana... ellerine, emegine saglik..

Hasan

mpdre (1611) 2007-08-08 16:34

Hi Hakan,
This is a very interesting shot. The light is superb and the place looks surreal. I like the big depth of field that you have got in this image, and the feeling of fusion of the sky with the lake in the horizon. The two people walking in that empty and semi-lunar kind of space make the image even more surreal. A great shot!
Andre

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-08-20 0:55

Hi Hakan,
Wonderful picture with amazing colours and very good POV.
I like the sky and the two walkers in the picture
Well framed and done
Aires

PS - Thanks for your visit and comments

pablominto (53746) 2007-08-21 1:29

hello Hakan,
An interesting capture!
The image is well composed with good diagonal movement, wonderful light that reflects so nicely off the salt flats...
Wonderful colours, well exposed image!
Greetings,
Pablo -

salvator (19110) 2007-08-21 11:14

Hi Hakan,
Very well composed photo with very nice sunset colors in the sky. The clouds have added a lot to your image.
Best regards. Salvator.

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-08-23 4:58

Hi Hakan, i like a lot your gallery, really interesting and original your vision of the world..!
this image is a beauty...i hope one day to visit a place like this...fantastic!
and your image very very good, with a great atmosphere and note..
bravo!
ciao!
Valeria

japiey (10163) 2007-08-23 5:04

Hi Hakan.

FANTASTIC EXPLOSIONS...
Lovely shot, with a fascinating atmosphere.
Salutes.

jean paul

vincent24 (9060) 2007-08-24 8:05

Hello Hakan,
The sigma works well here...amazing space feeling!unreal lightning...good job,
vincent

fserajian (2299) 2007-09-01 5:50

Hi Hakan

Very well composed, an excellent shot with good lighting. TFS

Fara

meltemb (164) 2007-09-06 14:01

Merhaba Hakan,
Çok güzel ve çok etkileyici bir fotoğraf olmuş Kompozisyon ve renkler kusursuz. Tebrik ederim.
Meltem

InteriorArchi (36) 2008-09-20 14:15 [Comment]

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ricochet (9716) 2008-09-20 14:20

Bonjour Hakan
Une superbe composition avec un bel effet du grand angle, de très jolies couleurs et cette impression d'immensité est extra, bravo à toi!
Eric

Photo Information

Copyright: Hakan Erman (psychache) (1843)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-00
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D-50, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM, B+W 77mm Cir. Pol. MRC slim
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-07-31 7:46
Favorites: 2 [view]