Friday, April 22, 2011

Cappadocia - a Monastery


I'm in love with suzanis





Suzani, suzane, is the decoratively embroidered panel either on a white or color cotton fabric or silk, widespread among the people of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. They are a part of bride’s obligatory dowry. Traditionally the embroidery started at a birth of the daughter and continued till the bride’s dowry. Their separate patterns in people’s designs have magical characters, and served for a young couple as a talisman against the evil spirits that could harm

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Monday, April 18, 2011

One day I saw this in Istanbul, Turkey

Friday, April 15, 2011

A Heartbreaker....

Sometimes
the end of the roll
comes sooner than you expect...
which is a shame
because then the moment passes
and never comes back again.
*sigh*

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Some more Turkey pictures.

Starts off: On the Bosphorous
There after: Details from Ephesus





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More Turkey images....

Shot with Martin's Lomo...
NOW I wish I had shot it more than I did...



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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Islamically inspired right now.....

Here's a reason to go back to India!

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Turkish inspirations....

Turkey was an explosion of pattern, color and design.
Here's just a start with more to come!!!

More images in my Flickr set.

And even more on Facebook.

And again... there's more to come...








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