A lifesaver for Haraprasan

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• gerbilratz (3176)
• [2008-05-05 19:08]

Hi Mehmet, this is a beautiful image. The colouration is sharp and clear, The patterns are easily distinguished and well focused. great composition. tfs regards h

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• jaycee (25460)
• [2008-05-05 19:20]

Hi Mehmet,

I'll have to check back to see your notes. This certainly is shaped like a lifesaver! The patterns and details are superb. Wonderful shades of whites and tans. I can't wait to find out what it is.

Jane

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• rcrick (68)
• [2008-05-05 20:50]

Hi Mehmet,

What a wonderful shot of what I think is the shell of a Sea Urchin the detail is beautiful, they look like a thousand pearls, look forward to reading your notes, all the best,

Cheers Rick :)

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• fragman (43778)
• [2008-05-05 21:12]

great pic, superb sharpness, greetings Ori

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• japiey (405)
• [2008-05-05 21:24]

Hi Mehmet,

Good shot...
All the best.

jp

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• Mana (18598)
• [2008-05-05 21:57]

Hi Mehmet,
Outstanding shot of this shill with such amazing details and patterns. The circular form looks beautiful and I like the perfect symmetry in design. Superb lighting and exposure levels and the black BG makes the image look marvellous. Surely Haraprasan would be happy about this dedication. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• SelenE (13972)
• [2008-05-05 23:03]

Merhaba Mehmet Bey,
Guzel bir mor denizkestanesi kabugu. Yine cok iyi detay almissiniz. Elinize saglik
Selamlar

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• maurydv (36428)
• [2008-05-05 23:03]

Splendida macro, di ogni cocnchiglia riesci sempre a cogliere un POV non solo documentativo-scientifico, ma anche con un bellissimo taglio compositivo, in questo caso inusuale. Straordinaria nitidezza ed uso della luce per far risaltare ogni più piccolo particolare, magnifici i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• jusninasirun (14660)
• [2008-05-05 23:08]

This one looks like a dough nut Mehmet. I like the shape, texture and detail of the image. Very well done and best regards. Jusni

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• JPlumb (2904)
• [2008-05-05 23:24]

Hi Mehmet, this is a very "clean" looking Sea Urchin. The shot is very well positioned to show the pentagonal symmetry of this great creature. Your detail is excellent.

Thanks, John

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• gpeler (367)
• [2008-05-05 23:30]

Merhaba Mehmet Bey,
Gerçekten harika bir çalışma olmuş. Bendede bitane var ama bu kadar iyi çıkmadı doğrusu :) bi ara yüklerim belki :) Ellerinize sağlık.
İyi günler
Gamze:)

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• mariki (9477)
• [2008-05-05 23:37]

Hello Mehmet,

Excellent picture of this shell. Great sharpness. Great light and colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• boreocypriensis (9571)
• [2008-05-06 0:27]

Hi Hocam, an another superb macro capture of this beautiful regular echinoderm shell in all aspects. All details are distinct! Also nice dedication of our joint-beloved friend Haraprasan. TFS. Cheers,
Bayram

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• xTauruSx (788)
• [2008-05-06 0:53]

Mehmet Hocam nefis bir deniz kestanesi makrosu. Elinize sağlık. Çok güzel olmuş.
Deniz

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• sayat (1457)
• [2008-05-06 0:59]

Muazzam ayrıntılar ve süper bilgi notu için çok teşekkürler. Resimlerinizin her biri birer hazine gibi. Keskinliğe ve ışığa bayıldım!

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• haraprasan (20403)
• [2008-05-06 1:21]

Hi Mehmet,
WOW! for me. Yes I like it very much. I also found one on my trip to tidal beach. but half broken. A lovely capture of this beautiful shell. Sharp details and excellent composition. Just lovely.
Thanks a lot for dedicating this to me.

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• gracious (13068)
• [2008-05-06 1:40]

Merhaba Mehmet,
Selam!!
Another great composition of this beautiful shell!
I loved the soft-toned lighting here to have the shell so outstanding in sharpness, good colour and superb details
my compliment for this fine image!
greeting
from NZ, Tony

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• zulfu (43)
• [2008-05-06 1:42]

Mehmet Hocam. Kompozisyon mükemmel. Her zmanki gibi yumuşak bir işikla mükemmel detaylar yakalamışsınız. Elinize sağlık.
Mehmet

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• bahadir (723)
• [2008-05-06 3:03]

Nefis bir çekim Mehmet hocam. Elinize sağlık.
Bahadır

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• Argus (50626)
• [2008-05-06 7:11]

