This year my AB went to...

Skippy · Post by **Skippy** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:10 pm

ISTANBUL

Those are - the Blue Mosque / the beautiful Aya Sophia view from our hotel appartment / the AB in it's natural enviroment / me getting a bit wasted!

Last time I checked the board, I don't think anyone else had been there, so Steve that should be another pin in your world map of AB adventure

I'll do a full travel report in the Scrapbook forum in the hopefully near future

mark seven · Post by **mark seven** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:35 pm

Great pics skippy!

,Istanbul looks like a beautiful city and the perfect backdrop for an AB-wonderful stuff!

WConly · Post by **WConly** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:04 pm

mark seven wrote:Great pics skippy! ,Istanbul looks like a beautiful city and the perfect backdrop for an AB-wonderful stuff!

Love the pipe

!!!! Good stuff! Thanks! W>

Harrison_Davies · Post by **Harrison_Davies** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:54 am

Wonderful pics...it sure looks beuatiful.

A little tip...the second pic, we can't see your face...might be handy to use infill flash to highlight your face.

I always use flash outdoors for portrait shots.

Regards,

rick5150 · Post by **rick5150** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:10 am

Harrison_Davies wrote:A little tip...the second pic, we can't see your face...might be handy to use infill flash to highlight your face.

I would kill to be able to have my face in the shadows of all my pictures

VP · Post by VP » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:15 am

There's always Photoshop and the Dodge and Burn tools....

Nice pics Skippy, looking forward to the other pics.

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:21 am

Skippy, Turkey is one of the places I really want to visit one day.

Kudos!

I love the photos and I can really picture Indy in a place like that.

Did you have fun smoking the hookah?

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:45 am

Istanbul, not Constantinople? I have a date in Constantinople...

Great pics! What did you smoke in your hookah? While in Lebanon, I had some great smoked apple to puff on...

agent5 · Post by **agent5** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:57 am

Looks awesome, especially the pipe. I'd love to go to Istambul.

Don't forget to post in the General Gear section about the trip your close enough shirt and MK-VII bag made to Istambul as well. Don't neglect the rest of your gear!

VP · Post by VP » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:59 am

...says the guy who doesn't have an AB.

agent5 · Post by **agent5** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:14 am

That's right.

Post by **Ken** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:11 pm

Skippy

Great to see the photos. Gear is looking good and so is the locale.

Was good catching up with you on the phone recently - thanks again!

Ken

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:10 pm

Don't forget to post in the General Gear section about the trip your close enough shirt and MK-VII bag made to Istambul as well. Don't neglect the rest of your gear!

He has pictured the most important part of his gear-his fedora!!!

Face it, if Indy could only take two pieces of gear, one would be his pants, and the next his hat.

Or if he was going into danger, his hat and his pistol, in that order.

Great pics Skippy! Thanks for the show and tell.

Fedora

golpeo_rapidamente · Post by **golpeo_rapidamente** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:41 pm

i dont know which is cooler
hat or city?
sam

Skippy · Post by **Skippy** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:58 pm

Thanks for the nice comments

Have to say, if you could fall in love with a building, Sophia is the one *sigh* I have some video of her at night with the Call to Prayer going on

I will try & work out how to post it

It's not too clear in that picture, but infront of the mosque there was an archeological dig going on, as the Four Seasons hotel is expanding, which unfortunately also means that particular view from the appartment will not exsist too much longer

& I was smoking Cherry tobacco, which didn't taste much of it (must remember to go for Water Melon or Apple in the future!). I don't smoke at all, but indulge in the waterpipe 2 or 3 times a year at a couple of our favourite Arabic/Egyptian resturants in London

Here is another teaser pic until I get back from a work trip & can get the Scrapbook post up. Could also be a capton contest pic

Kaleponi Craig · Post by **Kaleponi Craig** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:46 pm

Great pics, Skippy. Looks like a beautiful place...KC

VP · Post by VP » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:45 am

Aww, cute cat.

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:25 am

Skippy wrote:

"Jock! There's a cute cuddly kitten in the plane!"

"Oh, that's just my pet kitty Reggie!"

"I hate cute cuddly kittens, Jock! I hate 'em!"

"Oh, show some backbone, will ya?"

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:28 am

Beautiful pics, Skippy! The Hagia Sophia is indeed a beauty... it was something of a favourite when I studied Byzanthine art and architecture. Did you go inside?

Skippy · Post by **Skippy** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:06 pm

Well the little fella just marched straight up to me, on to me & tried to get INTO my MKVII

Yes, we went in Tom, so I have some very good pics of the fabulous mosaics to share later

Thought about that Tone. A nice Panama hat would have been cooler in the climate too

Right, off to Prague now. Unfortunately no Indy Gear on this trip, as it's all business

See you all when I get back

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:43 pm

Well, 'now that the cat is out of the bag'...

Great shots!

Regards,
Swindiana

Post by **Michaelson** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:12 pm

groan....

Regards! Michaelson

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:42 pm

D'oh...

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:26 am

*Ding* Only five more groans to fill my score card this year. I'm good at this.

Regards,
Swindiana

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:09 am

That was almost worth two...not quite...but almost.

Regards! Michaelson