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  • Ottoman fortress above the town of Seljuk, turkey.  Near the ancient city of 
Ephesus

    Ottoman fortress above the town of Seljuk, turkey. Near the ancient city of Ephesus

  • Looking down to the valley from the ruins of Termessos in Southwestern Turkey.  this is one of the reasons the city was not captured by Alexander the Great.

    Looking down to the valley from the ruins of Termessos in Southwestern Turkey. this is one of the reasons the city was not captured by Alexander the Great.

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  • Luminance HDR 2.3.1 tonemapping parameters:
Operator: Mantiuk06
Parameters:
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Saturation Factor: 1.22 
Detail Factor: 16.6 
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    Luminance HDR 2.3.1 tonemapping parameters: Operator: Mantiuk06 Parameters: Contrast Mapping factor: 0.15 Saturation Factor: 1.22 Detail Factor: 16.6 ------ PreGamma: 0.73

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  • Untitled photo
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Operator: Mantiuk06
Parameters:
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Saturation Factor: 1.19 
Detail Factor: 1.6 
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  • Luminance HDR 2.3.1 tonemapping parameters:
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Operator: Mantiuk06
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Saturation Factor: 1.04 
Detail Factor: 3.8 
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  • Luminance HDR 2.3.1 tonemapping parameters:
Operator: Mantiuk06
Parameters:
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Saturation Factor: 1.23 
Detail Factor: 13.2 
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  • Luminance HDR 2.3.1 tonemapping parameters:
Operator: Mantiuk06
Parameters:
Contrast Mapping factor: 0.3
Saturation Factor: 1.23 
Detail Factor: 11.2 
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  • Luminance HDR 2.3.1 tonemapping parameters:
Operator: Mantiuk06
Parameters:
Contrast Mapping factor: 0.2
Saturation Factor: 1.22 
Detail Factor: 14 
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    Luminance HDR 2.3.1 tonemapping parameters: Operator: Mantiuk06 Parameters: Contrast Mapping factor: 0.2 Saturation Factor: 1.22 Detail Factor: 14 ------ PreGamma: 1

  • Luminance HDR 2.3.1 tonemapping parameters:
Operator: Mantiuk06
Parameters:
Contrast Mapping factor: 0.3
Saturation Factor: 1.28 
Detail Factor: 11.2 
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    Luminance HDR 2.3.1 tonemapping parameters: Operator: Mantiuk06 Parameters: Contrast Mapping factor: 0.3 Saturation Factor: 1.28 Detail Factor: 11.2 ------ PreGamma: 1

  • Haigia Sophia (St. Sofia) at night.  Built in the 500's as a Christian church, it was converted to a mosque in the 1450's after the capture of the city, and is now a museum.

    Haigia Sophia (St. Sofia) at night. Built in the 500's as a Christian church, it was converted to a mosque in the 1450's after the capture of the city, and is now a museum.

  • Blue Mosque, Istanbul.  Looking westward from the south end of the Hippodrome.

    Blue Mosque, Istanbul. Looking westward from the south end of the Hippodrome.

  • Big Ben clock tower in London at night

    Big Ben clock tower in London at night

  • Storm clouds beginning to form over Stonehenge in England.

    Storm clouds beginning to form over Stonehenge in England.

  • Roman theater at the ancient site of Side on the southwestern coast of Turkey

    Roman theater at the ancient site of Side on the southwestern coast of Turkey

  • Wall of the ancient theater at Kas on Turkish coast.

    Wall of the ancient theater at Kas on Turkish coast.

  • Cannonballs in gunport of the Venetian Castle, Heraklion, Crete

    Cannonballs in gunport of the Venetian Castle, Heraklion, Crete

  • Palace of Knossos. Sir Aurthur Evans reconstruction of one of the rooms.

    Palace of Knossos. Sir Aurthur Evans reconstruction of one of the rooms.

  • Jade mask from Maya Area of Mexico. In Anthropological Museum in Mexico City.

    Jade mask from Maya Area of Mexico. In Anthropological Museum in Mexico City.

