Sphinx Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Giza is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a great place with stunning pyramids and the sphinx built more then 3.800 years ago.

Scanned from a negative of 1997.

(more informations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramids_of_Giza)

kokoro-zukai, Amaz, pierrefonds, leonorkuhn, belido, ymrk, Gerrit, paololg, Bluejeans, denisn72, Ola_Kwiatek, riclopes, vasilpro has marked this note useful

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mkgoyal2004 (728) 2009-09-15 0:03

Hi Achim,

You have taken this historical masterpiece in a beautiful way through your good pov. Sharpness and framing is nice. Excellent work. Congrats.

Graal (59090) 2009-09-15 0:09

Hi Achim,
nice view of famous place in Egypt. Good composition, contrast and colours. Fine glance on the sphinx and pyramid. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

Royaldevon (5978) 2009-09-15 0:48

Hello Achim,

What a sight! I am surprised that this place is not swarming with people, although some people would have helped determine the scale.
You have chosen a fine pov with the sphinx setting the boundary and the the steps guiding towards the the pyramid.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Amaz (7868) 2009-09-15 1:21

Excellent composition, Achim!!!
Nice classica and stony landscape!
Perfect focus and amazing colours!!

Superb work!!

My congrats!!

MfG

mauro61 (16620) 2009-09-15 1:52

ciao Achim,
pezzo di storia dell'umanità quello che riporti e trattandosi di una scansione devo dire anche bene.
Strana l'assoluta mancanza di persone intorno.
buona la resa.
saluti
maurizio

snunney (35808) 2009-09-15 2:30

Hello Achim,
I like the composition here with the eyes being taken in an invisible diagonal from the sphinx to the pyramid in the background. Good colours and excellent sharpness throughout.

Giorgio (8828) 2009-09-15 3:18

- Bravo Achim for this beautiful shot on the famous site, you're lucky, the place was deserted, superb, congratulations and TFS!
Greetings.
giorgio

serp2000 (9775) 2009-09-15 3:26

Privet, Achim
I never been in Cairo (Luxor, Karnak only) . Excellent postcard from Egypt! Good presentation of Sphinx. Well done!
Greetings from Ural,
Serghei

pierrefonds (26797) 2009-09-15 4:29

Hi Achim,

This is an impressive view of the pyramid and of the sphinx. The point of view is showing with precision the details and colors of the pyramid and of the sphinx. The subject is well framed. There is some noise or grain in the sky, I will try a WS later. There is a good contrast between the colors of the sky and the colors of the great place. Have a nice day.

Pierre

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Nicou (46171) 2009-09-15 4:50

Helllo,

Merveille image, une belle pyramide avbec le spnyx, une luminosité parfait un point de captage très recherché, grandiose.

Merci et maitié

Nicou

Budapestman (43238) 2009-09-15 4:57

Hi Achim,
a beautiful photo of this amazing architecture, very well balanced composition, the colours and lights are beautiful. Congratulations. Have a nice day!
George

Silvio1953 (43362) 2009-09-15 5:58

Ciao Achim, splendid view from Giza, excellent clarity and fantastic colors, great composition, very well done, ciao Silvio

leonorkuhn (14351) 2009-09-15 6:25

Hi Achim,

Excellent capture of these two great monuments of humanity. Very good POV, beautiful light, good contrast of colors and sharpness. Well done!

Greetings
Leonor

alin-m (1406) 2009-09-15 6:35

Verry good photo,good clarity and colours.Regards.Alin.

belido (17129) 2009-09-15 7:40

Hi Achim,

that's a place it's in my wish list. Very well executed composition. Good lighting, fine exspoure and superb details. Well done!
Regards,
Carlos

john1 (2561) 2009-09-15 11:07

Hello Achim,

Excellent composition of the sphinks and the pyramid.
Good clarity and beautifull blue sky, great colors and
Contrast.
Have a good day.
John

ymrk (9262) 2009-09-15 13:47

it is almost seeming like a postcard Achim..Perfect sharpen and eye catching details also..Regards,

Yağmur

feather (50480) 2009-09-15 14:31

Amazing to catch this famous scene with no people. On the whole the negative has scanned well although there is pixellation in the sky. The colours look natural and well rendered.
Kath

Gerrit (36529) 2009-09-15 15:08

Hi Achim
wonderful place and excellent colours and composition.great work,
regards, Gerrit

ChrisJ (70485) 2009-09-15 19:29

Hi Achim

I would gaussian blur the sky, to mask the pixellation. A superb shot of this iconic duo, with good sharpness & reasonable framing. If possible, I would have included the entire Sphinx & Pyramid, by stepping back, or using a wider angled lens. Tfs!

paololg (14523) 2009-09-16 13:09

Ciao dear Achim,
Scanned from a negative of 1997? Beautiful work!
It's always a pleasure to see this suggestive image, symbol of ancient Egypt. Compliments!
Ciao, have a nice day!
Paolo

barrufeto_77 (25957) 2009-09-18 10:31

Hi Achim.

Maybe a little bit classical compo but always effective.

I really like the colours and the fact that there's nobody there.

Well done!

Bluejeans (33391) 2009-09-21 5:33

Oi Achim
Belo ponto de visão apanhando estes dois monumentos gigantes da nossa história , bons detalhes , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

denisn72 (7093) 2009-09-23 17:53

Hi Achim,
That is an impressive place! The colours and the point of view are excellent. It is a very good scan. The 12 years old picture still looks very good. These old structures are always impressive to look at. Good job!
Best regards
Denis!

sacavem (8647) 2009-09-24 9:08

Olá Achim,

Well I have seen this famous statute in magazines and papers and TV. Nice photo. Thanks for posting.
Filipe

jmdias (20165) 2009-09-28 7:43

achim

perfect job with the scan, we can't find a problem here. beautiful the classic view of this so known place nice pov, framing, sharpness, colors and light. well done

hugs

jorge

vasilpro (9767) 2009-09-28 14:30

Hello Achim,
Very nice composition from a very well chosen POV, beautiful colors and light. The place is an attractive tourist destination, where are they?
Best regards, Vasilis.

Ola_Kwiatek (2974) 2009-09-30 3:46

Wow! Wonderful place, amazing pyramid, famous sphinx. Good light and colors.
Cheers

riclopes (33137) 2009-10-21 3:18

Olá Achim, this brings me good memories. Your old photo with more than 10 years shows me a diferent place, as if they were just starting with restaurations. And it's also very empty of tourists which is great. Excellent balance between the two main monuments.
best wishes,
ricardo