Taken 28-Jun-11
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Dimensions4256 x 2832
Original file size3.33 MB
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Date taken28-Jun-11 18:57
Date modified5-Oct-11 13:39
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Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D3
Focal length24 mm
Focal length (35mm)24 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/40 at f/2.8
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias+1 2/3 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Shutter priority
ISO speedISO 320
Metering modeCenter-weighted average
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Fishermen on the Galata Bridge. Istanbul. Turkey 2011© Nora de Angelli / www.noraphotos.com
The Galata Bridge was a symbolic link between the traditional city of Istanbul proper, site of the imperial palace and principal religious and secular institutions of the empire, and the districts of Galata, Beyoğlu, Şişli and Harbiye where a large proportion of the inhabitants were non-Muslims and where foreign merchants and diplomats lived and worked. In this respect the bridge bonded these two distinctive cultures. As Peyami Safa wrote in his novel, Fatih-Harbiye, a person who went from Fatih to Harbiye via the bridge set foot in a different civilization and different culture. Apart from its place in fiction, the romantic appearance of the Galata Bridge made it the subject of many paintings and engravings.
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