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Columns on fire


Columns on fire
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Copyright: Gerd VDC (GerdVDC) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 181 W: 1 N: 193] (749)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-01-15
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/5.6, 2 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-07-16 9:08
Viewed: 1656
Points: 15
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Photo taken at night inside the temple of Luxor, more specifically on the peristyle court, built by Amenhotep III. The court is flanked by a double row of columns on three sides, and their tops represent papyrus bundles.

The Luxor temple was connected to the Karnak complex by a processional road with Sphinxes on both sides, and like the Karnak temple, it was also dedicated to the god Amun. The Luxor temple had a specific function, though: it was built for the festival of Opet. During the New Kingdom, this became one of the most important yearly festivals in ancient Thebes.

During the festival, the union of the King with the state god Amun-Re was celebrated. The barque of Amun-Re at Karnak would leave the sanctuary and travel to the sanctuary of the Luxor Temple where the King would await him, and then a ritual followed to transfer the powers of the god to the living King. Then the King emerged from the sanctuary, once again being the embodiment of divine strength. The ritual confirmed the King's right to the throne, and was an important element of royal ideology. The festival took place in the second month of the flood season. Nile floods were linked with fertility and rebirth, because of the fertile black soil that was deposited by them.

It is this black soil that gave Egypt its ancient name "KMT", meaning "The Black Land".
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To sayzey: TripodGerdVDC 2 07-21 10:52
About the "Opet"-festivalChristianS 2 07-18 03:36
To colinbrenchley: Tripods and wallsGerdVDC 2 07-16 10:47
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Gerd - welcome to TE - like me I'm sure would will enjoy looking at other peolpes view of the world. Your notes on Luxor are very good. But your photo would have benefitted by the use of a tripod or resting your camera on a wall. I visited there this February and have some similar photoes taken at Luxor with a small tripod that I now always carry. This building is so good that a tripod would have given you a good image - your exposure is just right.
Regards Colin

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  • hayu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 96 W: 0 N: 72] (605)
  • [2005-07-16 10:01]

A bit unsharp but it gives a good impression of this huge temple complex. Regards, Huub

Nice night shot of the Sun court at Luxor temple, but a bit unsharped. You should have brought a tripod.

Regards, Christian

Gerd, very interesting picture, i think you have move a little bit your camera, but the speed and the aperture was correct. This picture has great colors, i put useful to your note. Continue posting your pictures on trekearth.
Sergio

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  • DLM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 798 W: 2 N: 489] (6447)
  • [2005-07-17 16:20]

Hi Gerd,Nice image lovely warm colours but in line with other comments a small tripod would have made this nice image even better.
Well done.
Dave.

blurred image but truly captures the mystery that is Egypt. im an egypt freak too and dreaming of a trip soon. good capture Gerd!

Hey gerd, nice shot, coudl be a little less blurry but you dont always realise you have a blurry shot until you are home, and in this case I am sure it was too late!

Did you use a tripod is that why we have the blur?

Well done thoug good subject : )

The light gives it a good effect. The blur I guess adds to your pic. Would have loved it a bit sharper.

Hello Gerd

Beautiful photo from Luxor. I always wanted to see light and sound performance in the temple. I think this one was taken during one of them, am I right? The fact that photo is a bit blurred makes columns look like as if they were really on fire, I like it this way.

Take care, Wojtek

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