Memnon Colossus Photo

Photographer’s Note

20 meters height, the two Memnon Colossus were keeping an old temple now collapsed.

For the side-story, an earthquake created a fissure in the rock, since then, as the sun warm the rock in the morning, the dilatation was making the left colosseum sounds like a cithar.

In the Greek-Roman period, people from everywhere were coming to hear the statue song. Even "Hadrian", the roman emperor made the travel.
So, people called the Statue "Memnon" in remembrance of the greek god who died during war and came back from the deads every morning...to sing!
The roman emperor "Septime Severe" who can't stand this kind of pilgrimage fixed the statue and we never heard it anymore.

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mortijo (12524) 2004-01-21 5:27

The note alone deserves a smiley!!!

Didi (36674) 2004-01-21 12:04

Je constate une difraction du prisme des couleurs sur les contours, je suppose que l'objectif à perdu sa couche protectrice de fluorine. Il faut éviter de nettoyer les lentilles avec un chiffon.
La composition est bonne et le commentaire est parfait.

I note a difraction of the prism of the colors on contours, I suppose that the objective with lost his protective coating of fluorite. It is necessary to avoid cleaning the lenses with a rag. The composition is good and the comment is perfect.

charmante (1053) 2004-01-21 14:38

bien vue, Jonathan .
surement une place magnifique.I like to see this place someday...
I'd like you had pictured it in sun rans |( to have the shaddows & more contrasts...)
well done !