Merhaba Mehmet bey,
Both the image and the notes make one forget the troubles of the world to endulge in ten minutes of enjoyment. As usual the image is superb, the POV allowing us to see the details of this sea-urchin's test with fine sharpness and good lighting.
When I was a young man in the Scottish Isles about 40 years ago on a bird-watching trip, I fished out a sea urchin from a rock pool and used my pocket knife to take out the edible parts to eat raw. The only taste I had was that of the iron from the knife blade! Needless to say little was eaten and I had to be patient with my hunger.
Thanks for sharing this fine image and the accompanying information,
Best wishes, Ivan

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• PaulH (13882)
• [2008-05-06 8:46]

Hi Mehmet,
wonderful detail, soft colours and expertly lit, you are the master of this type of photography!
tfs,
Paul

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• batu (16383)
• [2008-05-06 11:02]

Merhaba Mehmet,
a nice and high resolution picture of that urchin.
I enjoy to see the well reproduced details of the surface structures - even minute details are clearly seen.
Best wishes, Peter

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• Ishi (13387)
• [2008-05-06 11:39]

Hi Mehmet.

Yet another astounding shell from your superb collection!

Thank you for this beauty and your scholarly note.

Ishi

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• efsus (3947)
• [2008-05-06 11:57]

Merhaba Mehmet Bey,
Yumuşak bir ışık altında, tüm detayları önümüze sergilenen enfes bir denizkestanesi kabuğu. Elinize sağlık. Hüseyin

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• spalaxtr (5868)
• [2008-05-06 12:24]

Hocam merhabalar,
Çok çok başarılı bir pozlama il bütün detayları yakalamışsınız. Yine netlik derinliği de bir makro çekim inaılmaz iyi. Paylaşımınız için teşekkürler. Selamlar,
Mustafa

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• cako (3395)
• [2008-05-06 12:33]

Mehmet bey uğramayalı güzelleri sıralamışsınız yine buda enfes olmuş büyük bir keyifle izliyorum ellerinize sağlık.

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• joey (24909)
• [2008-05-06 13:10]

Very striking image, Mehmet!
The pattern of little domes on the shell is excellent!
Great POV and central composition.
As usual the lighting is spot-on!
Well done my friend!

Joe

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• cicindela (9226)
• [2008-05-06 13:26]

Hi Mehmet!
I like you presentations because they always bring something new and interesting. And very often the object is very non-commercial! This picture is no exception! Simple composition but very sharp photo with very good details and interesting note. Nothing more is necessary as for me in nature photography :)
Best greetings and TFS,
Radomir

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• Jamesp (18906)
• [2008-05-06 13:51]

Hi Mehmet

An excellent - amd highly skillful shot with great detail and lighting. Excellent note as usual.

James

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• iris (3088)
• [2008-05-07 2:16]

What a great find for dedication to HP, Mehmet.This one is a really beautiful shot presenting its great colour with good sharpness and details.It looks like one big "life saver".The texture is so brillaintly captured i can sense how would they feel to touch.an amzing presentation comrade.
very well done.
TFS & Cheers

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• ramthakur (56953)
• [2008-05-07 3:31]
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Merhaba dostum Mehmet,
Now this is what I call a real beauty.
What craftsman in the world could create such a wonderful and intricately beautiful object de art?
And to top it all, the colour of this creation is just out of this world.
And in photographing this precious piece, you have put to use the best of your technical and artistic faculties.
Your erudite note on the Urchin shell makes things very clear to a slob like me.
Thanks for sharing this amazing work of nature's art.
Ram

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• rousettus (19818)
• [2008-05-07 8:49]

merhaba hocam,
bu muazzam simetri, müthiş ustalığı ben de her fırsatta izlemeyi severim. ama sizin gibi mükemmel çekimi hiç denemedim. sanırım bundan sonra da denemem:) bundan iyi can sağlığı demişler. elinize sağlık hocam, çok çok güzel bir makro çalışması, detaylar, renk, kontrast harika. selamlar.

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• uleko (10940)
• [2008-05-07 9:52]

Hello Mehmet,
This Urchin is a fairly familiar sight but your capture makes it very special! Wonderful sharp details ot its pattern and colours and from a very nice angle. A very fine capture!
Many thanks and kind regards, Ulla

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• degani (2607)
• [2008-05-07 13:48]

hi Mehmet,
beautiful picture of a beautiful marine creature, interesting note as always, thank you very much
kind regards dear friend
franco

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• Signal-Womb (11094)
• [2008-05-07 14:04]

Great shot Mehmet, I love it. Regards Steve.

