Ephesus 1983
The theme for this week Lens-artists challenge #157 is ‘getting away’.
Near Selçuk in the west of Turkey, one can find the excavation of Ephesus. This is the Marble Road, looking down to the library of Celsus at noon on a very hot day. The negative is damaged, but it was one of the first times I dared to trespass because the contradiction between past and present was that stunning. In 1983 Turkey was ruled by a regime of generals, and taking photographs of anything military was forbidden. The young soldiers passed us going down the hill, and I could not resist to take this photos in this ancient setting. Quickly and a bit nervouws, so I did not pay too much attention to properly measure the light. But I have the photo and I got away with it :-).
About the B4 retouch series:
I browsed my archive for pictures to publish. Some of them are partly retouched but most do have scratches, dust and stains.
The picture was originally shot with Pentax K1000 on Kodak Plusx, scanned from negative
and tweaked using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.
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2 Responses to “Ephesus 1983”
A marvelous capture that leads me into the photo. I’ve never heard of the Marble Road, but now I know I’d love to be there. Thanks for your many contributions to the theme!
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Nowadays a lot of Ephesus is excavated and on display. You would enjoy a visit for sure!
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