Cloudy Day on the Bosphorus
What good is a cloudy day to
a photographer?
Silhouettes!
The play of light and dark,
shine and shadow, can make a
photo just as color can.
During a long day's research
on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus,
I found myself on the quai at Beylerbeyi
Palace looking down
toward Old Istanbul,
the city's silhouette underlined
by the silver gleam on the dark
water, and took one of my favorite
photos of Istanbul.
The shadowy palace guard
kiosk looming in the
left foreground stands as a
silent witness to the scene.
(Look carefully and you'll
see a dark window looking right
through the guard kiosk down
to the city.) |
