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NECROPOLIS OF MEMPHIS


NECROPOLIS OF MEMPHIS
Photo Information
Copyright: Andre Salvador (erdna) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 629 W: 68 N: 746] (5421)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04
Categories: Nature, Decisive Moment, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-200mm AF-S, VR, Promaster 72mm UV Filter
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/350 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): IMAGES OF EGYPT [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-07-15 14:16
Viewed: 778
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Photo taken on a hill in the Necropolis of Memphis. It was sunset and my tour group was slowly moving towards the gate and into the parking lot. I saw this Egyptian riding a horse and holding on to another riderless horse. I hastily put up my camera and took the shot. The sun was directly in front of me. I cropped part of the suns glare at the top of the photo.

The Necropolis of memphis is a ruined city beside the Nile, 19 km/12 mi southwest of Cairo, Egypt. Once the centre of the worship of Ptah, it was the earliest capital of a united Egypt under King Menes in about 3050 BC, and acted intermittently as capital until around 1300 BC.

Memphis was later used as a stone quarry, but the ‘cemetery city’ of Sakkara survives, with the step pyramid built for King Zoser by Imhotep, probably the world's oldest stone building.

Nikon D200
2007/04/18 07:16:00.7
Image Size: 3703 x 2469
Lens: nIKKOR 18-200MM f/3.5-5.6 VR
Focal Length: 95mm
Exposure Mode: Programmed Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/350 sec - F/10
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: d-0
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)
Tone Comp.: Normal
Hue Adjustment: 0
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: Medium High
Image Comment: Copyright (C) 2007 Andre' Salvador
Long Exposure NR: Off

I WILL BE AWAY FROM HOME, TE AND TL FROM JULY 19, 2007 TO JULY 25, 2007. I WILL BE DRIVING TO SOUTH PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.
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great andre!it s not that easy to catch those figures in the shadow!you did it all right!
tfs
caroline

great siluets!

Hello Andre! Wonderful picture. Excellent light and shadows. Amazing shot. Cheers!

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  • kfreud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 372 W: 23 N: 3] (2559)
  • [2007-07-15 23:40]

wonderful composition
Karl

Hello Andre,
Very beautiful image with wonderful silhouettes of the horses, rider and colors in the background against wich the horses and eder do stand out perfectly.
Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes,
Harry

Great silhouette shot. Beautiful light with clearly defined figures and good compo. Great job!

Hello Andre - Your photo tells a story - one can sit and imagine things. Good crop and enough detail of this beautiful sunset silhouette to see the wind blowing. Very romantic - for the viewer. Well done! - Cordelia :) :)

Hello Andre,

This is beautiful shot over the sunset BG. Lovely soft colors in sky. Sharp silhauttes. TFS

Vandana

Hi Andre,
the silhouettes are crisp and sharp. Nice mood and ambiance.
Well done.
best regards, Daniel

Hi Andre ...I love these types of shots and you did a great job on the composition and lighting...

Roger

wow - absolutely gorgeous!

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