Rumeli lighthouse, a photo from Istanbul, Marmara

Photographer's Note

Rumeli Feneri, a historical lighthouse still in use, is located on the European side of Bosphorus' Black Sea entrance in Istanbul, Turkey.

The lighthouse is situated on a hillside 58 m (190 ft) high above the sea level and the entirely white painted tower has a height of 30 m (98 ft). It is the tallest lighthouse in Turkey. The tower has the form of a two-staged octagonal prism. Initially, it was lit by kerosene that was later replaced by Dalén light using carbide (acetylene gas). Today, the light source is electricity, however, a butane gas lighting system is also installed for backup purposes. The Fresnel lens with 500 mm (1.6 ft) focal length allows the white light that group flashes every 12 seconds, a range of 18 nmi (33 km).

The lighthouse was built by the French in order to provide safe navigation for the French and British war ships entering the Istanbul Strait from Black Sea during the Crimean War (1853–1856).

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fisher (1773) 2012-05-04 15:38

i like oa good sky loaded with moody cloudys well spotted.
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guld (1042) 2012-05-04 16:09

A very beautiful photo. I love the night lights. The sky is great. The POV is excellent.

pajaran (102584) 2012-05-04 21:13

Dobar dan.
Dobro dosli na TE.
Vrlo interesantan i dobra tekst sa datim podacima o starom svetioniku ...
Lep pogled na svetionik osvetljen lampama i trenutak sa strasnim oblacima, dobra kompozicija.
Dobar trenutak snimka, ostrina, kontrast i prikaz lepim bojama.
Imajte lep dan za odmor, sve najbolje u daljem radu.
Srecno.
Paja.

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İyi günler.
TE hoşgeldiniz.
Eski deniz feneri ile ilgili verilen bilgiler çok ilginç ve iyi bir yazı ...
Fenerin lambaları Nice view yaktı ve korkunç bulutlar, iyi bir kompozisyon bir an.
İyi bir an çekim, netlik, kontrast ve güzel renklerini görüntüleyebilir.
Dinlenme güzel bir gün, gelecekteki çalışmalarında tüm iyi sahiptir.
İyi şanslar.
Paja.

Good afternoon.
Welcome to the TE.
Very interesting and good article with the given data on the old lighthouse ...
Nice view of the lighthouse lamps lit and a moment of terrible clouds, good composition.
A good moment shot, sharpness, contrast and display beautiful colors.
Have a nice day of rest, all the best in their future work.
Good luck.
Paja.