  • carved stone face in anthropological Museum in Mexico City

    carved stone face in anthropological Museum in Mexico City

  • Calendar stone found in the Zocalo in Mexico City

    Calendar stone found in the Zocalo in Mexico City

  • Temple of the moon

    Temple of the moon

  • Carved stone representation of the planet Venus,  From Teoteohuacan north of Mexico City.  The city was already abandoned when the Aztecs came to power.

    Carved stone representation of the planet Venus, From Teoteohuacan north of Mexico City. The city was already abandoned when the Aztecs came to power.

  • Pithoi at Phaestos, Island of 
crete

    Pithoi at Phaestos, Island of crete

  • Courtyard at Phaestos on the Island of Crete

    Courtyard at Phaestos on the Island of Crete

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  • Pistrinum, or bakery in Pompeii, showing both the grinding mills of volcanic rock and one of the large wood-fired ovens.

    Pistrinum, or bakery in Pompeii, showing both the grinding mills of volcanic rock and one of the large wood-fired ovens.

  • Sarcophagus, Ostia Antica, the ancient port city of Rome.

    Sarcophagus, Ostia Antica, the ancient port city of Rome.

  • Street in Pompeii with wagon ruts evident

    Street in Pompeii with wagon ruts evident

  • Public latrine in Ostia Antica, the main Roman port city.  The narrow channel at your feet was for rinsing off the spongia or "sponge on a stick" that served as toilet paper, and the slot in front was so you could use it without standing up.

    Public latrine in Ostia Antica, the main Roman port city. The narrow channel at your feet was for rinsing off the spongia or "sponge on a stick" that served as toilet paper, and the slot in front was so you could use it without standing up.

  • Street in Ostia Antica, the ancient Roman port city.  One of the best preserved Roman sites in Italy

    Street in Ostia Antica, the ancient Roman port city. One of the best preserved Roman sites in Italy

  • Remains of a Gymnasium in Perge, in southwestern Turkey.  The hypocaust is exposed beneath the floor in the foreground.  This is where furnaces sent hot air to warm the floor and walls of the building.

    Remains of a Gymnasium in Perge, in southwestern Turkey. The hypocaust is exposed beneath the floor in the foreground. This is where furnaces sent hot air to warm the floor and walls of the building.

  • Fresco from the East Wing of the palace of Knossos depicting a contest in which young men and girls would perform sumersaults over the horns of a charging bull.  A popular, though dangerous, contest among the Minoans.

    Fresco from the East Wing of the palace of Knossos depicting a contest in which young men and girls would perform sumersaults over the horns of a charging bull. A popular, though dangerous, contest among the Minoans.

  • Storm clouds at Knossos

    Storm clouds at Knossos

  • Stairwell in the Palace of Knossos

    Stairwell in the Palace of Knossos

  • reconstructed portion of Knossos, Crete

    reconstructed portion of Knossos, Crete

  • The Venetian Fortress in Iraklion, Crete

    The Venetian Fortress in Iraklion, Crete

  • Venetian Fortress at Iraklion Crete at night

    Venetian Fortress at Iraklion Crete at night

  • City walls at Iraklion on the island of Crete.

    City walls at Iraklion on the island of Crete.

  • Cannonballs stacked in one of the passages in the Venetian fortress in Iraklion.

    Cannonballs stacked in one of the passages in the Venetian fortress in Iraklion.

  • Cannon in the Venetian Fortress

    Cannon in the Venetian Fortress

  • Looking out from the ramparts of the Venetian Fortress.

    Looking out from the ramparts of the Venetian Fortress.

  • Upper ramparts of the Venetian Fortress.

    Upper ramparts of the Venetian Fortress.

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    Haigia Sophia (St. Sofia) at night.  Built in the 500's as a Christian church, it was converted to a mosque in the 1450's after the capture of the city, and is now a museum.
    Blue Mosque, Istanbul.  Looking westward from the south end of the Hippodrome.
    Big Ben clock tower in London at night