Not so blue mosque

I finally did the trip to the old town. Surprisingly, it was not as crowded as Pera. Or maybe there were as many people, but the streets were less narrow?

Anyway, it was a white sky day - hence the black-and-white processing.

Nikon D7100, 105mm, 1/50s @ f/5.6, iso 100

Ice cream and fudge

When I saw this store I knew it will end up on the Flickr's Adirondack Chairs Group. But there is also the general cuteness of the scene - remember, it is still the day before the opening of the season. No people, shop closed.

Sony RX100M3, 39mm, 1/30s @ f/5.6, iso 80

Sony RX100M3, 39mm, 1/30s @ f/5.6, iso 80

Crémerie Holy Donut

A sunny spring day. Noon. A car. An ice cream shop. A small town on a lake. A funny name. All you need for a perfect "opening season" picture.

I could have gone with a retro post-processing, but decided to keep the original colours, just warmed up a little. A very cheerful result!

And for the record - Saint-Donat is the name of a saint. But who knows, maybe he liked donuts?

Sony RX100M3, 31mm, 1/160s @ f/5.6, iso 80

Twilight Temple

Fujifilm X100s, 27s @ f/16, iso 200

So this is apparently the best picture of the temple according to other people (my favourite was this one). I posted 5 best photos to 500px and this was the one that got a fair amount of traction there and also on G+. Well, I've got so much to learn still....

The "White" Temple

Fujifilm X100s, f/8, iso 200, HDR

In the light of the rising sun, the White Temple does not look that white anymore. Still, it is unlike any other "wat" I have seen in Thailand so far. Usually they are either painted gold or full spectrum of colours. But white?
If you want to visit it, the best time is either during fresh morning hours (just a tad before 8am) or in the afternoon (closes at 5pm, but it is worth waiting for the sunset).
And if you like this picture, you may also like the others in the White Temple album.

One thousand and one nights

Fujifilm X100s, f/8, iso 800, HDR

No Hong Kong today, Kuala Lumpur instead.

Modern city, known mostly from Petronas Twin Towers landmark, pretty clean for asian standards. But every city needs a green refuge, a park, garden, or - like in this case - a mosque with surroundings designed to escape the midday heat. Or to spend lovely evening just walking around.

To me, this picture could be of a palace garden of 1001 nights.

Silhouette(s)...

Fujifilm X100s, 1/800s @ f/11, iso 800

What does it even mean: Arrêt?

Fujifilm X100s, 1/350s @ f/11, iso 800

Nothing gives the feel of bilingual environment better than this stop sign in Ottawa. With Parliament building in the background...

RGB

Fujifilm X100s, 1/240s @ f/11, iso 400

Live color picker found in Ottawa. Now, where's my brush?

Dreamy vs. edgy

 Fujifilm X100s, 1/125s @ f/11, iso 250 - clarity -100

Fujifilm X100s, 1/125s @ f/11, iso 250 - clarity +50

It's been a long time since I last posted, but I just wasn't in the mood and I didn't want to push it. But then, the fall came and all the colors simply beg to be photographed...
The shot above was literally the last take of the long Thanksgiving weekend - with the sun almost too low to be any good. And I liked this picture so much I tried two different variants of it. While the sharp version looks better on the screen to me, the dreamy soft one is more in line with the spirit of that day.