constellation Photo

Photographer’s Note

One of the very few mosques open for tourists in Cairo - Muhammad Ali Mosque also called The Alabaster Mosque on the Citadel Hill.
Built in 19th century inspired by Turkish mosques in Istanbul. Not very old then comparing to other buildings in Egypt, it's worth visiting anyway.
Because of its size one can't shot good pictures without a tripod or its substitute (I used my photo bag) - light of the flash just gets lost in this huge space and you will not see distant details

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norman_isaure (1278) 2007-03-21 3:25 [Comment]

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Alain (288) 2007-03-21 20:58

Nice point of view. Makes this often photographed mosque quite special in this photo.

photocat2005 (87) 2007-04-05 21:33

LOVE the point of view in this. The trail of lights leads our eyes. Beautiful.

~Stephanie

ObySamKenoby (4) 2007-04-14 18:09

I've been there, and can confirm your words.

Beautyful shot of a very difficult subject, if you could have got the balls on the right it would have been perfect.
Anyway, a great photo that gives (thanks to the wide lens) the idea of proportions of this mosquee.

Samuele

mm212 (61) 2007-04-18 10:15 [Comment]