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I took this photo in Edirne, a historical city in the European part of Turkey. The city is known to be one of the capital cities of the Ottoman Empire and is full of beautiful historical buildings and landmarks. Meric Bridge is one of those landmarks and has a typical Ottoman bridge architectural style. I like the orange illumination at this bridge at night and took this shot at the blue hour as I love the color contrast of blue and orange. I also like the geometrical complementary effect of the curves of the arches and triangular forms of the pillars. To achieve the best color contrast, I waited for the blue hour and took this shot at dusk. A long exposure gives a smooth look to the river and is in harmony with the clear blue sky.
In the background, I placed one of my favorite historical and architectural structures, Selimiye Mosque which is a UNESCO WH structure and one of the most important historical structures of Ottoman Empire and is regarded as the masterpiece of Architect Sinan. To create an elongated reflection effect of the minarets I used a vertical oriented framing for this shot. The vertical framing also generated a depth effect to the relatively flat structured bridge.
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