A rock once alive

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• nglen (22262)
• [2008-05-08 11:06]

Hi Mehmet. You Can see from the lines on the shell as it got bigger like therings in a tree trunk. You have good detail and natural colours. omce again the dark Bg sets it of. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• kaytan (270)
• [2008-05-08 12:00]

very interesting!

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• rousettus (9028)
• [2008-05-08 12:47]

hocam, bu güzel çekimle tarihin demeyeceğim, jeolojik geçmişimizin derinliklerine götürdünüz. bilgilerimize yenilerini kattınız her postada olduğu gibi. elinize emeğinize sağlık. iyi akşamlar. selamlar.

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• mariki (8991)
• [2008-05-08 13:14]

Hello Mehmet,

A very nice and interesting picture of this fossil. Very good sharpness. Good lighting and colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• SelenE (12710)
• [2008-05-08 13:20]
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Merhaba Mehmet Bey,
Cok guzel korunmus bir ekinit fosili. Doku ve detaylar cok iyi. Belki ilginizi ceker;
http://www.mta.gov.tr/mta_web/kutuphane/mtadergi/55_5.pdf
http://www.jmo.org.tr/resimler/ekler/6f9f88906aebf4a_ek.pdf?dergi=T%C3%9CRK%C4%B0YE%20JEOLOJ%C4%B0%20B%C3%9CLTEN%C4%B0
http://www.echinologia.com/galeries.htm
Emeginize saglik
Selamlar

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• maurydv (5388)
• [2008-05-08 14:48]

Splendida macro di questo fossile, bellissima composizione, ottima nitidezza che evidenzia perfettamente ogni dettaglio, grazie anche ad un uso calibrato dell'illuminazione. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• xTauruSx (381)
• [2008-05-08 15:05]

Nefis bir fosil örmeği Mehmet Hocam. Elinize sağlık.
Deniz

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• rcrick (3854)
• [2008-05-08 15:54]

Hi Mehmet,

What an amazing find, the detail in the patterns in this a truly stunning, let a lone its survived a massive sixty-five to seventy million years. Really wonderful work and beautifully presented with a very interesting note, t.f.s

All the best, cheers Rick :)

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• LordPotty (9046)
• [2008-05-08 19:11]
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Hello Mehmet,
I've just been looking through some of your photos of seashells and am most impressed with the skill with which you manage to capture them with very special light.
Shells and fossils are of great interest to me too as I have been a caver for over three decades.
I see quite a lot o sea star fossils similar to this one in the limestone cliffs near Punakaiki,a little way up the coast from here.
I also found This strange fossil in a rock in a limestone streambed near Punakaiki.
What do you think it is?
I thought you might also enjoy This image,also taken on a beach near there.
(I have one or two other seashore related photos I'd like to ask you about,but I'll save those for later)
Cheers
Steve

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• efsus (1618)
• [2008-05-08 22:12]

Merhaba Mehmet Bey,
Bizleri o muhteşem koleksiyonunuzun bir parçasıyla daha tanıştırdınız. Yine çok değerli bir parça ve yine çok ilginç bir fosil. Elinize sağlık. Görüşmek dileği ile. Hüseyin

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• zulfu (609)
• [2008-05-08 23:00]

Ndfis çekim Mehmet hocam. elinize sağlık.
Mehmet

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• degani (2174)
• [2008-05-09 0:36]

hi Mehmet,
nice picture of an ancient but nice creature, it is very interesting too, thank you
kind regards
franco

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• haraprasan (13332)
• [2008-05-09 0:48]

Hi Mehmet,
A nice capture of this fossilized urchin. A nice composition to present it with sharp details. And lastly very informative notes. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• cicindela (7250)
• [2008-05-09 1:26]

Hello Mehmet,
At first view I though that this is skeleton of some species present in the wild, but soon after I found in your note that this is a fossil! It reminds me of of my trip when I was a student and we were in Swietokrzyskie Mts. just to look for fossils of Echinodermata. We found some really nice exemplares (actually they are deposited in the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw :>). So first of all: thank you very much for bringing nice moments from the past :)
According to the photo I have to say that it is really nice: sharp, detailed, with good contrast and of course interesting note.
Best regards and thank you for showing this interesting object!
Friendly yours,
Radomir

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• eng55 (1355)
• [2008-05-09 2:50]

Merhaba Mehmet Bey,
Harika bir çalışma daha.Işık,kontrast,detaylar mükemmel.Selamlar,ellerinize sağlık!

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• krall (2224)
• [2008-05-09 2:55]

Merhaba Mehmet bey, çok güzel ve ilginç bir koleksiyon gibi hepsi bence inci niteliginde eserler umarım hakettigi degeri alırlar.

