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Copyright: Clement Le Flem (Timmok)
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| Genre: People |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-11-07 |
| Categories: Daily Life |
| Camera: canon EOS350D |
| Exposure: f/14.0, 1/400 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-11-28 12:35 |
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| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
"Lats go", that's the name of the feluca on which I spent two great days and nights while sailing from Aswan to Kom Ombo. This picture was taken at breakfast time, on the beach where we had stopped for the night. I wanted to make compositions with the name of the boat and the mispelling that goes along with it, when I saw my friend's foot while she was sitting on the edge of the boat.
If you have a bit of time to go from Aswan to Luxor, I can't recommend you enough to take it to sail up the Nile on a felucca. It's really a great experience to see the landscape move slowly in front of you while listening to the sound of the wind and waves. After waking up at 3am to go to Abu Simbel, chillin' on the boat is a priceless relax! Once you arrive in Luxor and its hordes of tourists and hasslers, you miss really badly the serenity of the felucca...
From Wikipedia:
A felucca (Arabic: فلوكة) is a traditional wooden sailing boat used in protected waters of the Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean including Malta, and particularly along the Nile in Egypt. Its rig consists of one or two lateen sails.
They are usually able to board ten-some passengers and the crew consists of two or three people. Despite being made obsolete by motorboats and ferries, feluccas are still in active use as a means of transport in Nile-adjacent cities like Aswan or Luxor. They are especially popular among tourists who can enjoy their quieter and calmer mood than motorboats have to offer. |
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Hello Clemente,
Lat's go, then! Nice shot, sharp with nice colors.
Regards,
Daniel
Hi Clement
the photo is so peacefull! It seems that you had an splendid day.
The POV and the crop here works just fine! Well seen!
Saludos, Paula.
- voss (25)
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Ah, great shot, and luv'ly to capture the misspelling in such a subtle way. Like it
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congrulations lats GOO