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• izler (44)
• [2008-05-07 14:06]

merhaba mehmet hocam
hos ve de nazik bir hediye ve basarili bir yakin cekim sunmussunuz
butun detaylari ve bilgilendirici notu ile nefis bir sunum
elinize saglik
selamlar
not: gokkuzgunun kondugu agac yanlis hatirlamiyorsam fistik agaciydi

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• Silvio2006 (102073)
• [2008-05-08 0:24]

Hi Mehmet, this one is very strange, looks like an artificial manufacture, great nature how much kind of lovely surprise reserves us! Splendid shoot with fine details and superb sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• jrobertop (544)
• [2008-05-08 7:26]

Hi Mehmet.
Simply marvellous!
Wonderful shot, very well detailed.
Excellent coloration and sharpness.
Congratulations for the splendid work.
Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
José Roberto

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• Amadeo (3323)
• [2008-05-09 1:03]

Hola Mehmet, excelente galeria muy bien documentada. em esta fotografia se observan buenas texturas y detalles, así como una buena iluminación. Un saludo.

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• lousat (65489)
• [2008-05-09 4:37]

Hi Mehmet,what a incredible perfection,the quality of this pic is very very impressive,it seem really a lifesaver..eeheehe...thanks for shate this beauty and for the note alwyas interesting,have a nice day,Luciano

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• Janice (18832)
• [2008-05-13 20:36]

We have these in New Zealand too and they are called Ses Eggs or Sea Urchins. The Maori people call them Kina and love going and looking for them on the rocks and bringing them ashore and eating them.

This is a nice presentation of the sea egg Mehmet, with all its spines removed,

Thank you for sharing
Janice

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• Alex99 (23735)
• [2008-05-14 4:26]

Hi Mehmet.
It simply amazing specimen. I like it a lot as well as brilliant image of it. I like POV. I am sure you can picture this shell in various angles and get nice shots too. Bravo.
Alexei.

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2008-05-16 10:20]

Hola Mehmet.
Bellos tonos y texturas.
Buen bg y extraordinario comentario.
Un cordial saludo, JL.

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• anel (40574)
• [2008-05-24 4:56]

hello Mehmet,
Thanks at first for your kind comment on my picture.
What a collection in your gallery! Absolutely amazing. That's a great idea to present all these shells on TN.They are all well photographed and with the adquate note. Excellent didactic material. I have chosen this one for its very fine colour and patterns, but every single one deserves attention.
Un grand merci
Anne

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• CatherineD (14097)
• [2008-06-10 13:42]

Dear Mehmet,
This urchin is really fascinating. The photo has beautiful contrast and sharpness. I completely ignorant about urchins even if I collected some of them on Lesbos island recentely. I suppose this species is different than the commun greenish. I can see that the notches on the opening are smaller on the greenish one and the mamillions too. Thanks to share it! Best regards,
Catherine

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• goldyrs (11497)
• [2008-07-22 19:12]

My dear friend Mehmet, I somehow missed this shot!Nice to see you're back!Waiting for your inspiring work again!The details are very sharp and the note very informative, as usual!
Goldy

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• Fardad (81)
• [2008-07-26 4:02]

Hi
This shot is absolutely wonderful ...
No further comments can be made.
TFS

Fardad

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• flappy (60)
• [2008-09-12 10:06]
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• jignasi (27917)
• [2008-12-21 15:13]

Cuidada iluminación, con unas texturas muy bien captadas.
Saludos Mehmet: Josep Ignasi.

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• peter_stoeckl (11530)
• [2009-02-25 11:12]
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Mehmed,
that image is magic. Brilliant details, finest shades of pale into deep purple, utmost concentration to the essence. A monumental piece of art that readily stands at one level with the sculptor and photographer Karl Blossfeldt's classical portraits of nature.
With thanks, and best regards,
Peter

P.S.: Your gallery is outstanding. Like walking through a first class museum of natural history combined with contemporary art.

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• Seabird (1387)
• [2009-04-01 3:05]

Hi, Mehmet,

many thanks for your comment and encouragement! you are right, you have a gallery of magnificent and beautiful natural structures and architecture : ) I like all your photos and I like this one most : ) I am not sure why, but this reminds me of Taj Mahal.

Thanks for sharing your masterpieces with me.

As someone who have studied architecture before (I got a degree in architecture before venturing into medicine), I certainly enjoy viewing the beauties in your gallery very much. thanks a lot!

chrs,
Man Yee