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• Argus (24389)
• [2008-05-09 3:24]
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Merhaba Mehmet,
Interesting to see a fossil of 70m yr-old Echinoderm's test portayed with excellent lighting and sharpness. Doesn't look like it had spines as such but maybe other structures instead.
One could both look and speculate, but here I mostly look!
Thanks for that!
Best regards, my friend,
Ivan

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• uleko (24487)
• [2008-05-09 4:08]
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Hello Mehmet,
How fascinating to find a fossil like this!! Excellent presentation showing the interesting details very sharply. The pattern is so beautiful and it makes me very curious as to what it really is!
Many thanks and kind regards, Ulla

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• clnaef (6636)
• [2008-05-09 5:48]

Bonjour,
Toujours une bonne maîtrise de la photo studio.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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• jaycee (15759)
• [2008-05-09 8:19]

Hi Mehmet,

Another fascinating post and informative notes. The patterns are very lovely and are seen in sharp detail. Beautiful shadings and I love the golden flecks. Its age is beyond my comprehension.

Jane

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• PaulH (11377)
• [2008-05-09 8:23]
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Hi Mehmet,
you would love the coast where i live, it is covered in fossils, mostly ammonites but sometimes something a bit more interesting. . Perhaps i will try to capture one for you if i can find a good one.
This is a very good specimen, with fine detail and as always excellent lighting - great work.
Paul

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• cako (2305)
• [2008-05-09 9:59]

Tamam kekte sunmuşsunu nefis olmuş tadı nasıl acaba....?
şaka bir yana ilgi ile izliyor ve çok keyifleniyorum ellerinize sağlık.

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• boreocypriensis (14462)
• [2008-05-09 10:01]

Selam Hoca, bu fosili çok iyi hatırlıyorum:) yıllarca pencerede durdu. Nefis görüntülemişsiniz. Elinize sağlık.
Bayram

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• izler (8436)
• [2008-05-09 11:02]

merhaba hocam
milyonlarca yillar oncesinden gunumuze ulasan guzel bir objeyi basarili bir yakin cekimle bizlere sunmussunuz
eline saglik
selamlar
izler

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• jazdzurka (861)
• [2008-05-09 14:02]

Hi Mehmet
Very interesting presentation. Very cood composition, sharpness and colours.
Congratulations
Ania

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• Jamesp (15084)
• [2008-05-09 15:13]

Hi Mehmet

A great close-up and POV with good colour and superb detail. Well observed and captured.


James

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• Silvio2006 (25661)
• [2008-05-10 0:42]

Merhaba Mehmet, splendid ancient fossil with superb details and excellent sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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• Amadeo (3323)
• [2008-05-10 3:43]

Hola Mehmet, excelente detalle de este fosil, muy bien documentado y con una completa información. Un saludo

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• goldyrs (4844)
• [2008-05-10 6:03]

A very nice and enlightening note, Sir, with this shot.
Thanks!
Goldy

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• eqshannon (21533)
• [2008-05-10 19:29]

As excellent as always...and a very nice tale in notations Mehmet. You are truly a scholar and a history maker in keeping these museum quality images! Very good then sir.
Bob

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• Mana (16888)
• [2008-05-10 21:24]

Hi Mehmet,
You show us something extraordinary here and the fossil looks so beautiful in shape and design. Seems like a highly decorative English Hat. Very neat and sharp image with perfect use of flash light. The black BG which is your forte works well here too. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• ramthakur (25871)
• [2008-05-11 1:33]

Mehmet, the mind boggles by the mere look of this fossilized shell that nurtured life inside it millions of years ago. This truly must be a highly prized item in your collection. The leaf-like patterns on it are very well preserved and beautiful to look at.
Thanks a lot for sharing the image of this precious piece which you have photographed very well.
Best regards.
Ram

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• jusninasirun (5644)
• [2008-05-11 17:38]

Hi Mehmet. This looks strange but again you have captured in excellent sharpness here. The trimming in the texture looks like gold and well done again for the new species. Best regards. Jusni

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• gracious (12514)
• [2008-05-11 22:32]

Merhaba Mehmet,
Selam!!
what a beautiful and well captured of Echinoderm!
very impressive pattern and texture on the surface and the image is well exposred and focus with great details
very well done
greeting
Tony

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• pankajbajpai (14980)
• [2008-05-12 7:52]

hello mehmet,
very nice capture, the texture and the colors look so natural and clear, the dark bg helps in isolating the subject, well composed shot,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• gannu (11777)
• [2008-05-13 0:45]

Hello Mehmet, Excellent and lovely presentation. Great natural colors and superb BG. Nice shot and good work. Ganesh I will b back

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• Luis52 (10431)
• [2008-05-13 17:30]

Hi My friend.
Well this also a great Macro. Never seen this kind of shell before, and You have here an excellent photo. Note is very interesting too.
Luis52.

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• jignasi (8954)
• [2008-05-17 14:25]

Hola Mehmet, creo que no conocía tu galería, por otra parte diferente y atractiva. Gracias por tus comentarios a mi caracol.
Buena presentación, luz y fondo para tu toma, que le da un aspecto elegante.
Un abrazo: Josep Ignasi.

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• EOSF1 (22829)
• [2008-11-03 9:36]

Hello Mehmet! Beautiful find my friend, well seen and well photographed, another great shot from you gallery. Well done!

Mario

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• marhowie (34891)
• [2008-11-20 7:28]

Hi Mehmet,
Very nice, great interest. One of the best looking fossils I've seen :)
And it is so well preserved, with very good details present..
And after 70 million years!
Great post & note,
Howard