Articles from elif

Trees, Wires, and Mysterious Buildings

author: elif : Budapest, Hungary
Friday, February 1st, 2008

Some Thoughts on Istanbul

author: elif : Istanbul, Turkey
Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Smiles All Around

author: elif : Chicago, IL
Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Trees, Wires, and Mysterious Buildings

author: elif : Budapest, Hungary

I took a trip to Budapest this January to visit a close friend and fell in love with the city the second I stepped off the plane. The buildings are dark and mysterious, and there are beautiful silhouettes of the tree branches and wires tangling together against the mid-winter sky. I tried to get a few shots of these elements, emphasis on tried, as well as a couple other oddities around the city - ex. the adorable little ash trays outside the metro exits/entrances that people politely use!

Some Thoughts on Istanbul

author: elif : Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul is a tough city to capture photographically (but definitely not spiritually) - here are a few meager attempts... taken on istiklal near tunel, in tunel, again in tunel, and near cihangir, respectively