OPEN SIMSIM, a photo from Ankara, Central Anatolia

Photographer's Note

A door opens out from poverty of a shelter-house nearby Ankara castle to the opportunities offered by the big city...
just like the door in the story "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves"

On yil once ayni kapinin onunde bir avuc cocukla cekilmis bir fotografim vardir, baktikca kucuk kucuk muhasebeler yaparim hayatla ilgili...kendimce... ne ilginc ki on yıla ragmen kapının rengi, dokuk boyasi, onunden gecen camurlu yol hic degismemis hala acil susam acil da buyuk sehrin nimetlerini gecekondumuza doldur der gibi duruyor, kaledeki fakirhanenin kapisi..

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sarhanp (124) 2006-02-27 3:40

Günaydın Cengiz,

nadir fotroğraf yayınlıyorsun ama değiyor beklediğimize, kapı çok güzel, kadraj çok güzel, not çok güzel.

Ellerine sağlık,

Sarhan.

Tezic (17867) 2006-02-27 4:01

renkler, tonlar ve özellikle beyazın parlamaması harika olmuş...
netlik ve kompozisyon çok başarılı... basamak bölümü ile sağ yan duvarın yaklaşık aynı orandaki kadrajı ise bence çok iyi düşünülmüş... tebrikler...
coşkun

bantonbuju (51815) 2006-02-27 4:08

merhaba cengiz,
there is a lot of personal engagement applied to your photography, i like it;
this simple image for instance tells us that there are the lonely places which very often are wirth visiting, they are ordinary but they have this charm which is so much tempting;
have a nice day, jerzy

Modacolor51 (1309) 2006-02-27 4:33

Merhaba Cengiz!
herşeyıyle harıka bır fotoğraf olmuş kompozisyon ve renkler çok nefıs elıne sağlık yılmaz..

qpochet (1412) 2006-02-27 6:01

Hi Cengiz,

Beautiful picture with soft colours. Interesting note too. Well done!
Quentin.

alper_ayhan (581) 2006-02-27 6:10

I like the way you combined three colours:
Gray, blue and white... Beautiful in its simplicity...

The thing which influences me most about your photographs is its being natural and spontaneous. All your photos are full of feelings and this really touches my heart.
This one is not an exception.

Best wishes,
Alper

jasmis (58631) 2006-02-27 6:15

Interesting and intriguing. Makes impression.

izler (8) 2006-02-27 8:19

merhaba cengiz...kadrajlama, renkler cok guzel: ekdeki not da cok yakismis eline saglik

isabela_sor (47748) 2006-02-27 10:25

A great composition, my dear Cengiz,I like a lot this colorful partially open old door.
Tesekkur ederim
Selamlar Isabela

magda_indigo (22) 2006-02-27 10:42

Hi, I was in Crete last May and came home with old doors and windows (ehuhh, well fotos of them...)in that same blue. I love it, do photogenic, thanx, well done, M, (*_*)

CRATEOS (7278) 2006-02-27 10:58

The no 10 is not Downing street! but i beleave inside they live interecting people...from the colors..of course i beleave that...Superb capture!!! my frend..RGRDS nikiforos

logios (1903) 2006-02-27 11:11

Hi Cengiz,
Beutifull picture with soft colors and cold ambience. Well framed picture also. I like very much your sociologigal approach of poverty problem.
Regards
Ioannis

besnard (59196) 2006-02-27 11:30

Bonjour Cenzig
Superbe composition avec de magnigiques couleurs. Beaucoup de sensibilité dans la note jointe.
Merci pour le partage.
Amitiés
Nicole

maki (0) 2006-02-27 11:46

Hi Cengiz,
Sad but true...
and beautiful old doors. Good POV. regards. maki

suhan (3552) 2006-02-27 14:28

Kapı fotoğrafları, özellikle de yıkık-dökük, eski boyalı kapıların fotoğrafları hep güzeldir. Hele güzel bir kadraj ve güzel bir ışıkla olursa...Tıpkı bu fotoğraf gibi!
merve-süleyman

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2006-02-27 15:05

Merhaba Cengiz,
Renkleriyle, netliğiyle kadrajıyla ve öyküsüyle harika bir kompozisyon. Eline sağlık, selamlar.
Ahmet

izmirli (3989) 2006-02-27 17:04

merhaba cengiz kardeş.
galiba yazmakda geç kaldım.pastel renkler çok güzel olmuş.eski kapının gıcırtılarını burdan duyar gibiyim.bizde onun gibi yaşlandık artık.bütün sevgilerimle,mutlu ol.
selamlar,sevgiler. gürkan.

