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Lebanon (2) - Temple of the Sun


Lebanon (2) - Temple of the Sun
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Copyright: Moncef Moncef (Monceflibra) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 110 W: 0 N: 261] (1002)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-09-03
Categories: Artwork
Exposure: f/4.8
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-19 11:08
Viewed: 405
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The great Temple of the Sun was about 49 by 88 m (about 160 by 290 ft) and contained 58 Corinthian columns, each 22.9 m (75 ft) high and 2.2 m (7.25 ft) in diameter. The entablature was 4.3 m (14 ft) in height.

The temple appears to have been built on an artificial mound of earth, with great stones, or megaliths, employed to sustain this mass.

Of these megaliths, three are in position at the western end, one of them measuring 19.5 m (64 ft) long by 4.3 m (14 ft) square.
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hello my dear Moncef;
very good capture Temple of the Sun
you show well how high it is
nice colours and sharp
great architecture;
all the best;
pozdrawiam Karolina

Hi Moncef,
Very good POV of this huge monument. Well composed picture with nice contrast and colours. I think you could try a 'self-workshop' with some lens correction in order to reduce distortion. But that's not signicant at all, it was only a suggestion :)
TFS, regards,
Kristof

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  • Romeu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 332 W: 0 N: 222] (1851)
  • [2008-06-19 13:36]

Hi Moncef,

Fantastic shot with beautiful light and superb composition!

Congratulations my friend,
Romeu

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5947] (23588)
  • [2008-06-19 15:31]

I like the idea, but in order to really make this a fine picture, it needs to be composed a little differently (and to be a little bigger)
My suggestion would be to crop it so that the columns are more to one side and more vertical. I have been there, so I do know that hey are a little more perpendicular than you have pictured them here.
Please do recrop and repost. This is too fine a place to be shown as less than perfect
TFs
silke
p.s. Please note that when you copy and paste from somebody else's site, you should provide a link to give them credit for the research and writing they did, like this. (text from Text from Microsoft Encarta)

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  • subs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 252 W: 0 N: 222] (2080)
  • [2008-06-19 18:56]

Hi Moncef,
A simple but striking composition. Nice contrast of the pillars against the blue sky. Your POV emphasizes very wellon the height of it too.Wonderful capture.
Regards,
Subashini

Hi Moncef,
excellent compo again indeed,
great dof and pov,
welldone and tfs,
regards,
Taner
:) tomorrow

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  • trekks Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2020 W: 144 N: 3400] (13617)
  • [2008-06-20 20:22]

hi Moncef

Good capture of this temple, in the old glory days, this must be a center of focus and I can never imagine Lebanon also comes with this culture of influence, except by way of your photos.

tfs, bill

Hello friend
another great shot from Lebanon, excellent POV, beautiful colours and sharpness, great sky....
take care
Magda

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