RADEEH (2802) 2006-02-27 20:42

This is having lot of meaning.
The rotten doors and snow, and a hanging cloth , we can read loads of things from this .
Your style is outstanding.

dada (1135) 2006-02-28 6:46

hi my friend, the idea is very good, but I feel that something is missing... maybe a human presence... and a little more saturation for my taste!

tfs
anca

berek (50518) 2006-03-01 4:04

Merhaba Cengiz,
çok güzel bir kapı çalışması. kapının yarım açık olması arka planda asılan çamaşır resme ayrı bir güzellik vermiş . soğuk havada çok net hissediliyor. ellerine sağlık.
B.Erek
Meaning(Sense) :10,Framing:10,Idea :10

cjmm (4479) 2006-03-01 9:15

Merhaba my friend,

Very nice photo with a lot of meaning and a great note! And it is a shame that this has become part of the "usual landscape" of lots of big cities around the world.

I like very much the composition and the door as a second frame in the image.

It seems that at the moment when you took the photo the light was a little dull, but even so the colors and contrast came out very well.

Best regards, saludos,
Carlos

canan (989) 2006-03-02 9:27

o zaman dilerim bu kapı her açıldığında o eve büyükşehrin nimetlerini doldursun, size de her fotografını çekişinizde gözünüzü tekrar parlatacak bir keyif versin...

cigdom (2594) 2006-03-03 7:21

Bu da diger fotograflariniz gibi ilginc ama cok guzel.Sarhan Bey'in dedigi gibi az fotograf yolluyorsunuz ama hepsi secilmis guzel fotograflar..
TEbrik ederim...
cigdem//

Graal (103040) 2006-03-04 2:41

Hi Cengiz,
unusual old a door. Good captured and well done, good work.
TFS, Aleksander

hyasar (7775) 2006-03-05 5:43

Merhaba Cengiz,

fotografa bakip on uzerinden on puanlik bir calisma yazmaya hazirlanirken yanindaki notunu okudum. Fotografa cok daha derin bir anlam kazandirmis dostum.

tebrik ederim,
Hakan

quillo (11858) 2006-03-06 13:11

The old things have enchantment and your you have known to catch good details in your photo.

Greetings......... Paco

Rinie_Hoff (9340) 2006-03-06 14:36

Hi Cengiz, beautiful, often used old door. Imagine all those people that got through that door and walked to the house. I once posted a photo of an old door in Lisbon, that was blue too, but were not really Portuguese colors. I loved that door.

emanuela (1257) 2006-03-06 16:24

hi cenzig just a great capture here, really like the colors and composition, one of your best, no the best shot in your gallery for me
my true compliments
e

sufi (9588) 2006-03-07 17:07

Merhaba Cengiz...
Görebilenler icin yok olan güzelliklerimizden sadece bir tanesi... Ne kadar bakimsiz, ne kadar köhne de olsa yine de güzeller...
En azindan anilari var..
Salim.

AthaPan (0) 2006-03-08 9:10

Hello Cengiz "moruk"

Really, a nice and very expressive photo.
Well done or cok güzel

Sakis

bebeM (412) 2006-04-06 18:44

My friend, wonderful textures on that old door and wall, the composition is great with this local frame, the cold colours are suitable for such a subject, not to mention your sociological study that is very good... A veru good picture!
Only "sesame" opens not to incredible riches, but to striking poverty... well, I've seen plenty of that here!
:(
Thank you also for all your critique,
BB

anesugur (18789) 2006-04-14 11:27

İşin aslı beni de eskilere götürdü bu fotoğraf.
Çocukluğumuz bu tür evlerde geçti. Ama şimdiki çocuklardan daha mutluyduk.
Teşekkürler. Uğur

Vesela (967) 2006-04-21 6:20

Hi Cengiz!
Well-seen and captured scene!
I really like the colors here and the composition.
Regards,
Vesela

keribar (43841) 2006-04-23 9:37

Hello Cengiz

Nice to see your pictures in TE. Take this old door for instance,who knows how many stories she could have written if she coudl talk. Very impressing one. Many thanks - Izzet

ChristianS (2997) 2006-04-23 14:43

Hi Cengiz,
Nice composition, I like this charming door battered by the tooth of time, half open, just enough to make one curious to peek inside and to see some garments hanging. Well done!

Regards

asanak (1972) 2006-04-24 18:01

dear cengiz
Really beautiful shot! Nice contrast between colors. Composition and sharpness are excellent.
thanks for sharing
asana

talatbay (2428) 2006-05-24 16:02

Etkileyici bir kompozisyon olmuş.
İnsanda değişik duygular uyandırıyor.
Bir hikaye bile yazılabilir bu görüntü üzerine.
Teşekkürler.
Talat

jbweasle (9393) 2006-05-25 14:10

Hello Cengiz, I'm not sure how I missed this picture before as it is one of your best. I like the colour and the detail of this old door. It is inviting us to enter, but what will we find inside?

Nilay (1323) 2006-06-06 2:06

selam,

o kadar güzel bir kompozisyon ki,favorilerim arasına ekledim,
yazdığın mesaj daha da anlamlı,
güzel açı,
renkli eski tarih kokan bir kapı, ne çok anı vardır kimbilir....izler ,sesler,renkler,
eline sağlık,
Nilay

zeca (19762) 2006-06-08 1:19

Hello Cengiz!
I like the realism of your picture, showing this old door. Very nice composition! Simple, but nice and true, with many interesting details to see.
Regards,
Zeca

dagnalberto (267) 2006-06-13 5:46

Beautiful composition my dear friend!
I like soft colour. Intresting note.
Compliments!
Alberto

Cretense (68709) 2006-06-14 6:39

This is great picture Cengiz! The composition is simple but great. It looks like a picture from an other era (you are right about "Ali Baba". Great colours and texture on the door, the walls and the window. Extra detail, the snow. Excellent!
Best regards,
Hercules

Silke (3027) 2006-06-30 8:07

This is a fantastic shot with so many layers of meaning
Great point of view, excellent compostion
Well done all 'round
Best regards
Silke

papagolf21 (152599) 2006-07-10 9:06

Bonjour mon ami Cengiz,
Il n'est pas nécessaire d'utiliser beaucoup de mots pour apprécier cette photographie. La prise de vue parle d'elle-même !
Elle nous touche et l'émotion passe parfaitement.
J'aime beaucoup.
Bravo !
Philippe
Additif du 10.07.2006
Cher Cengiz,
Je ne puis m'empêcher de revenir sur cette superbe photo, je ne sais pas, mais elle m'attire chaque fois que je vais dans votre galerie.
Il y a une sorte de beauté, d'émotion qui passe à travers cette image.
Si je pouvais, j'aurais mis 4 smileys !
Amitiés sincères

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2006-07-12 3:59

Hi Cengiz,
Excellent POV. Thanks for the reminding me the story of Ali Baba, a childhood favourite. The composition is so simple yet it tells so many stories.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

SAylinAntmen (102) 2006-08-11 17:37 [Comment]

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Benedict (7076) 2006-10-22 10:04

this deserves a tap on your shoulders...5-10x!! very awesome creative composition....truly 2 thumbs up...way up!!
cheers to you from los angeles, california.
benedict

aslice (13) 2006-11-28 14:57

hos renkler guzel kadraj vs vs

designsoul (17843) 2007-02-02 8:26

Merhaba Cengiz,

Beatiful, very evocative shot of this simple door with its crumbling paint, a door with a soul, however denoting poverty, still beautiful and full of memories.
Tc,
sasa

danos (110407) 2007-02-06 5:11

Hi Cengiz,
I like this open door that shows the poverty and the abandonment.A great composition with vivid coliurs and soft lighting.It's a natural and spontaneous capture with excellent contrast and sharpness.Intresting note.
Regards,Danos

ElAprendiz (30) 2007-02-08 21:35

Hello Cengiz
Beauty within the rudimentary thing.
The composition allows to appreciate with clearness, until but the small detail. The tones faded by the time, give to an air of poverty and desolation
John

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-02-10 4:31

Hi Cengiz,
Great composition with very nice details. Excellent colours, definition and light. I like how you framed the picture.
Thanks for sharing and greetings,
Aires

dreams (2) 2007-02-22 13:41

tres belle idée de photo
good job

tabora (0) 2007-05-11 17:59

Merhaba Cengiz,
Sesame ouvre toi,j'aime bien l'aspect rustique et archaique,et la couleur qui s'écaille.
Elle pourrait en raconter cette porte.
Amitiés Joseph

noborders (1010) 2007-05-17 2:39

Merhaba Cengiz,
Bu resim çok hüzünlü ve gerçekten çok güzel - ellinize saglik !
Cath.

NeilShaw (40) 2007-09-19 10:56

Great picture. A place full of character. I think the blue shirt really makes this shot - it would be too empty without it and the colour of the shirt works well with the blue of the sign and the doors. Thanks.

dilane (861) 2007-09-26 7:24

L'harmonie des couleurs est ici exceptionnelle - il y a une belle douceur ...malgré la neige - c'est très beau -
amicalement
daniel
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silverhead (1668) 2008-11-04 5:56

Üstadım selamlar. Kapı numarası gibi 10 numaralık bir fotoğraf, tebrikler. yaklaşık bir yıldır siteye uğramıyorum (keza sana da)Bir ayar olsak ta görüşsek derim. Sevgiler, köksal